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Mechanical Problems, by Mr. John Daw- 
son: 3. Solution of a curious Diophan- 
tine Problem, by Mr. Cunliffe: 4 An 
Essay on the Theory of Ainicable Num- 
bers, by Mr. John Gough: 5. An Inves- 
tigation of some Theorems, tor finding 
the sums of certain infnite series, by 
Mr, Cunliffe: 6. Le Gendre, on Elliptic 
Transcendentals: and thirty new Ques- 
tions, to be answered in a subsequent 
Number. 
Mr. Sourney has nearly finished a 
Translation trom the Spanish, of the in- 
teresting Chronicle of the Cid. He has 
not confined his Translation to one Book, 
but has brought together and woven into 
one Narrative all that the Poem of the 
Cid, the Chronicle of the Cid, and the 
general Chronicle of King Alonzo con- 
tain. To the Work will be prefixed, a 
Sketch of the previous History of Spain, 
and also a Critical and Biographical ac- 
count. of the principal authors who have 
beeu consulted in it. 
The late Rev. Dr. Symonps, Professor 
of Modern History, in the University of 
Cambridge, had devoted’a considerable 
share of attention to the English lan- 
guages, with a view of rectifying the mis- 
takes and inelegancies ‘observable in the 
composition of our best writers. His 
numerous avocations prevented him from 
completing the work, but he had at the 
time of his death made considerable pro- 
gress in the preparation of it. The part 
which he had finished, and which con- 
tains his Remarks on British writers, is 
intended to be shortly published, and 
from the ability of the Author, the pab- 
lic may anticipate its value. 
Dr. Cuaries Burney, is printing at 
the Cambridge press, the Chorusses of 
Z#schylus, with Notes and Illustrations. 
Myr. Hoot is printing a Poem on the 
subject of the Exodus. 
A new edition of Lancuorne’s Plu- 
tarch, with a great number of corrections 
ot the Text, and considerable additions 
to the Notes, by the Rev. Francis 
WrancuHaM, is nearly ready for publica- 
tion. 
Professor Porson is about to te-print 
in one volame, the four Plays of Euri- 
pides, before published separately. They 
have been for sometime past remark- 
ably scarce. 
Mr. Sowrersy is about to publish a 
Chromometer, or Scale for measuring 
Colours, upon an easy and simple prin- 
ciple, so as to measure any simple Tint 
to Infinity. 
Dr. Beppoers, has in contemplation, a 
Literary and Philosophical Intelligence. 
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Medical work of great extent, compri- 
sing a Collection of Facts, made by the 
Original Observers of Fever in all Na- _ 
tions. 
The Rev. W. J. Hort, of Bristol, is 
about to publish a short account of Clas- 
sical Mythology, freed from those rela- 
tions which render the generality of 
works on the same subject so improper 
for youthful readers of either Sex, and 
which are so peculiarly unfit for the 
perusal of females. 
A new edition of Davis’s Life of Gar- | 
RICK, enriched with a uumber of additi-, 
onai Notes, is expected to be published 
in the course of the winter. : 
Mrs. Hurry has in the press, three 
volumes of interesting Tales, which will 
shortly be publishea. 
The Sermons of Bishop Jeremy Tay- 
LOR are re-printing, and nearly ready 
for publication. 
Mr, Grorce Wooptey, has a volume 
of Poems on various subjects in the press. 
Mr. Accum, Lecturer on Experimental 
Chemistry and Mineralogy, has began to 
print a System of Mineralogy, and Mine. 
ralogical Chemistry, and its application 
to the Arts, on the plans of Maty and. 
Brongiart. 
Mr. Bourn, of Hackney, teacher of 
Writing and Geography, intends in the 
course of a few days to publish a concise, 
Gazeteer of the most remarkable places 
in the world; with brief notices of the 
principal Historical events, and most 
celebrated persons connected with them: 
to which he will annex referentes to 
books of History, Voyages, Travels, &c. 
The second part of the “ Medical Ob- 
server,” containing au impartial account 
of Quack, Medicimes; copies of the Spe-. 
cifications from the Patent Office, with . 
much interesting information relative te 
the practice of Quacks, &c. will be puk- 
lished in a few days. 
The Translation of the Abbé Haiy’s 
Elementary Tyeatise of Natural Philoso- 
phy, by Mr. Grecory, of the Royal 
ssulitary Academy, announced some 
months -ago, will be published in the. 
course of the present month. 
It is intended to convert the elegant — 
building which was lately the depository 
of the Leverian Museum, into a Literary 
Institution, on the plan of the Royal and 
the London Institetions. 
to this design, because it wall accommo- 
date parts of the town remote from the 
other Lustitutions, and add ancther means, 
to the yeneral diffusion of knowledge. 
The Institution for the Cure of Impe-. 
diments — 
We wish well. 
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