Before terminating this account, I beg leave to present the following remarks:
First. It would not be just to institute a comparison between papers which at this time exist only in manuscript, and papers which have been printed by their authors; the latter being in all cases more complete and more elaborately worked out than the former.
Second. I trust that I am amply supported, by the documentary history which I have produced, in the view which I first took, namely, that the discovery of this new planet is the effect of a movement of the age. It is shown, not merely by the circumstance that different mathematicians have simultaneously but independently been carrying on the same investigations, and that different astronomers, acting without concert, have at the same time been looking for the planet in the same part of the heavens; but also by the circumstance that the minds of these philosophers, and of the persons about them, had long been influenced by the knowledge of what had been done by others, and of what had yet been left untried ; and that in all parts of the work the mathematician and the astronomer were supported by the ex
hortations and the sympathy of those whose opinions they valued most. I do not consider this as detracting in the smallest degree from the merits of the persons who have been actually engaged in these investigations.
Third. The history presents a remarkable instance of the importance, in doubtful cases, of using any received theory as far as it will go, even if that theory can claim no higher merit than that of being plausible. If the mathematicians, whose labours I have described, had not adopted B de's law of distances, (a law for which no physical theory of the rudest kind has ever been suggested,) they would never have arrived at the elements of the orbit. At the same time this assumption of the law is only an aid to calculation, and does not at all compel the computer to confine himself perpetually to the condition assigned by this law, as will have been remarked in the ultimate change of mean distance made by both the mathematicians, who have used Bode's law to give the first approximation to mean dis
Fourth. The history of this discovery shows that, in certain cases, it is advantageous for the progress of science that the publication of theories, when so far matured as to leave no doubt of their general accuracy, should not be delayed till they are worked to the highest imaginable perfection. It appears to be quite within probability, that a publication of the elements, obtained in October, 1845, might have led to the discovery of the planet in November, 1845.
From January, 1st, to December 23rd, 1846.
It is frequently difficult to make an abstract of the lengthy descriptions given by the patentees of their inventions, sufficiently short for the purpose of this list, and yet sufficiently accurate to indicate exactly the nature of the invention. It is hoped, however, that sufficient is given to afford to an inquirer the means of making more accurate researches in other authorities.
Adams, W. B., wheel carriages, Nov. 12 Adorns, J. N., cigars, Feb. 17 Adorns, J. N., cigars, Mar. 2 Ainslie, J., bricks, &c., Mar. 31 Aitkin, W., carriages, Aug. 15 Anderson, W., cotton spinning, Oct. 22 Allingham, J., steam engines, Ap. 7 Applegarth, A., printing, Dec. 21 Armstrong, W. G., crane, July 31 Anderson, Sir J. C., motive power, June 29
Arney, G. A., gelatine, Jan. 20 Ashby, W., flour, Ap. 25
Ashe, W., cleansing drains, &c., Nov. 19 Aston, J., buttons, &c., May 28 Austen and Rammell, mosaic work,
Bessemer, H., glass, July 30
Bessemer, H., railway engines, Aug. 26 Biches, F. H., distilling, July 23 Bielfield, C. F., moulds, July 14 Bigelow, E. B., carpet looms, Mar. 11 Benfield, J., railway signals, Mar. 11 Bingley, M., bookbinding, Dec. 15 Bishop, J., passengers' carriages, Aug. 25 Bishop, P., bayonets, Ap. 21 Bleasdale, H., rollers, Dec. 24 Blyth, J., bottle stoppers, May 28 Bonser, T., agriculture, July 15 Borelli, G., bridges, &c., Nov. 3 Borgoguon, J. M., basaltic lava, Aug. 11 Borrie, P., piers, &c., Dec. 21 Bovill, G. H., iron, Jan. 31 Bovill, G. H., flour, Aug. 18
