Heinrich Rose. ‘ 829 
ee partly upon the peculiar nature of the metal of the 
_ One of his latest analytical works, which, though contained 
in the French edition of his treatise, was published for the first 
_ time in German in the last year of his life, was the estimation of 
many of the more frequently occurring metals by ignition with 
Sulphur in an atmosphere o gen 
that he did not give as much attention to the composition of his 
Papers as to the execution of the research; his results were com- 
“ave not the finished character of the essays of Gay-Lussac. 
_ The leading traits of his mind were love of truth and exact- 
hess, and the absence of vanity and affectation. Absorbed in 
Selfa hard working man; for, as he once told us, “T do nothing 
in the evening: I only read the scientific journals.” His industry 
es instead of diminishing with his age. A year before 
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than a lone walk, which he took at dark throughout the year 
4nd in all weathers. The kindness of his feelings was shown 
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