CONTENTS TO NO. IX.

page i

Preface.

I. On the Origin and Vicissitudes of Literature, Science, and

Art, and their influence on the present State of Society: be-

ing a Discourse delivered on the opening of the Liverpool

Royal Institution. By William Roscoe, Esq. p. 1

II. A Description of Adam's Peak. By John Davy, M.D.

F.R.S. In a Letter addressed to Sir Humphry Davy,

LL.D. F.R.S.

. 25

III. Report of the Select Committee of the House of Commons

on Petitions relating to Machinery for manufacturing of Flax.

30

IV. Remarks on the natural Family of the Grasses. From the

Latin of Alexander Baron Von Humboldt.

44

V. Description of an Aërometer, for making the necessary Cor-

rections in Pneumatic Experiments, for reducing the Volumes

of the Gases to a given Standard. By Marshall Hall, M. D.

52

VI. On some curious Properties of the Powers of Numbers. 55

VII. Account of the Mineral Springs of Caldas de Rainha, in

the North of Portugal; with an Analysis of the Water. By

George Rennie, Esq.

60

VIII. Report of Mr. Brande's Lectures on Mineralogical Chy-

mistry, delivered in the Theatre of the Royal Institution, in

the Spring of 1817.

64

IX. On some Combinations of Ammonia with Chlorides. By M.

Faraday, Chymical Assistant in the Royal Institution. 74

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X. Observations on the Rays which compose the Solar Spec-

trum.

p. 77

XI. On the Colours of Waters. By G. W. Jordan, Esq.

F.R.S.

81

XII. On the original Composition of the Statues of Niobe and

her Children. By Robert Cockerell, Esq.

99

XIII. Select ORCHIDEE, from the Cape of Good Hope. 104

XIV. On Saline Crystallization. By Andrew Ure, M.D. Pro-

fessor of the Glasgow Institution, and Member of the Geolo-

gical Society,

106

XV. Biographical Notice of the late Mr. Cranch. 111

XVI. Miscellanea.

117

MECHANICAL SCIENCE.

§ Astronomy, Optics, Pneumatics, fc.

1. New Comet. 2. New Observatory at Cambridge. 3. Sup-

posed Transit of a Comet. 4. New Photometer. 5. New

Barometer. 6. New Musical Instrument. 7. M. de Lalande's

Medal.

117

§ Architecture, Navigation, the Arts, &c.

1. Plymouth Breakwater. 2. Moveable Axletree. 3. New

Harpoon. 4. Harpoon Guns. 5. Nautical Instrument.

Machine to Sweep Chimneys. 7. Prevention of the Dry Rot.

120

CHYMICAL SCIENCE.

§ Chymistry.

1. Alkali from Potato Stalks. 2. Tungstic Acid. 3. Copper

dissolved in Hydrogen. 4. Homberg's Pyrophorus. 5. Testfor

Sugar. 6. Temperature on and beneath the Surface of the

Earth. 7. Uranium. 8. Chronic Oxide and Acid. 9. Cocoa-

nut Oil. 10. Wire-gauze Safety lamp. 11, Snake Stones.

12. Strength of Ale. 13. Change of Colour by Acids. 14.

Yellow Die. 15. Analysis of Sweet Almonds. 16. Choles-

teric Acid. 17. Metallic Manganese. 18. Analysis of Bitter

P. 122

Almonds. 19. Venom of the Common Toad. 20. Ignited

Wire Lamp. 21. Changes of Colour by Heat. 22. Babylo-

pian Cement. 23. On Chymical Nomenclature. 24. Cap-

tain Bagnold on a Table Furnace. 25. Manufacture of Ca-

Jomel.

§ Meteorology, Electricity, Magnetism, &c.

1. Atmospherical Phenomena, 1817. 2. Luminous Meteor.

3. Meteor. 4. Luminous Phenomenon. 5. Luminous

Meteor. 6. Water Spout. 7. Increase of a Glacier. 8. Earth-

quakes on the Continent.

9. Earthquake in France.

10. Earthquake in England. 11. Earthquake in Green-

land. 12. Extraordinary Fall of Rain. 13. Magnetism

applied as a Test for Iron. 14. Morichini's Experiment in

Magnetism.

132

NATURAL HISTORY.

s Botany.

1. Native Country of the Potato. 2. Alder Tree... 138

s Mineralogy, Geology, &c.

1. Pargasite, a new Mineral. 2. Instrument to distinguish

Minerals. 3. Silicated Hydrate of Alumine. 4. Native

Copper. 5. Fossil Bone of a Whale. 6. Remains of a

Mammoth.

138

§ Medicine, &c.

1. Bite of the Adder. 2. Cure for the Hydrophobia. 3. Rus-

sian Remedy for Hydrophobia.

141

GENERAL LITERATURE AND MISCELLANEOUS COMMUNICATIONS.

1. Ancient Manuscripts. 2. Ancient Tomb. 3. Ancient

Subterranean Apartments. 4. Site of the Temple of Con-

cord at Rome. 5. Ancient Model of Measures. 6. Ancient

Coin. 7. Haches de Pierre. 8. Commerce. 9. On the Use

of Salt in feeding Cattle. 10. Lithovasa. 11. African

Expedition. 12. Saxon Piece of Antiquity. 13. Fine Arts

at Rome. 14. Antiquities. 15. Ancient Remains. 16.

Roman Coins. 17. Ship discovered in the Earth in Africa.

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18. Venus de Medicis. 19. Roman Villa in Oxfordshire.

20. Antiquities in Egypt. 21. Height of Adam's Peak.

22. New Alkali. 23. Strelitzia Depicta. 24. Some omis-

gions in the List of Wines given in the last Number rectified.

143

XVII. Narrative of an Expedition to explore the River Zaire,

usually called the Congo, in 1816, under the direction of Cap.

tain Tuckey ; published by permission of the Lords Commis-

sioners of the Admiralty.

154

XVIII. Remarks on Dr. Ure's “Experiments to determine the

Constitution of Liquid Nitric Acid," &c. By Richard Phillips,

Esq. F.L.S. and M. Geol. Soc.

162

XIX. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.

168

XX. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 171

XXI. On Street Illumination. By John Millington, Esq. 177

XXII. Expedition to the Polar Seas.

182

XXIII. On the new British Method of preparing Flax and Hemp.

186

To Correspondents.

188

XXIV. Meteorological Diary for the Months of December, Ja-

nuary, and February, 1818, kept at Earl Spencer's Seat at

Althorp, in Northamptonshire.

183

A Select List of New Publications during the Three last Months.

186

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