To the REMARKABLE PASSAGES in this Volume.
N. B. To find any particular Book, or Pamphlet, fee the Table of Contents, prefixed to the Volume.
ACID, acetous, difference be- tween it and radical vinegar,
Adam and Eve, account of their creation, from an Indian hif- tory of the world, 420. Etna, beautiful view of its fum- mit, in M. Houel's Voyage Pittorefque, 603. Other views of the Mount, 604. More particulars, 605. Agriculture, abfolute, fyftem of, 99. relative, what, 102. Air, hepatic, exper. on, 185. ——, dephlogisticated, on the in- flammation of, in closed vessels, 553. Its effects on fire, acting on the most refractory mineral fubftances, 557. Alexandrian MS. of the New Test.
account of, 545. Dr. Woide's edit of, 545. Alfred, king, his verfion of Oro-
fius commended, 616. America, great advantages to be reaped by, from her commercial intercourse with France, 594. Argand's lamp confidered, 321. Afiatic Mifcellanies, 422, 480. Afthma, cafe of a cure of, in which the flowers of zinc were highly inftrumental, 333. Aftronomical inftruments, obferva- tions on the methods of gradu- ating, 29, 157. Athenians, account of their man- ners, and the ftate of their re- public, at the close of the Per- fian wars, 460. Atonement, Dr. Price's notion of
that doctrine, 402. Attachments, doctrine of, 259. Attorneys, the low ones, pettifog- gers, their vile practices expof- ed, 175.
APP. Rev. Vol. LXXVI.
Balloon (air) account of the ca-
taftrophe of that by which Pil. de Rozier and de Romaine perished, 331. Caufe of that unhappy accid. inveftigated, ib. Barker, Mr. his barometrical and thermometrical regifter, 193. Bafaltes, remarkable rock of, in Sicily, 604.
Bath waters, their fuccefs in pa- ralytic cafes, eftimated by the hofpital regifter, 535. Beak, Bp. his character, 146. In- terment at Durham, 147- Belknap, Mr. his account of the white mountains in New Hamp- fhire, 138.
his obfervations on the Aurora Borealis, 393. On the method of preferving parf- nips by drying, 470. Bellendenus, fome account of that
writer, 489. New edit. of his three books De Statu, &c. ib. Berkeley, Bp. anecdote of his con-
nection, as a writer, with Steele, in the Guardian, 23. Berthollet, M. his memoir con- cerning the difference between radical vinegar and the acetous acid, 553. Concerning the preparation of cauftic alkali, its cryftallization, and its ac- tion on spirit of wine, 554. Bolfover cattle, in Derbyshire, ac, count of, 428. Magnificent entertainments given there to Ch. I. ib. Brain, diseases of, and accidents, to which it is liable, confider- ed, 35-
ftructure of, enquiry con- cerning, 559
Bryant, Mr. his account of the torpedo, 140.
Butis, fanctuary of defcribed, 567. Incredible fize of the rock, ib.
CAglioftro, Count, his advent.
385. His imposture ftrongly indicated, 389. Camper, Dr. his conjectures re- lative to fome petrifactions found near Maestricht, 106. Carfe, a Scottish word, explain- ed, 148.
Cafcade, fee Hutchins. Cavallo, Mr. his magnetical ex- periments, as published in the Philofoph. Transactions, 193. Cave, the printer, anecdote of, 281. His method of getting materials for the parliamentary debates, as given in the Gen- tleman's magazine, 286. Cavendish, Mr. his account of ex- periments at Hudfon's Bay, re- lative to freezing mixtures, 191. Caufland, Mr. his particulars re- lative to the Indians of North America, 197. Cepheus, obfervations on the vari- ation of the light of a star in the head of, 30.
Chabert, Marquis de, on the ufe
of marine clocks, relative to navigation, &c. 560. Chambers, Mr. his tranflation of an Indian account of embaffies and letters that paffed between the Emperor of China, and Sultan Shahrokh, 421. His translation of a Persian history of the Marratta state, 482. Chaftellus, M. de, attacked on ac- count of his mifreprefentations of the Quakers, &c. 337. Cheltenham water, nature of, 36. Chefterfield, Earl of, ftory of his acquaintance, and difference, with S. Johnfon, 288. Chrift. See Fathers. See Pro- phets. See Meffiah. Clark, Dr. his obferv. on the ex- cefs of the mortality of males above that of females, 120. Clocks, marine. See Chabert. Comets. See Rittenhouse.
Condorcet, M. his eulogies on fome late deceased members of the French academy, 238.
-, his memoir on the calculation of probabilities, part iv. 561. Congelatien, Spirituous and aquetus, curious exper. relative to, made at Hudson's Bay, 191. Coftard, Rev. Mr. reduced in his later days to live on private charity, 419.
D'Alembert, M. his eulogy, me- moirs, and works, 238. Darwin, Dr. his new exper. on the ocular spectra of light and colours, 197.
Demoivre, M. particulars of his life and writings, 212. Diffenters' application to parlia- ment, for a repeal of the teft, &c. 347. Charged with nar- rowness of principle, 524- Douglas, Mr. his differt. on brafs inftruments, &c. found in this island, 428..