Bovill and Griffith, railways, &c., Mar. 11 Bowman, J. W., animal charcoal, Sep. 17 Boydell, J., carriages, Aug. 29 Boyes, J., thrashing machine, July 23 Bozeh, J. R., railway wheels, Jan. 6 Braithwaite, J., ventilating, &c., Jan. 20 Bridges, H., railway wheels, Dec. 1 Britten, J., heating apparatus, Feb. 25 Brockedon, W., india-rubber articles, Nov. 19 Brocklehurst, J., window sashes, Feb. 11 Brooman, R. A., railway, &c., carriages,
Brown, F., stove ovens, Sep. 17 Brown, J., weaving, Jan. 29 Brown, J. H., envelopes, Feb. 25 Brown, J. H., envelopes, Mar. 2 Brown, Sir S., railways, &c., July 14 Brown, S., gas engines, &c., Feb. 3 Brown, W. S., sails, Jan. 6 Bryere, P., boots, Oct. 2
Buchanan, J., propellers, &c., Aug. 15 Budd, J. P., iron, Feb. 11 Budd, J. P., iron, Mar. 13 Bullock, J. L., quinine, May 12 Bullough, J., looms, Dec. 1 Bunnett, J., water closets, April 15 Burkee, W. H., waterproof fabrics, Jan. 20 Burkinyoung, F. H., pianofortes, June 16 Burleigh, R. C., artificial light, Aug. 28 Calvert, F. C., jute, Mar. 11
Campin, F, W., motive power, Jan. 22 Campion, J., soldiers' belts, Dec. 15 Cantells, W. J., hatching eggs, &c., Feb. 26
Carmichael, P., heckling flax, May 5 Carpenter, W., threshing machines, Mar. 25 Carter, J., paddle wheels, May 5 Carter, J., lubricator, Dec. 14 Chance, J. T., glass, Ap. 28 Chesshire, E., railway guard, Feb. 3 Chinnock, C., expanding furniture,
Chinnock, C., envelopes, Sep. 24 Chubb, J., locks, Dec. 14 Church, W., candlesticks, &c., May 5 Clark, C., steam generator, June 29 Clark, T., motive power, Feb. 11 Clark, W., weighing machines, June 30 Clark, W., lace, Jan. 17 Claussen, P., weaving, Feb. 20 Cottam, E., bedsteads, June 16 Clausen, P., propelling, &c., July 23 Clift, S., distilling tar, Dec. 8 Cochran, J. W., cutting wood, June 2 Coles, J., spinal distortions, Sep. 3 Collier, E. H., nails, Mar. 10 Condie, J., malleable iron, Oct. 15 Cooper, J., vegetable decomposition,
Cotton, W., knitting machine, June 22 Coulson, T. L., chairs, June 29 Cowan, C., paper, &c., Jan. 29 Cowper, E. A., railway chairs, May 26 Craddock, T., steam engines, Dec. 3 Crampton, T. R., locomotive engines, Aug. 25
Crease, H., paints, July 23 Crofts, W., lace, Aug. 20 Croll, A. A., gas meters, May 12 Crosley, H., sugar, Ap. 1 Cunningham, Å. B., propellers, Oct. 1
Dacie, J., boots and shoes, Dec. 7 Davies, D., carriage steps, Sep. 17 Deacon, H., flattening kilns, Sep. 24 Deard, T. M., steam furnaces, Feb. 25 De Boissimon, J. H., corks, May 28
Defries, N., gas meters, May 27 De Fontainemoreau, P. A. L., cotton wadding, Feb. 28
De Fontainemoreau, P. A. L., brick
De Fontainemoreau, P. A. L., harness, Ap. 15 making, Sep. 3 De Fontainemoreau, P. A. L., corks, Sep. 24 De La Fons, J. P., locks, July 6 Delain, A., musical instruments, Aug. 29 Delfosse, M. F. J., steam boilers, Aug. 25 Dell, E. C., lighting buildings, &c., Mar. 25 Desboissierres, N. F. C., fuel, Feb. 17 De Sussex, F. S., soda, June 29 Deubon, J., cotton spinning, Nov. 21 Dickinson, T. F., gas meters, Dec. 15 Dickson, J. H., saddles, July 23 Dircks, H., vegetable extracts, Mar. 4 Donkin, J., paper, Oct. 15 Douglas, J., casting patterns, Jan. 9 Douglas, J., yarn, &c., Ap. 30 Downing, G., pen holders, July 6 Dowse, C., paper, Aug. 11
Dreschke, T. A., musical instruments, July 31 Duncan, G., confectionery, May 19 Durand, F., leather tubes, &c., Oct. 15 Durnerin, J. M., manufacturing fat,
