560 INDEX. 
JobnJlon , Dr. James, his experiments on the ganglions, 
p. 30. 
Jones , William, Efq -,his theorems on cafes of compound 
intereft, p. 508. 
Ivory not contracted in its dimenfions by fire, p. 213. 
it: Lilli d' .Y . ‘ 1V \ 
K. 
Kiacks , canoes of the Efquimaux, p. 108. 
KraakenSy imaginary fea monfters, p. 41. 
Kuckhan , Mr. T. S. his letters on the methods of preferving 
dead birds, p. 30c, &c. 
Lambert , Mr. his experiments on the fpecific gravities of 
folutions of falts, p. 350, 351. 
Landen , Mr. John, new theorems for computing the areas 
of certain curve lines, p. 491. 
Latham , Mr. John, his letter on a fingular feparadon of 
the cuticle in a fever, p. 453. 
Latitudes and longitudes of leveral places in Hudfon’s- 
bay, p. 136. 
LavaSy require a thoufand years to be fit for vegetation, 
p. 4. Common dimenfions of thofe of mount Etna, 
p. 16. 
Lead , kept from vitrifying in a ftrong fire, becomes a 
better conductor of electricity, p. 226. Butdoesnot 
change its fpecific gravity, p. 227. 
Lighty whether its particles would acquire a very great 
degree of force in coming to us from the Sun \ p. 418, 
419. Whether they would confiderably wafte its fub- 
Itance in a long period of years? p. 420, 421. Whe- 
ther fpherical ? p. 430. Mult be exceedingly Email, 
P- 4>i- • . 
Lipari inlands formed by explofion, p. 18. 
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