To the opinions of thefe learned men, we beg leave to fubfcribe our own; which, though we do it without any peremptory affertions, may merit fome refpect, and lay claim to fome influence. For we have carefully and accurately perufed all the remaining fragments of Sextius, both in Greek and Latin, and have coolly and deliberately examined all the authors, whether ancient or modern, who have delivered their fentiments on this fubject. With a lift of the writers who have mentioned our Philofopher, we shall conclude this account. ANCIENT WRITERS. Champerius in Sextium. Maximus et Antonius, Mona- 397. In Matth. p. 369. Plinius N. Hiftor. xviii. 68. v. ii. p. 136. Plutarch de Profect. in Virtut. Seneca, Rhetor. Controv. ii. WRITERS. Commentatores Sextii in variis Faber N. in Senec. Rhet. 643. Bibl. Lat. i. 731. iii. Freytag. Adparat. Literar. vol. Colerus in Anthol. 1. fafc. 1. Galeus, Præf. ad Mythol. O ep. viii. p. 52. pulc. Gaudentius 287. Placcius de Anonym. ii. Rhodogini Lect. 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It may be further obferved, with refpect to those whofe fets of the Review are incomplete, that to fuch perfons, this publicatio will be found peculiarly ufeful, as it will, in fome measure, fupp the want of thofe volumes of Review in which their fets are deficies, and which, perhaps, are no where to be procured.' REV. March, 178€ IN DE X To the REMARKABLE PASSAGES in this Volume. N. B. To find any particular Book, or Pamphlet, fee the Table of Contents, prefixed to the Volume. ABYSSINIA, Lobo's voyage Air, fixed, diffolves a stone in to, tranflated by Dr. S. Johnfon, 59. Achard, M. on the expanfion of fluid by heat, 550. Method of afcertaining the quantity of phlogifton in a given fort of air, 551. On the falubrity of atmospheric air, 552. On the heat of boiling water, 554. Acid, nitrous, analyfed, 209. vitriolic, ib. faccharine, how formed, 210. , marine, analyfed, ib. Acids, the compofition of, 209. Lavoifier's doctrine concerning them refuted, ib. Addifon, his ftyle of writing at tacked, and defended, 68. Agriculture, benefited by inclofures of waftes, &c. 74. That of the county of Norfolk explained and recommended, go. memoirs of, and of rural and domeftic economy, published by the Royal Society of Paris, for the years 1785 and 1786, 581. Abaz, Ifaiah's prophecy to, as a fign, &c. appealed to, as one great argument of the truth of Chriftianity, 267. Air, temperature of, in different latitudes, 45. How estimated, ib. Component parts of, 121. Producible from water, 126. Specific gravity of nine different kinds of, 209. , dephlogifticated, produced from water, 337. From raw filk, 338. the bladder, 360. nature of different kinds of air, 528. ——, the quantity of phlogifton in it, how afcertained, 551. --, atmospheric, its component parts, 531. Salubrity of, in different places, 552. Air-pump, a new one, without valves, 558. America, antiquities found there, 329. Travels in, 39. Tarleton's hiftory of his campaigns there, 75. First bishops appointed there, 86. Plan of a new conftitution for the United States of, 489. Impolicy of France in affifting the Americans in their revolt from Great Britain, 562. Anchor, a nautical machine, called the fwimming anchor, invention of, not to be afcribed to Dr. Franklin, 256. Animals, their difcriminating cha racteristics, obfcurity of, 469. Antiquities in North America, account of, 329. Apologue, high antiquity of that fpecies of writing, 568. Eaft ern, fome account of, 570. Aqua Regia, its compofition, 210. Arianifm attacked on philofophical principles, 151. Ariftotle. See Cocke. Arteaga, his hiftory of the Italian opera, 545 Arts, fine, their chief object, 204Atmosphere, the heat of, at dif ferent heights, 45. Caused by the quantity of vapour, 123. the moisture of, how obferved, Attraction of cohefion, remark- BA Alloons, Air, remarks on, 449. Black Eagle, a long, by Dr. James Blind People, method of teaching Brown, Sir Thomas, the pomp of his ftyle and diction reflected in Bruning, M: on the depth of ca- Bugge, Profeffor, determines the Bunbury, Mr. his humorous aca- demy for grown horsemen, 389. CAGLIOSTRO, Count, Count, ob- Canals, the depth of, increased Caffini, M. refuted by Dr. Maf- their voyage to examine the Celfus, a fcholar of Sextius, 600. |