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Contents

General Meetings
cxii
On the Stratigraphy of the Crag with especial reference to the Distribution
3
Corresponding Societies Report of the Committee consisting of Professor
39
Underground Temperature Twentyfirst Report of the Committee consisting
75
Comparison of Magnetic Instruments Interim report of the Committee con
79
Observations with Horizontal Pendulums
84
The Tokio Earthquakes of June 20 1894
111
Description of a Catalogue of 833 Earthquakes recorded in Japan
149
d Results already obtained or shown by the Catalogue and
155
Miscellaneous Notes relating to Large Earthquakes c
179
Meteorological Observations on Ben Nevis Report of the Committee consist
186
Experiments for Improving the Construction of Practical Standards for Elec
195
Comparison and Reduction of Magnetic Observations Report of the Com
209
The Teaching of Science in Elementary Schools Report of the Committee
228
Quantitative Analysis by means of Electrolysis Second Report of the Com
235
The Bibliography of Spectroscopy Report of the Committee consisting
263
Isomeric Naphthalene Derivatives Ninth Report of the Committee con
272
The Production of Haloids from Pure Materials Report of a Committee con
341
Highlevel Flintdrift of the Chalk Report of the Committee consisting
349
Replies to Printed
372
Second Chronological List of Works on the Coast
388
Cetiosaurus Remains Report of the Committee consisting of Professor
403
Stonesfield Slate Second Report of the Committee consisting of Mr H
414
Erratic Blocks of England Wales and Ireland Twentysecond Report
426
Some Suffolk Wellsections By W WHITAKER B A F R S F G S
436
Physiological Applications of the Phonograph Report by the Committee
454
The Zoology of the Sandwich Islands Fifth Report of the Committee
467
Index Generum et Specierum Animalium Report of a Committee consist
473
The Climatology of Africa Fourth Report of a Committee consisting
480
The Exploration of Southern Arabia Report of the Committee consisting
491
Calibration of Instruments used in Engineering Laboratories Report of
497
Anthropometric Measurements in Schools Report of the Committee con
503
Ethnographical Survey of the United Kingdom Third Report of the Com
509
The Lake Village of Glastonbury Second Report of the Committee con
519
The Southern Character of the Molluscan Fauna of the Coralline Crag
675
of the Foraminifera By H W BURROWS
677
Note on a Section at the North Cliff Southwold By HORACE B WOODWARD F G S
678
Observations on East Anglian Boulder Clay By Rev E HILL M A F G S
679
Some Suffolk Wellsections By W WHITAKER F R S
680
Notes on the Cromer Excursion By CLEMENT REID F G S
681
The Glacial Age in Tropical America By R BLAKE WHITE
682
On PreGlacial Valleys in Northamptonshire By BEEBY THOMPSON F C S F G S
683
Interim Report on the Highlevel Shellbearing Deposits of Clava c
684
Notes on the Ancient Physiography of South Essex By T V HOLMES
685
Report on the Investigation of the Locality where the Cetiosaurus Remains in the Oxford Museum were found
688
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16
690
Report on the Stonesfield Slate
692
ZOOLOGY INCLUDING ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
698
Third Report on the Marine Zoology Botany and Geology of the Irish Sea
714
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 13
720
On the Oyster Culture in the Colne District By Dr H C SORBY F R S
726
On the Hereditary Polydactylism By Dr GREGG WILSON
733
A Voyage to the Antarctic Sea By C E BORCHGREVINK
750
an instrument combining the Terrestrial
756
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 17
762
Bimetallism with a Climbing Ratio By HENRY HIGGS LL B
776
The Gold Standard By Hon GEORGE PEEL
777
The Gobert Freezing Process for Shaftsinking and Tunnelling under
794
The new Outlet of the River Maas at the Hook of Holland and the
796
On Storage Batteries By H A EARLE
802
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 17
809
Receiver and Condenser Drop By Professor A E ELLIOTT
815
On a Recent Discovery of the Remains of the Aboriginal Inhabitants
824
Report on the Mental and Physical Defects of Children
830
On Primitive European Idols in the Light of New Discoveries
834
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 13
852
On the Formation of Bacterial Colonies By Professor MARSHALL
854

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