Eaton, W., motive power, Nov. 17 Eddy, G. W., cast metal wheels, Nov. 3 Ellins, G., salt machine, Dec. 1 Etienne, A., railways, &c., Jan. 31 Etievant, S., stoves, Feb. 17 Exall, W., wheels, &c., Nov. 3 Fairbairn, P., flax spinning, Oct. 2 Fairbairn, W., iron beams, Oct. 8 Farnsworth, J., bricks, Oct. 8 Farthing, W., glass, Oct. 8 Faucon, J. S., fulling, June 29 Ferant, M. L., oils, Oct. 8 Firchild, C. W., rotatory engine, July 23 Ford, C., earthenware, Dec. 14 Forder, A. T., motive power, &c., Jan. 29 Foster, W. A., machine belts, Aug. 29 Fothergill, B., cotton spinning, June 16 Fouillett, C. M., railways, Oct. 2 Fourdrinier, G. H., earthenware, &c., July 23 Fox, C., cutting, &c., metals, Sep. 24 Franklin, H., bricks, Sep. 17 Fuller, J., seed sowing, Mar. 5 Galloway, E., locomotive engines, Ap. 18 Galloway, E., rotatory engines, Dec. 14 Gandell and Brunton, moveable bridges, Mar. 25
Garrett, S. T., cement, &c., June 22 George, J., building, June 22 Gibson, M., reaping, &c., Aug. 22
Gillard, J. P., producing heat, Feb. 11 Gillett, J., hay cutter, Ap. 18 Gillett, J., alarums, June 22 Gongy, P. F., cranes, &c., Dec. 23 Gonin, L. S., printing, Dec. 21 Gray, J., gas meters, Aug. 17 Greaves, H., railways, May 22 Green, W., boot hooks, Mar. 11 Greener, W., illumination, &c., Feb. 7 Greenhow, C. H., railways, &c., Jan. 6 Greenwood, J., dyeing, Jan. 29 Griffiths, T. F., stamping metals, Feb. 3 Gripenberg, O., agriculture, July 14 Grout, P., plaister of Paris, &c., Mar. 11 Guichard, E. A. D., calico printing, Feb. 17
Gustafsson, G. F., steam engines, July 14 Hague, C., cotton spinning, Mar. 9 Hall, J. L., drainage, &c., Oct. 22 Hall, G. F., pawnbrokers' duplicates, &c., Jan. 29
Hall, W. M., lamps, &c., June 22 Hamilton, S. H., dredging, &c., Aug. 20 Hancock, C., gutta percha, Jan. 12 Hancock, C., gutta percha, May 15 Hancock, T., caoutchouc, Mar. 18 Hasluck, D. S., harness, Aug. 13 Hastings, J., bricks, June 30 Harvey, N., filters, Sep. 3
Haycraft, W. T., steam engines, Ap. 15 Healy, J., woven fabric, Nov. 17 Heath, R., wheels, July 27 Heuson, H., railways, Aug. 31 Heuson, H., goods wrappers, &c., Nov. 5 Heseltine, S., jun., oil lamps, Oct. 8 Higgs, W., sewer manure, Ap. 28 Highton, H., electric telegraphs, Feb. 3 Hill, L., jun., ship-building iron, July 14 Hillary, A. W., gas, July 23 Hillmann, J., cotton, &c., Feb. 25 Holdsworth, A. H., buoys, Aug. 29 Holdsworth, S., railway break, Oct. 8 Howard, T., steam engine condensers,
Howell, G., plating, Jan. 29 Hunt, J., soda, Ap. 9 Hutton, J., chronometers, Oct. 22 Hyde, J., looms, May 28 Hyde, S., refrigerators, Ap. 15 Пles, C., carding, Mar. 25
Iles, C., dress fastenings, Aug. 11 Jacob, G. W., embossing, &c, Nov. 12 Jeffreys, J., propellers, &c., May 16 Jennings, H. C., evaporator, Aug. 11 Jennings, J., threshing, Dec. 21 Johnson, A. R., hats, &c., June 18 Johnson, W., cranes, Dec. 1 Johnson, W., propellers, Dec. 2 Jones, R. L., charcoal, &c., Mar. 5 Jones, T., cotton spinning, June 22 Jullion, J. T., chemical acids, Oct. 22
Keating, J., cement, Feb. 11 Keeley, J., lace, Dec. 14
Kenrick, T., enamelling iron, May 26 King, A. E., magnetic electricity, Ap. 30 Kite, W., engine chimneys, Oct. 15 Kloes, J., substitute for leather, Feb. 16 Knight, G., excavating, &c., July 14 Krupp, A., spoons, &c., Aug. 26 Kurtz, A., sulphuric acid, Jan. 20 Lamb, J., clogs, Sep. 24 Lambert, T., taps, Ap. 30
Leahy, E., steam road-carriages, Jan. 15 Leahy, M., steam engines, Nov. 5 Lewis, G., shutters, &c., Ap. 7 Lister, S. C., wool combing, Dec. 1 Little, W., printing machine, May 12 Lodge, G., heating water, Aug. 10 Longbottom, J., oil cake, Mar. 18 Longmaid, W., alkali, Dec. 14 Longridge, R. B., locomotives, Jan. 13 Longshaw, W., cotton spinning, May 5 Lord, A., steam-boiler furnaces, June 24 Love, R., paving, Dec. 1 Lowe, G., gas, June 4 Lowe, G., fuel, &c., Oct. 8 Lucas, T., confectionery, July 29
Lutwyche, C. T., porcelain buttons,
May 22 Maberly, F. H., motive power, Nov. 5 M'Bride, J., weaving, Nov. 12 M'Gary, W., lamps, July 6 M'Sweeny, T. J., steering ships, Mar. 25 Mac Carthy, J. J. A., anchors, Oct.
