CONTENTS. 
It. CHEMISTRY, « 415 
10* MM. Dulong ani Petit on the Relation between the spe- 
cific heat of bodies, and the weight of their atoms. 1 1. Sin- 
gular Heat developed in the fusion of Tin and Platinum. 
12. New metal called Wodanium, discovered by Lampa- 
dius. IS. Singular Explosions of Fulminating Mercury 
and Fulminating Silver. 14. Potash in Sea- water. 15. 
Analysis of the water of the Dead Sea. 16. New vege- 
table Alkali, called Delphine, discovered by MM. Lass- 
aigne and Feneuelle, - - - 415- — 418 
III. NATURAL HISTORY, - 418 
Mineralogy. — 17. Mineralogical Map of Scotland. 18. Ame- 
rican Geological Society. 19* Mineralogical Society of St 
Petersburg. 20. Statue of Memnon. 21. Quartz-rock in 
North America. 22. Salt-mines of Villiczka. 23. Geo- 
gnostical situation of Lapis Lazuli. 24. Geognostical si- 
tuation of the Blue Copper of Chessy. 25. Primitive form 
of Chromate of Lead. 26. Primitive form of Cinna- 
bar, „ - - - 418-^420 
Zoology. — 27* Edinburgh College Museum. 28. Captain 
Carmichael on a curious fact respecting the Swallow. 29. 
Discovery of Human Skulls in the same formation as that 
which contains the remains of elephants, rhinoceri, &c. 
30. Wolves of Hudson’s Bay, - - 421 — 423 
Botany. — 31. Red Snow found to be produced by a fungus 
of the genus Uredo, - - 423 
IV. general science, - ib. 
32. Detonating Mud in South America. 33. Meteoric phe- 
nomenon called the Lantern of Maracaybo. 34. Hot 
Springs of La Trinchera. 35. Excavations of Ants at Va- 
lencia. 36. Bottle thrown from the Alexander. 37. At- 
mospherical or Meteoric Dust. 38. Nicojack Cave, in 
which a river has its origin. 39. New Weights and Mea- 
sures. 40. Preparation of Opium in India, 423 — 427 
Art XXXIX. Patents granted for Scotland since May 12. 
I8I9, - - 428 
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