678  Retrofpect of German Literature—P hyfics, Chemiftry, 8c: 
Profeffor VoicT, of Jena, in his ** Ma- 
gazin fiir den neueften Zuftand der 
Natur,” a journal peculiarly devoted 
to. the improvement of natural philo- 
fophy; and Profeffor GiLBERT, of 
Halle, in his ** Annalen der Phyfik,” 
continued to communicate every thing 
new relative to this difcovery : RiT- 
TER, of Jena, likewife proceeded with 
his ‘* Beytrage zur nabern Kenntnifs 
des Galvanifmus,” (Contributions te- 
wards a more intimate Knowledge o1- 
Galvanifm); and Profeflor WEBER, of 
Landshut, began a new periodical work 
on this fubject, entitled ** Der Galva- 
nifmus.” This new phenomenon be- 
came till more generally interefting 
when it began to be applied to the cure of 
adifeafes: many publicationson this fub- 
ject were read with the greateft avidity. 
Several phyficians of Berlin and Olden- 
burg, in this refpect, particularly dif- 
tinguifhed themfelves: at the former 
place, Dr. Aucustin publifhed two 
pamphlets ** Von Galvanifmus und 
deffen Medicinifcher Anwendung,” 
(Relative to Galvanifm and the appli- 
cation thereof to Medical Purpotes), 
and GRAPENGIESSER ** Verfuche, den 
GalvanifmuszurHeilung einigerKrank- 
heiten anzuwenden, (Attempts to ap- 
ply Galvanifm to the cure of fome Dif- 
eafes): at the latter place appeared 
‘* Erfahrungen tuber die Heilkrafte des 
Galvanifmus,” (#xperiments relative 
to the Medical Virtues of Galvanifm), 
publifhed conjointly by HELWac and 
Jacogi. Ina“ Nachricht von der zu 
Jever durch die Galvani-Voltaifche 
Gehorgebekuntt begliickter Taubttum- 
men,” Profeflor WOLKE gives a full 
ftatement of the cafe of a deaf-and- 
dumb patient, whom M. Sprenger, of 
Jever, cured by the application of Gal- 
vanifm. M. Sprenger him(feif after- 
wards printed an account of his experi- 
ments. 
On acoutftics, only one work of im- 
portance made its appearance, viz. 
<* Die Acultic,’* by CuLapn1, of Wit- 
tenberg, inventor of feveral new mufi- 
cal inftruments, and author of feveral 
publications on the theory of founds. 
In this laft work, he has, in a very ju- 
dicious manner, colleéted and com- 
mented upon the various opinions of 
former writers on this fubjeét; and 
given a particular account of his own 
difcoveries and experiments relative to 
the figures formed by different foundson 
round and angular plates, and feveral 
kinds of vibrations which were firft ob= 
ferved by him. | 
Still greater aétivity prevails in the . 
chemical department of Science; and 
a number pcan continue to cole 
les and communicate accounts of every 
important experiment. HBefides the 
above-mentioned by VoicT and GIL- 
BERT, which contain many chemical 
eflays; The ** Chemifchen Annalen,” 
by CRELL,of Helmftadt,and SCHERERS 
** Allg. Journal furCbhemie”’ and‘*Archiyv 
fur die Theoretiiche Chemie” continue 
to be well-fupplied magazines of all 
interefting difcoveries in chemiftry. 
Reviews of all new works on chemif- 
try are ftill given in the ‘* Annalen der 
ChimifchenLiteratur,”byHERMST ADT 
and WoLFF, of Berlin, and in the 
«« Allgemeine Chemifche Bibliothek, 
by TRoMMsSDORB, to whofe ** Chemie 
in Felde der Erfahrung, (Experimental 
Chemiitry), a 4th volume has been 
added. Of the chemical works pub- 
lithed feparately, the following parti. 
cularly merit to be here noticed: 
‘*> Bemerkungen uber die Chemifchen 
Grundftoffe in Bezus auf die Erkla- 
rung chemifcher Erfcheinungen, (Ob- 
fervations on the Chemical Elements, | 
as connected with the Explanation of 
Chemical Phesnomena), by Proteflor 
GoOTTLING, of Jena; and the “ Be- 
{fchreibung der Chemifchen Gerath- 
{chaften alterer und neuerer zeit,” (De- 
{cription of the Chemical Initruments 
and Utenfils in Ancient and Modern 
Times), by Profeflor ScHREGER of. 
Erlangen. 
Nor was Natural Hiftory lefs dili- 
gently cultivated than chemiftry. Be- 
fides BATSCH’s “ Grundzige der allge- 
meinen Naturgefchichte nach den drey 
Reichen,” (Outlines of a general Natu- 
ral Hiftory, arranged according to 
the three Kingdoms); BLUMEN- 
pacu’s * Abbildungen Naturhiftori- 
{cher Gegenftande,” (Delineation of 
bjectsof NaturalHiftory ); the ‘*Schrif- 
ten der NaturforfchendenGefelfchaft zu 
Jena,” (Memoirs of the Society infti- 
tuted atJena,for the inveftigation of Na- 
tural Philofophy), edited by Batscu, 
and feveral other general and mixed 
works: many were peculiarly devoted 
to the cultivation of feparate branches 
of the fcience. 
On mineralogy, there appeared a 
continuation of Von Horr’s ‘*Magazin 
fur die gefammte Mineralogie, Geo- 
gnofie, und Mineralogifche ’ Erdbe- 
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