Dowfing, Wm. his account of his violent proceedings, in de- molishing the ornaments of churches, &c. 84. Drufes, a fmall independent na-
tion on the mountains of Le- banon, &c. curious acc. of, 626. Duelling, strictures on, 115-
Ar, remarks on the difeafes of, 39:
of fishes, curious account of the ftructure of, 152. Earth, the late fubfidence of a por- tion of, near Folkstone, 195. Eclipfe. See Grauchain. Eel, electrical. See Bryant. See
Flagg. See Patterson. Egyptians, modern, their manners defcribed, 568. Monotonous tenor of their lives, and ex- ceffive indolence and luxury, ib. Electricity, Van Marum's exper. relative to, 581. His grand battery, how much increased, both in furface and power, 582. Extra-
Extraordinary effects of, 583. Phenomena refulting, 584. Elliot, Dr. his obferv. on the af- finities of fubftances in fpirit of wine, 189.
, Dr. John, his exper, on light and colours, published without his name, 524. Enchanted fruit, an Indian tale, 482.
Etymology, obferv. on, 598. Euxine, commerce of, late changes with respect to, 580. Eye, difeafes of, confidered, 36. Eyre, Baron, his opinion on the legality of military power, 533.
Fathers, Chriftian, their opinions concerning Chrift, 15. Ferns, Brit. remarks rel. to, 130. Figure, obferv. on making a figure, 113.
Fire, philofophical difquifition concerning, 318. Compound- ed with light, ib. Phenomena of, 320. Fire-pump, electrical defcription of, 552. Fish, their structure and phyfiology explained, 149. A new elec- trical fish defcribed, 196. Flagg, Mr. his account of the torpedo, 141.
Ford, Parfon, anecdote of, 275. -, Captain, his tranflation of "Softly," an ode, from Hafiz, 422.
France and America, advantages accruing from a commercial intercourfe between those two nations, 593. Franklin, Dr. his propofal for a new hygrometer, 389. Sundry maritime obfervations by, 467. Causes and cure of fmoky chim- nies, 469. Description of a new ftove for burning pit-coal, and confuming its smoke, 470. Dr. Rufton's letter to him on fmoky chimnies, ib. : Freezing. See Congelation. Frefbets, a word ufed in an Amer. publication, explained, 272.
GAs, inflammable. See Monge.
Gentil, M. his memoir on the obliquity of the ecliptic, 560. Gilpin, Mr. his obferv. on the
annual paffage of herrings, 141. Goodricke, Mr. his obferv. on a ftar in the head of Cepheus, 30. Gout, new theory of, and method
of prevention and cure, 220. Grauchain, M. de, his obferv. on a folar and a lunar eclipfe, 219. Gratitude, encomium on, 409. Gray, Mr. critical remarks on his poems, 509.
Greece, anc. tate of the arts in,463.
Habakkuk, animated passage in,
critically illuftrated, 49. Haggai, his prophecy relative to the rebuilding of the temple, critically investigated, 53. Con- troverfy on that fubject, 410-
Hamilton, Sir W. his particulars
relative to the present state of Vefuvius, 195.
Harpfichord, improved method of quilling, 470.
Harrogate, new fprings lately dif covered in that neighbourhood, 187, Haftings, Mr. his memoirs of In- dia, 70. Recommends the publication of the Bhagvat Geeta, 200. His laudable en- deavours to promote the study of Indian literature, 301. Pro- ceedings against him in Parlia- ment, and publications pro and con. 177. 254. 344. 444.523. Heat, philof. investigated, 319. See alfo Wedgwood and Thomson. Herrings. See Gilpin. Herfchel, Dr. his catalogue of
1000 new nebulæ, and clusters of ftars, 119. His inveftiga- tion of the caufe of that indif- tinctness of vifion, which has been afcribed to the fmallnefs of the optic pencil, 198. Hickocke, Mr. his tranflation of the travels of Cæfar Fredericke, 480.
Hindley, Mr. his method of gra- duating aftronomical inftru-
Hindoos, their care to guard their facred books from the eyes of ftrangers, 199. Tranflations of them much to be wished for, 200. Their Bhagvat Geeta, a performance of aftonishing fub- limity. Account of that work, with fpecimens, 202. 295. Hiftorian, eulogium on the labours of, 145.
Hope, ode to, by, Mifs Bowdler,
Hopkinfon, Mr. his account of a worm in a horfe's eye, 140. Optical problem propofed by, 144.
his defcription of a machine for measuring a fhip's way, 467. Improved method of quilling an harpsichord, 470. Houel, M. his Voyage Pittoresque
commended, 61. The num- bers of this work, from 15 to 21, both inclusive, reviewed, ib. His afcent to the fummit of Etna, 605. His theory of volcanos, 6c6. Hunter, John, his notion of the compofition of bone corrected,
406. His account of the fe- cretion in the crop of young pigeons, 407. On the colour of the pigment in the eye of different animals, 408. Hutchins, Mr. his defcription of a remarkable rock and cascade in Pennfylvania, 144.
