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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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of subjects for tragedy, 23.

Turks, their charact 1, 552.
litary spirit, 553.

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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.

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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

that capital, 549.

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.

of, 558.

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.

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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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