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Fontenelle, M. interesting anecdote rela-
tive to the characteristic tuin of his
liberality and beneficence, 511.
Foutcroy, M. philosophical papers by,
in the memoirs of the Paris Academy,
513. On the combustion of hydro-
genous gas in close vessels, 515. On
the formation of nitric acid, il His
review of Ventenat's Pictures of the
Vegetable Kingdom, 555. His analysis
of urine, in conjunction with M. Vau.
quelin, 557-58.

Fowler, Dr. his attention to the digitalis,
as a remedy inspkthisis, 281.
Frogs, curicus account of some found in
the state of Vermont, seemingly but
not irrecoverably petrified, 263.
Furnace, cupelling, of the assayists, ob-
`servations on the defects of, 516.

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Highlanders of Scotland, their supersti

tion, 290.

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Hinckes, Mr. his account of MS.
of Sir Ph. Hoby, 383.
History, new method of studying, 513.
Negarth, anecdotes of, 397.
His un-

Favorable opinion of the institution
of the Royal Academy, ib Commences
author, and publishes his famous
Analytis, 399. History of his picture
of Sigismuna, 400. Humorous stary
about Mr. Heidegger, 401.

Hope, the pleasures of, poetically display-
ed, 422.

Horse, observations on the foot of that
useful animal, and on errors in the
-practice of shoeing, 383. Improve-
ments in the art, proposed, 385.
Hyde, Edward, Earl of Clarendon, short
biography of, 175.

Hydraulic architecture, discussion relative
to, 485-490.
Hydrocele, observations on the cure of
by injection, 170.

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Goldsmith, Dr. character of, 27.
Gothic superstition, observations on, 284.
Gustavus III, king of Sweden, his
character, 536.
Guyton, M. on the colour and matter of
vegetable juices, with a method of
making lake, &c. 554 Experiments
On the combustion of the diamond, 558.

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negro slave-merchant, his
kindness to Mr. Park during his
African journey, 255, 259.
Kaunitz, Prince, late prime minister to
the emperor of Germany, anecdotes
Kilgour, Mr. his letter to Dr. Beddoes
relative to, 548, 55.
on the pbibisis pulmonalis, 276.
Kirwan, Dr. on the composition of car-
ben in bitumens and coal, go. View
of the state of the weather in Dublin,
ib. Thoughts on magnetism, ib.
Primitive state of the globe, 391.
Kienberg, Prof. his evidence relative to
the Ferkinian practice, 56r.
Koskiusko, the unfortunate Patriot of
Poland, poetically lamented, 424.

Labadie,

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Labadie, M. his mem. concerning the
Grapes and wine of Bourdeaux, 554.
Lamps and candles, observations on the
c. nstruction and light of, and the pro-
bability of substituting tallow for wax,
308.

Latimer, Bp. brief biographical account
of, 174.

Lavoisier, M. his mem. on the insen-

sible perspiration of animals, 515.
Lennon, Mr. his description of an image
taken from an Indian pagoda, 388.
Leopold, late emperor of Germany, ance-
dotes relative to, 547-548.
Lettsom, Dr. his country seat (Grove-Hill)
poetically described, 419.
Light, remarkable inflection of, passing
through wire-cloth, 306.
Lithotomy, singular care of, 169.
Little, Mr. his description of an air-pump
of a new construction, 22.

London, the name of a river in France,

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McLean, Dr. his inquiry into the mor-

tality among the troops at St. Do-
mingo, 455.

Mercard, Dr. his experiments relative
to pulmonary consumptions, 278.
Martin, Henry, anecdotes of, 297.
Mercury, M. Fourcrey's memoirs on the
variety of sulphat of, 514.
Messina, Faro of, wonderful appear-
ances 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 nubility live
there, ib.

Moss, colours for dyeing extracted from,
in Sweden, 537. Great benefit of, ib.

N

Nezami, his Arabian poem, entitled
Mejnoun and Leila, abstract of the
story of, 123.

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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 inven-
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 Fatleconda, 245. Of the
Foulahs of Bondou, 240. Progress
through several other nations, 248.
Plundered of his property, ib. Ar-
rives at the cavital 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 men
often unkind, but the women uni-
versally benevolent, 257. Crosses
the Jalouka wilderness, in company
with a slave caravan, 258. His retura
to England, 259.

