THE

EDINBURGH

PHILOSOPHICAL JOURNAL,

EXHIBITING A VIEW OF

THE PROGRESS OF DISCOVERY IN NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, CHEMISTRY, NATURAL HISTORY, PRACTICAL MECHANICS, GEOGRAPHY, NAVIGATION, STATISTICS, AND THE FINE AND USEFUL ARTS,

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CONTENTS

OF

No. III.

ART. I. History of the origin of Mr Watt's Improvements on

the Steam-Engine. Contained in a Letter from the

late JAMES WATT, LL.D. F. R. S. &c. &c. to Dr

Brewster,

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II. Account of some remarkable Ripples observed near

the northern entrance of the Straits of Malacca,

III. On the Colour of the Greenland Sea. By WILLIAM

SCORESBY junior, F. R. S. E. & M. W. S.

IV. On Poppy-Oil. By JOHN YOUNG, Fellow of the

Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh,

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V. Account of a new Style of Engraving on Copper in

alto relievo, invented by Mr W. LIZARS,

VI. On the Application of a new Mode of Analysis to the

Theory and Summation of certain extensive Classes

of Series. By J. F. W. HERSCHEL, Esq. F. R. S. &c.

VII. On the Application of Oars to Steam-Boats. By Mr

RICHARD WHYTOCK, Edinburgh,

VIII. On Peat. By JOHN MACCULLOCH, M.D. M.G. S.

Lecturer on Chemistry to the Board of Ordnance,

IX. Account of a peculiar Modification of Vision. By

JOHN GILLIES, M. D. & M. W. S.

X. Description of a new Atmometer, invented by ADAM

ANDERSON, Esq. A. M. Rector of the Academy,

Perth,

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XI. Sketch of the Distribution of Rocks in Shetland,

By SAMUEL HIBBERT, M. D. M. W. S. &c.

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XII. Account of a Subterranean Glacier at Fondeurle, con-

taining regular crystals of Ice,

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XIII. Observations on the Natural History of the Sertularia

gelatinosa of Pallas. By JOHN FLEMING, D.D.

F. R. S. E. & M. W. S.

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XIV. Account of a Map of the Countries subject to the

King of Ava, drawn by a Slave of the King's Eldest

Son. By FRANCIS HAMILTON, M. D. F. R. S. &c.

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ART. XV. Table of Proportional Logarithms to Twenty-four

Hours, with the method of using it,

XVI. On the Optical and General Properties of Taba-

sheer. By DAVID BREWSTER, LL.D. F. R. S.

Lond. & Edin.

XVII. Account of the Ayrshire Rose. In a communica-

tion from Mr NEILL, Secretary of the Caledonian

Horticultural Society,

XVIII. On the Depth and Temperature of the Lake of

Geneva, by Mr H. T. DE LA BECHE. Commu-

nicated by Professor PICTET,

XIX. Account of the celebrated Slide of Alpnach, con-

structed on Mount Pilatus by M. Rupp, Engi-

Communicated by Professor Pictet,

neer.

XX. On certain Optical Phenomena exhibited by Mo-

ther-of-Pearl, depending on its internal structure.

By J. F. W. HERSCHEL, Esq. F. R. S. &c.

XXI. Account of Micrometers for Measuring Distances.

By the late JAMES WATT, LL.D. F. R. S. &c.

XXII. Account of Mr MORTON's Patent Slip, for hauling

Vessels out of the water to be repaired, &c.

XXIII. Notice regarding the State of the Scottish Fisheries

in August 1819. In a Letter from ROBERT STE-

VENSON, Esq. F. R. S. E. Civil Engineer,

XXIV. Account of a new Method of Uniting Bee-Hives.

Communicated by the Rev. Andrew Jameson,

M. W. S.

XXV. Account of an Improved Catoptrical Microscope,

by Professor AMICI of Modena,

XXVI. Account of the Discovery of the Shetland Cod-

Bank in the summer of 1818. In a communica-

tion from SAMUEL HIBBERT, M. D. M. W. S. &c.

XXVII. Account of M. FRESNEL's Discoveries respecting

the Inflexion of Light,

XXVIII. Some Additional Facts relating to the habitudes of

the Hyposulphurous Acid, and its union with

Metallic Oxides. By J. F. W. HERSCHEL, Esq.

F. R. S. &c.

XXIX. Notice of a Mineralogical Journey through South,

North and East Iceland, by Mr JOHN Menge of

Hanau. In a Letter addressed to Professor Jame-

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ART. XXX. Historical Account of Discoveries respecting the

Double Refraction and Polarisation of Light:

Period II. Discoveries of Huygens,

XXXI. On a Singular Developement of Crystalline Struc-

ture by Phosphorescence.

XXXII. Some Account of Professor AMICI's Discoveries

relative to the Motion of Sap in Plants,

XXXIII. Mineralogical Report made by the Chief Engi-

neer of the Grand Duke of Tuscany to his Se-

rene Highness, respecting the Island of Elba,

XXXIV. Quarterly Abstract of the Diurnal Variation of

the Magnetic Needle. By Colonel BEAUFOY,

F. R. S.

XXXV. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh,

XXXVI. Proceedings of the Wernerian Natural History

Society,

XXXVII. SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE,

I. NATURAL PHILOSOPHY.

ASTRONOMY. 1. Comet of 1819. 2. Elements of the Or-

bit of the Planet Ceres. 3. Elements of the Orbit of

the Planet Juno. 4. Geocentric Places of Pallas. 5. Ba-

ron Zach on the Error of Repeating Circles,

OPTICS. 6. Inclination of the Resultant Axes of Crystals.

7. Crystals with one Axis of Double Refraction. 8. Re-

fractive power of Hyposulphate of Soda and Silver.

9. Refractive power of Nitrite of Lead. 10. Mr Brande

on the illuminating power of Gases,

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MAGNETISM. 11. Captain Scoresby on the Anomaly in

the Variation of the Needle,

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METEOROLOGY. 12. Sir H. Davy's Theory of Mists,

II. CHEMISTRY.

13. New Alkali discovered by MM. Pelletier and Caventqu

in the Veratrum Sabadilla. 14. Dr Clarke on the Alloy

of Lead and Platinum. 15. Experiments on Rock-crys-

tal and Glance-coal exposed to the Heat of the Alloy of

Tin and Platinum. 16. Boracic Acid found in the Crater

of Vulcano. 17. Improvement on the Gas Blowpipe.

18. Purpuric Acid. 19. Specific Gravity of the Alloy of

Tin and Platinum. 20. Economical Scales for Thermo-

meters,

III. NATURAL HISTORY.

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MINERALOGY. 21. American Tourmalines. 22. Cave of

Elephanta. 23. Jameson's Mineralogy. 24. Vitreous