

CONTENTS. VU 



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Memoir on Palladium and Rhodium. By M. Vauquelin, concluded 27 1 



Register of the Weather at Plymouth for the first Six Months of 1814. By 



James Fox, jun. Esq »• •• 276 



On the Poisonous Qualities of Meadow Saffron. By Mr. John Want... . 281 

 Journal kept by Henry Beaufov, Esq. during an Aerial Voyage with Mr. 



Sadler, Aug. 2Q, 1811 ....'. 282 



Table of the Population of Sweden in 1810 292 



Account of an Explosion of Fire-Damp in Hebburn Colliery ibid. 



Astronomical and Magnetical Observations. By Col. Beaufoy 294 



On Milk Powder 296 



Critical Analysis of Memoirs of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Stock- 

 holm for 1813 297 



An Essay on Dew, and several Appearances con- 

 nected with it ; by Dr. Wells 301 



Proceedings of the Imperial Institute of France 306 



Notices of Lectures 311 



Mistake in the Biographical Account of Scheele rectified ibid. 



Elastic Gum Bougies, and a Method of separating Ether from Water 312 



Diminution of Temperature from Rain ibid. 



Singular Appearance in the Eyes after Death from Hydrophobia 314 



Society for preventing Accidents in Coal-Mines 315 



Mineral Collections for Sale in Germany 3l6 



Bricks that swim on Water 317 



New Patents ibid 



Scientific Hooks in hand, &c 318 



Meteorological Table, Aug. 8 to Sept. 6 819 



NUMBER XXIII.— NOVEMBER. 



Biographical Account of Peter Jacob Hjelm 321 



Experiments to determine the Definite Proportions in which the Elements 



of Organic Nature are combined. By Dr. Berzelius 323 



Further Observations on the Quantity of Carbonic Acid Gas emitted from 



the Lungs in Respiration By Wm. Prout, M. D 331 



A Geognostical Sketch of the Counties of Northumberland, Durham, and 



Part of Cumberland. By Dr. Thomson 337 



On the Uses of the Dorsal Vessel, or on the Influence which the Heart 



exercises in the Organization of Articulated Animals. By M. Marcel 



de Serres 34G 



Experiments to determine the Quantity of Oxygen in the Oxides of Ce- 

 rium. By W. Hisinger 355 



Experiments to determine the Proportion in which Bismuth unites with 



Sulphur and Oxygen. By P. Lagerhjelm 357 



On a new Solvent for all sorts of Urinary Concretions. By Mr. C. R. 



Goring 3Cl 



Observations on a Luminous Arch which appeared in the Sky on the 



NightofSept. 11, 1814. By J. B. Longmire S62 



Astronomical and Magnetical Observations. By Col. Beaufoy 306 



Isaaco's Journal of a Voyage after Mr. Mungo Park, to ascertain his Life 



or Death 369 



Proceedings of the Imperial Institute of France 38t> 



Notices, of Lectures 3f)l 



Armenian Literature 392 



Explosion in a Coal-pit near Newcastle 393 



New Volcanic Island 39^ 



Sulphate of Strontian 'bid. 



Batts of Strontian 395 



On Dr. Oliiithvis Gregory's Attack on the Editor of the Annals of Philo- 

 sophy ", 396 



