xx, 361.
----, _W. C. Redfield_, characters of Atlantic and others, gyratory,
xx, 21; xxi, 191; xxv, 117; xxxi, 115; xxxiii, 57; xxxv, 214^f;
xli, 70; xlii, 301; xlv, 307.
----, ----, direction of gyration, xx, 32; xxv, 117, 121; xxxi, 115;
xxxv, 215, 222; xli, 70; xlii, 115.
----, ----, principles respecting the gyratory action of, xli, 70.
----, ----, gyratory storm moves with the main currents, xx, 22;
xxi, 191; xxv, 114.
----, ----, velocity of the wind, not the velocity of the movement of
a gale, xx, 23; xxxiii, 57; xxxv, 215.
----, ----, rate of progress, course, extent, xxv, 114, 117;
xxxv, 215, 221.
----, ----, duration of, xxv, 115.
----, ----, on the changes of wind during, xxv, 116; xliii, 268.
----, ----, direction of wind and course of storm different, xxv, 115.
----, ----, oscillations of the axis of rotation, xxv, 118.
----, ----, centre of, a region of calms, xxxiii, 61.
----, ----, opposite sides of a whirlwind often unequal in breadth,
xliii, 275.
----, ----, fluctuations of barometer accompanying the passage of,
xx, 45; xxv, 117.
----, ----, fall of barometer a result of the gyration, xx, 45;
xxxi, 127.
----, ----, barometric indications extend beyond the limits of the
action, xlii, 114.
----, ----, causes of some irregularities, xxxv, 203.
----, ----, two sometimes mingled, xlii, 114.
----, ----, a transference sometimes from the lower to the higher
currents, xxxi, 128.
----, ----, transfer of volcanic ashes by upper currents, xxv, 129.
----, ----, directions to navigators with regard to escaping the
violence of, xxv, 119; xxxv, 216.
----, ----, in relation to system of ocean currents in the Atlantic,
xx, 50; xxv, 130.
----, ----, elliptical circuit of storms in the Atlantic, xxv, 114;
xxxi, 128.
----, ----, Atlantic storms originate in the tropics, xxv, 114.
----, ----, the northeasters and southeasters of the United States
coast, part of the same storm, xx, 29.
----, ----, Pacific system of storms, same as Atlantic, xxxi, 128, 129.
----, ----, causes of thunder-storms, gusts, squalls and water-spouts,
xxxiii, 56, 58, 60.
----, ----, winds not a result of the condensation producing rain,
xxxiii, 58.
----, ----, effects of gales on trees and fences, xliii, 263.^f
----, ----, gyratory action from circular fires, xxxvi, 50.
----, ----, Herschel on the views of, xxxv, 281.
----, ----, _R. Hare_ on the views of, xlii, 140; xliii, 122; xliv, 384.
----, ----, in reply to R. Hare, xlii, 299; xliii, 250.
----, _R. Hare_, causes of, xxxii, 153^f; xxxviii, 81, 82; xlii, 143;
xliii, 136.
----, ----, effect of an electrified current of air, xxxii, 154;
xlii, 143.
----, ----, objections to Redfield's views, xlii, 140; xliii, 122.
----, ----, ---- to Dové's essay, xliv, 137.
----, _E. Loomis_, on the gyratory motion, xliii, 287, 291.
----, ----, different character of the two sides, in the tornado of
Mayfield, Feb. 1842, xliii, 285.
----, ----, force of wind, ibid, xliii, 284.
----, ----, effect of, in picking feathers of geese, xliii, 293.
----, ----, character of gyration in small whirlwinds, xliii, 296.
----, ----, causes of the storm of Dec. 1836, xl, 36.
----, ----, limits, ibid, xl, 35.
----, ----, effect on barometer, ibid, xl, 34.
----, _J. P. Espy_, on the nature of, xxxix, 120.
----, ----, effect of heat in producing, xxxix, 120.
----, ----, effect of tornado on trees, xxxix, 127.
----, ----, views of, presented to the British Association, xl, 327.
----, ----, ----, notice of, _A. D. Bache_, xxxv, 280.
----, ----, ----, remarks on, _J. Stevelly_, xl, 329.
----, ----, ----, remarks on, _F. Osler_, xl, 330.
----, _W. Gaylord_, illustrations of a theory of water-spouts,
tornadoes, &c., xl, 399.
----, _C. Tracy_, on the rotary character and action of, xlv, 65.^f
----, _W. Reid_, on the laws of, xxxv, 276.^f
----, ----, gyratory character of, xxxv, 183, 277.^f
----, ----, force of, in accordance with the law of magnetic intensity,
xxxv, 280.
----, _H. W. Dové_, on the law of, xliv, 315.^f
----, ----, gyratory character of, xliv, 321.
----, ----, barometric indications, xliv, 315.
----, ----, causes of West Indian, xliv, 329.
----, ----, general causes of, xliv, 337.
----, ----, direction to navigators, xliv, 338.
Windows of wire gauze, a protection against malaria, xviii, 370.
Windsor, East, fossil bones of, ii, 146.
Wines of Madeira, xxiv, 240.
---- of Palestine, xxviii, 51.
---- ----, analysis of, _E. Hitchcock_, xlvi, 249.
----, on the alcoholic strength of, xxxvii, 363.
