826 Index. 



Dispersion of light iv, 106 



by screens iv, 172 



Double door for fire-places iii, 472 



windows, utility of iii, 46 ; iv, 790 



Douglas, Sir Charles, Bart, letter from iv, 688 



Dublin, cooking for the poor at House of Industry . . . iv, 541 



Society, kitchen of iii, 150 



Earthenware, glazing of iii, 340, 345 



Eating, pleasures of iv, 410 



Economy of fuel ii, 345 ; iii, 1-165, 174-190, 502 



of nature, snow in i, 464, 



water in i, 263, 313-333 ; ii, 308 



winds in i, 464 



Edinburgh, stove in Heriot's hospital iii, 387 



Essential oils reduce gold and silver iv, 90. 



Establishments for the poor, general principles of . . iv, 327-393 



in Bavaria iv, 231-326 



various blanks and forms. . iv, 526 



553. 564 

 proposals for forming . iv, 361-369 



Ether, capacity of, for heat ii, 434 



heat developed in combustion of ii, 393 



in condensation of vapour of . . . ii, 423 

 Experiments on adhesion of particles of liquid to 



each other ii, 290-317 



baking rye-bread iv, 529-541 



breadth of felloes for carriage wheels . . iv, 666 

 calorific and frigorific radiations from 



various surfaces ii, 55-130. 



cannon i, 173-190. 



capacity for heat of various liquids . . . ii, 427 



communication of heat ii, 29, 35 



conducting power of substances used for 



clothing i, 442 



conducting power of various substances . ii, 199 

 conduction of heat in solids . . . . ii, 144-157 



cooling of bodies in air ii, 137,181 



' in water ii, 131 



liquids in vessels of porcelain . ii, 241 



