GEN 
ERAL INDEX 
TO THE 
TWENTY EIGHTH VOLUME. 
PAGE. 
A BERFORD, Yorkshire, library at 537 
“*” Abergavenny canal, state of, Bi | 
Absolution, on the manner of reading the 
5 
Academy, proceedings of the royal 520,611 
Acts of parliament, abstracts of new 
: 89, 211, 303 
Adelung, account of the works of 207 
Aerostation, improvement in 206 
Affairs, state of public, 95, 213, 320, 
421, 524, 619 | 
Africa, travels in the interior of 415 
* Agricultural societies, meetinrs of 60, 
“WhOF; 112, 229,931) 436; 499, 515; 
“ih 542, 
reports, monthly, 242, 347, 
551, 651 
the, 618 
165 
2387 
ot 
Air, experiments for preserving 
Air-corporation, on an imperial 
Alberoni, anecdote of 
Alcohometer, description of the 
Alkaline substances found at a blast- ° 
furnace 269 
Almanacs, proposed improvements in 28 
Almeida,account of an ethical romance 
of 
Alphabetical signals, origin of 
Altar, why placed in the east 
Alum, method of improving 
Alumine in meteoric stones 
Amentia, cases of 
America, state of affairs in 
Ammonia, on the composition of 
Amphilochus, false works ascribed to 
Amphitheatre at Nice, description of 
mt ee 
320, 425 
79 
189 
the , 205 
Anacreon, first French translation of 52 
character of 319 
Anderson, Dr. enquiry concerning 3 
Anecdotes of Edward III. 288 
Animals, on the sounds of inferior 
Montuity Mac. No, 194, 
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| Annuity societies, observations on 160 
Antherus, ferged works of 189 
Antiquary, the 252 
— description of an 283 
Antiquities, discovery of 205, 225, 312, 
313, 432, 617 
Apostles, the, married men _ 189 
Aqueduct at Stony Stratford, described pall 
Arabs, ignorance and superstition of 
the 500, 501 
Arches, theory of the equilibration of 170 
observations on soe} G4 8 
Artaxerxes, oriental traditions of 449 
Arts, retrospect of the fine 68, 208, 302, 
416, 519, 610: 
premiums offered by the society 
for the encouragement of the 13, 
Astronomical anticipations 124, 245, 34% 
Astronomy, history of 294. 
Athos, account of mount 46- 
Atterbury, bishop, anecdote concern- 
ing 287 
Avon catial, on the state of the 554 
Bahman, oriental accounts of the reign 
of . 449 
Bancroft’s Epigrammes, accoentof 39% 
Bailey, on an explanation of 52,480 
Balloon, account of an air, 313, 554 
Bank notes, means of preventing the 
forgery of 365, &T5 
Bankrupts, lists of 102, 218, 518,. 419, 
530, 628 
Barberry, dye from the 412 
Bark, substitute for Peruvian 407 
Barytes, experiments on the sulphateof 59 
Basaltic hills, on the formation of 463. . 
Batheaston coal works, state of “a0 
Baugilpore, in India, described 147 
Beacons, plan for erecting fire, 258 
Bean-hemp, enquiry concerning 3 
. 4 ¥ Beetle, 
