92 6 ^ INDEX TO THE TREATISES. 
Harvey, Iris discovery of the circulation of the 
blood, 1 32 a. 
Hippocrates, his character, 131 5. 
History of medicine, 131 5. 
Hoffman, his theory, 132 5. 
Impetigines ; their genera, and methods of cure, 
154 5 to 155 a. 
Inflammations, nature of, 140 b ; sthenic and 
asthenic, *5. ; termination of, c ; species of, ib.; 
indication of its decline, ib. ; treatment, 141 a; 
genera of, their symptoms, species, and me- 
thods of cure, 141 b to 143 a. 
Intermittent fevers, question of the causes of, 
135 a; treatment of, 1395. 
Marcores; their genera, and methods of cure, 
152 a. 
Nervous diseases, class of, 145 c. 
Nosology, .or the classification of diseases, re- 
marks on, 132 c; table of classification, 133 b. 
Paracelsus, his doctrines, 132 a. 
Profiuvia ; their genera, symptoms, and methods 
of cure, 145 a to c. 
Pyrexias, class of, 134 a. 
Refrigerants, use of, in fever, 137 c. 
Spasms, their genera, symptoms, and methods of 
cure, 147 c ; in the animal functions, 148 a , 
149 c ; in the vital functions, 149 a. 
Swellings, general ; their genera, and methods 
of cure, 152 c; fatty swellings, ib. ; windy 
swellings, 153 a; watery swellings, ib.; of so- 
lid parts, 154 b. 
Tepid ablution in fever, 137 a. 
Ves anise ; their genera, and methods of CUl‘e, 
150 5 to 152 a. 
Wright, Dr., his narrative respecting the treat- 
ment of some cases of fever by ablution with 
•cold water, '136 5. 
METEOROLOGY. 
August generally the warmest month in lati- 
tudes below 48 degrees, 173 a. 
Barometer, its range in different parts of the 
world, and in different seasons, 170a ; theory 
of Mr. Kirwan on this subject, 171 a. 
Blue colour of the sky, its cause, 175 a . 
Cirro-cumulus,? intermediate modifications of 
Cirro-stratus, y cloud, described, 177 a, b. 
Cirrus, a simple modification of cloud, described, 
176 <?. 
Clouds, laws of their formation, 176 a ; systema- 
tic classification of them, b. 
Congelation, mean height of the term of, in dif- 
ferent latitudes, 173 a, b, c. 
Cumulo-stratus, \ compound modifications 
Cumulo-cirro-stratus,5 of cloud, described, 177r. 
Cumulus, a simple modification of cloud, de- 
scribed, 176 c. 
Dew, its formation, 175 a. 
Electricity of the atmosphere considered, 174 5,c. 
January the coldest month in every latitude, 
173 a. 
July the warmest month in all latitudes above 
48 degrees, 173 a. 
Nimbus, a compound modification of cloud, de- 
scribed, 177 c. 
Pacific Ocean, anomaly respecting its tempera- 
ture, 174 a. 
Rain; calculations and statements respecting the 
mean annual quantity of, in different situa- 
tions, 175 a to c : phenomena of, with respect 
to the clouds, 178 b , c. 
Rain-cloud defined, 176 b. 
Snow, formation of, 175 c. 
Stratus, a simple modification of cloud, de- 
scribed, 177 a. 
Temperature of. the air, causes of its perpetual 
variation, 171c; examination into the nature 
of its two diminishing progressions, ib. ; tables 
of mean annual and monthly temperatures, 
172; to ascertain the temperature at any 
height above the surface of the earth, 173 c. 
'Weather, principles of studying the prognostics 
of, 169 b. 
Winds, probable hypothesis of the laws of their 
motion, 169 b ; actual observations respecting 
their velocity, c. 
MIDWIFERY. 
Abortion considered, 181 5. 
Cesarian operation considered, 184 a to c. 
Diseases of pregnancy, 180 b. 
Embryotomy, directions respecting, 183 r. 
Extra-uterine conceptions, 180 b. 
Floodings considered, 181 b. 
Forceps, application of, 183 b,c. 
Instruments, of the mode of delivery by, 183 b. 
Labours, natural, 181 r, 1S2 a; difficult, 182 5 to 
183 b; preternatural, 184 c; complex, 185 c. 
Lying-in female, management of, 186 b. 
Monsters, case of, considered, 180 b, 186 a. 
Plates, explanation of, 186 c to 187 c. 
Plurality of children, cases of, considered, 185 c. 
Spurious pregnancy, 180 a. 
Superfetation considered, 180 b. 
Uterus, changes which impregnation produces 
in the uterine system, 179 c ; contents of the 
uterus in advanced pregnancy, 179 c; pro- 
gressive increase of the uterine organs, 180 a ; 
uterine hemorrhage, 186 a. 
Mineralogy. 
Antimony, genus find species of, 214 a. 
Arsenic, genus and species of, 215 a. 
Baryte, genus and species of, 209 a. 
Bismuth, genus and species of, 213 c. 
Bituminous genus, 210 b. 
Calc, genus and species of, 207 c to 209 a. 
Chrome, genus and species of, 215 c, 216 a. 
Classes of minerals, 200 c. 
Clay, genus and species of, 205 b to 207 a. 
Cobalt, genus and species of, 214 b. 
Cohesion of particles ; degrees of, as a specific 
external character of minerals, 201 a. 
Colour ; divisions of, as a specific external cha- 
racter of minerals, 201 a. 
Copper, genus and species of, 211 e to 212 b. 
Diamond, genus of, 202 a. 
Flint, genus and species of, 202 b to 205 b. 
Fluid minerals, characters of, 202 a. 
Fossil salts, class and species of, 209 b to 210 a. 
