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Louis XVI. letters of, 217.

Luc, M. de, claims the difcovery of the exiftence of latent heat, 21

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Mahomet, proof of the fuperiority of his doctrines to the African super-
ftition, 356.

Manners, refined, alterations which have taken place by the introduc-
tion of, 179.

Mafquerading, whence the practice of, arofe, 179.

Materialism, what clafs of authors chiefly fupporters of the doctrines
of, 278.

Metaphyfician, labours of, compared to thofe of the grammarian, 276.
Mice, their manner of croffing rivers in Iceland, 340.

Millar, Profeffor, merits as a lecturer and an author compared, 154—
diftinguishing feature of his intellect, 155-a leading principle of,
157-his political opinions, 158-curious extract from his works
with regard to the Scotifh Parliament, 163-remarks on the charac-
ter of the Scots, 166-to what circumftances of a state a republican
government is beft adapted, 169-character of James VII. 172-
eulogium on the Prince of Orange, ib.

Mineralogy greatly improved by the difcoveries in chemistry, 42.
Mirabeau, character of, 490.

Moon, poffibility of bodies being projected from, within the sphere of
the earth's attraction, 400-principal objection to, 401.

Mythology, heathen, difcoveries made in, by Meffrs Bryant and Clarke,
430-their curious plan of analyzing, 431.

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Nature, fublime appearances of, in Iceland, 339.

Newton, chief characteristics of, as a philofopher, 5-remarkable ana-
logy between, and Dr Black, 6.

Nomenclature, advantages of a fyftematic plan of, in science, 100.
changes in that of the new edition of the Edinburgh Phar-
macopoeia, 462.

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Oceans, Indian and Pacific, limits affigned to, by Mr Pinkerton, 74.
Odin, the northern hero, conjectures concerning the æra, &c. of, 364.
Ordeal, curious fpecies of, practifed among the Africans, 359.
Orthography, ancient Scotifh, fome remarks on, 204.

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Pallas, Profeffor, route of his travels through the Ruffian dominions,
147-abstract of his account of the Crimea, 148.

Pharmacopeia, Edinburgh, when first published, 457-subsequent edi-
tions of, ib.-advantages and disadvantages of its frequent republica-
tion compared, 458--lift of fimples rejected from the late edition, ib.
-of thofe added, 459-changes, additions, &c. in the preparations,
460-in the arrangement, 461-in the nomenclature, 462.

Philofopher, Scotish, idea entertained of by the learned in England, 156.
Philofophy, inductive, whether capable of being applied with advantage
to the fcience of mind, 272.

Phenicians, the earliest maritime nation, 432-extent of their naviga-
tion, ib.

Phyfiognomy, remarks on, by M. Lichtenberg, 349.

Pilet, M. what the object of his travels, 287-curfory view of, 288-
inftances of the kindness and generofity of the Scots, 289-foliloquy
on being about to crofs over to Ireland, 291-defcription of the
Giants Causeway, ib.-vifit to Mr Edgeworth, 292-mode of mea-
furing happiness, 293.
Pinkerton's geography, topics difcuffed in, 69-progreffive geography
of Holland, 71-chief, hiftorical epochs of Switzerland, 72-in what
refpects he has deviated from the plan of former geographers, 73-
limits affigned by him to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, 74- to Auf-
tralafia and Polynefia, 75-omiffions and errors he has fallen into, 76
-caufes affigned for the decrease of population in Spain difputed, 77.
Piracy, anciently not dishonourable in the northern nations of Europe,
379.

Plan for a compendium of modern difcovery, 431.

Poetical extracts, from De Lifle's Malheur et Pitie,' 33-from the
works of Mr Cambridge, 59-from Warton's hiftory of poetry, 113
-from Amadis de Gaul, 118, &c.—from Dr Cririe's Scotish scene-
ry, 329, &c.

Polynesia, propofed as the general name for the islands in the Pacific,
74-limits affigned to, by Mr Pinkerton, 75.

Population, caufes of the decay of, in Iceland, 342.

Preparations, lifts of thofe omitted, added, &c. in the new edition of
the Edinburgh Pharmacopoeia, 460.

Proteus, arguments for his being the fame with the Jofeph of Scripture,
320.

