A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts, Tomy 25-26

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On Aerial Navigation By Sir George Cayley Bart
88
Questions on the Study of the Mosses In a Letter from a Correspondent
96
On the Origin and Formation of Roots In a Letter from T A Knight
118
New analytical Researches on the Nature of certain Bodies being an
136
Notes to Dr Henrys Paper on Ammonia By the Author Communi
152
Extract of a Letter from Mr W Maclure Member of the Philosophical
158
On the Use of the Camera Lucida as a Substitute for the Camera Obscu
173
On the Method of transforming a Number from one Scale of Notation
181
On the Propagation of Sound through unelastic Fluids In a Letter
188
with a Specimen of a new Meteorologi
196
On the Nature of the intervertebral Substance in Fish and Quadrupe
208
On expectorated Matter By George Pearson M D F R
216
On the Nonabsorption of Oxigen in Respiration in Reply to Mr
229
On the Existence of Oxalic Acid in the Leaves and Stalks of the
235
of Alum to which is added an Analysis of the Sulphate of Alumine and
241
Tools to answer the Purpose of Files and other Instruments for various Uses
257
Abstract of chemical Experiments on the soft Roe of Fishes by Messrs
273
On the Phosphorus that Seeds afford by Distillation and on the Decom
279
Methods of raising the Bodies of Persons who have sunk under Water
287
On Respiration By William Allen Esq F R S and William Hasledine
294
On the Construction of Theatres so as to render them secure against Fire
301
Letter from Mr Prieur to Mr GuytonMorveau on the double Refraction
308
Meteorological Table
309

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