Drawboys, Cross's; Substitute for," 907
Drinking, Lines on, 48
Drowned, The Apparently; Means of re-
storing Life to, 333
Dupin, M.; On Steam-Engines, 58, 83
Dyar, H. G.; Great Improvement by,
in Chronometry, 382, 412-
Dynanometer, Regnier's, 206, 233
Dysentery, Romedy for, 95
Eagle and Child; Origin of the Sign of
Eagle, The; Ingenuity of, 107
Earth, The Centre of, 71; Future Viois
situdes of, 77.
Eccentric Chuck, Description of, 119
Edinburgh School of Arts, Introductory
Lecture at, by Rev. Mr. Wilson, 135
Education, Advantages of, to the Work-
ing Classes, 278
Eggs, Preserving, 47
Electric Spark, How to produce from
Brown Paper, 264
Electrical Sportsman, 321
Purposes, Amalgam for, 398
Electricity of the Cat, 87
Elephant Fountain at Paris, $81
Elwell, Edward; Patent to, 112
Emerald Colour, New, 207
Engineers, Questions to, 239; Answers,
Lamps, Inquiry respecting Port-
able, 268
Oil and Coal; Comparative Merits
of, 373
Oil Apparatus, for Families, 401,
Ammoniacal, in Air, 334
Light, Smoke from, 399
Gases, Liquefaction of, 308
Geology, what? 589
George, T.; Clock Wakener and Lighter,
invented by, 13, 375, 405
Gerisau, Republic of, 51
Getting on one's Legs again, 53
Gilchrist, Dr. J. B., 229
Gill, Bennington; Patent to, 12
Gill, Richard; Patent to, 64
Gillman, Joseph; Patent to, 320
Gimson, T. F.; Patent to, 336
Gladwell, G.; Skaters' Life-Preserver,
invented by, 433
Glascott, G. M.; Patent to, 416
Glasgow Mechanics' Institution, Origin
and History of, 115; Address to Dr.
Birkbeck, 117; Proceedings, 135,
201, 213
Glass, Drilling Holes in, 240, 255, 300,
Glazing, Secret in, worth knowing, 219
Earthenware, 366
Glow-worm; Nature of its luminous
Matler, 319
Glue, Portable; Receipt for, 126
Golden Jest, 53
- Rod, found, 384
Goldsworthy's Chemistry, 309
Gompertz, Mr.; on a Method of Defend
ing Ships and Fortifications against
Cannon Balls, 338, 594
Goode, John; Patent to, 128
Goodman, Mr. ; Improvement by, on the
Dutch Engine Loom, 136
Gosset, P. J. B. V.; Patent to, 432
Gowan, Tho.; Patent to, 336
Gray, Joseph; on Ballooning, 219
Grease, How to extract from the Leaves
of Books, 366
Green Colour, New, 352
-, Brunswick; How to make, 447
Green, John; Patent to, 12
Green, Richard; Patent to, 320.
Greenhouse Plants, How to Preserve, 340
Greenwood, Thos.; Patent to, 448
Gregory, Dr. Olinthus; Letter from, to
Dr. Birkbeck, on the Establishment
of the London Mechanics' Institution,
192
Gunpowder, Fired by Slaked Lime, 174;
Proposal for Increasing the Strength
of, 317
Habit, Force of, 94
Hansard, T. C., 229
Hare's Deflagrator, 25: Compound Blow
pipe, 27
Harness Makers' Jet, 255
Hase, Wm.; Patent to, 160
Hawkes, Geo.; Patent to, 336
Hawkins, J. J.; Plan for a Tunnel under
the Thames by, 225, 244
Health, Short Maxims for, 336
Hearing Trumpets, 302
Leathcote, John; Patent to, 336
Heathcote, Sir Henry, 416
Henfrey, John; Patent to, 208
Henry's Chemistry, 309
Hero of Alexandria's Steam Apparatus,
393, 405, 417
Herring Fishery, On the, 306, 326, 374,
410
Herrings, Receipt for Potting, 410, 423
Higgins, Robt.; Patent to, 96
Home, Attachment to, 60
Hopper, Thos. ; Patent to, 320
Horne, Thos.; Patent to, 416
Horrocks, W. H.; Patent to, 64
Houses, Lifting, 59
Hughes, John; Palent to, 144
Hulls, Jonathan; Inventor of the First
Steam-Boat, 97
Hant's Roasted Corn, 374, 396, 412
Hydraulic Expergifactor, 108
Press, Powerful Application
Laminating Rollers employed at the
Royal Mint, Description of, 233
Lamps, To prevent the Smoking of, 31
Self-Acting, 382, 406
Lathe, Common; Improvement on, by
Charles Williamson, 369
Laurie, Mr. Sheriff; his Speech at the
Meeting for establishing the Mecha-
nics' Institution, 181
Leach, Thos.; Patent to, 112
Lead Boiling over, a vulgar Error, 205
White; Test of, 447
Learning, Advantages of, 52
Leather, How are Ink Stains to be re-
moved from; 251: Answers, 279,
283: How Coloured for Backs of
Books? 286; Answer, 299
Leeds Mechanics' Institution, 277
Leslie, Professor; his Process for making
Ice, 311, 322
Light, and Light-Houses, 324
Light, Instantaneous; from Granulated
Platinum, 231, 301, 378
Lime, German Method of Preparing, 70
Limestone, Effects of Burning on, 357
Linen, How to discover when it is Lime-
Bleached: How to make Town-washed
as pure and white as Country-washed,
31
Lock, Fairbank's Improved, 151
Chubb's Patent Detector, 193
Bellamy's Improved Common, 376
London Journeymen, Independence of,
12; Cause of, 220
Streets, 53; Rules for Walking,
329
LONDON MECHANICS' INSTITUTION, Pro-
posal for establishing, 99; Offers of
co-operation from Dr. Birkbeck and
others, 114; More Offers, 130; Letter
from Mr. Bevan, 146; Public Meeting
called, 14; on the Objects pro-
posed, 164; Proccedings of the Public
Meeting, 177; Committee appointed,
189; Letter from Dr. Olinthus Gre-
gory, 192; Observations on the Public
Meeting, 195; Letter from Mr. Bevan,
198; Means for Forming a Museum
of Models, 199; Remarks on the In-
stitution, 210, 213; Proceedings of
the Second Public Meeting, 227; Ob-
jections to the Institution, 234; An-
swered, 235; Hints for the Choice o.
