INDEX. 



Fluxionf, the invention of, i, 175 

 /'//, account of a remarkably dense, 



iv, 153 ; in Africa, 227 

 Forests, account of subterraneous, ii, 



133, 146, 154, 1 >S 



Formations of rocks, classes of, i, 322 

 Fossil remains, general account of, i, 

 269; remarks on, ii. 144 , shells and 

 zoophites, ib. 148 ; bones of animals, 

 151, 174; on artificial, 154; plants, 

 description of, ib. ; origin of vege- 

 table, 169 ; observations on fossil 

 bones, 182; general history of, 189 ; 

 ntensilsand ornaments, 271 , on the 

 crystallization of, v, 3 

 Fountains, intermitting, iii, 80; tepid 

 and boiling, 1O4 ; existence of the 

 Ammonian, 142: inflammable*-*^ 

 France, on the vines of, v, 77 

 Frankincense, description of, v, 176 

 Franklin, Dr. on water spouts, iv, 

 261 ; on electricity, 270 ; on thunder, 

 and lightning, 301 ; his electrical 

 kite, 305 



Frog, natural history of the, v, 558 

 Frogs, experiments on, vi, 44 

 Frontignac, excellent wine of, iii, 243 

 Fucinus, description of the lake,iii,63 

 Fulgoria Lanteniaria^ description 'of, 



v. 383 

 Fulminating compositions, account of 



various, vi, 184 



Furia, description of the, v, 378 

 Fyers, description of the fell of, iii, 2 1 7 

 Galileo^ astronomical discoveries of, i, 

 22 ; death and character of, 23 ; on 

 the suction of the atmosphere, iv, 29 

 Galvanism, on the phenomena of, vi, 

 32 ; Davy's experiments on, 36 ; on 

 the electricity of, 43 

 Gambia, description of the river, iii, 18 

 Ganges, description of the, iii, 10 

 Garnerin, his aerial voyage, vi, 77 > on 



the parachute of, 82 

 Garonne, description of the, iii, 27 

 Gasses, on the conversion of,iv, 57 

 Gas lights, on the application of, vi,88 

 Gassendi, on the system of, i, 216 

 Gaul, on the wines of ancient, v, 72 

 Gauts,or Indian appennines account of, 



ii, 426, 447 



Gat/lenreuth cave described, ii, 201 

 Geler, chemical works of, vi, 6 



VOL. VI. 



(,'i'iiatnr'm Abyssinia described, ii, 451 



Geneva, earthquake felt at, ii, 44 ; lake 



of, iii, 234; tin.v and reflux in tin, 



343 ; description of the city of, '^35 



Genoa, descent of red snow at, iv, 172 



<reo<5rrrt/>/ji/,history of, i,296 ; principles 



of, 302 ; popular divisions of, 315 

 Geology, general system of, i, 230 j 



questions relative to, ib. 281 

 Geognosy, definition of, i, 230 

 Geometry, advantages of, i, 31. 

 George, situation of lake, iii, -247 

 Georgia, discovery of southern, iv, 92 

 Georgiiim Stdns, elements of the, i, iGl ; 



observations on, 194 

 Germano, sudatories of St. iii, 242 

 Geyzers in Iceland, iii, 122, 127 

 Giant's causeway, country about the, 



i, 271 ; description of the, ii, 472 

 Gibraltar, description of the rock of, ii, 



462 ; fossil bones i:i, ib. 467 

 Gigglcswivh well in Yorkshire describ- 

 ed, iii, 86 ; observations on, 92 

 Gilding, the art of, vi, 3 15 

 Gilead, properties of the balm of, v, 1 7 8 

 Ginger plant described, v. 124 

 Glafiers in Swisserland described, ii, 



410,415 



Glamma cascade, account of, iii, 224 

 Glacis, the canton of, described, ii, 4 15 

 Glasgow, astronomical observations at, 

 i, 132 ; extraordinary cold at, iv, 12 1 

 Glass, Mr. his journey to the Peak, i, 



471 



Glass, phenomenon of natural, i, 372 ; 

 on the expansion of, iv, ,jl ; history 

 of, vi, 153 ; properties of, 157 ; ma- 

 nufacture of, IGl ; blowing of, 165 j 

 used by the Romans, 323 ; art of 

 painting on, vi, 412 

 Glaus, the art of painting on, vi. 412 

 Glasses, art of silvering looking, vi, 323 

 Gluxtonbnry waters, properties of, iii, 



175 

 Globe, subterraneous phenomena o/ the 



i, 318 



Globes, of fire-work how made, vi, 235 

 (ilummen in Norway, described, iii, .'.'.' 

 Glory seeu on mount Hi nil, v, 

 Gloucester, whispering gallery at,iv,546 

 Glow worm, description of the, v, 381 

 Gnat, natural history of, v, 417 



diamond mine* in, ii, 989 

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