CONTENTS. 



XIV. Notices respecting Neiv Books . . . . . . . . 88 



XV. Intelligence and Miscellaneous Articles . . . . 88 



XVI. Observations on Architecture. By J. R. ... 97 



XVII. The Bakerian Lecture, on some new Phcenomena of 

 Chemical Changes produced by Electricity, particularly 

 the Decomposition of the fixed Alkalis, and the Exhibition 

 of the new Substances which constitute their Bases ; and 

 on the general Nature of alkaline Bodies. £y Humphry 

 Davy, Esq., Sec. R.S, M.K.I.A. .. .. .. 101 



XVIII. An Account of the Application of the Gas from Coal 

 to ceconomical Purposes. By Mr William Murdoch. 

 Communicated by the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, 

 Bart.K.B. P.R.S. .. .. 113 



XIX. Description of an improved Ship Stove. By Mr. 

 Joseph Collier, of Crown- Street, Soho, London 119 



XX. Method of preparing and applying a Composition for 

 Painting in Imitation of the Ancient Gh-ecian Manner, 

 called Encaustic Painting. By Mrs. Hooker, of Rot- 

 tivgdean^ near Brighton 1 20 



XXI. Essay upon Machines in General. By M. Carnot, 

 Member of the French Institute, &c.&c 124 



XXII. Description of improved Tram-Plates for Carriages 

 on Rail Roads. By Mr. Charles Le Caan, of Llanelly, 

 Wales -. . . 130 



XXIII. On the Inconvertibility of Bark into Alburmim. By 

 Thomas Andrew Knight, Esq., F.R.S. In a Letter 

 to Sir Joseph Banks, K.B. P. R.S -134 



XXIV. Analysis of various Kinds of Pit Coal. By David 

 Mushet, Esq. .. 140 



XXV. The Bakerian Lecture, on some new Phenomena of 

 Chemical Changes produced by Electricity, particularly 

 the Decomposition of the fixed Alkalis, and the Exhibition 

 of the new Substances which constitute their Bases ; and 

 ■o?i the general Nature of alkaline Bodies. By Humphry 

 Davy, Esq., Sec. R.S. M.R.I. A 146 



XXVI. Successful Application of the Magnet, employed to 

 extract a Fragment of Iron out of the human Eye, which 

 had been lodged there about flue Months. By Mr. Wil- 

 liam Pjgram, Sen., of Tenter den 154 



XXVII. Remarks on the Incombustible Man . . . . 157 



XXVIII. Memoirs of the late Erasmus Darwin, M.D. 158 

 X^IX. A Letter on tlie Differences in the Structure of 



Calculi, which arise from their being formed in different 

 Parts of the urinary Passages ; and on the Effects that 

 are produced upon them by the internal Use of solvent 

 Medicines, from Mr. William Brande to Everard 



Home, Esq., F.R.S .. .. .. 167 



XXX. Ta~ 



