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INDEX. 
Leslie and Jameson , Professors, their remarks on the value of water 
as a moving power for machinery, 170. 
Logarithms , notice regarding the burial-place of their inventor, 201. 
M 
Macgillivray, Mr W. his description of a new species of pecten, 1 66. 
Maclaren, Charles, Esq. his account of the ancient canal between the 
Nile and the Red Sea, 274. 
Macritchie, Rev. William, his meteorological register kept at Clunie 
for the four last years, 354. 
Magnesite , Stromeyer’s analysis of, 101. 
Magnetism induced in iron, and other metals by rotation, Mr Marsh's 
experiments and observations upon, 11 9. 
Marshy Mr James, his account of the magnetism induced in iron, and 
other metals by rotation, 11 9. 
Megatherium , its remains discovered in North America, 385. 
Meinecke , Professor, notice of his remarks on the earth’s influence upon 
meteors, 367. 
Merian, Professor, his remarks upon ground-ice, 125. 
Meteoric appearance on Benlomond and Lochlomond, 185. 
Meteoric Iron , the largest mass of European, 186. 
Meteoric Olivine of Pallas's meteoric iron, 187* 
• of the meteoric iron of Olumba, 187* 
• — of the meteoric iron of Grimma, 187* 
Meteorological observations made at Leith, by Messrs Coldstream and 
Foggo, during the months of March, April, and May, 177* — June, 
July, August, 358. 
register, Rev. Mr Macritchie’ s, kept at Clunie for four 
years, 354. 
table, kept at Dunfermline for twenty years. Rev. Mr 
Fergus's, 129* 
Meteorology, notices in, 185, 366. 
Meteors, Professor Meinecke’s remarks on the earth’s influence upon, 
367* . 
Migration of birds, account of Dr Schinz’s observations upon it, 386. 
Mildew, Mr Sanderson's experiments on its effects upon canvas, 312. 
Miller, Patrick, Esq., his account of steam-navigation, 81. 
Mineralogy, notices in, 118. — Professor Mohs’s reflections on various 
important subjects in, 205. 
Mines in Lapland and Norway, notice respecting, 3Q5. 
Mining, notices in, 395. 
• — Company, notice of one proposed to be established for Scot- 
land, 395. 
Mohs, Professor, his reflections on various subjects in mineralogy, 205. 
Molasse , notice of Studer’s account of it, 375. 
N 
Native magnesia , Strom eyer’s analysis of, 19L 
Necker , Professor, his discourse on the history and progress of geology, 
292. 
Needle, Mr Christie’s remarks on its diurnal variation, 164. 
New publications, notices of, 202. 
Nile, Mr Maclaren’s account of the ancient canal between it and the 
Red Sea, 274. 
