To the REMARKABLE PASSAGES in this Volume.
N. B. To find any particular Book, or Pamphlet, see the Table of Contents, prefixed to the Volume.
ABROMA, two species of that plant described, 78. Abyssinia, prospect of future commerce with that country, 338, 339.
Achaia, account of the cities of,
Acids, on the medical properties
of, 471. Adhesions, in surgery, obs. on, 474. Air, observations on, 475. Albanians, character and description of, 168. Alcohol, See Thenard. Algebra, See Geometry. Allman, Dr., on clearing equations
of surds, 420. Almagest, of Claude Ptolemy,
French edition of, 449. Altitudes, on the measurement of,
by the barometer, 543. America, points in discussion with, 329. Animal substance, from the island of Capræa, notice of, 526. Animals, new or rare, description
Atmosphere, remarks on its inAluence on vegetation, 139. Azimuth, See Burckhard.
Bailly, M., notices of, 380. Baynes, Mr, said to be the author of the Archæological Epistle, 181. Beaton, Cardinal, his odious character, and death, 290–296. Bible-Society, obs. on, 333. 336. Binomial theorem, on an attempt to demonstrate it, 205. Biot, M., on refractions near the horizon, 540.
Birds, on four rare species of, 247. Bonaparte, oration on his downfall, by an American, 108. 111. His conduct towards the Pope displayed, 477-482.
Bond, the, of the Scotch Reformers, 371. Boullay, M., on the Muriatic and
Acetic Ethers, 523. On Phosphoric Ether, 524. Bradwardine, Baron of, a Highland chief, portrayed, 282. Brande, Mr., on Electro-chemical Phænomena, 412.
Brêche de Roland, description of that pass in the Pyrenees, 260. Brewster, Dr., on the affections of
light, 417. On its polarization, 419. Brodie, Mr., on the influence of the nerves on the stomach, 416. 1 N n
Carlisle, Mr., on a family with su- pernumerary fingers, 415. Carnot, M., specimens of his Me-
morial to Louis XVIII., 330. Caucasus, ambitious views of the Russians with respect to that region, and account of the country and people, 113-127. Chamseru, See Roussille Charlemagne, an epic poem, plan of
and extracts from, 392-409. Chateaubriand, M., notices of, 384. Chemistry, as applied to agricul-
ture, obs. on, 135. Chincough, nature and treatment of, 199-201. Chlorine, observations on, 413. Cholera, See Spence. Church-yards, visit to, and epitaphs in, 363.
Ckaratschai, account of that tribe
of Tartars, 124. Clarissa, remarks on that cele- brated novel, 156. Cold, supposed to be a real ex-
istence, 299. Colours, permanent, obs. on, 51. Comet, on the approximation to the orbit of, 421.
Complexion, human, on the dif ferent hues of, 131. Condorcet, M., account of his death, 381.
Constitution, new, of the United Provinces, analysis of, 492— 497.
Copper, See Thomson. Corn, obs. on the laws relative to,
and on the importation of, 93. Cos, island of, visit to, 175. Cossacks, of the Don, account of their capital, 117.
Country-house, in Wales, visit to, 364.
Courts of Conscience, remarks on,
Dahlia, those plants described, 79. Dairies, on the use of cast iron milk-dishes in, 41. Danton, M., account of, 386. David, the French painter, cha- racter of, 388.
Davies, Mr., on Lichen Scaler, 245- Davout, Marshal, his orders from Bonaparte, justificatory of his conduct, 484-488.
Davy, Sir H., on the fluoric Com- pounds, 412. On violet-co- loured Gas, 413.
D'Elbée, the Vendéean leader, account of, 380.
Delirium tremens, causes, symp- toms, and treatment of, 194– 196. Deslongchamps, See Loiseleur. Dorchester Gaol, a laudable exam- ple to others, 432. Dramas, old, observations on
Elizabeth, Madame, account of, Gracchi, obs, on their fate, 12.
Lagrange, M., report of memoira by, 59. His second memcir on constant quantities, 541. Lancret, ., on the involutoids of plane curves, 528. Land-olders, in Fife, observations on the resolutions of, 9. La Place, M., on the motion of light. 540. On the doctrine of probabilities. 542. Lara, poetic delineation of his character, 85. His death, 87. Larrey, M., on the Plica, 526. Laugier, M., on meteoric stones, 526. On an animal substance,
Leach, Mr., on the genus Melöe,
Lead, on its changes of density, Leases, observations on, 45. 47- 538. Lefebvre, General, notice of, 389. Legendre, M., on definitive in. tegrals, 542.
Letter writing, obs. on specimens of, among antients and mo- derns, 154.
Libels, remarks on, 465. Lichen Scaber, obs. on, 245. Light, on the affections of, 417. On the polarization of, 419. Loiseleur Deslongchamps, M., on On the motion of, 540. the indigenous Narcissuses, 528. Love, poetically invoked, 64.
Courts of, among the Troubadours, 505.
--, dialogue between Peyrols and Love, 509. Lust's Dominion, observations on that play of Marlowe, 231. Luther, Martin, particulars of his life, works, and character, 18 -29.
Lyly, the dramatic writer, selec-
tion from his plays, 227. Lyttelton, Lord, Mrs. Montagu's
letter to, on his peerage, 158. Her letter to his son, 159. Makoos,
Makcoa, tribes near Mosambique, account of, 343-5. Malus, M., on Optics, 531. On double refraction, 532. On opaque bodies, 534. Man, on the origin of, and on the physical diversities among mankind, [29.
Manures, chemical obs. on, 140. Marlowe, the dramatic writer, some of his plays republished, 226. Marston, the dramatist, some of his plays reprinted, 227. Ex- tracts from, 238. Materialism, that doctrine attack-
ed, 299. Maury, Cardinal, account of, 383. Medicine, profession of, observa- tions on the state of, 325. Melöe, on the British species of
that genus of insects, 242. Metals, ductile, on their tenacity, 538.
Meteoric stones, memoir on, 526. Mill-stones, substitutes for Burrs, 446.
Mind, observations on its different qualities and its improvement, 248-254.
Ministers of State, observations on the removal of, 458. On their responsibility, 461.
Mirbel, M., on the state of vege.
table anatomy, 539. Missionaries, British, for the pro- pagation of Christianity among the Tartars, 125. Mongols, account of, 118. Montagu, Mr., on new or rare marine animals, 240. Montmartre, heights of, visit to,
after the last battle, 442. Mordants, remarks on, 54. Moreau, General, his life, and mi- litary exploits and character, 184-194. Mosambique, fort of, described, 34.
Mountaineers, general similarity of their habits, 262. Mus, description of a new species of, 246.
Music, art of, compared with poetry and painting, 263. De- ficient in its literature, 265. On musical composition, com- posers, and instruments, 267— 274.
Myconi, visit to the town and island of, 178.
Narcissuses, indigenous, memoir on, 28.
Negative, royal, obs. on, 460. Nerves, See Brodie.
Notility, hereditary, remarks on, 458.
Nogay, Tartars, account of, 119. Nomenclature, new, in chemistry, observations on, 51.
Opaque bodies, on the refrangible powers of, 534. Ophir, obs on Mr. Bruce's theory respecting, 348. Optics, memoir on, 531. Ore, copper, on a new species of,
Original sin, remarks on, 152. Orlando, a poem, extracts from, 302-397.
Outer darkness, explained, 219,
Palowzians, a tribe of Tartars, account of, 116. 119. Paris, notices respecting, 441- 443. Penn, William, the founder of Philadelphia, his life, works, and character, 307-320. Penn-
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