Nicholson, Me, his invention of a new electrical instrument, 306,
Labadie, M. his mem, concerning the on printing books, &c. by the
Grapes and wine of Bourdeaux, 554- Lamps and candles, observations on the ens ruction and light of, and the pro- bability of substituting tallow for wax, 303.
Latimer, Bp. brief biographical account
of, 174-5 Lavoisier, M. his mem, on the insen. sible perspiration of animals, 515. 12 Lennon, Mr., his description of an image taken from an Indian pagoda, 38.8. Leopold, late emperor of Germany, anec- dotes relative to, 547–548. Leftiem, Dre his country seat (Grove-Hill) poetically described, 419. Light, remarkable inflection of, passing through wire-cloth, 306. Lithotomy, singular case of, 169. Little, Mr. his description of an air-pump
of a new construction, 22.
London, the name of a river in France,
MLean, Dr. his inquiry into the mor sality among the troops at St. Do- mingo, 455.
Marcard, Dr. his experiments relative
to pulmonary consumptions, 278. Martis, Henry, anecdotes of, 297. Mercury, M. Foutcroy's memoirs on the
variety of sulphat of, 514. Messina, Faca of, wonderful appear. sances in, both on the sea and in the air, described, and explained, 310. Microscopical discoveries of Leeuwenhoek,
republication of, 408. › Mooney, Mr. on the method of taking radicals out of equations, 21. Moral obligation discussed, 383. Moscow described, 540. Splendid style in which the Russian nobility live there, ib.
Mess, colours for dyeing extracted from, in Sweden, 537. Great benefit of, ib.
Nezami, his Arabian poem, entitled Mejnoun and Leila, abstract of the story of 123.
action of cylinders, ib.
Nicholson's methods of obviating the ef- fects of heat and cold on time-pieces, 308.
, on the magnetic polarity of a mountain of serpentine, 309.
on the fata morgana, 310. Nik, battle of, publications relative to, 99, 335 3 14 to trans
Nitric acid. See Fourcry
Palm-tree, growth of, different from that of other trees, 516.
Paradox, hydrostatic, the principle of,
applied to a new mechanical iaven- tion. See Bramab, Park, Mr. his instructions for exploring the interior of Africa, 242. His ac- count of King Almami, and of his reception at Fatteconda, 245. Of the Foulahs of Bondou, 240. Progress
through several other nations, 245. Plundered of property, ib. Ar- rives at the capital of Bambarra, and the banks of the Niger, 253. Pre- pares to cross the river, but is prohi- bited, and in distress, ib. Humanity of a negroe woman, with the Duchess of Devonshire's pretty lines on the occasion, ib. Proceeds eastward along the banks of the Niger, 254 Crosses the river, to Silla; continues his journey along the river, and is re- duced to depend for subsistence on the charity of the negroes, 255. The mea - often unkind, but the women «ni» versally benevolent, 257. Crosses the Jalouka wilderness, in company with a slave caravan, 258. His return to England, 259..☺ Perkins, Dr. certificates of the efficacy of his metallic instruments, 559. Re- marks on, 560, &
Pérouse, M. de la, general character of that lamented sea officer, 63. Perspiration, insensible, of animale, me-
moir on, by M. M. Seguin and La voisier, 515. Peter 111 emperor of Russia, panegyri
cal history of, 497. Petersburgh described, 540. simpledala Philadelphia, facts and observations rela- tive to the pestilential fever there, published by the College of Physi. cians, 4321 (anīkudos) Pigeons, the proper management of the dove cor, recommended, 375. Plague, account of that which raged at Moscow a few years ago, 78. Pope Pius VI. his character, 563. His rory, 565. His visit to the Emperor Joseph II. 571. Death of, 573. Porson's Hecuba Orestes criticised, 311, 426. Mr. P. requested not to le. his other pursuits cause bim to forget his MS. lexicon of PHOTIUS, 444 Potemkin, Prince, curious particulars re- specting the character and fortune of that great court favourite, 544. Preston, Mr. his reflection on the choice of subjects for tragedy, 23. Prussia, king of, his letter to D'Alem- bert, on the death of Madame Geoffiin, 511.
Pye, Mr. [the Lauréat,] his elegant verses addressed to Fair Devon's halcyon Vates," &c. 468.
Scherer, M. extract from his journal of chemistry, 557. Schuhmacher, Prof. his evidence on the Perkinian medièal pra tice, 561. Seguin, M. his method of tanning, 307. - His memoir on the insensible perspira- *tion of animals, 515. Selden, John, his character of his coun- trymen, 298. མི མ རྩྭ ཨེ
Serpentine, account of the magnetic pola. "rity of a mountain of 309. Seward, the late Mr. Wilham, his ex- 5cellent private character, 294. Ac- count of his last anecdotal publication, the Biograpbiana, ib. His poetical epistle to his nieces, 296. Shea-tree, Mr. Park's account of, and of the butter made from it, 254. Sbee, Sir G. his memoir on the construc- tion of ships, 15.
