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Italy, the Romance language introduced there, p. 152. 
Jupiter's fatetttts, emerfion of, at different places, p. 185 — 195. 
K. 
Kartouiv , one of the moll difficult paffages over the mountains in the fouthern parts oF 
Africa, fome account of it, p. 279, 280. 
Keir (James, Efq.), on the cryftallizations obferved on glafs, p.530. See Cryfalliza- 
tions-. 
Kite, apparatus ufed in eleftrical experiments with the clouds, p.407. 41 1. 
Kock (Jacob), an old German in the fouth of Africa, fome account of him, p. 291. 
Knight (Dr. Govvin), an account of his magnetical machine, p. 591. See Magnttical 
Machine. Some account of his compofition for forming artificial load-rtones, p. 
595 » 5 9 6 - 
Koker Boom, a new fpecies of aloe in the fouthern part of Africa, p. 309. Hottentots 
make quivers of it to hold their arrows, p. 310. Defcription of it, ibid. 
Koud Boche Veld, a country in the fouthern part of Africa, fome account of it, p. 
282. 
Kraal, or Hottentot village, defcription of one, p. 275. A large one, p. 294. Each 
Kraal has its captain or chief, p. 296. 
L. 
Ladin, a dialeft of the Romanffi language, p. 129, 130. Its origin, p. 143— 
See Language. 
La Heeje , obfervations there on the emerfion of l^’s third fatellite, p. 191. Etnerfioa 
of Of.’* firlt fatellite, p. 192, 193. Emerfion of H’s fecond fatellite, p. 192. The 
latitude of La Heefe, p. 191. 
Lambert (Mr. James), his account of a very extraordinary effeft of lightning on a bul- 
lock, at Swanborow, in the parilh of Iford near Lewes, in Suffex, p. 493. See 
Idghtning. 
Land, an extraordinary tradl of, in the fouthern part of Africa, p. 287, 28b. 
Land-moll, an animal in the fouthern part of Africa, fome account of it, p. 304, 30^. 
Lange Kloof, a valley in the fouthern part of Africa, p. 290. Defcription of the 
houfes there, ibid. 
Language, Romanlh, an account of it, p. 129- Spoken in the mountainous parts of 
the Grifons, ibid. Confifts of two main dialefts called Ladin and Cialover, p. 129 
i 3 o. What events may have affetted this language, p. 130 — 141. No confiderable 
alteration in it from extraneous mixtures of modern languages, P* H 1, The iden- 
tical language that was fpoken two hundred years ago, 142. Origin of the Cialovtr 
and Ladin dialed, p. 143—145* Gre:lt between thlS hri ^ e and the 
Gallic Romance, p. An em3muion of thc Romance introduced into 
