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 Beizelius 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. Page 420, line 42, for and portions of the gneiss, read not portions of the gneiss, 421, 34, - a granite through gneiss, read or granite through gneiss. 34, pinnæ, read donax. 1||| ERRATA IN VOL, V. Page 56, line 12, for + V - 1, read tv -1. 26 + 38 read # 271 599 14, 59, 60, 4 34 + 34 16, + 2 hafir.d: read - 27 N-1 185,-zęd! :': 55 There is an error in the diagian, Hatė vbí., which, referring only to the line that is drawn through the centre, may be corrected without a new plate. The small o at the centre should be a large one, and the consecutive figures under the units and above them should refer to the circles which they touch. Thus 1 is right, but the following is ), wbich should be 1, and so on. Page 218, morning observation, May, 1814, for 24° 12' 49", read 24° 13' 12" ; difference for + 0'47", read 1' 10". Page 218, noon observation, Nov. difference for – 0' 13", read + Of 13". om 218, morning observation, Jan. 1815, for 24° 16' 26", read 24° 16' 46". 229, line 4, for Macleugh, read Macleay. 0 2 а 61 Sketch of the latest Improvements in Physical Sciences. By Dr. Thomson 1 Solution of a Problem of Col. Silas Titus. By the Abbe de Buée. With Experiments on pure Nickel, its Magnetic Quality, and its Deportment when united to other Bodies. By W. A. Lampadius..... Magnetical Observations at Hackney Wick. By Col. Beaufoy...... On the Conversion of Cast-Iron Pipes into a Substance bearing re- semblance to Plumbago. By Dr. Henry . Proceedings of the Royal Society, Nov. 24, 30, Dec. 8, 15, and 22, 1814 68 Linnæan Society, Dec. 6 and 20, 1814 Wernerian Society, Nov. 12, 1815 .ibid. Operation for the Cure of Popliteal Aneurism. Matheinatical Problem.. . ibid. ibid. ibid. Granite Rocks in Roxburghshire ibid. ibid. .ibid. Trànsition Line-stone in Carinthia, Stiria, &c. Meteorological Table and Observations, Nov. 4 to Dec. 3, 1814 79 NUMBER XXVI.- FEBRUARY. 81 Experiments to determine the Definite Proportions in which the Ele- ments of Organic Nature are combined. By. Dr. Berzelius, continued. 93. A Memoir on Iodine. By M. Gay-Lussac.. Observations ou the Sap of the Vine. By Dr. Prout On the Use of the Cerebellum, on the Spinal Marrow, and on Respira- lit Observations on Tanning. By Mr. Murray On Galvanism as a Solient of Urinary Calculi. By Mr. Wm. Stark.... 114 Answer 10 Mr. R. Phillips's Animadversions on Mr. Hume Notices respecting the Old Silver Mine in Linlithgowshire. By Dr. An Address to those Chemists who wish 10 examine the Laws of Che. mical Proportions, and the Theory of Chemistry in general. By Dr. Magnei cal Observations at Hackney Wick. By Col. Beaufoy. Criucal Analysis of the Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History |