Report of the ... Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Volume 50

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On a Raised Beach in Rhos Sili Bay Gower By Professor PRESTWICH
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Report of the Close Time Committee
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Report of the Committee consisting of Professor Sir WILLIAM THOMSON Pro
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Report of the Committee consisting of Dr O J LODGE Secretary Professor
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Report of the Committee consisting of Professor SYLVESTER Chairman
38
First and Second Reports of the Committee consisting of Mr DAVID GILL
56
Sixteenth and concluding Report of the Committee consisting of JOHN EVANS
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Report on the mode of reproduction of certain species of Ichthyosaurus from
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Report of the Committee consisting of Professor P M DUNCAN and Mr G
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Report of the Committee consisting of Dr J EVANS Professor T G BONNEY
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Second Report of the Committee consisting of Professor W C WILLIAMSON
107
Report of the Committee consisting of Captain ABNEY Professor W
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Report of the Committee consisting of Dr PYESMITH Professor M FOSTER
159
Report on accessions to our knowledge of the Chiroptera during the past
169
Preliminary Report of the Committee consisting of Professor W E ARYTON
197
Comparison of Curves of the Declination Magnetographs at Kew Stonyhurst
200
First Report of the Committee consisting of Professor A LEITH ADAMS
209
Report of the Committee consisting of Mr SCLATER Dr G HARTLAUB
212
Report of the Committee consisting of Mr JAMES HEYWOOD Mr SHAEN
219
Report on the Present State of our Knowledge of the Crustacea By C
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Report on the best means for the Development of Light from CoalGas
241
Report of the Committee consisting of Dr GAMGEE Professor SCHÄFER
254
Report of the Committee consisting of Mr F J BRAMWE
318
Report on the present state of knowledge of the application of Quadratures
321
The French Deepsea Exploration in the Bay of Biscay By J GWYN
378
Third Report of the Committee consisting of Professor Sir WILLIAM THOM
390
List of Works on the Geology Mineralogy and Paleontology of Wales
397
On the recent Revival in Trade By STEPHEN BOURNE F S S
436
SECTION A MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE
447
On determining the Heights and Distances of Clouds by their reflexions
459
On the Length of the Sunspot Period By HENRY MUIRHEAD M D
465
On the proper form of Lightning Conductors By WILLIAM HENRY
470
On Inverse Figures in Geometry By Professor H J S SMITH M A
476
Note on the Skew Surface of the Third Order By Professor H J
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On the Action of Oils on Metals By WILLIAM H WATSON F C
560
On the site of a Paleolithic Implement Manufactory at Crayford Kent
574
Proofs of the Organic Nature of Eozoon Canadense By CHARLES MOORE
582
List of Works on the Geology Mineralogy and Palæontology of Wales
588
Report on the present state of our Knowledge of the Crustacea Part V
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On the Development of Lepidosteus By F M BALFOUR F R S
599
On the Migration of Birds and Messrs Brown and Cordeauxs Method
605
Address by F W RUDLER F G S Chairman of the Depart
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On a Manuscript perhaps Khita discovered by Captain Gill in Western China By HYDE CLARKE
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FRIDAY AUGUST 27
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On an Ancient Settlement found about 21 feet beneath the surface of the peat in the coalbog near Boho county Fermanagh By THOMAS PLUNKET...
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On Prehistoric Times in the Valley of the Rhine By Professor SCHAAFF HAUSEN
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MONDAY AUGUST 30
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On the British Flintworkers at Brandon By J PARK HARRISON M A
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On the Retention of Ancient and Prehistoric Customs in the Pyrenees By Dr PHENÉ F S A F R G S
627
On Anthropological Colour Phenomena in Belgium and elsewhere By J BEDDOE M D F R S
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On the Antiquity of Gesture and Sign Language and the Origin of Characters and Speech By HYDE CLARKE V P Ă Í
630
On Bushmen Crania By Professor G ROLLESTON M D F R S
631
The Hittites By W ST C BOSCAWEN
632
On the Discovery of a Bilingual Seal in Cuneiform and Khita By HYDE CLARKE V P A I
633
Further Researches on the Prehistoric Relations of the Babylonian
635
SECTION E GEOGRAPHY
646
FRIDAY AUGUST 27
658
Notes on a Journey from Canton to KweiYangFu up the Canton River
660
SECTION F ECONOMIC SCIENCE AND STATISTICS
666
On the Preservation of Fish and preventing the Pollution of Rivers
672
TUESDAY AUGUST 31
679
Progress of the English Stations in the Hill Regions of India By HYDE
686
On the Anthracite Coal and Coalfield of South Wales By C H PERKINS
697
On an improved Sounding Machine By Professor Sir W THOMSON
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On Pictorial Aid to Geographical Teaching
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