INDEX. Abessinia, languages of, remarks on, by Dr Beke, 265. Acid springs and gypsum deposits of the upper part of the Silurian 50. Adamantine mineral, a new species from Brazil, described, 187. count of, by Dr H. Giraud, 53. Air and water of towns, observations on, 371. Anderson, Thomas, M.D., on a new species of manna, 132. Anthracite formation, its plants considered, 121. Arkansite, a new mineral, discovered by Professor Shephard, and ana- Atmospheric carbonic acid, observations on, 373. Atmospheric ice, great mass of, 371. Aurora borealis observed at Prestwich, near Manchester, described Balfour, Professor, his Manual of Botany noticed, 199; his notice Beke, C. T., Ph. D., on the languages of Abessinia, 265. Bunsen, Professor, on the colour of water, 95. Carboniferous fauna of America compared with that of Europe, by Ed. de Verneuil, 117. Chrome and Meerschaum of Asia Minor, 377. Climate of Italy, 191. Cloves of Amboyna, account of, 198. Co-existence of certain Saurian and Molluscous forms at equal geo- logical times, 129. Comets, account of, by Sir J. F. W. Herschel, 248. VOL. XLVII. NO. XCIV.-OCTOBER 1849. 2 D Copper of the Lake Superior region, 192. Cumming, the Rev. J. G., his Account of the Isle of Man noticed, 280. Currents in the Gut of Gibraltar, 374. Davy, John, M.D., his remarks on the claims to the discovery of the composition of water, 42; his Lectures on Chemistry no- D'Archiac's Histoire des Progress de la Geologie, de 1834-45, 200. Dodo arranged with the Gralle, 194. Emery formation of Asia Minor, 375. Favre, Professor, on the geology of the German Tyrol, and the ori- Fire-ball at Bombay, account of, 370. Fire-eaters and conjurors, their tricks explained, 384. Fishes, spawning beds of, how prepared, 196. Fleming, Professor John, on a simple form of a rain-gauge, 182. Flowers, distribution of, in a garden, 196. Fossil foot-marks of the United States, 374. Fossil foot-marks of a reptilian quadruped below coal, 375. Geological Map of France, by MM. Dufrenoy and Elie de Beaumont, Geological changes from alteration of the earth's axis of rotation, 98. Glass, plate, analysis of, by Messrs J. E. Mayer and J. S. Brazier, Guyot, Professor, his Comparative Physical Geography recommended, Heat, movement of, in terrestrial strata of different geological na- tures, by M. Dove, 193. Herschel, Sir J. F. W., on comets, 248. Himalaya snow-line, account of, 224. Hippopotamus, new species, from Western Africa, 384. Ice, its dilatation, by increase of temperature, 373. Instructions for collecting and preserving invertebrate animals, by Jussieu, Adrien, his Elements of Botany, translated by J. H. Wilson, Kosmos noticed, 199. Languages of Abessinia, their distribution, by T. Beke, Esq., Ph. D., Latham, R. G., M.D., remarks upon the general principles of philo- Manna, a new species of, from New South Wales, analysed by Mediterranean, water of, analysed, 191. Meteorology, Introduction to, by D. P. Thomson, M.D., noticed, 199. Minerals, the following noticed, viz., Randanite, 379-Lardite, 379 Morton, Dr S. G., his account of a craniological collection, with re- Nicol, James, F.R.S.E., his Mineralogy noticed, 200. Nutmegs, statistics of, 139. Oceanic infusoria, living and fossil, 158, 261. Orbigny, Alcide de, on living and fossil molluscs, 57. Oyster, the sexes of, 196.-The geographical distribution and uses Owen, Professor Richard, on preserving invertebrate animals, 280. 201 Patents granted for Scotland from 22d March to 22d June 1849, Physical Geography, comparative, observations on, by M. Guyot, 350. Plants of the Silurian system, 122.-Of the Anthracite formation, 126. Plate-glass, analysis of, 316. Portland Vase, account of, 383. Prichard, James Cowles, M.D., F.R.S., &c., biographical sketch of, 205. Ramsay, Professor, his Passages in the History of Geology noticed, 201. Rankine, W. J. M., civil engineer, on an equation between the tem Rhinoceros, fossil, of Siberia, and mammoth natives of Siberia, 194. Rocks, grooved and striated, in the middle region of Scotland, by Schleiden, Professor, his Principles of Scientific Botany, translated Shells, land, found beneath the surface of sand-hillocks on the coasts Silver, native, of Norway, 192. Skeletons of wild animais, how disposed of, 194. Snow-line on the Himalaya, account of, by Lieutenant Strachey, 324. Tea, green, mode of colouring, 381. Trees cleft by the direct action of electrical storms, by Ch. Martins, 114. Trilobites of Bohemia, observations on, by M. Barrande, 374. Water, the colour of, explained, by Professor Bunsen, 95. END OF VOLUME FORTY-SEVEN. PRINTED BY NEILL AND COMPANY, EDINBURGH. |