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Arms,&c. of copper, external properties of, - - 403 
specific gravities of, - - 407 
— experiments on, with fire, - - 408 
■ with nitric acid, - 411 
synthetical observations and experiments on, 414 
— conclusions and remarks on, - - 424 
of steel, observations on, - - - 444 
chemical properties of, - _ 446 
conclusions and remarks on, - - 449 
Atwood, George, Esq. The construction and analysis of geo- 
metrical propositions, determining the positions assumed by ho- 
mogeneal bodies which float freely, and at rest, on a fluid’s 
surface; also determining the stability of ships, and of other 
floating bodies, - - -45 
Axe, ancient , account of one, - - - 445, 447 
B 
Balls of stone, found in the works of the Huddersfield canal, 350 
Bark, Peruvian, annual consumption of, in this country, - 283 
Barker, Thomas, Esq. Abstract of a register of the barometer, 
thermometer, and rain, at Lyndon, in Rutland, 1795, - 483 
Barometer , register of, at Lyndon, in Rutland, - - 483 
Bennet, The Rev. Abraham. Account of an earthquake felt 
in Derbyshire, - - 360 
Biiigley, Mr. Assay of some ancient metals, - - 410 
Birds, remarks on their eyes, - - - 11 
Blood , on the changes it undergoes in the urinary bladder, - 486 
— experiments upon it, - - - 489 
Blue shadows, remarks on, - - - 255 
Brougham, Henry, Jun. Esq. Experiments and observations 
on the inflection, reflection, and colours of light, - - 227 
C 
Canis major, on the lustre of the stars in, - - 461, 477 
minor, on the lustre of the stars in, - - 462, 477 
Capricornus , on the lustre of the stars in, _ - 1 qq, 217 
Cassiopea , on the lustre of the stars in, - - 463, 478 
Celts, observations on, _____ 402 
Ceramiums , on their fructification, - 494 
Cetus, on the lustre of the stars in, - - - 464, 479 
Chapman , remarks on his method of approximating to the areas of 
curves, - - - - 114 
