VI CONTEIfTS OF VOL. VIII. — FOURTH SERIES. 



NUMBER LIV.— DECEMBER. 



Page 

 Prof. W. Thomson on the Mechanical Energies of the Solar 



System 409 



Mr. C. G.Williams on a Method of obtaining rapid Adjustments 



with WoUaston's Goniometer 430 



Prof. Boole on a General Method in the Theory of Probabilities. 431 

 Mr. W. J. M. Rankine on some simultaneous Observations of 



Rain-fall at different points on the same Mountain- Range. . 444 

 Mr. R. P. Greg on Meteorolites or Aerolites, considered Geo- 

 graphically, Statistically, and Cosmically, accompanied by a 



complete Catalogue (concluded) 449 



Baron Reichenbach's Contribution towards the History of 



Paraffine 463 



MM. Van Breda and Logeman on the Conductibility of Liquids 



for Electricity -I-^rt-Ai* • • "^^^ 



Prof. Dove on the Changes of Wind in a Cyclone 469 



Prof. Sedgwick on the May Hill Sandstone, and the Palaeozoic 

 System of England 472 



NUMBER LV.— SUPPLEMENT TO VOL. VIII. 



Prof. Sedgwick on the May Hill Sandstone, and the Palaeozoic 



System of England (concluded) 489 



The Rev. S. Haughton on some new Laws of Reflexion of 



Polarized Light 507 



Prof. Challis on the Theory of the Moon's Motion. — Second 



Approximation 520 



Mr. W. J. M. Rankine on Formulae for the Maximum Pressure 



and Latent Heat of Vapours ». 530 



Mr. J. J. Sylvester on Burman's Law for the Inversion of the 



Independent Variable 535 



Proceedings of the Royal Society 541 



On a New Method of Alkalimetry, by Dr. Astley P. Price. . . . 553 



On Cuminic Alcohol, by M. Kraut 555 



Meteorological Observations for October 1854 555 



Table 556 



Index 557 



