430 INDEX. 
Dunmore Park , account of a fossil whale found there, 220., — further 
particulars, 415. 
Earth-worm , on its regeneration, 417- 
Edinburgh, celestial phenomena, calculated for the meridian of, 207, 
402. — account of rare minerals found in the neighbourhood of, 215. 
— Royal Botanic Garden, list of plants flowering in, 2 06, 401. — 
Royal Society, proceedings of, 209- — School of Arts, account of, 203. 
Electrical theories, Professor Leslie’s observations on, 1. 
Elephant's tooth, fossil, found in Cheshire, 41 7, 
Elm-trees in St James’s and Hyde Parks, Mr Macleay’s report on the 
state of the, 123, 
Eudiometry , Dr Turner’s experiments on the application of Professor 
Dobereiner’s recent discovery to, 99? 311. 
Experiments on the growth of pearls, 3Q. — magnetical, view of Mr Bar- 
low’s, 65, — Mr Scoresby’s, 355. 
Fabricius, Otto, biographical notice regarding, 223. 
Ferussac’s edition of the Epoques de la Nature, notice regarding, 215. 
Fire, St Elm’s, seen in Poland, 304. 
Fleming, Dr, his remarks on the distribution of British animals, 287- 
Friendly Societies, inquiry into the principles of, 169, 424. 
Fyfe, Dr Andrew, on the comparative value of oil and coal gas, 171. 
on the illuminating power of coal-gas and oil-gas, 367. 
his description of a hydro-pneumatic lamp, 341. 
Gas, Dr Fyfe, on the comparative value of oil and coal, 17L 367- 
Gmelin, Dr, C. G. his analysis of pinite, 87, — of cinnamon-stone, 129? 
Gour of India, Dr Traill’s account of the, 334. 
Graham, Dr, his lists of rare plants flowering in the Royal Botanic 
Garden of Edinburgh, 20 6. 401. 
Grimsey, notice regarding the island of, 132. 
Growth of Pearls, observations on the, 39- 
Gymnotus eleclricus, Dr Knox’s account of the structure of the electri- 
cal organs of the, 221. 
Hailstones, remarkable, account of, 326. 
Hall, Capt. Basil, on the parallel roads in the valley of Coquimbo, 255. 
Heat, radiant, Mr Ritchie’s experiments and observations on, 281. 
Home, Sir E. his remarks on the structure of the seal and walrus, 21 9. 
Hygrometric state of the atmosphere, Mr Anderson’s remarks on the, 1 6l . 
I lines, Mr George, his calculations of celestial phenomena for the me- 
ridian of Edinburgh, 207, 402. 
Iodine and phosphorus, remarks on, 2 1 7. 
Iron, on several masses of, found in the Andes, 120. 
Iron-Bridge, Mr Buchanan on the erection of a suspended one at Mon- 
trose, 140. 
Jeffersonite, Dr Troost’s remarks on, 411. 
Jenite discovered in America, 412. 
Kent, Mr T. on the extract of mimosa-bark for tanning, 266. 
Koch, Mr Frederick, his account of crystallisations formed during me- 
tallurgical operations, 250. 
Knifi e-eaters, Dr Barnes’s account of, 319. 
Lake of Loonar , Cornet J. E. Alexander’s account of the, S08. 
