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CONTENTS. 
Art. X. Continental Observations on the Solar Eclipse of 
the 7th September 1820^ with the times of Con- 
junction, calculated from Burckhardf s Eleinents, 
By M. Charles Rumker, - 87 
XI. On the Volcanoes of Auvergne. By Charles 
Daubeny, M. D., M. G. S., - 89 
XII. On a New Method of Working Lunars. By Mr 
William Marrat, Member of the Philosophi- 
cal and Literary Society of New York, &c. 98 
XIII. On the Respiration of Plants, By W. H. Gilby, 
M. D., M. G. S,, - - 100 
XIV. Account of the Earthquake which occurred in In- 
dia in June I8I9. By Captain Macmurdo, IO6 
XV, A Method of constructing Bee-Hives of Wood, so 
as to resist the Cold of the severest Winter. By 
the Rev. Andrew Jameson, - 109 
XVI. Observations on the Currents and Animalcules of 
the Greenland Sea. By William Scoresby jun. 
F. R. S. E., M. W. S., &c. - 111 
XVII. Remarks on Professor Hansteen’s Inquiries con- 
cerning the Magnetism of the Earth,” - 114 
XVIII. Historical Account of Discoveries respecting the 
Double Refraction and Polarisation of Light, 124 
XIX. Account of Comptonite, a New Mineral from Ve- 
suvius. By David Brewster, LL. D., F. R. S. 
Lond. and Sec, R. S. Edin. &c. &c. - 131 
XX. Observations on Bees, made by means of the Mir- 
ror-Hive. By the Rev. William Dunbar, Mi- 
nister of Applegarth, - - 133 
XXI. Description of an Apparatus for Restoring the 
Action of the Lungs. By Mr John Murray, 139 
XXII. Notice of the Progress of the Arctic Land Expe- 
dition under the command of Lieut. Franklin, 141 
XXIII. Notice of Captain Parry's Voyage of Discovery. 
By Professor Jamesqn. With a Chart of Captain 
Parry's Discoveries in the Arctic Seas, - 144 
XXIV. On the existence of two ^Burning Volcanoes in 
Central Tartary, - - 156 
XXV. On Sounds inaudible by certain Ears. By Wil- 
liam Hyde Wollaston, M. D., F. R. S., 158 
XXVL Description of a New Double Image Micrometer 
for Measuring the Diameter of Celestial Objects. 
By David Brewster, LL, D. F. R. S. L. & E. &Co 1 64 
