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XCVI. and XCVII. The European Magazine, from July, 1821, to June, 1822. 8° The Monthly Censor. No. 1 for June, 1822. The Managers of the Royal Institution. Richard Phillips, Esq. Dr. Alexander Tillockh. Mr. G. E. Griffiths. The Proprietors. Messrs. F. C. and J. Rivington. In the List of Presents in the Philosophical Transactions for 1821, page 443, For a Treatise on Heat, Flame, and Combustion, by T. H. Pasley. London, 1820. 8° Donor Lieut. Col. Pasley, read Donor Lieut. T. H. Pasley. MDCCCXXII. INDEX TO THE PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS FOR THE YEAR 1822. A Aëriform matter, on the state of it in cavities found in certain crystals, - 367 Ammonia, contained in sea-water, - 454 Animal and vegetable substances, on the ultimate analysis of them, - 457 Atmosphere, on the finite extent of it, - 89 B Bakerian Lecture. An account of experiments to determine the amount of the dip of the magnetic needle in London in August 1821, with remarks on the instruments which are usually employed in such determinations, - 1 Balleye, near Wirksworth in Derbyshire, account of some bones and molar teeth of the elephant found in a cavity of mountain lime-stone there, in the year 1663, - 213 Barlow, Peter, Esq. On the anomalous magnetic action of hot iron between the white and blood-red heat, - 117 Barometer, on the late extraordinary depression of it, - 113 Bell, Charles, Esq. Of the nerves which associate the muscles of the chest, in the actions of breathing, speaking, and expression: being a continuation of the Paper on the structure and functions of the nerves, - 284 Birds, remarkable mechanism of their spine and spinal canal, - 276 INDEX Bitumen, in what manner it may be obtained, 332 Blankenburg, caves at, Esper and Leibnitz's account of them referred to, 216 Blood, some observations on the buffy coat of the blood, 271 Bombay, of its longitude, 427 Brinkley, Reverend John, D.D. Elements of Captain Hall's Comet, 50 Buckland, Reverend William, M.A. Account of an assemblage of fossil teeth and bones of elephant, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, bear, tiger, and hyæna, and sixteen other animals; discovered in a cave at Kirkdale, Yorkshire, in the year 1821: with a comparative view of five similar caverns in various parts of England, and others on the continent, 171 C Calcutta, Madras and Bombay, their geographical situation, 408 Calcutta, its longitude, 426 Cavendish, Henry, Esq. his observations for determining the amount of the dip of the magnetic needle in London in 1776, referred to, 18 Caves in which fossil bones have been discovered, an enumeration of several on the continent, 220 Children, John George, Esq. On some alvine concretions found in the colon of a young man in Lancashire after death, 24 Comet, observations of one seen at Valparaiso, 46 Elements of Captain Hall's Comet, 50 Concretions, alvine, found in the colon of a young man in Lancashire after death, 24 chemical examination of them, 27 Crawley Rocks, on the coast of Glamorganshire, account of some fossil bones of the elephant, rhinoceros, &c. discovered in a cavity of mountain lime-stone, at that place, 208 Croonian Lecture. On the anatomical structure of the eye, illustrated by microscopical drawings executed by F. Bauer, Esq. 76 Crystals, on the state of water and aëriform matter in cavities found in certain crystals, 367 D Davy, Sir Humphry, Bart. On the electrical phenomena exhibited in vacuo, 64 INDEX. DAVY, SIR HUMPHRY, Bart. On the state of water and aërial form matter in cavities found in certain crystals, 367 DAVY, JOHN, M. D. Some observations of the buffy coat of the blood, &c. 271 — some observations on corrosive sublimate, 357 Derdham Down, near Clifton, account of some fossil fragments of bone discovered there, 212 Dip of the magnetic needle, an account of experiments to determine the amount of it in London, in August 1821, 1 — different experiments made to determine its amount in London, referred to, 18 E EARLE, HENRY, Esq. On the mechanism of the spine, 276 Egg, observations on the changes it undergoes during incubation in the common fowl, 339 — experiments on it at the end of the first week of incubation, or about the eighth day, 388 — experiments on it at the end of the second week of incubation, or about the fifteenth day, 392 — experiments on it at the end of the third week of incubation, or at the full period of incubation, 394 — experiments on the egg in its recent and unaltered state, 378 — experiments on the changes which take place in the fixed principles of the egg during incubation, 377 — recent, saline contents of it, 382 Electrical light, its great brilliancy in pure dense vapour of mercury, 68 Electrical phenomena, on those exhibited in vacuo, 64 Electricity, some experiments on the relations of electricity to space, as nearly void of matter as it can be made on the surface of the earth, 65 