, Mr. author of the hift. of Dorfetfhire, anecdotes of, 429.
Amefon, Mr. his account of Roman camps in Forfar, 432. Jerus always Unitarians, 18. In-
vited by Dr. Priestley, to a re- ligious conference, 233. Indian and Perfian literature, 422. 480
Indians of N. Amer. particulars
relative to their nature and cuftoms, 197.
Johnson, Dr. Samuel, his life, I with occafional remarks on his biographer, by the Reviewer, 273. 369. His critical talents arraigned, 506.
Jones, Sir Wm. his excellent cha- racter, and uncommon literary endowments, 414. His compo- fitions the brightest ornaments of the Afiatic Mifcellany, ib. His hymn to Nayarena, 417. Hymn to Serefwaty, 481. Jofephus. See Haggai. See Templ Ireland, caufes of the commotions in that country affigned, 67. Review of the most import, oc- currences there, during the lat 3 years, 69. Union with Engl. recommended, 247. Commer- cial connection of the two king- doms, ib. Diftreffed state of the church in Irel. 341. Compared with the happier ftate of the church in England, 342. Irish Prefbyterians vindicated, in an- fwer to the Bp. of Cloyne, 442. Papifts defended against charges brought by the fame Prel. 541. Ifaiah, new tranfl. of a famous difputed text in, 269.
Anne, a Swedish measure criti- cally adjusted, 367. Kirwan's experiments on hepatic air, 185.
Andaff, Bp. his obferv. on the
fulphur wells at Harrowgate, 187. His excellent preface to his collect. of theological tracts, 475. See alfo Watson. Language, grammatical and criti- cal obferv. on, 2—13. Lapis calaminaris defined, 34. Lavoifier, M. his reflections on the augmentation of weight which fulphur and phosphorus acquire in combuftion, 554. On phlo- gifton, 555. On the action of fire (animated by dephlogisti- cated air) on the most refractory mineral fubftances, 557- Law, Mr. his poetical reflections on viewing the Maufoleum at Salleram,
from the Yufef and Zelekha of
Jami, 423. Leighton, Dr. his cruel treatment,
by the Star Chamber, 211. Le Roy, M. his acc. of an electri-
cal fire-pump, 552. Lettfom, Dr. his cafe of extraor- dinary introfufception, 120. Light, effect of, on certain plants, 552. And colours. See Dar- win. See Elliot. Lightfoot, Mr. his account of mi- nute fhells, unnoticed by au- thors, 195.
Lightning, and thunder ftorms, new theory of, 389. Lip, difeafes of, confidered, 38. Liver in fœtufes, progref. growth and changes of, from the 2zd day after conception, 572. Ex- per. to illuftrate the circulation through the liver, &c. &c. 573. Difeafes of, 574. Lobo's voyage to Abyffinia, tranfl. by Dr. S. Johnson, 277. Logic, in what refpects more hurt-
ful than beneficial to the un- derstanding, 116. Lyon, Mr. his account of the fub- fidence of the ground near Folkstone, 195.
MAcnab, Mr. his curious ex-
per. on the congelation of fluids, 191.
Maddison, Mr. his obf. on the fweet fprings in America, 143. His meteorological obferva- tions,. 392. Magellan, Mr. his generous offer of 200 guineas to the American Philofophical Society, 137. Magnetical exper. rel. to brafs and
iron, 193. Magnetifm. See Rittenhoufe. See Cavallo.
Maitland, Sir Richard, his collec- tion of antient Scottish poems,
The pieces enumerated,
Manufcripts ancient, rel. to the hift. of Norway, and other
northern nations, account of,
Marratta State, short acc. of, 482. Marriage of old men, 114. Mafkelyne, Dr. his notice of the expected return of the comet of 1532 and 1661, 118. Mayer, Mr. his aftronomical ob fervations, 217.
MESSIAH, his Characters, 229. Melina, views of its ruins fince the dreadful catastrophe of 1783; with defcriptions, 6oz. Metals, obferv. on compounding
them, tinning, gilding, &c. 34. Metaftafio, Abbé, particulars of his life, 570. His death, 572. Mexicans, a civilized and polifhed people when the Spaniards in- vaded them, 636. Dreadful maffacre of them at the con- queft of Mexico, 638. Military powers, as vested in commanders of armies and fleets, ought not to be fubject- ed to the civil courts of law, 533.
Miller, Mr. his defcription of the grotto at Swatara, 143.. Million Bill (annual) confidered, 256.
Monge, M. his memoir concern- ing the inflammation of de- phlogisticated air and inflam- mable gas in clofed veffels, 553. For more, by M. Monge, fee 562. Montezuma, the fovereign of Mex-
ico, fplendour of his court, 635. Montgolfier. See Rozier. Moon, influence of, in fevers, 158. Morgan, Dr. his account of the filk worm, 139:
of a fnake in a living horfe's eye, 140.
his paper on the art of making anatomical prepara- tions by corrofion, 292. Of a pyed negro girl and a mulatto boy, ib. His hift. of the red
bark, 294 Morfe, Mr. his hard cafe, 539. Mouth, difeafes of, confidered, 38. Navigation,
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