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Scientific Intelligence.

HEIGHTS OF MOUNTAINS .

Heig ht above the level of French Eng . the Mediterranean Sea . feet , yard , s . Lake of Geneva , at the lower passage of the Rhon :: - - 1126 39 8 Lake of Neufchatel - 128 7 45 6 Highest point of tbe

Needle of" Saleve - 4200 1488 Summit of Canigou - S 718 3088 Summit of Dole , the highest mountain of Jura - - - - 5082 1800 Summit of Mole - 5 6 S 8 2014 Valley of Chamouni 3166 1121

Ridge of Breven - 8326 2949 Valley of Montanyert 5266 186 5 Abbey of Sixt - - 2200 797 Granges des

Communes ----- 4995 176 9 Highest Grange of Fonds - - - - 4116 1458 Summit of Grenier - 7 8 54 2782 Summit of " Grenairon 8352 2958 Plain of Lechaud - 6 4 80 2295 Summit of Buet - 93 60 3315

Mount Blanc - - 1434 6 50 S 1 Mount ^ Etna - - 11294 4000 Mount Vesuvius - - 3 6 75 1300 Heights abo-ve the level of the Ocean . Snowden in Wales - 345 6 1224 Highest part of the Table at the Cape

of Good Hope - - 3255 T 153 Peak of Teneriffe - 12420 4399 According to the late Dr .

Heber-Erench Eng . feet , yards , den of the Island of Madeira - - 14490 5132 , According to P . Fauille - - - 13178 4 66 7 Ridge of Breven , from

its base in the valley of Chamouni - 5160 1828 Summit of Mount Blanc , above the valley of Chamouni 11180 39 60 . Granges des Communes , - above the

Abbey of Sixt - - 2745 977 , Summit of" Grenier , above the Abbey of Sixt ----- e A igg < -

Summit of Grenairon , above the Abbey of Sixt - _ - - - 6102 2179 Icy summit of Buet , above the Abbey of Sixt - - 7110 2513 English

feet , yards . The highest point of the Pyrenees - - 66 4 6- 2215 Gemnii in Berne - - IOIIO 3370 Chiinborazo , the highest point of the Andes - 2028 a 6 7 60 Heiht of that

g part of Chimborazo covered perpetually with snow - - - . 24 . 00 800

HEIGHT OF HILLS , CHIEFLY IN SCOTLAND , ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE SEA .

Eng . ft . Minto Hills ----- g s Cheviot ------ 26 S 1 Dunnion ----- _ 1031 Ruber ' s Law ----- i *\ -i <) Eilden Hills ( the " Tricuspi- ' ' dum Montium" in

Antoninus ' s Itinerary ) - - - 1310 Carter Fell - - - - - 1602 Wisp - ! if 40 Three Brethren - - - - 1978 Hangingshaw Law - 19 S 0 Dunse Law --- -- 6 30 Tintock - - - - - - 2368 Misty Law --- __ - 1240 Peat Law - - - - . - 1557 Miench Moor - ... - 2280

Eng . ft . Black House Hei ghts - - 2370 Ettrick Pen - - 2200 Windlestraw Law - " 95 Ben Lomond - - - - - 3262 . Farragon 258 4 BenLawers ----- 4015

Ben More 3903 Arthur ' s Seat ----- g ^ Paps of Jura ----- 147 6 Ben Nevis - - - - - - 4273 Ben Wyvis ----- 3720 Cairugorum ----- 4060 Schiehallion - - - - - 35 6 4 Hartfell 25 82 Leadhills - - - - - - 1574

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LONDON: Article 1
TO CORRESPONDENTS, &c. Article 2
MEMOIR OF THE COUNTESS OF DERBY, Article 3
DESCRIPTION OF THE SOURCE OF THE RHINE, Article 4
WISDOM AND FOLLY. Article 7
HAWKESWORTH'S NOTES on ROBERTSON'S HISTORY OF SCOTLAND. Article 10
LETTER II. Article 12
PROCEEDINGS OF A GREAT COUNCIL OF JEWS, Article 14
COLVILLE. Article 17
THE LIFE OF XIMENES, ARCHBISHOP OF TOLEDO. Article 23
A BRIEF ENQUIRY INTO THE LEARNING OF SHAKSPEARE. Article 29
SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 33
THE FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY. Article 38
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 41
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Article 45
POETRY. Article 47
REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. Article 49
IRISH PARLIAMENT. Article 55
HOUSE OF COMMONS. Article 56
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 57
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Scientific Intelligence.