Fossils, earthy, class of, 202 a ; inflammable, 
210 a; metallic, 210 t. 
Friable minerals, characters of, 202 a. 
Gold, genus and species of, 210 c, 21 1 a. 
Graphite genus, 210 b. 
Iron, genus and species of, 212 b to 213 a. 
Lead, genus and species of, 213 a to c. 
Manganese, genus and species of, 214 c. 
Menachine, genus and species of, 215 b. 
Molybdena, genus and species of, 214 a 
Nickel, genus and species of, 214 c. 
Platina genus, 210 c. 
Resin genus, 210 b. 
Scheele, genus and species of, 215 a. 
Silver, genus and species of, 21 1 a to i. 
Solid minerals, characters of, 201 a to c. 
Strontian, genus and species of, 209 a. 
Sulphur, genus and species of, 210 a. 
Sylvan, genus and species of, 215 c. 
Talc, genus and species of, 207 a to c. 
Tin, genus and species of, 213 c. 
Uran, genus and species of, 215 b. 
Zinc, genus and species of, 213 c. 
Zircon, genus and species of, 202 a, b. 
NAVIGATION. 
Angles which every point of the compass makes 
with the meridian, table of, 256 b, c. 
Chart (Mercator’s), problems in constructing, 
263 a to 264 a. 
Currents, observations respecting, and how to 
make proper allowances for them, 265 c. 
Journal at sea, the method of keeping and cof- 
recting, 266 a to 267 a. 
Log-book, form of, 267 a. 
Log-line and Compass, explanations and instruc- 
tions respecting, 264 b to 265 c. 
Mercator’s sailing, 260 c. 
Middle-latitude sailing, 259 b, 
Oblique sailing, 261 k, 
Parallel sailing, 258 b. 
Plane-sailing, 256 a. 
Traverse- table, 258 a. 
OPTICS. 
Camera obscura, principles and explanation of, 
307 a. 
Catoptrics, 297 c to 300 a. 
Chromatics, 307 b to 309 e. 
Colours, doctrine of, 307 b to 309 c. 
Definitions and principles, 293 c to 294 5. 
Dioptrics, 300 a to 302 c . 
History of discoveries, 294 b. 
Inflection of light, 311 c to 312 b. 
Instruments, optical, 304 c to 307 b. 
Light, of the nature of, 296 c; remarkable phe- 
nomena of, explained, 309 c to 311 c. 
Magic lantern, principles and explanation of, 
307 a. 
Microscopes, principles and explanation of, 301 c; 
the single, ib.; the double or compound, 305 a 
the solar, 305 b . 
Newton, his discoveries, 295 c ; extract from his 
Optics, 308 a. 
Rainbow, phenomenon of, explained, 309 c to 
310 c. 
Reflection of light, 297 r to 300 a. 
Refraction of light, 300 a to 302 c. 
Telescope, principles and explanation of, 30 5b; 
the dioptric, ib. ; the reflecting, 306 5; Hers- 
chel’s, 307 a. 
Vision, nature and phenomena of, 302 c to 304 c. 
ORES. 
Analysis of ores, 314 a : — of Antimony, 316 5 : 
— of Arsenic, 316 c : — of Bismuth, ib. : — of 
Chromium, 317 r: of Cobalt, 317 a: of 
Copper, 315 a: — of Gold, 314 a: — of Iron, 
315 5 : — of Lead, 315 c : — of Manganese, 317a: 
— of Mercury, 3 1 5 a: — of Molybdenum, 317 5: 
-—of Nickel, 316 5 of Platinum, 314 a: — of 
Silver, 314 5 :— of Tellurium, 316 a of Tin, 
315 c: — of Titanium, 317 5 : — of Tungsten, ib.: 
— of Uranium, ib. :— of Zinc, 316 5. 
Orders of ores, 313 c. 
PAINTING. 
Back-grounds, instructions for painting, 336 
Chiaro-scuro, 328 5. 
Classes, different, of painting, 329 c. 
Colouring, in what it consists, 327 a ; instruc- 
tions respecting, 327 c. 
Composition, in what it consists, 327 a; instruc- 
tions respecting, 328 c. 
Distemper, method of painting in, 331 c . 
Draperies, instructions for painting, 833 c •— 
white satin, 334 a ; blue satin, 5 $ velvet,’ c 
colours, scarlet and crimson, 335 a ; pink, ib. • 
ellow, 5 ; green, ib. ; changeable colours, ib. • 
lack, c, linen, ib. 
Elydoric painting, 342 a. 
Flesh, instructions for painting, 332 a ; colours 
from which the tints are made, ib. ; principal 
tints, 5 ; process, c : — first stage, or dead-co- 
louring, ib. : — second-painting, or second stage, 
333 5 ; — third-painting, or finishing, c. 
Fresco, method of painting in, 330 c, 331 a . 
History of painting, 342 c; rise, progress,' and 
decline, of the art among the ancients, ib. • 
Roman art, 343 c ; methods of painting, and 
colours, employed by the ancients, 344 a; rise 
and progress of the art among the mod’erns 
345 a;— in Italy, ib.; at Venice, a; in Lom- 
bardy, ib. ; in Germany, 346 5; in Holland 
and Flanders, c ; in France, 347 a ; in Spain, 
5 ; in Russia, America, and England, ib. • Eng- 
lish school, 348 a. ’ 6 
Invention, in what it consists, 327 a ; requisites 
in, 329 a. 
Landscapes, instructions for painting, 335 c - 
the process, ib. first-painting, or dead-co- 
louring, ib. the sky, 337 a ;— second- paint- 
mg, ib .; — third and last painting, c . 
Miniature, 337 c j colours used in, a»d their 
