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Account of a dreadful Accident from Fire-damp, which happened 



at Felling Colliery, May 25, 1812 355 



Of a Salt composed of Sulphate of Soda, Muriate of Manga- 

 nese, and Muriate of Lead. By Mr. Wilson 365 



Astronomical and Magnetical Variations. By Col. Beaufoy. . 371 

 Analysis of Sir Humphry Davy's Elements of Chemical Philo- 

 sophy . ibid. 



Cause of the Explosion at Woolwich 377 



!New Properties of Light 378 



Of Fungin *. ^ 



Letter from Dn J. R. Coxe, of Philadelphia 



Use of Magnesia in calculous Diseases 



Fraudulent Imitation of Pepper , 



Proceedings of the Royal Society, April 1 and 8.. 



• — — Linnaean Society, April 6 and 20 



= — French Institute, 



1» Physics and Chemistry 



2. Mineralogy and Geology 



l^ew Patents 



Scientific Books in hand 



Meteorological Journal, March 25 to April 23. . . . 



NUMBER VL— JUNE. 



Biographical Account of the Rev. Nevil Maskelyne, D. D.. . . , 401 

 Remarks on the Transition Rocks of Werner. By Mr. Allan.. 414* 

 On Vomiting. Being a Report to the Imperial Institute of 



France 429 



Accident at Felling Colliery concluded. . . . , 438 



Account of a Chalybeate Spring in the Isle of Wight. By Dr. 



Waterworth , 447 



Description of a Churn, with Plates. By H. Robertson, 451 



Tables of Weights and Measures , 452 



Astronomical and Magnetical Observations. By Col. Beaufoy. 458 

 Analysis of the Memoirs of the Literary and Philosophical 



Society of Manchester. Second Series. Vol. IL 1813.... 45^ 



Method of taking Ironmoulds out of Cotton 466 



Composition of Azote , ibid.- 



Fure Alumina 467 



Mr. Leslie's Atmometer ibid. 



' Hygrometer * 468 



Moisture absorbed by various Bodies from the Air 469 



Dryness produced in Air by different Earths. . , 470 



Models of Crystals ibid. 



Froceediiigs of the Royal Society, April 29, May 6, 13, and 20. ibid. 



" -• Linnoean Society, May 4 and 24 474 



Kew Patents 475 



Scientific Books in hand. , 47^ 



Meteorological Journal, April 24 to May 22 •« . . 477 



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