Publications, new, quarterly lift of, 253, 498.

Purra, fociety in Africa, account of, 359.

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Quartz, Mr Emmerling's defcription of, 298.

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Reid, Dr, fome account of his life, 269-in his youth admitted the a-
pinions of the fceptical philofophy, 270-character of, by Mr
Stewart, 285.

Republic, in what cafes that form of government may be moft eligible,
169.

Robifon, Profeffor, how his acquaintance with Dr Black commenced, 3
-his fketch of the Doctor's character, &c. 6.

Romance, earlieft tales of, written in verfe, 112-when begun to be
compofed in profe, 113-in what particulars the metrical differed
from the profe romances, 116-coarfe ftyle of the early romances,

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Scotifh philofopher, idea entertained of, by the learned in England, 156.
Scotland, curious paffage concerning the Parliament of, 163-delinea-
tion, &c. of the national character, 166.

Schweighaufer's emendations of Athenæus, curfory view of, 187.
Shem, fuppofed the progenitor of the Indians, 429.

Sidonians, origin and gradual progress of navigation among them, 432.
Sierra Leone, method of clearing the lands in the neighbourhood of,
356-inftance of barbarous courtesy among the natives, 357-trade,
drefs, &c. 358-Mahometan and Pagan inhabitant contrafted, ib.-
curious fpecies of ordeal, 359-account of the Purra fociety, ib.
Simples, lifts of those rejected from and introduced into the new edition
of the Edinburgh Pharmacopoeia, 458.

Sneddon, or Snowden, an old name of Stirling Caftle, fanciful etymolo-
gy of, 207.

Soul, new argument for the immortality of, 95.

Spain, reafons affigned by Mr Pinkerton for the decrease of population
in, 77-north-weft corner of, inhabited by a race of people, distinct,
&c. from the other inhabitants, 75.

Spar, calcareous, rhomboidal figure of the fragments of, observed by
Mr Keir, 45-inveftigation of, extended by M. Haüy, ib.

Stones, fall of, from the heavens, a popular belief in most countries, 387
-inftances of, authenticated, by Gaffendi, ib.-at Emesham and the
neighbourhood of Verona, 388-near Pont de Vefle, 389-at Lucè,
ib.-near Agen, 390-in Yorkshire, ib.-near Benares, in the Eaft
Indies, 391-near Bordeaux, 392-general conclufions from thence,
ib.-analyfis, &c. of feveral of the ftones, 393-analogy between
them and the maffes of native iron found in fome countries, 396-
inquiry into their probable origin, 398-objections to their being
formed in the earth by lightning, or projected by volcanoes, &c. ib.
-a more plaufible hypothefis, 399*

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Talien, faid to be bard to the king of Scandinavia, 363-reafons for
doubting the truth of, ib.

Tartars, character of the different claffes of, in the Crimea, 149.
Titan, etymology of the name, 317.

Tournaments, æra of their invention, 369.
Travellers, fentimental, remarks on, 321.
Turgot, M. faying of, 271.

Turner, Mr, plan and arrangement of his hiftory of the Anglo-Saxons,
363-conjectures concerning the æra, &c. of Odin the northern he-
ro, 366-attempts in his ftyle to imitate Mr Gibbon, 372-example
of the defects of, 373.

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Venetians, conjectures concerning their origin, 369.
Virgil, emendations of fome paffages of, 61,

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Water, afes of, in the economy of nature, 15-adapted to its various
ends by the operation of heat, 16.
Watfon, Bishop, exordium of his fpeech intended to have been spoken
in the Houfe of Lords, 468-plan for raifing a great military force
examined, 470-expedient to conciliate the Irish Catholics, 471-
propofal for paying off the national debt examined, 473-

Wheatley, J. general character of his remarks on currency aud commerce,
232-his objections to the leading doctrines of the mercantile theory
examined, 233-on the balance of trade, 236.

Williams's, Mifs, correfpondence of Louis XVI., inquiry into the au
thenticity of, 211-merits of the tranflation, &c. examined, 213-
extracts from, 217.

END OF VOLUME THIRD.

Printed by D. Willifon, Craig's Clofe, Edinburgh.

No. VII. will be published on Wednesday 18th April 1804.

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