ZOOLOGICAL AND BOTANICAL ASSOCIATION. 3 



decided on giving the same encouragement to the study of the natural 

 sciences among the students of the University. The following is the 

 course of study prescribed for the year 1858, in the several branches of 

 Physics, Chemistry, Geology, Zoology, and Botany : — 



M0DERAT0R8HIP8 IN EXPERIMENTAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES. 



The following has been appointed for the Examination as a perma- 

 nent Course of study ; in addition to which special practical studies will 

 be indicated from year to year. Half of the total marks in each subject 

 will be devoted to the special studies : — 



1. Physics. — Pouillet, Elements de Physique et de Meteorologie. 

 Lloyd, Elementary Treatise on the "Wave-Theory of Light. 



2. Chemistry and Mineralogy. — Regnault, Cours de Chimie. Dana, 

 System of Mineralogy. Rose, Elements de Crystallographie (traduit de 

 l'Allemand par M. Victor Regnault). 



3. Geology. — Lyell, Manual of Elementary Geology. D'Orbigny, 

 Cours Elementaire de Paleontologie et de Geologie Stratigraphique 

 (Partie Troisieme). 



4. Zoology. — Dallas, Outlines of Natural History. Woodward, 

 Manual of the Mollusca. 



5. Botany. — Henfrey, Elementary Course of Botany, Structural, 

 Physiological, and Systematic. 



8PECIAL STUDIES FOR 1858. 



Physics. — Meteorology, especially that of Ireland, as illustrated by 

 Dr. Lloyd's Report to the Royal Irish Academy. 



Organic Chemistry. — The following parts of Miller's Elements of 

 Chemistry, vol. iii. : — Chaps, i., n., in. Chap, rv., sect, i., and sect. ii. 

 from paragraph 1059 to paragraph 1064. Chap, v., sect, i Chap, vii., 

 sect i., from paragraph 1203 to paragraph 1216. Chap, rx., from pa- 

 ragraph 1317 to paragraph 1329. Chap, x., sects, i. andii. Chap, xrv., 

 sects, i., ii., and iii. 



Geology. — Theories of Cleavage, Joints, Foliation, and Metamor- 

 phism of Rocks. The Palaeozoic Crustaceans. 



Zoology. — British Testaceous Mollusca ; with especial reference to 

 the development and anatomy of the types of the following Genera : — 

 Anomia; Purpura; Chiton; Helix; Terebratula; Akera. 



One-fifth of the special marks will be reserved for collections of British 

 Testaceous Mollusca, collected and named by the Candidate during the 

 preceding year. 



