CONTENTS. Ixxiii 



PART III. 



OP SEVERAL APPEARANCES CONNECTED WITH DEW. 



1. Of the greater moisture, sometimes observed in winter 

 mornings upon the insides of the panes of glass in win- 

 dows covered with inside shutters, than upon those not 

 covered by them .... page 247 



2. Of the greater sensation of cold, which is sometimes ex- 

 perienced upon exposure to the sky in a clear night, than 

 is to be explained by the temperature of the atmosphere 



249 



3. Of the effect of those means, employed by gardeners to 

 protect tender plants from cold during the night, which 

 screen them from the sky . . .252 



4. Of the effect of a covering of snow, or of other matters, 

 during still and serene nights, in protecting vegetables 

 from cold ..... 257 



5. Of the putrefaction which has been supposed to take 

 place in animal substances exposed to moonshine 258 



6. Of the formation of ice, during the night in Bengal, 

 when the temperature of the air is above '32 200 



Conclusion . .... 280 



A LETTER 



TO THE 



RIGHT HON. LLOYD, LORD KENYON, 



RELATIVE TO SOME CONDUCT OF THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS 



OF LONDON, POSTERIOR TO THE DECISION OF THE COURT 



OF KING'S BENCH, IN THE CASE OF DR. STANGER; 



AND CONTAINING 



OBSERVATIONS ON A PRINCIPAL GROUND OF THAT DECISION 283 