Eye, on its anatomical structure, 76 F FALLOWS, REVEREND FEARON. Communication of a curious appearance lately observed upon the moon, 237 FARADAY, MICHAEL, AND JAMES STODART, Esquires, on the alloys of steel, 253 INDEX. Fossil teeth and bones of elephant, rhinoceros, &c. Account of an assemblage of them discovered in a cave at Kirkdale, Yorkshire, in the year 1821, found in a cavity of mountain lime-stone at Crawley Rocks, on the coast of Glamorganshire, account of some discovered in the Mendip Hills in cavities of mountain lime-stone, Fossil bones and molar teeth of the elephant, account of some discovered in 1663, in a cavity of mountain lime-stone at Balleye, near Wirksworth, in Derbyshire, Fossil fragments of bone, account of some discovered on Derdham Down, near Clifton, in a cavity of mountain lime-stone, G Gailenreuth, cavern at, Rosenmuller's description of it referred to, Gilpin, George, Esq. his observations for determining the amount of the dip of the magnetic needle in London, in 1805, referred to, Goldingham, John, Esq. Observations for ascertaining the length of the pendulum at Madras in the East Indies, latitude $13^\circ 4' 9''$ N. with the conclusions drawn from the same, of the geographical situation of the Presidencies, Calcutta, Madras and Bombay, in the East Indies, of the difference of longitudes found by chronometer and by correspondent eclipses of the satellites of Jupiter; with some supplementary information relative to Madras, Bombay and Canton; as also the latitude and longitude of Point de Galle and the Friar's Hood, H Hall, Captain Basil, R. N. Extract of a letter from him, containing observations of a comet seen at Valparaiso, Home, Sir Everard, Bart. On a new species of rhinoceros found in the interior of Africa, the skull of which bears a close resemblance to that found in a fossil state in Siberia and other countries, INDEX. HOME, SIR EVERARD, Bart. Croonian Lecture. On the anatomical structure of the eye; illustrated by microscopical drawings executed by F. BAUER, Esq. - 76 on the difference in the appearance of the teeth and the shape of the skull in different species of seals, - 239 observations on the changes the egg undergoes during incubation in the common fowl, illustrated by microscopical drawings, - 339 on the placenta, - 401 HOWARD, LUKE, Esq. on the late extraordinary depression of the barometer, - 113 Hyena, description of three known species of this animal, all of them smaller and different from the fossil one, - 187 the strength of this animal's jaw noticed, - 189 I JOHNSON, JAMES RAWLINS, M.D. Observations on the genus Planaria, - 437 Iron, on its anomalous magnetic action when between the white and blood-red heat, - 117 heated, experiments on the anomalous attraction which takes place in it, while the metal retains the bright red and red heat, - 120 a table showing its effect on the compass needle at different degrees of heat, - 124 and Steel, on the development of magnetical properties in them by percussion, - 241 IVORY, JAMES, M.A. On the expansion in a series of the attraction of a spheroid, - 99 K Kirkdale, in Yorkshire, account of an assemblage of fossil teeth and bones discovered in a cave there, in the year 1821, - 171 KNOX, RIGHT HON. GEORGE. Experiments and observations on the Newry pitch-stone, and its products, and on the formation of pumice, - 313 L Longitudes, of the difference of longitudes found by chronometer and by correspondent eclipses of the satellites of Jupiter, - 431 INDEX. M Madras, observations for ascertaining the length of the pendulum at that place, - 127 Magnesia, carbonate of, its presence in sea-water not detected by the most delicate tests, - 454 Magnetical properties of steel and iron by percussion, - 241 Marcet, Alexander, M.D. Some experiments and researches on the saline contents of sea-water, undertaken with a view to correct and improve its chemical analysis, - 448 Mendip Hills, account of some teeth and bones of elephants and other animals discovered there, in cavities of mountain lime-stone, - 209 Mercury, which some chemists have detected in sea-salt or its products, concluded to have been introduced there from some local or accidental circumstances, - 451 Meyer, Professor J. Tobias, the superiority of his magnetic needles shown, - 4 Moon, communication of a curious appearance lately observed upon it, - 237 Mural circle, Letter from the Astronomer Royal to Sir Humphry Davy, Bart. P.R.S. relative to a derangement in the mural circle at the Royal Observatory, - 86 Muriate of lime, not contained in sea-water, - 453 Muscles of the trunk, of those which are brought in aid of the common respiratory muscles, - 288 N Nairne, Edward, Esq. his observations for determining the amount of the dip of the magnetic needle in London, in 1772, referred to, - 18 Needle, compass, a Table showing the effect which iron at different degrees of heat, has upon it, - 124 Needle, magnetic, an account of