AOGOUNT OF NEW BOOKS*' 343 



ACCOUNT OF NEW BOOKS, 



Fhilofophical TranfaSlions of the Royal Society of London, fo)'' 

 the Year 1803. Parti. 



JL HE Contents of this Part are, 1. The Bakerian Le6ture, 

 Obfervations on the Quantity of horizontal Refradion ; with 

 a Method of meafuring the Dip at Sea. By William Hyde 

 Wollafton, M. D. F. R. S. 2. A Chemical Analyfis of forae 

 Calamines. By James Smithfon, Efq. F. R. S. 3. Experi- 

 ments on the Quantity of Gafes abforbed by Water at different 

 Temperatures and under different Preffures. By Mr. William 

 Henry. 4. Experiments and Obfervations on the various 

 Alloys, on the Specific Gravity, and on the comparative Wear 

 of Gold. Being the Subftance of a Report made to the Right 

 Honourable the Lords of the Committee of the Privy CounciJ, 

 appointed to take into Confideration the State of the Coin of 

 this Kingdom, and the prefent Eflablifliment and Conftitulion 

 of His Majefty's Mint. By Charles Hatchett, Efq. F. R. S. 



5. Obfervations on the Chemical Nature o/" the Humour of 

 the Eye. By Richard Chenevix, Efq. F.R.S. and M.R.I. A. 



6. An Account of fome Stones faid to have fallen on the Earth 

 in France, and a Lump of Native Iron faid to have fallen in In- 

 dia. By the Right Honourable Charles Greville, F. R. S. 



7. Obfervations on the Stru6ture of the Tongue, il'luArated by 

 Cafes in which a portion of that Organ has been removed by 

 Ligature. By Everard Home, Efq, p\ R. S. 8. Obferva- 

 tions on the Tranfit of Mercury over the Ditk of the Sun ; to 

 which is added an Invetligation of the Caufes which often 

 prevent the proper A61ion of Mirrors, By William Herfchell, 

 LL. D. F. R. S. 8tc. 9. An Account of fome Experiments and 

 Obfervations on tiie Conftituent Parts of certain Aftringent 

 Vegetables; and on their Operation in Tanning. By Humr 

 phry Davy, Efq. ProfefTor of Chemiftry in the Royal Infti- 

 tution. 10. Appendix to Mr. William Henry's Paper, on the 

 Quantity of Gafes abforbed by Water, at different Tempera- 

 tures, and under different Preffures.* 



APPENDIX. 

 Meteorological Journal kept at the Apartments of the Royal 

 Society, by Order of the Prefident and Council. 



* Our Readers will obferve, that we have as ufual, reprinted in 

 our Journal moft of thefe valuable Papers, 



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