CONTENTS OF VOL. XXXVII. (FOURTH SERIES.) NUMBER CCXLVI.-JANUARY 1869. Page 18 Prof. R. Bunsen on the Washing of Precipitates. (With a Plate.) 1 Mr. F. A. Paget on a New Form of Permanent Magnet...... Messrs. E. T. Chapman and M. H. Smith on the Action of Dehydrating Agents on Organic Bodies M. O. E. Meyer on the Explanation of Stewart and Tait's Experiments on the Heating of a Disk rotating in a Vacuum .. Mr. S. Newcomb on Hansen's Theory of the Physical Constitution of the Moon 20 26 32 Mr. R. Edmonds on Extraordinary Agitations of the Sea not produced by Winds or Tides .. Prof. E. Edlund's Experimental Proof that the Electric Spark is an Electromotor.... 35 41 Mr. H. Wilde on a Property of the Magneto-electric Current to control and render Synchronous the Rotations of the Armatures of a number of Electromagnetic Induction Machines .. 54 Notices respecting New Books : Mr. G. Fownes's Manual of Elementary Chemistry, The- Dr. F. Guthrie's Elements of Heat and of Non-metallic Proceedings of the Royal Society : 65 On the Dispersive Power of Gases and Vapours, by M. Croullebois..... Mr. B. Stewart's Account of certain Experiments on Ane- On the Generation of Ozone in Oxygen and in Air under the influence of the condensed Electrical Spark, by MM. L'Hote and St.-Edme On a New Method of Estimating minute traces of Metals, specially designed for Water-analysis, by J. Alfred Wanklyn and Ernest Theophron Chapman NUMBER CCXLVII.-FEBRUARY. Page M. Dumas's Remarks on Affinity.. 81 Messrs. B. Stewart and P. G. Tait on the Heating of a Disk by rapid rotation in vacuo 97 Prof. W. A. Norton on the Fundamental Principles of Molecular 98 M. H. St.-Claire Deville on the Temperature of Flames, and its 111 .... 117 122 131 Mr. T. Graham on the Relation of Hydrogen to Palladium Proceedings of the Royal Society : Lieut. J. Herschel on the Lightning Spectrum Mr..J. N. Lockyer on the Spectrum of a Solar Prominence; 141 142 and Spectroscopic Observations of the Sun...... 143, 144 Proceedings of the Geological Society: Dr. J. Schmidt on the Eruption of the Kaimeni of Santorin. 145 146 Mr. J. Thomson on some Genera of Carboniferous Corals. 148 148 Mr. W. Topley on the Cretaceous Rocks of the Bas-Bou- 149 Mr. C. H. Weston on the Mendip Anticlinal 150 Mr. R. B. Foote on the Distribution of Stone Implements 150 Mr. G. V. Du Noyer on worked Flint Flakes from Carrick- .. 152 Mr. A. Murray on the Diminution in the Volume of the 152 Messrs. A. L. Adams and G. Busk: Has the Asiatic Ele- 152 .... Sir Philip de M. Grey Egerton on the Characters of some 152 153 153 Mr. J. W. Salter on a true Coal-plant from Sinai 153 153 Mr. H. F. Holt on Earthquakes in Northern Formosa 154 Yesso, Japan... 154 Mr. W. B. Dawkins on a new Species of Fossil Deer from 154 Mr. T. Codrington on a section of the Strata from the Chalk Page 155 155 Mr. G. W. Ormerod on the Waterstone Beds of the 155 Mr. E. R. Lankester on the remains of Pteraspidian Fishes Captain James Clark on the Geological peculiarities of the Saxon Switzerland 155 .. 156 On the Temperature of Flames and Dissociation, by E. Vicaire. 156 On a Friction and Induction Electrical Machine, by F. Carré. 160 On the Shape of the Flame of a Bunsen's Burner, by A. Poppe. 160 NUMBER CCXLVIII.-MARCH. Mr. C. Tomlinson's Historical Notes on some Phenomena connected with the Boiling of Liquids .... 161 Prof. J. A. Wanklyn on the Compounds of Ethylene-sodium and of its Homologues 175 Prof. J. Bayma on the Fundamental Principles of Molecular 182 ...... Mr. R. Moon on the Theory of Sound.. 189 Mr. J. Croll on the Physical Cause of the Motion of Glaciers. 