HEIGHTS OF MOUNTAINS .

Heig ht above the level of French Eng . the Mediterranean Sea . feet , yard , s . Lake of Geneva , at the lower passage of the Rhon :: - - 1126 39 8 Lake of Neufchatel - 128 7 45 6 Highest point of tbe

Needle of" Saleve - 4200 1488 Summit of Canigou - S 718 3088 Summit of Dole , the highest mountain of Jura - - - - 5082 1800 Summit of Mole - 5 6 S 8 2014 Valley of Chamouni 3166 1121

Ridge of Breven - 8326 2949 Valley of Montanyert 5266 186 5 Abbey of Sixt - - 2200 797 Granges des

Communes ----- 4995 176 9 Highest Grange of Fonds - - - - 4116 1458 Summit of Grenier - 7 8 54 2782 Summit of " Grenairon 8352 2958 Plain of Lechaud - 6 4 80 2295 Summit of Buet - 93 60 3315

Mount Blanc - - 1434 6 50 S 1 Mount ^ Etna - - 11294 4000 Mount Vesuvius - - 3 6 75 1300 Heights abo-ve the level of the Ocean . Snowden in Wales - 345 6 1224 Highest part of the Table at the Cape

of Good Hope - - 3255 T 153 Peak of Teneriffe - 12420 4399 According to the late Dr .

Heber-Erench Eng . feet , yards , den of the Island of Madeira - - 14490 5132 , According to P . Fauille - - - 13178 4 66 7 Ridge of Breven , from

its base in the valley of Chamouni - 5160 1828 Summit of Mount Blanc , above the valley of Chamouni 11180 39 60 . Granges des Communes , - above the

Abbey of Sixt - - 2745 977 , Summit of" Grenier , above the Abbey of Sixt ----- e A igg < -

Summit of Grenairon , above the Abbey of Sixt - _ - - - 6102 2179 Icy summit of Buet , above the Abbey of Sixt - - 7110 2513 English

feet , yards . The highest point of the Pyrenees - - 66 4 6- 2215 Gemnii in Berne - - IOIIO 3370 Chiinborazo , the highest point of the Andes - 2028 a 6 7 60 Heiht of that

g part of Chimborazo covered perpetually with snow - - - . 24 . 00 800

HEIGHT OF HILLS , CHIEFLY IN SCOTLAND , ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE SEA .

Eng . ft . Minto Hills ----- g s Cheviot ------ 26 S 1 Dunnion ----- _ 1031 Ruber ' s Law ----- i *\ -i <) Eilden Hills ( the " Tricuspi- ' ' dum Montium" in

Antoninus ' s Itinerary ) - - - 1310 Carter Fell - - - - - 1602 Wisp - ! if 40 Three Brethren - - - - 1978 Hangingshaw Law - 19 S 0 Dunse Law --- -- 6 30 Tintock - - - - - - 2368 Misty Law --- __ - 1240 Peat Law - - - - . - 1557 Miench Moor - ... - 2280

Eng . ft . Black House Hei ghts - - 2370 Ettrick Pen - - 2200 Windlestraw Law - " 95 Ben Lomond - - - - - 3262 . Farragon 258 4 BenLawers ----- 4015

Ben More 3903 Arthur ' s Seat ----- g ^ Paps of Jura ----- 147 6 Ben Nevis - - - - - - 4273 Ben Wyvis ----- 3720 Cairugorum ----- 4060 Schiehallion - - - - - 35 6 4 Hartfell 25 82 Leadhills - - - - - - 1574

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