Office Bearers, 243; List of Office
Bearers Elected, 264; Letter by Mr.
Tidmarsh on the Prospective Advans
tages of the Institution, 276; Proceed-
ings of the Committee, 338, 363; Ob-
jections answered, 372; Inaugural
Address of Dr. Birkbeck, and Com-
mencement of Lectures by Professor
Millington, 418; Abstract of Professor
Millington's First Lecture, 434; First
General Quarterly Meeting-see Sup-
plement
London Journal of Arts and Sciences,
Analysis of, 372.
Looms, Dandy, 4
Dutch, Engine; Improvement on,
by Mr. Goodman, 136
, French Improvement in, 448
Lussac, Gay; Aerial Ascension of, 34
Meat, How to sweeten, when tainted, 78;
When Fly-Blown, to purify, ib.
Mechanics, Science of, its Rise and Pro-
gress, 166
Mechanics' Institutions, On, 99, 135, 177
Mechanism, Extraordinary Piece of, 87
Medallions, Method of Casting, 367, 446
Medals, Method of taking Impressions
from, 335
Memory, Good; How to have, 31
Mermaid, Animal resembling caught, 158,
Metals, Comparative Strength of, 71
Weight of, 268, 298, 318
Milk, Painting iu, 335
Mill, Dog, 241
Mill-Stone Quarries of Nieder Mending,
Mills, Grinding; Origin and History of,
of Matter, 124; Lectures at the Lon
don Mechanics' Institution, 418, 434
Mind, Presence of, 31
Mirrors, Burning; Account of, 39
Mistake, The, by Dr. Moor, 96
Moisture, Extraordinary Explosive Force
of, 124
Montgery's Steam-Engine, 383
Montgolfier, Stephen and Joseph; Aërial
Experiments of, 34
Morning Chronicle's Munificent Sub-
scription to the London Mechanics' In-
stitution, 191
Mother of Pearl, how imitated, 414
Moths, Antidote to, 78
Moving Power, Discovered by Sir H.
Davy, 68
Mowing Machine, invented by Jeremiab
Bailey, 145
Muslins, How to Choose, 125; How to
keep of a good Colour, 255, 287
Painters, Brotherhood of, 125
Painting in Milk, 335
Palissy, Bernard; Anecdoto of, 11
Palmer, Wm.; Patent to, 30
Parachute, Invention of, 35
Parkes, Josiab; Patent to, 400
Parker's Burning Mirror, 87
Parkinson and Frodsham; Improvement
in Chronometry claimed by, 382
Parchment'; how prepared to receive
Ink or Colour, 299, 331
Parry, Captain; Account of his Explora-
tory Voyage in search of a N. W.
Passage, by a Seaman, 149, 161
Partington, C. F., on the Antiquity of
the Steam-Engine, 393, 405, 417
Pasley, T. H., on a Bomb-Shell without
Fuse, 217; on increasing the Strength
of Gunpowder, 317
Patents, New, 12, 30, 64, 80, 96, 112,,
144, 160, 176, 208, 240, 304, 320,
336, 384, 400, 416, 432, 448
Patriotism, Examples of, 52
Patriotic Dying Speech of a Journeyman
Weaver, 92
Pears, Preserving, 127
Pebbles, How to polish, 447
Penn's or Parker's Burning Mirror, 87
Pensioner, Chelsea; Anecdote of, 52
Percussion Powder, 158; Another Re-
ceipt for, 281
Lock, improved by Wight.
Perkins' Steam-Engine, 36, 81, 83, 123
123, 152, 170, 204, 266
Mode of Warming and Ven-
tilating Apartments, 41
and Martineau's Improvements
in the Furnaces of Steam-Boilers, 256
Perpetual Motion, On, 146, 216, 252,
253, 281, 293, 311, 361, 385
-, No; demonstrated, 395,
406, 422
Philosopher outwitted, 14
Philosophical Showman, 54
Magazine, Analysis of, 338,
Pickering, Exup. ; on Mr. Perkins'
Steam-Engine, 170, 266
Pictures, Old Oil; how to clean, 207;
How is the Gilding to be cleaned and
preserved? 268; Answered, 299
Pin-Making, Improvement in, 55
Platinum, To procure finely divided, 288
Population Returns, Results of, 306
Potatoes, How to boil without Waste,
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