xiv Contents. 



Thomas Bernard. Sketch of the Objects and Principles of the 

 Institution. Government to be informed of the Design. 

 Meetings of Managers. Character and Organization. Gen- 

 erous Patronage by the Nobility. Prospectus. Building pro- 

 vided for the Institution. Rumford's Generous Gifts. He 

 resides in the Institution. His Illness. Dr. Young appointed 

 Professor, Editor of Journal, and Superintendent. Rumford 

 visits Harrowgate. His Essay on Warm Bathing. Corre- 

 spondence. Colonel Baldwin. President John Adams. 

 President Willard. The Count's Letter to Sir H. Davy, 

 inviting him to the Royal Institution. Faraday's Professorship 

 and Directorship. Pictet's Visit to Rumford, and Descrip- 

 tion of the House at Brompton. The Bibliotheque Britan- 

 nique on the Royal Institution. Alleged Variances among 

 the Managers. Dr. Young. Progress and Course of the 

 Institution. ..... ... 378 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Count Rumford's Fame in Bavaria, Great Britain, and the United 

 States. Permanent Results of his Philanthropy. Tribute to 

 him from Dr. A. Joly. His Institutions in Bavaria. His 

 Permanent Influence in England and the United States. - Con- 

 tinued Economical and Scientific Experiments, as described in 

 his Essays. The Propagation of Heat in Fluids: and in vari- 

 ous Substances. Inquiry concerning the Source of the Heat 

 excited by Friction. Rumford's Claims as a Discoverer. 

 Depreciation of him by some English Authorities. Economi- 

 cal Inventions. Franklin's Fireplaces. Rumford's Improve- 

 ments. Essay on the Construction of Kitchen Fireplaces and 

 Utensils. Savory Food. A Chinese Example. Replies 

 to Critics and Jesters. Appeal to the Rich. Pleasures of 

 Benevolence. Essay on Open Chimney Fireplaces. The 

 Count's Name attached to other than his own Inventions. 

 Essay on the Salubrity of Warm Rooms. Essays on the Man- 

 agement of Fires in closed Fireplaces, and on the Use of Steam 

 as a Vehicle for transporting Heat. Encomiums on Rumford's 

 Benevolence in the English Parliament. Cobbett's Satire. 

 Boston follows Rumford's Method. . . . . . 45 1 



