Labergerie, M. on the disease of
Rye, 462. Labour, economically discussed, 295-301.
La Lande, M. on the Zodiac on the church at Strasburg, 456. On Eclipses, 457. Other me- moirs, ib. Lambert, Mr. on the Bos Fron- tals of India, 31. On the Zizania aquatica, 8. Lamoignon-Malesherbes, M. par- ticulars of his great character, 159-168. Anecdote of, 499. Languedoc, canal of, account of its source, the bason of St. Ferréol, 357 Laocoon, elaborate remarks on
that celebrated statue, 524. Laplysia depilans, injustice of that epithet, 4. Layer-Marney House 256.
Lead, oxyds of, experiments on, 462, 463.
Lelievre, M. on Uranite, 464. Leslie, Mr. his letter in reply to that of Count Rumford, 223. Lespinasse, Mlle. de, her charac- ter, 356
Levêque, M. on M. Ferrer's as- tronomical observations, 449. On a new system relative to
Masts, 450. Lichens, four new, described, 6. Link, Prof. on Botanical Geo-
graphy, 35. Lizards, British, description of,3. Logarithmic Tables, memoirs re- lative to, 451 454.
Loureiro, M. de, on Agallochur or Aloes wood, 351. Louis XIV. view of his character, 525.
XV. his indecent conduct and contemptible character, 503.
XVI. his imbecile indiffer- ence to the admonitions of Lamoignon Malesherbes, 165. Is magnanimously defended by that great and good man, when accused by the Revolu- tionists, 167. His good dispo- sition, but lamentable incapa- city, 505.
M Machines, observations on the power of, 474-476. Madoc, the Welsh Prince, his return from America poetically depicted, 115. His combat with an Indian, 120. Malesherbes, See Lamoignon. Marches, Lords of, remarks re- lative to, 343.
Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, character of, 505.
Marivaux, M. his portrait, 355. Marmontel, M. various particulars of his life and writings, extract- ed from his own memoirs, 242. -254.
Mary, Queen of Scots, docu- ments relative to her connec tion with Bothwell, 428. Massillon, visited in his old age by Marmontel, 244.
Masts, on a new system for, 450. Materia Medica, articles of, che- mical analysis of, 49. Maton, Dr. and Rackett, Mr. account of testaceological writers, 7.
Maunoir, M. observations on the eye, 459. Maupeou, chancellor, his infam- ous conduct, 499. Maurepas, Comte de, his charac- ter, 507. Medicine, History of, 465-469. Menzini,
Menzini, Benedotto, memoirs of, za Mercury and Platina, their action on each other, mem. on, 260. Mercury, memoirs relative to that planet, 457.
Messier, M. on circles round the Moon, 457. On the passage of Mercury, ib.
Moon, see Duc Lachapelle, see Messier.
Metres, greek, observ. on, Mineral, found in Devonshire, analysis of, 262. Minho, in Portugal, Arcadian de- scription of that province, 518. Montagu, Mr. on marine animals, 4- On some quadrupeds, birds, &c. 8.
Montmartre, hill of, obs. on, 461. Morocco leather, mode of prepar- ing, 461.
Mosses, remarks on, 7.
Motion, geometrical, obs. on, 470. Mouse, harvest, observations on, 8. Muscles, motion of,lecture on,258. Mushet, Mr. his experiments on wootz, 262.
P Palladium, obs. relative to, 260. Palm, date-bearing, memoir on,
Paris, manners of the fashionable females of, 86. Expences of living there, ib.
Parliaments, of Paris, particulars respecting, 500-502. Parr, Dr. his character of Mr. Wakefield, 150. Paul, Emperor of Russia, his conduct towards Kotzebue, 76-79. Character of, 80. Account of his murder, 138. Pearls found in Conway river, account of, 187. Pennant, Mr. character of, 186. Perier, M. on the steam en- gine, 463. Peler I. of Russia, anecdote of, 136.
Pfiffer, the Swiss commandant,
anecdote of and of his son, 497. Phosphorus, observations on, 458. Pigott, Mr. on the changes of the
variable star in Sobieski's shield, 266.
Pilkington, Mr. on fossil shells, 6.
Necker, Madame de, character of, Pint measure, of Paris, observa-
Pitchford, Mr. of Norwich, ac- count of, 10. Plague, remarks on, 387. Plants, various, of the Coroman- del Coast, properties and uses of, 107.
remarks on their perspira tory organs, 350. Poetry, of very early and of mo. dern date, obs. on, 412. Polignac, Duchesse de, portrait of, 506.
