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.
Highlanders of Scotland, their supersti
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.
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.
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, 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,
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.
Nezami, his Arabian poem, entitled Mejnoun and Leila, abstract of the story of, 123.
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.
Pye, Mr. [the Laureat,] h's elegant Fair Devon's
verses addressed to halcyon Vales," &c. 468.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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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