Maccand, E. A., gas burners, Oct. 22 Maddock, J., potters' ovens, Feb. 25 Malins, W., building, Jan. 20 Mallett, R., railway carriages, July 30 Mapple, H., electric telegraphs, Oct. 27 Markwich, A., epithems, May 20 Marvin, R., area gratings, May 28 Masters, T., liquid coolers, Nov. 17 Mather, W., metallic pistons, Ap. 28 Maudslay, J., propellers, Jan. 13 May, C., riveting, Ap. 15
Mayer, A. J., wood cutting, Feb. 25 Mayn, W., aerated liquors, May 26 Mayo, W., aerated liquors, Dec. 1 Meade, H. M., food for cattle, Ap. 15 Melling, T., steam engines, May 7 Mercer, J., scouring wool, &c., May 2 Mercer, J., dyeing, June 22 Middlemore, W., saddles, July 13 Mill, W., inkstands, &c., June 29 Milligan, W., power loom, Feb. 4 Millward, A., embossing, Oct. 15 Milon, M. J., roads, Oct. 8 Moggridge, W. H., artificial gums, Mar. 31 Montgomery, J., steam engines, &c., May
Pilbrow, J., propellers, Jan. 31 Pinel, J. F., grinding wheat, Dec. 1 Plaget, L. H., metallic ornaments, Nov. 12
Moreland, J., setting coppers, &c., June
29 Moreweod, E., cleaning fibrous substances, Oct. 2 Morewood, E., iron, Dec. 7. Mott, J. H. R., musical instruments, Ap. 28
Muntz, G. F., metal plates, Oct. 15 Nurdock, J., painting, Feb. 11 Nairne, W., propellers, March 2 Nairne, W., propellers, March 11 Nalder, F., glass, Oct. 8 Napier, J., smelting, July 20 Nasmyth, J., motive power, Feb. 16 Nerot, E., paper, Sep, 24 Nesham, W. T, cranes, June 22 Newton, A. V., grinding grain, &c., Feb. 11
Newton, A. V., screw machines, May 5 Newton, A. V., sugar, July 23 Newton, A. V., tempering metal, Sep. 24 Newton, A. V., driving bands, Nov. 3 Newton, W., piled fabrics, Jan. 20 Newton, W. E., speed regulator, Feb. 11 Newton, W. E., thread, Feb. 16 Newton, W. E., thread, March 11 Newton, W. E., clocks, &c., April 28 Newton, W. E., fruit preserving, Sep. 17
Nicholson, W., glass, March 5 Nisbet, R., locomotives, Feb. 19 Nott, J., telegraph, Jan. 20 Osborn, J. T., agriculture, July 23 Osborne, R. B., bridges, &c., Dec. 21 Palliser, G., carriage seats, May 5 Palmer, J., lamps, &c., Sep. 17 Palmer, W., packing tallow, Oct. 15 Paret, N. A. E., silk, &c., Nov. 2 Parish, H. H., purifying water, Nov. 2 Parkes, A., animal substances, March 25 Parkes, A., candles, Aug. 25 Parkes, Z. M., coffins, May 22 Parkin, T., propellers, June 29 Parry, H., hats, Aug. 20
Pattinson, W. W., chlorine, July 14 Payne, C., preserving, June 29 Payne, T., metal rolls, Aug. 4 Pemberton, T., jun., carving furniture,
Perceval, P. A., telegraphs, April 23 Percy, W. C. S., bricks, &c., June 2 Perkins, J. P., paper cutting, March 11 Perpigna, A., regulators, June 29 Perpigna, J., plaiting, Dec. 21 Perry, J., wool combing, Dec. 21 Perry, S., straps, &c., May 19 Philcox, G., chronometers, Apr. 25 Phillips, G., flower stand, Aug, 17 Pickford, S., ale casks, April 28 Pidding, W., coffee preserving, May 5 Pidding, W., carriages, Nov. 21
Platt, J., cotton spinning, Feb. 25 Poole, M., cleaning, &c., grain, Feb. 25 Poole, M., fibrous fabrics, June 2 Poole, M., steam regulators, June 29 Poole, M., terry, Aug. 17 Poole, M., vegetable fibres, Sep. 10 Poole, M., electric telegraphs, Dec, 14 Poole, M., steam engines, Dec. 21 Poole, M., surgical instruments, Dec. 21 Pope, T., propellers, March 25 Potter, H., paper staining, April 1 Price, A. W, anchors, Jan. 17 Prideaux, T. S. excavating, July 15 Ramsbotham, H. R., wool combing, Nov.
Ransom, F., bricks, &c., July 6 Rayser, W., looking glass, Aug. 11 Reade, J. B., inks, Dec. 3 Reid, J. P., looms, Oct. 22 Reid, W., wire, Oct. 29
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