---- and other fermented liquors, researches on ingredients of,
_L. C. Beck_, xxviii, 42.
----, ibid, specific gravity of, xxviii, 45.
----, ibid, proportion of alcohol in, xxviii, 48.
----, grease of, xxii, 192.
----, mode of improving, iv, 394.
----, odor of, due to a peculiar ether, _Liebig_ and _Pelouze_,
xxxii, 381.
----, tests of coloring material of, _Jacob_, xlix, 198.
Winnebago, Fort, some account of the region around, _D. Ruggles_,
xxx, 1.^f
_Winslow, M._, on the minerals of Ceylon, vi, 192.
----, notices from Ceylon, viii, 186.
_Winthrop, J._, ancient catalogue of objects of Natural History,
xlvii, 282.
----, meteorological observations during; the years 1741 to 1757,
xl, 204.
Wire drawing, vi, 393.
---- gauze windows, a protection against malaria, xviii, 370.
---- rope for deep mines, xxxv, 319.
----, covering for, xx, 409.
----, conducting power of, xlv, 392.
Wirtemberg University, viii, 183.
----, kingdom of, xx, 176.
Wisconsin Indian mounds, xxxiv, 88.^f
----, copper ores in, xliii, 38.
---- lead region, remarks upon, xliii, 35.^f
----, earthworks, _S. Taylor_, xliv, 21.^f
----, elevations in, xlvi, 258.
_Wiseman, N._, Connection of Science and Revealed Religion by, noticed,
xxxii, 209.
_Witham, H._, on the vegetation of the first period of an ancient world,
xviii, 110.^f
----, investigations on fossil vegetables, xxv, 108.
----, sections of fossil wood, xxvii, 415.
Witherite in the state of Missouri, iii, 63.
_Withers, R. W._, geological notices of Greene Co., Alabama, xxiv, 187.
_Wöhler, F._, method of obtaining osmium and iridium from the platinum
residue, xxvi, 371.
----, products of the decomposition of narcotine, xlix, 205.
---- and _Liebig_, on the radical of benzoic acid, xxvi, 261^f;
--analysis, 267.
----, bitter almond oil, xxvi, 263.
----, on compact aluminium, xlix, 390.
Wolchonskoite, _Kammerer_, xxvi, 387.
Wolf, anecdote of, iv, 310.
Wolves, destruction to stock in Russia by, xx, 177.
_Wollaston, H. W._, remarks on the Cryophorus of, vii, 140.
----, scale of chemical equivalents, xii, 4; xvi, 371.
----, obituary notice of, xvi, 216; xvii, 159.
Wollaston Medal, awarded to G. A. Mantell, xxviii, 391.
---- ----, ---- to L. Agassiz, xxx, 382.
---- ----, ---- to Richard Owen, xxxv, 197.
_Wolle, J._, catalogue of plants, xxxvii, 310.
Wonders of Geology, _G. A. Mantell_, xxxiv, 387; xxxv, 384; xxxix, 1.
_Wood, A._, Class Book of Botany by, noticed, xlix, 190.
Wood, charring of, xvii, 395^f; xx, 189.
----, bituminization of, in human era, xxxv, 345; xxxvi, 118.^f
----, coating for, xxiii, 199.
----, decay and mouldering of, _Hermann_, xlix, 204.
----, attacked by the Limnoria terebrans, xxxiv, 27.
----, fossil, see under _Fossil_.
----, eatable food from, xxviii, 399.
----, rendered incombustible, xiv, 379.
----, spontaneous combustion of, xxvii, 178; xxxiii, 150; xxxv, 144.
----, process for drying, xvii, 163.
----, inhumed, xvii, 398.
----, preservation of, by pyrolignite of iron, _Boucherie_, xl, 213.
----, ----, xxxiv, 28.
----, set on fire by the direct rays of the sun, xxvii, 179.
----, silicified, see _Fossil_ and _Silicification_.
---- of different kinds, experiments to determine the strength of,
xix, 228.^f
----, locust, for subterranean works, xxx, 182.
Wood's inking machine, xxiii, 103.^f
_Wood, G. B._, United States Dispensatory of, noticed, xxxi, 406.
_Wood, J._, rocks moved by ice, ix, 144.
Woodbridge's Geography, notice of, xii, 373.
_Woodbridge, W. C._, American Annals of Education by, notice of,
xix, 174, 357.
----, Italian engravings, xv, 401.
Woodbury basin, ii, 231.
_Woodhull, S._, on the heat of 1825, x, 296.
_Woodruff, S._, on the barn swallow, xix, 172.
----, rattlesnake disarmed by leaves of white ash, xxiii, 337.
----, on snakes, xxix, 304.
----, on hybernation and other topics in Natural History, xxiv, 363.
----, the mole carnivorous, xxviii, 168.
----, on the fibre of the Rose of Sharon, xxviii, 371.
_Woods, J._, account of a storm in New Hampshire, Sept. 1821, xxxv, 233.
_Woodward, F. G._, spark extinguisher, xlii, 209.^f
Woody tissue, formation of, xxxviii, 128.
Wool, method of cleansing, xxiv, 205.
_Wooldridge, A. S._, on the coal mines near Richmond, Va., xliii, 1.
_Worcester, J. E._, notice of an American Almanac conducted by,
xxxv, 191.