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INDEX. 
Araucaiia, fossil in coal formation, i. 
486 ; peculiarity in structure of, i. 
486 ; fossil trunks near Edinburgh, 
i. 487; fossil in Eyas, i. 487 ; loca- 
lities of living species, i. 488. 
Argonauta, its origin still doubtful, i. 
313. 
Armadillo, habit and distribution of, i. 
144 ; fore foot of, adapted for digging 
as in the megatherium, i. 154 ; liony 
armour resembling that of megathe- 
rium, i. 160 — 162. 
Artesian wells, method of obtaining, 
i. 561 .-568; examples of action of, 
i. 562 ; where most available, i. 563 ; 
cause of rise of water in, i. 564 — 567 ; 
temperature of water in, i. 567 ; ex- 
tensive application of, i. 568 ; Chi- 
nese manner of boring without rods, 
i. 568 ; great importance of, i. 569. 
Articulata, earliest examples of, i. 62 ; 
remains of fossil, i. 386; four classes 
in all fossiliferons formations, i. 412; 
changes in families of, i. 412. 
Artois, artiheial fountains in, i. 562 — 
566. 
Asaphus, i. 391. 
Asaphus caudalus, fossil eyes of, i. 
3.98. 
Aspidorhynchus, i. 276. 
Asteropliyllites, abundant in coal, i. 
479. 
-■Vtmospheric pressure, sudden changes 
of fatal to lishes, i. 126. 
Atmosphere, functions of in circulation 
of water, i. 557, 570 ; ancient state 
of illustrated by eyes of fossil trilo- 
bites, i. 402. 
Atoms, ever regulated by fixed and 
uniform laws, i. II; ultimate, indi- 
visible nature of, i. 576. 
Audouin, M., wiug of corydalis in iron 
stone discovercil by, ii. 77. 
Auvergne, eggs in lacustrine forma- 
tions of, i. 86 ; fossil animals found 
in lacustrine formations of, i. 86 ; 
extinct volcanos of, ii. 8; indusiae 
in fresh water formation of, i. 119. 
Axis of rotation, coincides with shorter 
diameter of the globe, ii. 39. 
Babhaoe, Prof., on the obligation of 
the moralist to the philosopher, i. 
591. 
Bacon, Lord, his view of the distinct 
provinces of reason and revelation; 
i. 589. 
Baculite, character and extent of, i. 
366. 
Baker, Miss, belemnite in her collec- 
tion, i. 375. 
Bakewell, Mr., his views of the extent 
of animal life, i. 101. 
Balistes, spines, action of, i. 291. 
Basalt, various phenomena of, ii. 6. 
Basins, strata of various ages disposed 
in form of, i. 527 ; mechanical ope- 
raUons producing, i. 528. 
Bat, toe.s compared with those of pte- 
rodactyle, i. 231. 
Bears, bones of, in caves of Germany, 
tkc. i. 94 ; bones of, in caves near 
Li^ge, i. 597. 
Beaufort, Captain, on bottles sunk in 
the sea, 1. 346. 
Beaumont, M. Elie de, elevations ob- 
served by, ii. 6. 
Beaver, chisel- shaped structure of its 
incisors, i, 149. 
Becquerel, M., on crystals produced 
under influence of electrical currents, 
i. 552. 
Becchey, Captain, ammonites found 
by, in Chili, i. 336. 
Beetles.'remainsofin oolitic series, ii. 78. 
Beetle, converted to chalcedony from 
Japan, ii. 78. 
Beetle stones, from coal shale, near 
Edinburgh, i. 199. 
Beginning, meaning of the word in 
Gen.i. I. i. 19.21 ; proofs of in phe- 
nomena of primaiy stratified rocks, 
i. 53 ; couclusions respecting neces- 
sity of, i. 58 ; existing and extinct spe- 
cies shewn to have had, i. 53. 55. 59 ; 
geological evidences of, i. 586, 586. 
Belcher, Captain, his observations on 
iguanas, i. 243, 
Belclicr, Captain, ammonites found 
by, in Chili, i. 336. 
Uelemnites, geological extent of, 1. 
37 1 ; writers on the subject of, i. 
37 1 ; structure and uses of, i. 372 ; 
a compound internal shell, i. 372 ; 
chambered portion of, allied to Nau- 
tilus and Ortlioceratite, i. 373 ; ink 
bags connected with, i. 373, 374 ; 
causes of partial preservation of, i. 
377 ; its analogy to shell of Nauti- 
lus anti to internal shell of Sepia, i. 
378 ; large number of species of, i. 
379. 
Belemno-sepia, proposed new family of 
ccphalopods, i. 374. 
Bentley, his contradiction of the epi- 
curean tlieory of atoms, i. 579. 
Bermudas, strata formed by the action 
of the wind in, i. 127, 
