Index. 839 



Solution, conjectures respecting i, 346-354. 



Soup establishments iii, 172. 



Soups, preparation of ...... iii, 329 ; iv, 401, 422, 484. 



prepared in House of Industry, Munich . . . . iv, 413. 



remarks about - . .iii, 172. 



why liked in France iii, 333. 



Source of the heat excited by friction ...... i, 469-493. 



light manifested in combustion . . . iv, 207-228. 



Specific gravity of gunpowder i, 91. 



solid parts of wood ii, 437. 



heat of various bodies ii, 191. 



Spheroidal state ii, too. 



Spirit of wine, capacity of, for heat ii, 434. 



heat produced in combustion of ii, 387. 



Spontaneous mixture of liquids . ii, 318. 



Spring-water deficient in oxygen i, 221. 



Stalkartt's Naval Architecture, extract from . . . . iv, 679-691. 



Standard candle for photometry ^,17,187,213. 



Steam as a vehicle for transporting heat ii, 324-344. 



a non-conductor of heat iii, 52. 



superheated ii, 341. 



used in cooking ii, 336 ; iii, 360-373, 442. 



distillation ii, 343 ; iv, 789. 



dye-houses ii, 333. 



heating ii, 357 ; iii, 382, 479 ; iv, 790. 



making glue ii, 337. 



making soap ii, 359. 



Steam stove iii, 382 ; iv, 791. 



tubes, advantage of covering ii, 127. 



metallic, method of joining iii, 484. 



Stewpans (See Boilers and Saucepans?) 



Stimulation, nature of physical i, 363. 



Stoves, German ii, 490. 



portable cooking ii, 416. 



register iii, 386-399. 



steam iii, 382 ; iv, 791. 



Strength of various bodies ii, 330,331. 



Structure of wood, inquiries into ii, 435-483. 



Subscriptions for the poor in Munich . iv, 251, 268, 379, 518-523. 

 Supplementary observations on chimney fire-places . ii, 559-570- 