one made upon the construction of that recommended by Professor J. Tobias Meyer, with some variations, - 4 an account of experiments to determine the amount of its dip in London, in August 1821, - 1 Nerves, of those which associate the muscles of the chest, in the actions of breathing, speaking, and expression, - 284 eighth pair of, the influence of the voltaic battery in obviating the effects of their division, - 22 | Topic | Page | |----------------------------------------------------------------------|------| | Nerves, respiratory, anatomy of those of the trunk | 290 | | their origin | 286 | | are organs of expression | 307 | | Nitric salt, not found in sea-water | 452 | | Object-glass, triple, on the concentric adjustment of it | 32 | | Observatory, Madras, its longitude by the eclipses of the satellites | 412 | | Oreston, near Plymouth, account of the discovery of some fossil | 213 | | Pendulum, observations for ascertaining its length at Madras | 127 | | Percussion, experiments and observations on the development | 241 | | Pitch-stone, Arran, experiments on it | 329 | | Meissen, experiments to ascertain whether manganese really exists | 337 | | Newry, experiments and observations on it and its products | 313 | | Placenta, some observations on it | 401 | | specimen of a new mode of classing animals | 404 | | Planaria, observations on that genus | 437 | | Point de Galle and Friar's Hood, their latitude and longitude | 431 | | Pond, John, Esq. Astronomer Royal, his letter to Sir Humphry Davy | 86 | | Potash, the state in which it exists in sea-water | 455 | | Presents, a list of those received by the Royal Society from | 483 | | November 1821 to July 1822 | | | Prout, William, M.D. Some experiments on the changes which take | 377 | | place in the fixed principles of the egg during incubation | | | Pumice, on the formation of it | 313 | | artificial formation of it | 333 | MDCCCXXII. INDEX. Q Quagga, or wild ass, account of its migration in winter from the tropics to the vicinity of the Maleleveen river, 41 R Regent's Park, detail of some experiments on the dip of the magnetic needle made there, in August, 1821, 9 Rhinoceros, on a new species of this animal found in the interior of Africa, the skull of which bears a close resemblance to that found in a fossil state in Siberia and other countries, 38 Asiatic, account of the manner and habits of one confined in the menagerie at Exeter Change, 48 Rosenmuller, M., his description of the manner in which he found the fossil bones disposed in all the caverns he had examined, 217 S Sabine, Captain Edward. The Bakerian Lecture. An account of experiments to determine the amount of the dip of the magnetic needle in London, in August 1821; with remarks on the instruments which are usually employed in such determinations, 1 Scoresby, William, jun, Esq. Experiments and observations on the development of magnetical properties in steel and iron by percussion, 241 Sea-water, some experiments and researches on the saline contents of sea-water, undertaken with a view to correct and improve its chemical analysis, 448 Seals, on the difference in the appearance of the teeth and the shape of the skull in different species of them, 239 Selenite, found in sea-water, in a state of perfect solution, 453 Soda, sulphate of, does not exist in sea-water, 454 Spheroid, on the expansion in a series of the attraction of a spheroid, 99 Spine, on the mechanism of it, 276 Steel, on the alloys of it, 253 Steel and iron, experiments and observations on the development of magnetical properties in them by percussion, 241 Stodart, James, and Michael Faraday, Esquires, on the alloys of steel, 253 Sublimate, corrosive, some observations on it, 357 INDEX. Sublimate, corrosive, is not soluble in the sulphuric and nitric acids, as well as in the muriatic acid, - 361 T Thorax, of its motions, as affording a key to the intricacy of its nerves, - 285 Tin, melted, grounds of suspicion that it may contain air, - 74 U Vacuum, mercurial, experiments on electrical and magnetic repulsions and attractions in it, - 69 torricellian, some experiments to ascertain whether the diminution of its temperature diminished its power of transmitting electricity, - 71 Valparaiso, observations of a comet seen there, - 46 Vapours, the law of the diminution of their density represented by a geometrical progression, - 70 Vegetable and animal substances, on the ultimate analysis of them, - 457 Voltaic battery, its influence in obviating the effects of the division of the eighth pair of nerves, - 22 Ure, Andrew, M.D. On the ultimate analysis of vegetable and animal substances, - 457 W Water, on the state of it in cavities found in certain crystals, - 367 Whiston, Mr., his determination of the dip of the magnetic needle in London in 1720, referred to, - 19 Wollaston, William Hyde, M.D. On the concentric adjustment of a triple object-glass, - 32 on the finite extent of the atmosphere, - 89