Dust of the puff-ball (Lycoperdon borista) rubbed on glass, very distinct, giving about 12000 inch diameter
Miscellaneous Ground Rents,
Dividends, &c.
TABLE OF THE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTION TO 1814, OMITTING SHILLINGS AND pence.
Surplus, Funds, Exchequer Bills, Given to the
Library, &c.
ACADEMY, American, of Arts and
Sciences, 53; Bavarian, of Arts
and Sciences, 89
Accounts of the Royal Institution,
180, 203, 304, 425
Agriculture, Board of, 201, 202,
Alkalies, decomposition of, 279
Alloys, experiments on, proposed,
Astle, T., his library bought, 259
BALDWIN, Loammi, 6, 8, 41, 59,
62, 65, 67, 68
Banks, Sir Joseph, 3, 29, 73, 75,
77, 78, 80, 134, 153, 215, 261,
263, 275, 369
Bavaria, Elector of, his introduc-
tion to Rumford, 28; made Fel-
low of Royal Society, 29
Beggars at Munich, 31, 32
Bernard, Thomas (afterwards Sir
Thomas), 46, 115, 138; report
on the Institution, 203, 301;
death, 302
Blagden, Sir C., 42, 69, 71, 77, 81,
84, 93
Böekman, Mr., 181
Brande, Mr., 308, 309, 389
CARLETON, Sir Guy, 24, 25, 260,
405
Chemical operator, 172
Clinton, Sir Henry, 15, 19
Coleridge, Mr., his lectures, 277,
284, 342
Committee of Science, 215, 302,
309; committees for investiga-
tion, 154, 186, 138, 192, 280
Concord, formerly Rumford, 3,
Cooper, Astley, 259
Crotch, Dr., 260
Curwen, Judge, his sketch of
Thompson, 18
Cuvier, Baron, his éloge on Rum-
ford, 13, 29, 36, 109
DALTON, Mr., 216, 290
Dartmouth, Lord, 12
Davy, Sir H., 70, 83, 113, 176,
180, 281, 300, 304, 307, 310;
his birth, 312; at Bristol with
Dr. Beddoes, 313; his first work,
314; opinion of by Southey,
315; his first galvanic experi-
ments, 316; first interview with
Rumford, 317; his engagement
at the Institution, 318, 320;
his first lectures, 321, 323; his
second year's lectures, 326;
his success as a lecturer, 328;
his lectures on Agriculture, 329;
edited the Journal, 331; made
F.R.S., 331; opinion of him by
Coleridge, 332; his own opinion,
333; Dr. Dalton's account of
him, 334; his letter to Cole-
ridge, who was leaving England,
335; his letter on the death of
G. Watt, 337; received the
Copley medal, 338; his picture
of Ireland, 338; his electrical
discoveries, 339; his first Baker-
ian lecture, 340; secretary of the
Royal Society, 341; his account
of Coleridge's lectures, 342; his
laboratory notes of the decom-
position of the alkalies, 343,
344, 345, 346; his first sketch
of the Bakerian lecture on the
New Metals, 347, 348, 349; his
illness, 350; Mr. Dibden's ac-
count of his discoveries, 351,
352; his lectures after his ill-
ness, 354; his work, 355; his
new electric battery, 356; tries
to decompose nitrogen, 358;
his picture of the laboratory,
360; his work on Chlorine,
363, 364; his lectures at Dub-
lin. 366; his marriage, 367,
368, 369, 381; his last lectures
at the Royal Institution, 370;
on Radiant Matter, 371; on
Chlorine, 374; on Simple In-
flammable Bodies, 376; on the
Metals, 378; his Elements of
Chemical Philosophy,' 381; re-
viewed by Dr. Young, 382, 384,
386; his agricultural lectures,
387; his work on Fluorine,
388; elected honorary professor,
389; his researches on flame,
390; President of Royal So-
ciety, 390; on the protection of
ships, 391; his first attack of
paralysis, 391; resignation of
the presidentship, 393; his last
paper on the Torpedo, 396; his
last illness, 398; his death, 400;
his picture by his friend Mr.
Poole, 401, 403
Dibden, Mr., 213, 273, 283, 351,352
Dragoons, King's American, regi-
ment, 16, 25, 26, 407
ELECTOR OF BAVARIA, Theodore, 28,
29, 40, 41, 59, 60, 62; Maxi-
milian, 72, 77, 82, 97
Essays, Count Rumford's, 43, 49, 76
FARADAY, Michael, 307, 308, 310,
311, 389, 391
INDUSTRY, House of, at Munich, 33
Institution, London, the, 274, 275
Institution, Royal, the, germ of,
44; Proposals, 66; caricature
of, 78; foundation, 114; objects,
121; funds, 125; privileges of
proprietors, 126; subscribers,
128; government, 129; ma-
nagers, 130, visitors, 132; first
meeting of proprietors, 134;
first meeting of managers, 136;
charter, 138; new prospectus,
147; new theatre, 148; ab-
stract of the accounts, 180; re-
port of, in 1801, 181; Davy
appointed assistant lecturer at,
181; lecturer, 186; Young ap-
pointed Professor of Natural
Philosophy at, 188; report on
in 1802, 195; Rumford's last
report on, 197; committee on
the state of, 201; the first re-
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