REPORTS, ETC. INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 



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daim of Watfc and Cavendish to the dis- 

 coyery of the composition of, 1839, 8. 



Water, Prof. Johnston on the maximum 

 density of, 1831-32, 453. 



, on the colouring matter of, 1836, 



35- 

 , instruments for drawing it up from 



great depths. Dr. Daubeny on, 1836, 5. 

 of towns, Dr. R. A. Smith on the, 



1848, 16 ; 1851, 66. 

 to towns, report by J. F. Bateman on 



the supply of, 1855, 62 : — 

 Introduction. 



1. From springs, 65. 



2. From Artesian wells, or from the 



water to be obtained from absorbent 

 geological strata, 69. 



3. From rivers, 72. 



4. From gathering grounds, where the 



surplus water of wet seasons is 

 collected into large storeage re- 

 servoirs, 73. 



5. From natural lakes, 77. 



of wells, Dr. R.A.Smith on the, 1848, 



22. 

 , Rev. Prof. Challis on the compres- 

 sibility of, 1833, 131. 

 , Prof. J. Thomson on the measure- 

 ment of, bv triangular notches in weir 

 boards, 1856, 46; 1858, 181 ; 1860, 217. 



, sea, comparative analytical researches 



on, by Prof. Forchhammer, 1846, 90. 



and air, their action upon cast iron, 



wrought iron, and steel, 1838, 253 ; 1840, 

 221; 1843, I. 

 and sulphuric acid, heat of combina- 

 tion of, 1849, 67. 

 Waters, mineral, sulphur in, 1831-32, 460 ; 

 organic matter in, 52 1- 



, mineral and thermal. Dr. Daubeny's 



report on, 1836, 1-95: — 

 Definition. 



Atmospheric water, i. 

 Water of seas, 3. 

 Gases in sea-water, 6. 

 Water of lakes, 6. 

 Water of springs, 7 : — 

 Temperature. 

 Chemical constitution. 

 Effects on the animal economy. 

 Analysis of mineral waters, 47. 

 On factitious mineral waters, 53. 

 Products of springs, 56. 

 Origin of springs in general, 58. 

 Origin of thermal springs, 59. 

 Geological position of thermal springs, 



62. 

 Theories of thermal springs, 67. 

 Origin of the carbonic acid evolved 



from springs, 71. 

 Origin of the nitrogen in springs, 71. 

 Origin of the sulphuretted hydrogen 



in springs, 73. 

 Origin of salt springs, 74. 

 Works on mineral waters, 76. 

 Catalogue of thermal springs, 80-95. 



Waterfalls, on employing the power . of, 



1848, II. 

 Water-mill, double, 1847, 150. 

 Water-pressure engines, J. Glynn on, 1848, 



II. 

 machinery, on the application of, by 



Sir W. G. Armstrong, 1854, 417. 

 Water-wheel, horizontal, of France and 



Germany, on the, 1847, 147. 

 , vortex. Prof. J. Thomson on the, 1852, 



317- 

 Watt's indicator for steam-engines, 1841, 



308. 

 Waves, Rev. Prof. Challis on the problem 

 of, 1833, 142. 



, results obtained by theory respecting 



the nature of, 1833, 147. 



, report on, by Sir J. Robison and J. 



Scott Russell, 1837, 417-496: — 



Subjects of inquiry : WTiat is a vi^ave ? 

 Of what nature are the waves of the 

 sea ? Is the tidal elevation a wave 

 obeying the same laws with any 

 order of wave? Is the propagation 

 of the tide- wave affected by local 

 winds ? and, if so, in what manner ? 

 Method of inquiry, 420. 

 General results of these inquiries, 



.4^3- 



First series of observations: experi- 

 ments on waves in. artificial reser- 

 voirs, 428. 



Experimental apparatus, 432. 



Second series of observations : on the 

 waves of the sea, 445. 



Third series of observations: on the 

 tide- wave of the River Dee, 451. 



Fourth series of observations : on the 

 tide-wave of the River and Frith of 

 Clyde, 457. 



Description of the tables containing 

 the original observations of the waves 

 in artificial channels, made in 1837, 



463- 

 Explanation of tables, 436 ; tables, 465. 

 Description of plates, 495. 



, further reports on, 1838, 315 ; 1840, 



441 ; 1841, 325. 



, report on, by J. S. Russell, 1844, 



311:— 

 Introduction, 311. 

 The nature of waves and their variety, 



313- 

 Table I. System of water waves, 



.317- 

 Section I. Wave of the first order (the 

 wave of translation), 319, 330. 



Table II. History of a solitary wave of 

 the first order, 326. \ 



Table III. Determination of the velo- 

 city of the wave of the first order, 



329- 

 Table IV. Velocity of larger waves, 



330- 

 Table V. Velocity of smaller waves, 



330- 



