CONTENTS 



OF THE 



FIRST VOLUME. 



Page 



The Introduction - - * - i 



The Preliminary Discourse - - - ix 



I. On the Orthography of Asiatkk Words - 1 



II. Astronomical Observations ... 57 



III. A Royal Grant found at Mungir - - 123 



IV. An Inscription on a Pillar near Buddal - 131 



V. On the Ruins at Mavalipuram - - 145 



VI. Hints on Friction in Mechanicks - - 171 



VII. An interview with the young Lama - - 199 



VIII. A Journey to Tibet - 207 



IX. On the Gods of Greece, Italy, and India - 221 



X. On a Cave with an Inscription near Gaj/a - 276 



XI. An Inscription at Buddha Guya - - 284 



XII. On the Sic'hs and their College ^ - 288 



XIII. On the Vina, or Indian Lyre - - 295 



XIV. On the Madhuca Tree ... g 



XV. On the Mode of Distilling at Chitra - - 309 



XVI. 1. On -calculating the Moon's Parallaxes - 320 



2. On the Artificial Horizons - - 327 



3. On the Intersections of Curves - - 330 



XVII. 1 . On extracting the Essential Oil of Roses 332 

 2. On the Gold of Limong in Sumatra - 335 



XVIII. 