Pomfret, Countess of, account of, 276. Specimens of her letters from Italy, 278–281. Pompadour, Mme. de, anecdote of the effect of her attention to Marmontel at her levée, 248. Pope, procession of described, 279. Portugal,
Rackett, Mr., on the Esox Sau-
rus, 3. See Maton. Raymond, M., on a red tinge on the snow, 464. Rat, of India, description of, 11. Redi, Franc. mem. of that Italian author, 18.
Respiration, that subject chemi-
cally examined, 130. Revolution, of 1688, just view of, 288. Its object stated, 289. Motives of the agents of, 290. Rheumatism, remarks on, 381. Richelieu, Cardinal, his character, 513.
Robinia Viscosa, see Vauquelin. Rochefort, Comtesse de, portrait of, 512.
Rose, Mr. Hugh, of Norwich, account of, 10. Rousseau, J. J., curious anecdote of, 358. His character, 361. Roxburgh, Dr., on the silk worms of Bengal, 2. Rudge, Mr., on some species of Carex, 6. Rumford, See Leslie.
Russia, anecdotes of its Czar Pe- ter I., 136. Of the reigning Emperor, 138. Murder of the late Emperor Paul, ib.
late Empress of, her mode of checking revolutionary at tempts, 142.
the troops of, character- ized, 205..
, alarming contemplation of her naval progress, 214. Rye, obs. on a disease of, 462.
Sabatier, M., his report of Mau- noir's papers on the eye, 459. On amputating the arm, 463. Sæmunder, account of, 414. Sage, M., on the muriat of sil. ver, 464. Saint Helena, description of that island, 310. Ravages of an insect among the Peach trees, 313. Its gaiety when visited by the India ships, 315. Saint Pieric, Mad. de, portrait of, 511.
Salisbury, Mr., on the seeds of Orchidea, 2.
Salts, see Guyton, see Baumé. Sapphic measure, remarks on, 39- Satellites of Jupiter and Saturn, obs. on, 478. Schreiber, M., on fusing silver ore, 464. Shells, fossil, description of, 6. Sheppard, Mr., on British Li- zards, 3.
Silk-worms of Bengal, acct. of, 2. Silver, see Ore, see Sage. Smith, Dr., on the Cornucopia alo- pecuroides, and on Mosses, 7.
his account of Norwich Botanists, 9.
Snow, memoir on the red tinge of, on mountains, 464. Spalatro, Abp. of, a member of
Chelsea College, acct. of, 333. Star, variable, in Sobieski's shield, investigation of its changes, 266.
Steam-Engine, memoir on, 46;. Steel, manufactured in Hindostan, experiments on, 262. Stimulants, obs. on, 52. Sugar, see Achard. Superstition, instances of in Italy, 278.
Swartz, M., on the genera of
Orchidea, 352. Swisserland, its impressive and beautiful scenery, 81-84. Synesius, see Delambre.
Tannin, obs. on the mode of pro- curing it, 458. Taurida Palace, description of, 140. Magnificent fête given in, 14!.
Tasso, view of his character and writings, 538.
Telescopes, experiments on, 264. Tencin, Mme. de, her assembly of literary men characterized, 247. Her portrait, 248. Testaceology, acct. of writers on, 7. Thesaurus Mathematicus, remarks on, 454.
Thunberg, Sir C., on wild Chi. ronia, 7.
Tiraboschi, Girolama, mem. of, 16. Tokens, distribution of, in the Scotch Church, explained, 295,
custom at that time explain- ed, 3+5.
Tyrol, view of that district, sta- tistical and military, 481. &c.
V Vaccine inoculation. See Hallé, Vanity See Pride Vauquelin, M. on Proust's chemical memoir, 458. On a viscid sub- stance on the Robinia Viscosa, 462 On the muriat of soda, ib. On oxyds of lead, 463. Velocities, virtual, obs on, 470. Venice, marine of, mem. on, 463. Ventenat, M, on the Robinia Vis- cosa, 462.
Villars, M., on Fossil wood, 463. Viper. See Coluber. Ule tree, acct. of, 353. Volcanoes, of Quito, said to emit fish, 530.
Volta, M., report on his experi- ments, 456.
Voltaire, account of Marmontel's first visit to, 245. Anecdotes 'of, 249.
His efforts to be- come a courtier, 24 ›. 254. Uranite, notice respecting, 464.
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