Perkins, Dr. certificates of the efficacy of
his metallic instruments, 559. Re-
marks on, 560, &c.

Pérouse, M. de la, general character of
that lamented sea officer, 63.
Perspiration, insensible, of animals, me-

moir on, by M. M. Seguin and La-
voisier, 515

Peter III. emperor of Russia, panegyri-
cal history of, 491.
Petersburgh de criber, 540.
Philadelphia, facts and observations rela-
tive to the pestilential fever there,
published by the College of Physi-
cians, 452.

Pigeons, the proper management of the
dove co', recommended, 375.
Plague, account of that which raged at
Moscow a few years ago, 78.
Pope Pius VI. his character, 563. His-
tory, 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 nis
other pursuits cause him to forget his
MS. lexicon of PHOTIUS, 444.
Petemkin, 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 Geoffrin,
511.

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Selden, John, his character of his coun-
trymen, 298.

Serpentine, account of the magnetic pla.
rity of a mountain of. 309.
Seward, the late Mr. William, his ex-
cellent private character, 294. Ac-
count of his last anecdotal publication
the Biographiana, ib.
His poetical
epistle to his nieces, 296.
Shea-tree, Mr. Park's account of, and of
the butter made from it, 254.
Shee, Sir G. his memoir on the construc-
tion of ships, 15.

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Sheraven, Dr. case of an imperforated
hvmen, 170.

Ships, improvements in the construction
o, 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.

Selids, 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.
Sonnets, and Senner-writing, considered,
282. Those written by Miss Seward
criticised, 362.

Stavorinus, Admiral, his account of his
voyages to the East Indies, 128. 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, 137. Ac-
count of the Alfeers, 138. State of
European factories at Surat, 139.
Sun, affirmed to be a body of ice, 150.
Surgeons, French, anecdotes of, 586.
Swedes, their national character, 356.
Their extraordinary commercial use of
moss, 537. 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-piece, observations on the methods
of obviating the effects of heat and
cold on those machines, 308.
Tragedy, Italian, historical memoirs of.
See

See Walker. Reflexions on the choice
of subjects for tragedy, 23.
Turks, their character, 552. Their mi-
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.

Vapour, 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.
Vauquelin, M. his work." The Assay-
er's Manual," recommended by M.La
Grange, 556. Of the decomposition
of muriat of soda by oxyd of lead, 556.
On the sap of vegetables, 557. Ana-
lysis of urine, ib.

Ventemat, M. his Tableau du Regne Vegetal,
reviewed by M. Foureroy, 555.
Vermont, state of, its very promising sie
tuation and importance in the Ame-
rican scale, 262.

Vienna, state of society, in genteel life, in

that capital, 549.

Union between Great Britain and Ireland.
See Ireland.

Voltaire, M. his life, by a professed and
intimate friend, 525. His foresight of
the French Revolation, 527. Style
and manner of his private life, 528.
His great wealth, ib. His liberality
and charity, 529. His treatment of
bis visitors, 530. Message to Pope
Ganganelli,ib. Amiable friendship be
tween him and Mademoiselle de Vari-
court, 532.

Vortigern, a late dramatic performance so
entitled, a gross imp sition on the
public, 445. Specimen f, 446.
Upsal, in Sweden, described, 537-

Urine, human, curious chemical analysis
of, 558.

W

Wakefield, Mr. his Diatribe, &c. criticised,
311,425. The critic's bow to M..W.
at paring, 443.
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 extraordinary drama of Canace, &i,
ib. Of Giraldo Cinthio, and his pro-
ductions, 6. Of Aretino, ib. Of
Dolce, 7. Of Tasso's Torrismonde, ib,
Of other celebrated Italian tragic
poets, and their works, 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-
cess, 169.

Willow-bark, (the broad-leav'd,) proposed
as a substitute for the Peruvian barkj
85. M. Bartholdi's analysis of the
white willow bark, 555.

Winds, cold, issuing out of the earth, res
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, rot. Of the
earth, ib. Analogy of the planets, i§.
Arguments in confirmation of the
Copernican system, 502. Comment on
the laws of motion, 503. Perturba.
tions of the elliptical motion of the
planets explained, 504.

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