Sanderson (Prof. Burdon), new re-
searches on the electrical phenomena
consequent on irritation of the leaves
of the fly-trap (Dionea muscipula),
163.
Savings Banks as a State function deve-
loped by charity organization, Dr. W.
N. Hancock on, 199.
Scientific Museum, a permanent, J.
Heywood on the memorial of eminent
scientific gentlemen in favour of, 199.
Scotland, Dr. J. Bryce on the earth-
quake districts of, 88.
Scottish poor law, A. MN. Caird on
some special evils of the, 197.
"Scott-Moncreiff (W. D.) on a pneu-
matic tramway-car, 233.
Serpent of the ancients and the Arthu-
rian apple, J. S. Phené on, 169.
Sewage, W. C. Sillar on the utilization
of, 68.
purification and utilization, J.
Banks on, 62.
Sewell (Rev. E.) on the drifts and
boulders of the upper part of the
valley of the Wharfe, Yorkshire, 95.
*Shaw (J.) on right-handedness, 169;
on the mental progress of animals
during the human period, 169.
Sheriff courts and relative judicial sta-
tistics, F. Russell on, 208.
Siemens (Dr. C. W.), description of
the bathometer, 31.
Silica cells, artificial, experiments on
the formation and growth of, by Prof.
Cohn, 146.
Siliceous sponges from the Carboniferous
limestone near Glasgow, J. Young on,
99.
*Sillar (W. C.) on the utilization of
sewage, 68.
Silva (R. D.) on the action of hydriodic
acid on mixed ethers of the general
formula CaH+1+O. CH3, 68.
Silver, the inconvenience of a rapid de-
preciation of, in India, Dr. W. N.
Hancock on the importance of extend-
ing the British gold standard to India,
as a remedy for, 198.
the depreciation of, and a gold
standard for India, S. Mason on, 207.
dilemma, J. Matheson, jun., on
the, 207.
Simons (W.) on an elevating steam ferry,
233.
*Simson (A.) notes on the River Putu-
mayo or Iça, South America, 184.
Skull, a hydrocephalic, Prof. Cleland
on, and on the duplicity of the tem-
poral ridge, 149.
Skull, Sooloo, Prof. Cleland on a, 165.
*Skulls, Bosjes, Dr. Knox on, 166.
-, two, from the Andaman Islands,
Dr. Allen Thomson on, 169.
Slavery and the slave trade, Rev. A.
Busacott on the present extent of,
196.
*Slimon (Dr. R.) on the upper Silurian
rocks of Lesmahagow, 96.
*Smith (A.) on sodium, 68.
Soaring of birds, mechanical theory of
the, by W. Froude, 31.
*Soda manufacture, J. Mactear on, 65.
*Sodium, A. Smith on, 68.
*Solid water, Prof. Guthrie on, 64.
*Spanish mining, Don A. de Marcoartu
on, 207.
Sphenopteris affinis, C. W. Peach on cir-
cinnate vernation of, from the earliest
stage to completion, 94, 144.
Spherical class-cubics with double foci
and double cyclic arcs, H. M. Jeffery
Spottiswoode's pocket polarizing appa-
ratus, a description of, by W. Ladd, 41.
Sprengel pump, C. H. Gimingham on
a modification of the, 49.
*Spring fenders, M. Evans on the appli-
cation of, to pier-heads, 223.
Standards of measure and weight, new,
Prof. Hennessy on, 49.
Stanford (E. C. Č.) on the manufacture
of iodine, 68.
Staphylopteris, a genus new to British
rocks, C. W. Peach on the discovery
of, 94, 144.
Steam ferry, an elevating, W. Simons
on, 233.
ship resistance, J. E. Williams
vessels, R. Mansel on the direct
motion of, 227.
Steel (J.) on the brake problem, 233.
*Steel plates for boiler purposes, A. B.
Brown on a flanging-iron and, 219.
Steering qualities of ships, Prof. O.
Reynolds on the investigation of the,
229.
*Stephenson (Mr.) on the civilization of
South-eastern Africa, 208.
*Stirling (Dr. N.) on the nervous ap-
paratus of the lungs, 163.
Stobcross Docks, description of, by J.
Deas, 220.
*Stoddart (J. E.) on lead desilverizing
by the zinc process, €9.
Stokes (Prof. G. G.) on a phenomenon
of metallic reflection, 41.
Stone (Octavius) on his recent journeys
in New Guinea, 184.
