REPORTS, ETC. — INDEX OF SUBJECTS, 



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Ships, tonnage registration of, C. Atherton 



on, 1850,423; 1857, 112. 

 , C. Atherton on mercantile transport 



economy, 1856,423; 1857, 112. 

 , report on the forms of, 1840, 425 ; 



1841, 325; 1842, 104; 1843, 112; 1844, 



391- 

 —— , iron, on the corrosion of, 1838, 253 ; 



1840, 221; 1843, 14. 

 , wooden and iron, on the deviations 



of the compass, in, by A. Smith, 1854, 



434- 



• , iron-cased, remarks on, by Admiral 



Moorsom, 1860, 174. 



, vide Boats and Steam-ships. 



Shooting stars. Vide, Meteors. 



Shrews of North America, 1836, 140; of 

 Ireland, 1840, 359. 



Siganoideae of New Zealand, Sir J. Richard- 

 son on, 1842, 22. 



Sigaretidae, Irish, W. Thompson on the, 

 1843, 258. • 



Silica, Prof. Johnston on, 1831-32, 423. 



, Dr. Daubeny on its origin in springs, 



1836, 25. 



Siliquariadas of the ^Egean Sea, Prof. E. 

 Forbes on the, 1843, 137, 188. 



Sillaginidffi of the China and Japan 

 seas, Sir J. Richardson on the, 1845, 

 223. 



Silurian system. Prof. Agassiz on the British 

 fossil fishes of the, 1843, 194. 



SHiirians, upper, of Lesmahago, Lanark- 

 shire, report on the, 1859, 63. 



Siluridae of the China and Japan seas. Sir 

 J. Richardson on the, 1845, 281. 



of North America, Sir J. Richardson 



on the, 1836, 214, 216. 



Silver's marine and stationary engine-go- 

 vernors, 1859, 123. 



Siphonocetus, C. Spence Bate on, 1855, 31, 



59- 

 Siphon ostomata, British, 1860, 225. 

 , Irish, W. Thompson on the, 1843, 



270. 

 Sipunculidge of the ^gean Sea, Prof. E. 



Forbes on the, 1843, 149, 151. 

 , Dr. Carpenter on the structure of 



the shell of the, 1847, 127. 



, British, 1860, 228. 



, Irish, W. Thompson on, 1843, 280 ; 



1852, 295. 

 Skeleton, vertebrate. Prof. Owen on the 



archetype and homologies of the, 1846, 



169. 

 Skull, human, Blumenbach's principal va- 

 rieties of form of the, 1831-32, 535 ; 1847, 



233- 

 , human, Prof. Owen on the, 1846, 



188, 300. 



• of the human embryo (fifth month), 



Prof. Owen on the, 1846, 197. 

 of birds. Prof. Owen on the, 1846, 



189, 293. 



of reptiles. Prof. Owen on the, 1846, 



190, 283. 



Skull of fishes. Prof. Owen on the, 1846, 

 178, 274. 



of mammals. Prof. Owen on the, 1846, 



189, 297. 



of vertebrata, synonyms of the bones 



of, by Prof. Owen, 1846, 338. 



Skull-bones, Prof. Owen on the classifica- 

 tion of, 1846, 307. 



Skulls, human. Dr. Prichard on the classi- 

 fication of, 1831-32, 534; 1847, 233. 



, Nepalese, report on a series of, by 



Prof. Owen, 1859, 95. 



Sky and clouds. Prof. J. D. Forbes on the 

 colour of the, 1840, 120. 



Sky-light, Prof. J. D. Forbes on the polari- 

 zation of, 1840, 124. 



Slags, crystalline, report on the, by Dr. J. 

 Percy, 1846, 351; — 



1. The crystallographic and mineralo- 



gical description, by Prof. Miller. 



2. The analysis. 



3. Special remarks. 



of furnaces, on the, 1831-32, 347. 



Slate, Prof. Phillips on the secondary 



cleavage of. 1856, 395. 

 , aluminous, of Scandinavia, Prof. 



Forchhammer on the metamorphosis of 



the, 1844, 155. 

 , chloritic, and supposed metamorphio 



limestone derived from it, A. Gages on 



the chemical examination of, 1859, 73. 

 Slickensides in gritstone, S. Eddy on, 1858, 



171. 

 Smeaton's water-pressure engine, 1848, 



^4-. 



Smelting of iron, report on the gases evolved 

 from iron-furnaces, with reference to the 

 theory of the, by Prof. Bunsen and Dr. 

 Lyon Playfair, 1845, 142. 



Smith's (Dr. W.) discoveries in Secondary 

 Greulogy, notice of, 1832, 370. 



Smoke, report on the consumption of fuel 

 and the prevention of, by W. Fairbaim, 

 1843, 294; 1844, 100, 118. 



Snow-water, Dr. Daubeny on, 1836, 2. 



Soda and potash. Prof. Johnston on the re- 

 lation of the forms of, 1831-32, 427. 



, carbonate of, in mineral waters. Dr. 



Daubeny on, 1836, 20. 



, carbonate of, in certain secondary 



rocks, Dr. Daubeny on, 1836, 24. 



• without carbonic acid in springs, 



1836, 25. 



, iodate of, on preparing, 1831-32, 



480. 



■ , sulphate of, and chloride of barium. 



Dr. T. Andrews on the heat of combina- 

 tion of, 1849, 72. 



, sulphate of, and acetate of lead. Dr. 



T. Andrews on the heat of combination 

 of, 1849, 73. 



, sulphate of, and nitrate of barytes. 



Dr. T. Andrews on the heat of combi- 

 nation of, 1849, 73. 



and lime, carbonate of, Prof. John- 

 ston on, 1831-32, 480. 



