INDEX. 
284 
20 
387 
258 
224 
36 
348 
99 
317 
199 
263 
347 
385 
243 
199 
247 
132 
Page 
Adam, Dr. J. on the Mantis tribe 
of insects, 
Adie’s hygrometer described, 
Agricultural and Horticultural So- 
ciety, proceedings of, 35, 72, 136, 
292, 
Alligators of the Ganges, 102 ; 
Ampullaria, animal of, on the, 
Analyses of books, 
Antilope Hodgsonii, 
Anupsheher, statistical account of, 
Apparatus for experiments on cool- 
ing. 
Archery, Indian, 
Artesian or overflowing wells, 
Artificial fountains, 
Asiatic Society, proceedings of, 71, 
167, 227, 355, 
Auvergne, vallies in, 
Ava, climate of, 
Babbage’s calculating engine, re- 
port on, 96 ; decline of science, 
229 ; liis parallel of Sir H. Davy 
and Dr. Woollaston, 
Bareilly, climate of, 
Barometer, observations of table 
for the reduction of, 287 
Barometric measurement, laws of, 310 
Benares, census of, 25 ; longitude, 151 
Benson’s, W. H. Esq. his description 
of Novaculina, 
Bevan, B. Esq. on artificial foun- 
tains, 
Bisset, Lieut, his narrative of the 
route from Pekangyehto Aeng, in 
Aracan, 
Bhartpur, geology of, 
Bhotiahs, some account of, 
Biographical sketch of the late Col. 
Lambton, 
Boileau, Lieut. J. T. on the sand- 
stone of Agra, 
Books, notices of, 167, 229 ; on the 
compression of. 
Boring for overflowing springs, 67 ; 
for water, account of, 225 ; 
Chinese method of, 257 ; for fresh 
springs in Egypt, 
Brick-making, on, 382; expense 
of, in Flanders, 
Burney, Major, his notice on the 
climate of Ava, 
C. on sensible temperature, 
Calcutta, temperature of, 115; mean 
temperature of. 
Calomel, abuse of, 
Page. 
351 
381 
63 
347 
83 
143 
93 
158 
226 
259 
385 
199 
253- 
28/. 
6i 
290 
68 
25 
166 
348 
9 
4 
133 
Canal boats, experiments with. 
Cartridge shot,description of a new, 
Casia Mountains, height of, 69; 
climate of, 
Cedar of the Himmalaya, 
Census of Benares, 
Chinese rice paper, 134, 
Chiru, on the, 
Circle repeating ; description of. 
Circles, method of surveying. 
Circular saw, worked by the foot, 
description of, 
C. J. on overflowing springs, 67 ; 
on the best means of procuring 
a plentiful supply of wholesome 
water, 237 
Climate of the north-western moun- 
tains, 126, 245, 283, 319 ; of 
Bareilly, 132; of Ava, 199; of the 
Casia Hills, 290 
Coal field of Palamu, on the, 217 
Cocos Islands, some account of, 293 
Compression of books, on the, 226 
Contraction and expansion of pa- 
per, 34 
Cooling, law of, 312 ; apparatus for 
experiments on, 317; in gases, 358 
Cowles, Captain, his description of_ 
a plunger pump, ^ r/Ff ^3 
D. on the general principles f 
geodesy, 1 ; remarks on Daniel a 
hygrometer, 18 ; on the shading 
of mountain land, 52 ; on sensi- 
ble temperature, 
D. B. on the graduation of Leslie’s 
differential thermometer on the 
scales of temperature, 
Daniel’s Hygrometer, remarks on, 
Davy, Sir H. on the scientific cha- 
73 \ 1; racter of, 
%)argiling proposed as a sanatarium, 
account of, 89, 114 ; temperature 
f, 
cline of science in England, 
ehra Dun, section of a well in, 
end, performance of, 
epression of the horizon; a means 
jj* pf determining the height of a 
r place by, 
^Differential thermometer, Les- 
lie’s, errors of, 
iluvium, on the accumulation of, 
in the Himmalaya, 
irections for the guidance of geo- 
* logical observers, 41, 
Drugs, valuable, on the package of, 
t Ly. 
V-: 1 ’ 
137 
23 
18 
2 , 
115 
229 
164 
28 
353 
23 
164 
357 
58 