201 Mr. R. A. Peacock on Mr. J. Croll's paper "On Geological Time, and the probable Date of the Glacial and the Upper Miocene Period 206 Prof. A. Lielegg's Contributions to the Knowledge of the Spec- 208 216 225 Proceedings of the Royal Society: Mr. W. Crookes on the Measurement of the Luminous In- ... 227 Canon Moseley on the Mechanical Possibility of the 229 Formation of an Artificial Spectrum with one Fraunhofer's 235 On the Quantity of Electricity produced by the Electrophorus Machine expressed in Absolute Measure, by F. Kohlrausch.. 236 On the Interference of Liquid Waves, by M. Lissajous 240 NUMBER CCXLIX.-APRIL. Prof. J. Tyndall on Cometary Theory .. 241 Chevalier W. von Haidinger's Remarks on the Luminous, Thermal, and Acoustic Phenomena attending the Fall of Meteorites. 246 Page Prof. How's Contributions to the Mineralogy of Nova Scotia.. 264 271 275 M. O. E. Meyer's Further Remarks on the Explanation of Stewart and Tait's Experiments on the Heating of a Disk rotating in vacuo 287 Dr. W. Marcet on the Falsetto or Head-Sounds of the Human 289 M. H. Wild on the Absorption of Light by the Air Proceedings of the Royal Society : The Rev. S. Haughton's Notes of a Comparison of the Proceedings of the Geological Society : 306 Sir R. I. Murchison on the Geological Structure of North- 309 293 304 Prof. Sandberger on a Section of a Well at Kissingen.... 309 Mr. A. Tylor on the Formation of Deltas; and on the Evidence and Cause of great Changes in the Sea-Level during the Glacial Period. 310 On the Coloration of Peroxide of Nitrogen, by M. Salet 312 mann 314 On the Latent Heat of Volatilization of Sal-ammoniac, by M. 318 NUMBER CCL.-MAY. Mr. D. Forbes's Researches in British Mineralogy. . 321 Prof. R. Ball's Lecture Experiments to illustrate the Laws of 332 Mr. J. C. Douglas on Shadow Optometers 340 Mr. W. Baker on the Cause of a Pink Colour in White-Lead 344 M. L. Soret on the Colour of the Lake of Geneva 345 Prof. J. Bayma on the Fundamental Principles of Molecular 348 Prof. J. A. Wanklyn on some Reactions of Hydrated Oxide of 358 Canon Moseley on the Mechanical Impossibility of the Descent of Glaciers by their Weight only.... 363 Canon Moseley on the Uniform Motion of an Imperfect Fluid. 370 Mr. J. J. Sylvester's Note on a new Continued Fraction applicable to the Quadrature of the Circle Page 373 Mr. J. J. Sylvester on two remarkable Resultants arising out Mr. R. A. Peacock's Physical and Historical Evidences of Mr. R. A. Peacock on Steam as the Motive Power in Earth- Proceedings of the Royal Society : Prof. Tyndall on the Blue Colour of the Sky, the Polariza- Proceedings of the Royal Institution :— 382 383 384 Dr. A. Crum Brown on Chemical Constitution, and its Relation to Physical and Physiological Properties ... 395 On a Mirage in the English Channel, by John Parnell, M.A., F.R.A.S. 400 On the production of a beautiful Patina on Bronzes in large Towns. 401 On Tyndall's Cometary Theory, by Mr. E. Carpmael and W. B. Gibbs, F.R.A.S. 403, 404 NUMBER CCLI.-JUNE. M. A. Wüllner on the Spectra of certain Gases in Geissler's 405 Mr. J. Dewar on the Motion of a Palladium Plate during the 424 Prof. J. Bayma on the Fundamental Principles of Molecular 431 Prof. W. Swan on a Metallic Connector to replace the Vulcanite Tube used with Bianchi's Air-pump.. 442 Prof. R. Clausius upon the new Conception of Electrodynamic 445 Mr. W. Huggins on some Spectrum Observations of Comets.. 456 Dr. E. J. Mills on Statical and Dynamical Ideas in Chemistry. -Part I. Acid, Alkali, Salt, and Base... 461 Mr. F. Guthrie on the Thermal Resistance of Liquids On the Voltaic Deportment of Palladium, by J. C. Poggendorff. 474 468 470 |