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Prospectus, See. . 
On the utility of Scientific periodical publications. 
. Of weights and measures. 
Report made by the physical and mathematical class of the 
Institute in answer to the question, whether those 
manufactories, from which a disagreeable smell arises, 
may prove injurious to health. By messrs. Guyton-Mor- 
veau and ChaptaL 
A Memoir on the art of making gun-flints. By Citizen 
Dolomieu. . . . 
Wooden matches for artillery to be used instead of Rope 
match, or port-fires. By C. L. Cadet. 
Account of a violent explosion which happened in a Flour 
warehouse, at Turin, December the 14th 1785 ; to which 
are added some observations on spontaneous Inflamma- 
tions. By Count Morozzo. ...... 
Description of a moveable table, for the use of engravers ; 
invented by the Abbe Joseph Longlii, of Monza. 
Views of the manufactures in the United States ; derived 
from the returns made to the T reasury, pursuant to an 
act of Congress, passed May 1st, 1810. In a letter from 
S. L. Mitchill, to the hon. Thomas Newton. 
Patents, observations on, ..... 
List of American, .... 
— English, .... 
Intelligence— New process for refining sugar, 
Tables relating to the three thermometers notv used, and 
for reducing the degrees of Beaume’s Areometer . 
Account of a spontaneous inflammation, which happened at 
Spalding, in Lincolnshire. . .... 
Account of a spontaneous inflammation, which happen- 
ed in India ; by Isaac Humfries, Esq. .... 
Observations on spontaneous Inflammations ; with a par- 
ticular account of that which happened on board a Rus- 
sian Frigate in the year 1781; and of the experiments 
made in order to ascertain the cause of it. By the 
rev. William Tooke, F. R. S. &c. &c. 
Description of a stove on the principles of the Swedish fire- 
place, with head-openings, by Citizen Guyton. 
Description of the different methods of blowing up rocks 
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