INDEX. 
Magnetic observations, Lieutenant Foster’s at Port Bowen, men¬ 
tioned, p, 340. 
Mechanics, suggestion of a new term in, p. 27, 
Meridians of the Royal Observatories of London and Pans, on the 
ditference of, p. 286. 
Merorganized, anew term provisionally adopted, p. 375. 
Metallic Substances, various, on their relative powers as conductors 
of electricity, p. 18. 
—--tabular results of experiments on, p. 21. 
Miller, Lieut. Col., his description of a Percussion Shell, to be 
fired horizontally from a common gun, p. 1. 
N 
Nerves of the Lungs, on the effects of dividing, and subjecting the 
latter to the influence of voltaic electricity, p. 297. 
O 
Ophiognathus ampullaceus, description of, p. 52. 
Organized substances, preliminary observations on the analysis of, 
p. 357. 
P 
Parallax of the fixed Stars, correction of an error in a paper on, 
p. 126 . 
Percussion Shell, to be fired horizontally from a common gun, de¬ 
scription of, p. 1. 
Philip, A, P. W., M. D., his observations on the effects of dividing 
the nerves of the lungs, and subjecting the latter to the influ¬ 
ence of voltaic electricity, p. 297. 
Prout, William, M. D., on the ultimate composition of simple 
alimentary substances, with some preliminary remarks on the 
analysis of organized bodies in general, p. 355. 
R 
Refraction, on the determination of the index of, p. 233. 
Respiration, chemical theory of, p. 58. 
Ritchie, William, A. M., on the permeability of transparent 
screens of extreme tenuity by radiant heat, p. 139. 
