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conntrymen. A tliorouglily practical man, he has left an admirable 
example of the manner in which skilled knowledge may be made to 
yield valuable results for the better development of the condition and 
resources of a country. 
The following is a list of the Papers by Sir llobert Kane in the 
Trcmsactions and Proceedings of the Academy : — 
Papers puhlished in the ^' Iransactionsy 
" Eesearches on the Action of Ammonia on the Chlorides and 
Oxides of Mercury." 
" On a Seiies of Combinations derived from Pyro-acetic Spirit." 
On the Composition of certain Essential Oils." 
" Eesearches on the ^Tature and Constitution of the Compounds 
of Ammonia." 
Papers puhlished in the ^^Proceedings.'''' 
1836. Contributions to the History of Pyroxylic Spirit, and the 
derived Combinations." 
1836. " Xanthomethilic Acid." 
1836. " On the Composition of Thebaine." 
1837. "Eesearches on the Combinations derived from Pyro-acetic 
Spirit." 
1837. "On Dumasine, a new Fluid Substance isometric with 
Camphor." 
1837. " On the Composition of certain Essential Oils." 
1838. " On the Sulphates and Nitrates of Mercury, particularly the 
basic salts formed by Ammonia." 
1838. " On the Theory of Ammoniacal Compounds." 
1838. "On the Ammoniacal and other Basic Compounds of the 
Copper and Silver Eamilies." 
1838. " On the Action of Arseniuretted Hydrogen on Sulphate of 
Copper, and on the Manganese Alum analysed by 
Dr. Apjohn." 
1838. " On the Theory of the Ethers." 
1839. " On a Substance intermediate between White Precipitate and 
Sal-ammoniac." 
1840. " On the Production of Audible Sounds." 
