Report of the Annual Meeting

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Arrangement of the General Meetings
xcii
On the Explicit Form of the Complete Cubic Differential Resolvent
3
The recent Progress in Secondary Batteries By BERNARD DRAKE and
6
On the Igneous Rocks of Llyn Padarn Yr Eifl and Boduan By Pro
7
On a Deep Boring for Water in the New Red Marls Keuper Marls near
10
Second Report of the Committee consisting of Professor G FORBES Secretary
39
Report of the Committee consisting of Professor G H DARWIN Sir
40
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41
Report of the Committee consisting of Professor CRUM BROWN Secretary
58
Second Report of the Committee consisting of Professor BALFOUR STEWART
64
First Report on our Experimental Knowledge of the Properties of Matter
100
Third Report of the Committee co consisting of Professor BALFOUR STEWART
139
Report of the Committee consisting of Professor G CAREY FOSTER Sir
145
Second Report of the Committee consisting of Professors A JOHNSON Secre
150
Report of the Committee consisting of Professor Sir H E ROSCOE
167
Second Report of the Committee consisting of Professor TILDEN Professor
204
Report Provisional of the Committee consisting of Professors MCLEOD
213
Report of the Committee consisting of Professor T McK HUGHES Dr H HICKS and Messrs H WOODWARD E B LUXMOORE P P PENNANT
219
Report of the Committee consisting of Mr H BAUERMAN Mr F
226
Second Report of the Committee consisting of Mr W T BLANFORD Professor
241
Report of the Committee consisting of Professor MCKENDRICK Professor
250
Report of the Committee consisting of Professor RAY LANKESTER Mr P L
254
Report of the Committee consisting of Mr JOHN CORDEAUX Secretary
264
Report of the Committee consisting of General J T WALKER General
271
Report of the Committee consisting of Dr J H GLADSTONE Secretary
278
Report of the Committee consisting of Mr W H BARLOW Sir F J BRAM
284
Twelfth Report of the Committee consisting of Professor E HULL
286
Report of the Committee consisting of Professors ARMSTRONG and LODGE
308
Sixth Report of the Committee consisting of Mr R ETHERIDGE Mr THOMAS
413
The Modern Development of Thomas Youngs Theory of Colourvision
431
On the Explicit Form of the Complete Cubic Differential Resolvent By
439
On the Exploration of the Raygill Fissure in Lothersdale Yorkshire
469
The Sphere and Roller Mechanism for Transmitting Power By Professor
484
On Improvements in Electric Safety Lamps By J WILSON SWAN M A
496
SECTION A MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE
511
A Mercurial Airpump By J T BOTTOMLEY M A F R S E
519
Description of a new Calorimeter for lecture purposes By T J BAKER
525
On the Intensity of Reflection from Glass and other Surfaces By Lord
527
On a new Sunshine Recorder By W E WILSON
533
the Rev R HARLEY F R S
538
On the Sum of the nth Powers of the Terms of an Arithmetical Pro gression By Professor R W GENESE M Α
540
On the Jacobian Ellipsoid of Equilibrium of a rotating Mass of Fluid
541
On the Determination of the Radius Vector in the Absolute Orbit of the Planets By Professor GYLDEN
542
By ALFRED LODGE M A
543
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 3
578
On the Action of Drinkingwater on Lead By Dr C MEYMOTT TIDY
583
On the Colour of the Oxides of Cerium and its Atomic Weight By
591
The Influence of Silicon on the Properties of Iron and Steel By THOMAS
597
An Apparatus for maintaining Constant Temperatures up to 500
599
On the Petrography of the Volcanic and associated Rocks of Nuneaton
623
On the Discovery of Fossil Fish in the New Red Sandstone Upper
629
Birmingham By W JEROME HARRISON F G S
630
On the Extension and probable Duration of the South Staffordshire Coal
636
On the Kerosine Shale of Mount Victoria New South Wales By Pro
643
The Relations of the Middle and Lower Devonian in West Somerset
649
M G F R S
651
Sixth Report on the Volcanic Phenomena of Japan
657
On the Silurian Rocks of North Wales By Professor T MKENNY
663
Introduction to the Monian System of Rocks By Professor J F BLAKE
669
On an Accurate and Rapid Method of Estimating the Silica in Igneous
670
The Culm Measures of Devonshire By W A E USSHER F G S
676
Report of the Committee for arranging for the Occupation of a Table
685
Discussion on Cerebral Localisation
687
Some Experiments upon the Protection of Insects from their Enemies
694
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 7
699
Note on the Floral Symmetry of the Genus Cypripedium By Dr MAX
706
Note on Helopeltis Antonii Sign in Ceylon By HENRY TRIMEN M B
711
The Canadian Pacific Railway By ALEXANDER BEGG
727
British North Borneo By W B PRYER
733
R E
734
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 3
753
The Public Land Policy of the United States By WORTHINGTON C
761
Working Mens Cooperative Organisations in Great Britain By A
762
On some Defects in English Railway Administration By J S JEANS
768
Report of the Committee on the Regulation of Wages by means
774
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 8
780
Address by Sir JAMES N DOUGLASS M Inst C E President of the Section
786
On some points for the Consideration of English Engineers with reference
798
Hydraulic Attachment to Sugar Mills By DUNCAN STEWART
805
On the Birmingham Tame and Rea District Drainage Board By W
811
MARSHALL GORHAM
813
On Balanced Locomotive Engines By T R CRAMPTON
819
SECTION H ANTHROPOLOGY
826
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 3
833
Hardmans Collection By P S ABRAHAM M A M D B Sc
836
Papuans and Polynesians By the Rev G BROWN F R G S
842
INDEX
863
Notes on Natives of the Kimberley District Western Australia
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