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SCIENTIFIC NEWS, 
Account of Bools, &c< 
Memoirs of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Man* 
cheater. Second Series. Vol. II. octavo, 484 pages, with nine 
copperplates. London. 1813. 
This volume contains the following papers. 1. An account 
of some experiments to ascertain whether the force of steam 
be in proportion to the generating heat. By John Sharpe, 
£sq. 2. On respiration and animal heat. By Mr. John Dal- 
ton. 3. An Inquiry into the Principles by which the impor- 
tance of Foreign Commerce ought to be estimated. By Henry 
Dewar, M D. 4. Remaiks on the Rise and Origin of Figu- 
rative Language. By the Rev. Win. Johns. 5. On the mea- 
sure of moving force. By Mr. Peter Ewart. 6. Account of 
a remarkable effect produced by a stroke of lightning. By 
Matthew Nicholson, Esq. with remarks by Mr. Henry. 7. 
Theorems and Problems, intended to elucidate the mechanical 
principle called vis viva. By Mr. John Gougb. 8. On the 
Theories of the excitement of Galvanic Electricity. By Wil- 
liam Henry, M D. F. R. S. 9. Cursory remarks on the 
mineral substance, called in Derbyshire, rotten stone. By Wil- 
liam Martin, F. L. S. See, 10. On national character. By 
Thomas Jarrold, M. D. 11. Observations on the ebbing and 
flowing well at Giggles wick in the West Riding of Yorkshire j 
with a theory of reciprocating fountains. By Mr. John 
Gough, (see our present number.) 12. Description of an en- 
diometer and of other apparatus employed in experiments on the 
gases. By William Henry, M. D. F. R. S. &c. 13. A de-* 
monstration of Lawson’s Geometrical Theorems. By the late 
Rev Charles Wildbore 14. Remarks on the summer birds of 
passage, and on migration in general. By Mr. John Gough. 
I shall give extracts or abridged accounts of some of these 
memoirs hereafter. 
