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tfcs ? p 473—479. Some account of their buildings, p. 479. Of its capital arrdt 
trade, p. 481 — 487. Tranflation of a letter from the Taylhoo Lama to the gover- 
nor of Bengal, folioiting a peace, p. 489 — 492. 
Them, a portrait of Copernicus in the great church there, p. 34* 
friefes. An account of the tides in the Adriatic, p. 145 — 161.. 
9 $me, the Bramins method of reckoning it, p. 606. 
%>aldoi the Abbe Jofeph, his accountof the tides in the Adriatic, p. 14^—161. 
Tloivnley, Mr. his obfervations on the annual fall of rain between Lancalhire and York- 
Ihire, p. 255, It exceeds that at Liverpool, ibid. An error in fixing his rain- 
gage, ibid. 
Trees. On the uf&fulnefs of walking and rubbing the Hems of trees, to promote their 
annual increafe, p. 12. Tree cleared of mofs and dirt with water and a brufh, ibid. 
Walhed with a coarfe flannel, ibid. Walhings frequent in dry times, ibid. Flou- 
rifhing ftate of the wafhed tree compared with others of the fame nature* 
p. 12 — 14. Defcription of the Jefuits’ Bark-tree of Jamaica and the Caribbees,, 
p, 304 — 506. Defcription and ufe of the Cabbage-bark tree of Jamaica*, 
p. 507— 512, 
v;. 
Vapour t its effed in experiments with the,air*pump, p. 625,; &c. Its effed in the ex*~ 
panfion of quickfilver, p. 670, &c. 
Vapours , the atmofphere of Peru conftantly obfeured with them during part of the year, , 
and the whole country involved in thick fogs, p.257, 258. 
Vamijh. An eledrical experiment on a phial, the infide coating of which was ftuck 
with varnifh, p. 398, 399. 
Viverra Puioriousy a fpecies of pole-cat, found in Africa, p. 40. 
Volcanic-hill t an account of one near Invernefs, p. 383. Named Creek Faterick, or< 
Peter’s Rock, p. 386. Defcription of it, p. 386, 387. Evident marks of its having; 
been a volcano, p. 386, and 387 n. No crater could be difeovered, p. 386, 387 
Another hill near Dingwal, in this country, fuppofed to be volcanic, p. 387; . 
Volta's eledrical machine, experiments and obfervations on it, with remarks, p. 116— * 
1 1 8. Experiments on his plates, commonly called a machine for exhibiting per-*- 
petual eledricity, p. 389 — 392. 
Wo. 
Wargentin , Mr. Peter, his letter concerning the difference of longitude of Paris and 
Greenwich, refulting from the eclipfes of Jupiter’s firft Tatellites, obferved during the 
laft ten years ; with a comparative table of the correfponding obfervations of the firft 1 
fatellite, made in the principal obfervatories, p. 162 — 1 86. 
Wajhing and rubbing the Items of trees increafes their growth, p. 12—14. 
Water* . 
