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, Municli . . . . 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 "> 3^7 



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 iv, 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 J "i, 382, 479 \ iv, 79a 



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, t^^t. 



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 