*Stoney (G. J.) on the amplitude of
waves of light and heat, 31; *on
acoustic analogues to motions in the
molecules of gases, 31; *on the
atomicity of oxygen and on the con-
stitution of basic salts, 69.
Strath-Errick, Lough Ness, Dr. J. Bryce
on the granite of, 87.
*Stroudley (W.) on communications
between passengers and guards in
railway trains, 233.
*Struthers (Prof.), an account of finger-
muscles found in the Greenland right
whale, 163; "an account of dissec-
tions of the supposed rudimentary
hind limb of the Greenland right
whale, 163.
Subaqueous rocks, Major Beaumont
on the removal of, by the diamond
rock-borer, 219.
*Sub-Wealden exploration, Major Beau-
mont on the, 87.
H. Willett on the, 97.
*Sugar, T. L. Patterson on, 67.
refining, J. A. R. Newlands on
the alum process in, 66.
*Sun, the eclipse of the, observed at
Siam in April 1875, Dr. J. Janssen
on, 40.
*Surface-water of the ocean, on the
specific gravity of the, as observed
during the cruise of H.M.S. 'Challen-
ger,' by J. Y. Buchanan, 181.
Surnames, the Anglicizing and Gaelici-
zing of, H. MacLean on, 167.
*Swan (D.) on zinc, 69.
*Symons (G. J.) on a new form of
thermometer for observing earth tem-
perature, 49; on an unmistakable
true north compass, 49.
Systèmes de points matériels, V. Cerruti
sur les mouvements apériodiques des,
de sphères et les systèmes de
droites, Prof. L. Cremona sur les, 12.
Tait (Prof. P. G.), general theorems
relating to closed curves, 29.
(P. M.) on the theory and practice
of accident insurance by sea and land,
208.
*Taylor (J. E.) on the age, fauna, and
mode of occurrence of the phosphorite
deposits of the South of France, 96.
Telescopes, equatorial, H. Grubb on
recent improvements in, 37.
Temperature, the decrease of, with
height on the earth's surface, Prof.
Hennessy on, 39.
the distribution of, over the
British Islands, Prof. Hennessy on,
Terpenes, C. T. Kingzett on the limited
oxidation of, 64.
Dr. W. A. Tilden on the nitroso
derivatives of the, 70.
Tertiary basalt-rock dykes in Scotland,
R. L. Jack on, 92.
Testings of large objectives, H. Grubb,
on the, 36.
Theory of functions, elementary demon.
stration of a fundamental principle of
the, by Prof. P. Mansion, 26.
Thermoelectric phenomena, O. J. Lodge
on a mechanical illustration of, 43.
Thermometer, a new deep-sea, J. Y.
Buchanan on, 81.
*--for observing earth temperature,
a new form of, G. J. Symons on,
Theta function as a definite integral, J.
W. L. Glaisher on a series summa-
tion leading to an expression for the,
15.
*Thomson (Dr. Allen) on two skulls
from the Andaman Islands, 169.
(Prof. J.) on a theorem in the
mensuration of certain solids, 30; ex-
perimental illustration of the origin of
windings of rivers in alluvial plairs,
31; on metric units of force, energy,
and power, larger than those on the
centimetre-gram-second system, 32;
*on ridgy structure in coal, with sug-
gestions for accounting for its origin,
96; *further illustrations of the jointed
prismatic structure in basalts and other
igneous rocks, 96.
(Rev. R.) on the prevention of
the pollution of rivers, 70, 210.
(Prof. Sir W.), Address by, to the
Mathematical and Physical Section, 1;
on the precessional motion of a liquid,
33; secular illustration of the laws
of the diffusion of liquids, 35; *on a
new case of instability of steady
motion, 35; on the nutation of a
solid shell containing liquid, 35; on
compass correction in iron ships, 45;
*effects of stress on the magnetization
of iron, 45; *on contact electricity,
45; on a practical method of tuning
a major third, 48; on a new form of
astronomical clock with free pendulum
and independently governed uniform
motion for escapement-wheel, 49;
"physical explanation of the mackerel
sky, 54; on navigational deep-sea
soundings in a ship moving at high
speed, 54; on naval signalling, 233.
Thomson (W.) on the growth of mildew
in grey cloth, 70.
Tidal operations in the Gulf of Cutch,
Capt. A. W. Baird on, 52.
retardation argument for the age
of the earth, J. Croll on the, 88.
*Tilden (Dr. W. A.) on the nitroso
derivatives of the terpenes, 70; *pre-
liminary note on a new iso-purpurine,
70.
