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Homier gy Mr. See Kirovan*, 
Hoogly river (the port of Calcutta). Is formed by the junftion of the Coffimbuzar and 
jellinghy, the wefternmoft branches of the Ganges, p. 93. Difficulties of entering 
that river accounted for, ibid. 
Hofpitals. Great political advantages might be derived from, by adding to their regifters 
of patients the places of their births, 356. 
Hunter , Mr, William, his effay on a new method of applying the fcrew, p. 58. His 
method of applying the fcrew explained, p. £9. And compared with the common 
method, p. 60. 
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Jellinghy river. See Hoogly. Change in the fituation of the outlet of that river ira 
eleven years, p. 96. 
Inland navigation. See Rivers. 
IJlands. Extenfive new ones formed in the channel of the Ganges in a much fhortey 
time than a man’s life, p. 100. And old ones fwept away, p. 101. 
Jumnah. The firfl: river of note which joins the Ganges,, p. 91. 
Jupiter. Method of accounting for the irregularities of his revolutions, p, 118. See 
Herfcheh 
K. 
Kerr, Mr. James, his natural hiftory of the infedt [Coccus lacca] which produces the 
gum lacca, p.374. That infedt deferibed, ibid. Its change, p. 375. Gum lacca, 
how produced, ibid. The effedts the infedts have on the branches where they fix, 
p, 376. Gum lacca, where principally found, p. 377. Trees which thofe infedts 
inhabit, p. 376. Gum lacca diftinguifiied by the Englilh into four kinds, ibid. 
Method of preparing fcell lac, p. 378. Its ufes to the natives, ibid. In ornaments 
for the ladies, ibid. In fealing wax, ibid. In japaning, varniihing, and grind- 
flones, p. 379. In painting, p. 380. And in dying, and Spaniftr wool, p. 381. 
Figures of the infect, p, 382, 
Kirovan, Richard, Efq. On the fpecific gravities, &c. of falrne fubltances, p. 7^ 
The principles on which the proportion of many neutral falts, and the fpecific gra- 
vities of mineral acids, are determined, ibid. Mathematical fpecific gravity, what, 
p. 8. Experiments on fpirit of fait, p. 9. Table of the fpecific gravities of the 
marine acid and water, p». 13. Experiments on fpirit of .nitre, p. 16. The method 
of determining the real fpecific gravity of that acid, p. 18. Table of the fpecific 
gravities and attractions of fpirit of nitre, acid, and water, p. 22, Comparifon of 
the refult of thofe experiments on the fpirit of nitre with thofe of Mr. Homberg, 
p. 23. Experiments on oil of vitriol, p. 26. Table of the fpecific gravities, &c„ 
©f oil and fpirit of vitriol, acid? and. water, p. 30,- Difference between thefe- expe- 
riments 
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