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Homier g, Mr. See Kir™ an, 
Hoogly river (the port of Calcutta). Is formed by the junction of the Coflimbuzar and 
Jellinghy, the welternmoft branches of the Ganges, p. 92. Difficulties of entering 
that river accounted for, ibid. 
Hofpitals . Great political advantages might be derived from, by adding to their regifters 
of patients the places of their births, 356. 
Hunter , Mr. William, his ellay on a new method of applying the fcrew, p. 58. His 
method of applying the fcrew explained, p. 59. And compared with the common 
method, p. 60. 
I. 
Jellinghy river. See Hoogly. Change in the fituation of the outlet of that river la 
eleven years, p. 96. 
Inland navigation . See Rivers . 
IJlands. Extenfive new ones formed in the channel of the Ganges in a much ihorter 
time than a man s life, p. 100. And old ones fwept away, p. 101. 
Jumna/j. The f rft river of note which joins the Ganges, p. 91. 
Jupit‘ r . Method of accounting for the irregularities of his revolutions, p. 1,8. See 
HerfcbeU 
JC. 
Knr. Mr. James, his natural hiftory of the infect [Coccus lacca] which produces the 
gum lacca, p.374. That infeft deferibed, ibid. Its change, p. 375. Gum lacca, 
how produced, ibid. The effeas the infeas have on the branches where they fi x 
p. 376. Gum lacca, where principally found, p. 377. Trees which thofe infect! 
inhabrt, p 3 7 &. Gum lacca diftinguifiied by the Englilh into four kinds, ibid. 
Method of preparing fhell lac, p. 378. Its tries to the natives, ibid. In ornaments 
or the ladies, rbtd. In foiling wax, ibid. In japaning, varniffiing, and grind- 
flones, p. 379. I„ panning, p. 380. And in dying, and Spaniih wool, p. , 8 r. 
•bjjgurea ot the iofe^t, p.382. 
Kir^an, Rtchard, Jifq. On the fpecific gravities, &c. of faline fubffances, p. 7 
jhe principles on which the proportion of many neutral falls, and the fpecific ’era-' 
vntes of mineral acids, are determined, ibid. Mathematical fpecific gravity, what 
p. 8. Experiments on fpirit of fait, p. 9 . Table of the fpecific gravities of the 
matineaci and water, p. 13. Experiments on fpirit of nitre, p. 16. The method 
of determining the real fpecific gravity of that acid, p. 18. Table of the fpecific 
gravities and attraittons of fpirit of nitre, acid, and water, p. 22. Comparifon of 
the refu.t of thofe experiments on the fpirit of nitre with thofe of Mr. Horn berg 
p. 23 Experiments on oil of vitriol, p. 26. Table of the fpecific gravities, &c! 
of oil and fpirit of vitriol, acid, and water, p. 30. Difference between thefe expe- 
riments 
