OR, MAGAZINE OF CHEMISTRY, MINERALOGY, MECHANICS, NATURAL HISTORY, AGRICULTURE, AND THE ARTS. BY THOMAS THOMSON, M.D. F.R.S. L. & E. F.L.S. &c. MEMBER OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, OF THE WERNERIAN SOCIETY, AND OF THE VOL. V. JANUARY TO JUNE, 1815. London: Printed by C. Baldwin, New Bridge-street; FOR BALDWIN, CRADOCK, AND JOY, 47, PATERNOSTER-ROW. SOLD ALSO BY W. BLACKWOOD, EDINBURGH; AND J. CUMMING, DUBLIN, NOTICE. THIS volume will be found uncommonly rich in new and important scientific facts. It will not probably be often our lot to include so great a number in so small a compass. This is partly owing to the sudden opening of the Continent, which has enriched the historical article commencing the volume with a vast number of new facts, many of them of great importance. The two most prominent papers in a scientific point of view are, 1. The experiments by Berzelius on the composition of organized bodies. It brings a new kingdom under the dominion of chemistry; while the uncommon accuracy of Berzelius has given a degree of perfection to his labours that could hardly have been expected. 2. Gay-Lussac's paper on Iodine. It proves to be a very interesting body; and the new views which its properties lay open greatly increase the interest which the scientific chemist must take in these investigations. May, 1815. |