VI CONTENTS OF VOL. XXVIII.— THIRD SERIES. 



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 Dr. Faraday's Experimental Researches in Electricity. — Nine- 

 teenth Series. On the Magnetization of Light and the Illu- 

 mination of Magnetic Lines of Force 294 



Lieut. -Col. Sabine on the Cause of remarkably Mild Winters 



which occasionally occur in England 317 



M. Pouillet's Observations on the Recent Researches of Prof. 



Faraday 324 



Mr. G. G. Stokes on the Aberration of Light 335 



Analysis of Diaspore from Siberia, by M. A. Damour. ....... 336 



On Boracic ^Ether 337 



Action of Boracic Acid on Pyroxylic Spirit 339 



On a Simple Method of Protecting from Lightning, Buildings 



with Metallic Roofs, by Prof. Henry 340 



Observations on Capillarity, by Prof. Henry 34 1 



Obituary 343 



Meteorological Observations for February 184G 343 



Table 344 



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Dr. Faraday's Thoughts on Ray-vibrations 345 



Mr. J. E. Teschemacher on the Wax of the Chama;rops .... 350 

 Mr. J. Middleton's Analysis of a Cobalt Ore found in Western 



India 352 



Mr. H. E. Strickland on the Structural Relations of Organized 



Beings 354 



Mr. W. J. Henwood's Abstract of Meteorological Observations 

 made during the year 1845 at Gongo Soco, in the interior of 



Brazil 364 



Dr. R. D. Thomson on Pegmine and Pyropine, animal sub- 

 stances allied to Albumen 368 



The Rev. B. Bronwin on certain Definite Multiple Integrals . . 373 

 Mr. W. R. Birt on the Storm-Paths of the Eastern Portion of 



the North American Continent 379 



Prof. De Morgan on the first introduction of the words Tangent 



and Secant 382 



Dr. J. Lhotsky's Complete Collection of Kepler's Works 387 



The Rev. J. Challis on the Aberration of Light, in Reply to 



Mr. Stokes 393 



Mr. J. Cockle on the Finite Solution of Equations 395 



Dr. Faraday's Experimental Researches in Electricity. — Twen- 

 tieth Series. On new Magnetic Actions, and on the Mag- 

 netic Condition of all Matter 396 



Prof. Louyet's Description of a new Mercurial Trough 406 



Proceedings of the Royal Society. 408 



