632 
Bladder-worm, its structure, 244, 247. 
Blainyille, views respecting the generatio 
@quivoca, 572. . 
Bleaching, Berthollean method of, 269. 
Bleuler, microscope of, 560. 
Blood, human, globules of, 407. 
Bodies, animal and vegetable, forma- 
tion of, 555; on obtaining them by 
chemico-synthetical means, 555. 
——, coloured, limit of the power of 
the human eye for, 577. 
, combustible and comburent pro- 
-perties of, 594; ductility of, 572; ela- 
sticity of, 139, 255; electro-tonic state 
of, 530; internal constitution of, 448; 
classification of, according to their 
mode of crystallization, 603; charac- 
ters for distinguishing the mutual action 
of, 599 ; organoleptic properties of, 599 ; 
neutrality of, 599. 
, living, formed by combination of 
molecules, 570; infusoria, the first forms 
of, 570. 
, luminous, power of the human eye 
for discerning of, 578. 
» organic, vital relations and pri- 
mitive ccnditions of, 555; nature of in 
infusions, 572. 
, organic and inorganic, spontane- 
ous motion of the particles of, 570. 
Bog-iron ore, infuseria of, 402. 
Botto on the application of electro-mag- 
netism as a mechanical power, 532. 
Bonnet, his theory of reproduction, 570. 
Brachione, red coloured eyes of, 561. 
Brewster, Sir D., his objections to the 
undulatory theory, 478. 
Bromic gas, spectrum of light of, 478. 
Bromide of spiroil, its composition, 164. 
Brown, microscopical observations of, 570. 
Buquoi, Count, his experiments on vege- 
tables, 235. 
Burmeister on the sounds produced by 
insects, 377. 
Cadmium, sulphuret of, crystalline form 
of, 434. 
Caloric, Jaw of the propagation of, 24; 
quantity and intensity of, 524. 
Calorific rays, properties of, 57; refrac- 
tability of, 55. 
Calorific transmissions, modifications of, 
39. 
Calorimotor of Hare, 515. 
Cantharis, 171; method of destroying, 
181; mentioned by Aristotle, Aristo- 
phanes, Dioscorides, and Pliny, 182. 
Carbon, chloride of, 309. 
Carlsbad, infusoria in the waters of, 400. 
Carrots, sugar produced from, 605. 
_Candle-light, spectrum of, 491. 
INDEX. 
Carus, Dr.,on thekingdoms of Nature, 223. 
——, terms used by him in peculiar 
senses, 254, 
Cellular formation of vegetables, 237; of 
animals, 246. 
Centre of organization, 240, 244. 
Cerealia, Raspail’s observations on, 587. 
Cetonia aurata, description of, 196. 
fastuosa, 196. 
Chain, galvanic, Ohm’s, 511. 
Chemical characteristics of the animal 
and vegetable kingdoms, 232, 246. 
Chemical effects of electric currents, 414. 
Chevalier, microscope of, 561; reyerbe- 
ratory lamp of, 583. 
Chevreul, examination of an optical cha- 
racter by which vegetable juices may 
be distinguished, 591. 
Chime, electric, 507. 
Chladni on the vibrations of lamine of 
glass and metal, 139. 
Chloride of azote, properties of, 287; 
of carbon, 309; of potassium, Berze-- 
lius’s experiments on, 273; of sodium, 
274; of spiroil, 182; properties of, 163; 
composition of, 164. 
Chlorine, action of, 270; bleaching pro- 
perties of, 269; Dr. Liebig’s experiments 
on, 273. 
Chlorites, preparation of, 273. 
Chlorous acid, 270; composition of, 297 ; 
analysis of, 298; preparation of, 275; 
volatility of, 279. 
——, aqueous solution of, its 
properties, 280. 
Chlorous acid gas, properties of, 293. 
Chromatic scale, formation of, 95. 
—, Nobili’s, 120. 
Clapeyron on the motive powerofheat, 348 
Clock, electrical, of Zamboni, 533. 
Coceus Adonidum, mealy aspect of, 215; 
method of destroying, 217. : 
Coccus, analogies of infuseria with, 564. 
Cochylis Roserana, devastations of, 209 ; 
description of, 210. 
Coloured food for infusoria, 562. 
Colours, comparison of their intensities, 
35; combination of, in dress, 113; ele- 
mentary particles of, distinct from 
atoms, 569; division of light into, 487 ; 
gamut of, 115; harmony of, 112; ima- 
ginary or accidental, 113; natural mode 
of origination, 486; Newton’s experi- 
ments on, 99; size of the particles of, 
469; phznomena of, 570; in com- 
bined crystals, 83; varying laws of, 102. 
and sounds, analogies between,119. 
, Metallic, 94, 105. 
of the spectrum, phenomena in, 
81, 
