58 



REPORTS, ETC. INDEX OP SUBJECTS. 



Metals, report on the internal changes in the 



constitution of, 1843, 294. 

 Metamerism, Prof. Johnston on, 1831-32, 



435 ; list of metameric bodies, 438. 

 Metaphosphoric acid, Prof. Johnston on, 



1831-32, 458. 

 Meteorites, 1849, a, 32, 33, 34, 35 ; 1850, 89, 



118, 119, 120, 122, 123, 125, 127; 1851, 



43, 46, 47 ; 1852, 239 ; 1855, 94 ; 1857, 



133, 140, 149, 150; 1858, 152; 1859, 93, 



94; 1860, 22, 48. 

 , analysis of, 1849, 32, 33; 1850, 89, 



124, 125 ; 1857, 150. 

 , phosphorus in, 1849, 33. 



and fireballs, catalogue of, by E,. P. 



Greg, 1860, 48. 



Meteorological instruments, report of com- • 

 mittee appointed to provide, for the use 

 of M. Agassiz and Mr. M'Cord, 1841, 41. 



— — instruments employed in the observa- 

 tory at Senftenberg, self-registering, Baron 

 Senftenberg on the, 1845, 108. 



observations, reports on the reduction 



of, 1839, 173; 1840, 432; 1841, 42; 

 1842, 208 ; 1843, 60, 295. 



observations, hourly, at Plymouth, re- 

 ports on the, by Sir W. S. Harris, 1835, 

 181; 1838, 21; 1839,149; 1841, 328; 

 1842, 30; 1843, 291. 



observations, hourly, in Scotland, re- 

 ports on, by Sir D. Brewster, 1839, 27 ; 



1840, 349 ; 1841, 329 ; 1842, 206 ; 1843, 

 292, 293 ; 1844, 391. 



— — observations in astronomical observa- 

 tories. Prof. J. D. Forbes on, 1840, 143. 



observations, sedentary. Prof. J. D. 



Forbes on, 1840, 149 ; travelling, 151. 



■ observations, list of, in the possession 

 of the Eoyal Society, 1845, 8. 



observations proposed to be established 



in the United States, Prof. Henry on the 

 system of, 1851, 320. 



— — observations taken at St. Michael's, re- 

 sults of, 1850, 133. 



and magnetical observations, simul- 

 taneous, reports on, 1839, 31 ; 1840, 427 ; 



1841, 38; 1842, 1 ; 1843, 54; 1844, 143; 

 1845, I. 



and magnetical observations, Dr. La- 



mont on the system of, on the Continent, 



1842, 207. 



observations at Southampton by J. 



Drew, 1851, 54. 



observations in the Bengal Presidency, 



Col. Sykes on, 1852, 252. 



and magnetic observatories, report for 



procuring a continuance of, 1858, 295. 



, electro-, observations at the Kew ob- 

 servatory, 1844, 132; 1850, 179; 1851, 



357- 

 register, electro-magnetic, of the Kew 



observatory. Prof. Wheatstone's report 



on the, 1843, xl. 

 Meteorology, Prof. J. D. Forbes's report 



on, 1831-32, 196-258 :— 

 Introduction. 



Meteorology, continued. 



Constitution of the atmosphere, 206. 



Temperature, 208. 



Atmospheric pressure, 225. 



Humidity, 239. 



Atmospheric phenomena and precipita- 

 tions, 246. 



Rain, 249. 



Atmospheric electricity, 252. 



Aurora borealis, 254. 



, Supplementary report, 1840, 37- 



156:— 



Introduction, 37. 



I. Temperatiire, 42 :;r- 



A. Thermometers, 46. 



B . Atmospheric temperature, 50. 



C. Isothermal lines, 55. 



D. Decrease of temperature with 

 height, 57. 



E. Radiation, 60. 



F. Proper temperature of the globe 

 and of space, 66 ; solar heat, 68 ; 

 atmospheric heat, 76 ; tempera- 

 ture of space, 79 ; proper heat of 

 the earth, 8 1 ; springs, 84. 



II. Atmospheric pressure : — 



A. Barometers, 85. 



B. Mean height of the barometer, 88. 



C. Barometric oscillations, 90. 



D. Barometric variation with height, 

 92. 



III. Humidity:— 



A. Hygrometers, 95. 



B. Distribution of vapour in the at- 

 mosphere, lOI. 



IV. Wind, 102 :— 



A. Anemometers, 103. 



B. Phenomena of wind generally, 104. 



C. Phenomena of storms, 109. 



V. Clouds, rain, iii. 



VI. Atmospherical electricity, 116. 



VII. Meteors, 117. 



VIII. Aurora borealis, 120. 



IX. Optical meteorology : — 



A. Colour of the sky and clouds, 120 ; 

 dry fogs, 122 ; blue sun, 123 ; 

 secondary sunset tints, 123; aerial 

 shadows, 124 ; polarization of sky- 

 light, 124. 



B. The rainbow, 125. 



C. Halos and parhelia, 130. 



D. Coronse, glories, &c., 135. 



X. Suggestions, 143 : — 



A. Public observatories, 143. 



B. Sedentary observations, 149. 



C. Travelling observations, 151. 

 in Belgium, M. Quetelet on, 1835, 56. 



of Bengal, Col. Sykes on the, 1852, 



of Birmingham, W. Wills on the, 



1852, 297. 



of Bombay, General Sabine on the, 



1845, 73. 



of Toronto, Greneral Sabine on the, 



1844, 42 :— 



Introduction ; temperature, 43 ; aque- 