*Time, S. Fleming on the conventional
division of, now in use, and on the
desirability of adopting common time
over the globe for railways and steam-
ships, 182.
Tizard (Staff Commander) on the tem-
perature obtained in the Atlantic
Ocean during the cruise of H.M.S.
"Challenger, 185.
Tortoises, gigantic land, and a freshwater
species from the Maltese caverns,
with observations on their fossil fauna,
by Prof. A. Leith Adams, 145.
*Totemism in Scotland in historic times,
relics of, J. S. Phené on, 169.
Traill (W. A.) on certain pre-carboni-
ferous and metamorphosed trap-dykes,
and the associated rocks of North
Mayo, Ireland, 97.
Tramway car, a pneumatic, W. D.
Scott-Moncreiff on, 233.
*Transformation of gravity, J. Croll on
the, 30.
of pendulum-vibrations, R. H. M.
Bosanquet on the conditions of the,
45.
True intonation, illustrated by the voice-
harmonium with natural finger-board,
46.
Tullack (W.) on the boarding-out of
pauper children in England, 209.
Tunis, travels in, in the footsteps of
Bruce, Colonel R. L. Playfair on,
183.
Turner (Rev. F. S.) on the statistics of
the Indian opium revenue, 210.
(Prof. W.) on the structure of
the placenta in relation to the theory
of evolution, 163.
Turpentine, the action of pentachloride
of phosphorus on, Prof. Crum Brown
on, 62.
Upper Silurian rocks of Lesmahagow,
Dr. R. Slimon on the, 96.
Urn from Chudleigh, Devon, W. Pen-
gelly on an, 169.
*Vacuum-tap, C. II. Gimingham on a
new form of, 49.
Valorous expedition, the arenaceous
Foraminifera collected in the, Dr.
W. B. Carpenter on, N46.
Valuation of property in Ireland, IL
Jephson on the, 206.
Vanadium, J. Priestley on the physio-
logical action of, 155.
L. Larmuth on the poisonous
activity of, in ortho-, meta-, and pyro-
vanadic acids, 155.
Variation in thickness of the middle
Coal-measures of the Wigan coal-field,
C. E. De Rance on the, 89.
Vénus, photographies du passage de,
à Kobe, by Dr. J. Janssen, 40.
*Voltaic action, Profs. Ayrton and Perry
on the contact theory of, 42.
battery, a new, H. W. Biggs on,
62.
*Vortex rings, the resistance encoun-
tered by, and the relation between
the vortex ring and stream-lines of a
disk, Prof. O. Reynolds on, 31.
Walenn (W. H.) on division-remainders
in arithmetic, 30; on Mr. Sabine's
method of measuring small intervals
of time, 52.
Wallace (A. R.), Address by, to the
Biological Section, 100.
*Wanklyn (J. A.) on the effects of the
mineral substances in drinking-water
on the health of the community, 163.
*Ward (F.) on the prevention of frau-
dulent alterations in cheques, &c., 70.
Water, drinking-, Prof. Wanklyn on the
effects of mineral substances in, on
the health of the community, 163.
"Waves, the modification of the motion
of, produced by fluid friction, Prof. J.
Purser on, 31.
of light and heat, G. J. Stoney
on the amplitude of, 31.
*Weldon (W.) on the means of sup-
pressing alkali waste, 70.
Whale, the Greenland right, an account
of dissections of the supposed rudi-
mentary hind limb of, by Prof. Stru-
thers, 163.
an account of finger-
muscles found in, by Prof. Struthers,
163.
Wharfe, the valley of the, Yorkshire,
Rev. E. Sewell on the drifts and
boulders of the upper part of the, 95.
*White-lead, J. Fergusson on, 63.
White Nile between Gondokoro and
Appuddo, observations on the, by
Lieut. W. H. Chippendall, 182.
Wigan coal-field, C. E. De Rance on
22
the variation in thickness of the middle Coal-measures of the, 89. *Wilkinson (M. M. U.) on many-valued functions, 30.
*Willett (W. H.) on the Sub-Wealden exploration, 97.
* Williams (J. E.) on steam-ship resistance, 233.
Williamson (Prof. W. C.), recent researches into the organization of some of the plants of the Coal-measures, 98; on some of the physiological and morphological features seen in the plants of the Coal-measures, 145. Windings of rivers in alluvial plains, experimental illustration of the origin of, by Prof. J. Thomson, 31. *Woman, the oldest in Scotland, General Sir J. Alexander on, 164.
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