Sheraven, Dr. case of an imperforated chymen, 170.
Ships, improvements in the construction of, suggested, 15.
Smith, Richard, his account of a liga- menta: y union of the tibia, after the removal of a carious portion of that + bone, 167. Soda. See Vauquelin,
Solids, resistance of, observations and experiments relative to, 517. Gali- leo's theory concerning, 518. Opi nions of succeeding philosophers, 519. M. Girard's experiments and analy tical researches on this subject, 522. Sennets, and Sonnet-writing, considered, 282. Those written by Miss Seward criticised, 362.
Stavorinus, Admiral, his account of his voyages to the East Indies, r28. De- scription of a Dutch farm at the Cape, 129. Of the combats of wild beasts at Java, 134. Establisment at Cele bes, 135. At Amboyna, 7137 Ac. count of the Alfeers, 138. State of European factories at Surat, 139. Surgeons, French, anecdotes of, 586, Sun, affirmed to be a body of ice, 180. Swedes, their national character, 356. Their extraordinary commercial use of mess, $37. Their use of the trun cheon, ib
Tanning, new method of. See Desmond. Telegraph. See Edgworth." Telescopes, achromatic, new method of constructing, 305.
Tic Douleureux, account of a case of that painful disorder, 165. Time-fice, observations on the methods of ocviating the effects of heat and cold on those machines, 308 Tragedy, Italian, historical memoirs of.
See Walker, Reflexions on the choice Urine, human, curious chemical analysis
of subjects for tragedy, 23.
Turks, their charact 1, 552. litary spirit, 553.
Vallancey, General, his hypothesis of the
Oriental emigration of the antient inhabitants of Britain and Ireland, 293. Van Braam, M. his account of his em- bassy to China continued, 33. His arrival at the emperor's court, 34. Manner of his reception, ib. Miscel laneous details relative to the manners and customs of the Chinese, 37. Van Marum, M. his account of new ap- paratus belonging to Teyler's founda- tion, 556. Papour, nitrous, effects of, in preventing and destroying contagion in hospitals and ships, 345.
Variole Vaccine, Dr. Jenner's farther observations on, 411. Dr. Woodville's reports concerning, 414. Fauquelin, M. his work." The Assay- er's Manual," recommended by M.La Grange, 556. Of the decomposition of muriat of oca by oxyd of lead, 556. On the sap of vegetables, 557. Ana- lysis of urine, ib.
Venterat,M. his Tableau du Regne Vegetal, reviewed by M. Fourcroy, 555•. Vermont, stare of, its very promising si tuation and importance in the Ame- rican scale, 262.
Vienna, state of society, in genteel life, in
Unita Between Great Britain and Ireland. See Ireland,
Voltaire, M. his life, by a professed and intimate friend, 525. His foresight of the French Revolution, 527. Style and manner of his private life, 528. His great wealth, ib. His liberality and charity, 529. His treatment of his visitors, 530. Message to Pope Ganganelli,ib. Amiable friendship be- tween him and Mademoiselle de Vari- court, 532. Tortigern, a late dramatic performance se entitled, a grass' imposition on the public, 445. Specimen f, 446. Upral, in Sweden, described, 537.
Wakefield, Mr. his Diatribe, &c. criticised 311,426. The critic's bow to Mr.W. at parting, 4431
Walker, Mr. J. C. his critical memoirs on Italian tragedy, 1. His account of Luigi Groto, 4. Of Palladio's Olympic theatre, 5. Of Speron Speroni, and his extr. ordinary drama of Camace, &c. ib. Of Giraldo Cinthio, and his pro- ductions, 6. Of Aretino, . of Dolce, 7. Of Tasso's Terrismorde, ib. Of other celebrated Italian tragic poets, and their wo ks, 8. Wallace, Mr. his essay on the variations of English prose, from the Revolution to the present time, 24.
Wavel, Dr. two cases of rabies canina, in which opium was given without suc- cets, 169.
Willow-lark, (the broad-leav'd,) proposed as a substitute for the Peruvian bark, M. Bartholdi's analysis of the white willow bark, 555.
Winds, cold, issuing out of the earth, re marks on, 311.
Witkering, Dr. his use of the digitalis, as a remedy in cases of pulmonary con sumption, 274-277.
World, system of,- 500. Motion of the planets about the sun, to1: Of the earth, ib. Analogy of the planets, lết Arguments in confirmation of the Copernican system, 502. Comment ca Perturba the laws of motion, 503. tions of the elliptical motion of the planets explained, 504,
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