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Royal Dublin Society. Scientific Transactions. 

 Vol. I. fSer. 2.) Nr. 20—25. Dublin 1882—83. 40. — 

 Nr. 20. Boeddicker, Ü.: Notes on thcijhysical appearante 

 of the planet Mars duriug the Opposition in 1881. Accom- 

 paniod by sketches niade at the Obseivatory, Birr Castle, 

 p. 297— 3U0. — Nr. 21. Burton , f. E.: Notes ou tlie aspect 

 of Mars in 1882. As seen with a reflecting telescope o( 

 9-incli aperture. and ))owers of 270 and 600. p. 301 — 305. — 

 Nr. 22. SStoney, ü-. J. and Stoney. Cr. G.: On tlie energy 

 e.xpended in propelling a bicycle. p. 307 — 317. — Nr. 23. 

 Fitz Gerald, G. F.: On electromagnetic ett'ects due to 

 the motion of the earth. p. 319—324. — Nr. 24. id.: On 

 the possibility of origiuating wave disturbances in the ether 

 by means of electric forces: — Corrections and additions. 

 p. 32.5- 32G. — Nr. 25. Davis, J. W.: Ou the fossil 

 Fishes of the carboniferous limestone series of Great Bri- 

 tain. p. 327—564. 



Vol. III. (Ser. 2.) Nr. 1 — 3. Dublin 



1883 — 84. 4». — Nr. 1. Boeddicker, 0.: On the in- 

 fluence of maguetism on the rate of a Chronometer, 

 p. 1—56. — Nr, 2. Fitz Gerald, G. T.: On the quautity 

 of energy transferred to the ether by a variable current. 

 p. 57 — 60. — Nr. 3. Grubb, H.: On a new form of equa- 

 torial telescope. p. 61 — 68. 



— Scientific Proceedings. Vol. III. (New Series. i 

 Pt, 6 — 7. Dublin 1882—83. 8». — Pt. 6. Argall, P. 

 and Kinahan, G. A.: Notes on the recovery of copper 

 from its Solution in mine drainage with special reference 

 to the Wicklow mines. p. 302 — 328. — Kinahan, G. A. : 

 Some notes on tlie geology of Bray Head, with a geolo- 

 gical map and sections p. 329 — 333. — Kinahan, G. H. : 

 Glacial moraines on niount Leinster, counties Wexford and 

 Carlow, p. 334 — 335. — Close, M. H.: On the definition 

 of force as the cause of motion, with some of the incon- 

 veniences connected therewitli. p. 336 — 343. — Fitzgerald. 

 G. F.: On comets' tails. p. 344 — 346. — Kinahan, G. H.: 

 Palaeozoic rocks of Galway and elsewhere in Ireland, said 

 to be Laurentians. p. 347 — 356. — Hardman, E. T. : On 

 the nietamorphic rocks of cos. Sligo and Leitrim, and the 

 inclosed minerals, with analysis of Serpentine, etc. And 

 microscopical notes on the Serpentine, by Professor Hüll, 

 p. 357 — 370. — Pt. 7. Stoney, G.J.: On inusical shorthand. 

 p. 371—381. 



Vol. IV. (New Series.) Pt. 1—4. Dublin 



1883—84. 8». — Pt. 1. Ball, V.: On some etfects 

 prodnced by landslips and movements of the soil-cap, and 

 their resemblance to plienomena whicli are generally attri- 

 buted to other agencies. p. 1 — 8. — Curtis, A. H.: On 

 the pressure of earth against a retaining wall. p. 9 — 19. — 

 Stoney, G. .T. and Stoney, G. G.: On gearing for bicycles 

 and tricycles. p. 20 — 24. — Rigby. J. : Velocity and energy 

 of small shot. p. 25—32. — Ball, V.: On recent additions 

 to our kuowledge of the gold-bearing rocks of Southern 

 India. p. 33 — 38. — Kinahan. G. H.: On the possibility 

 of gold being fouiid in quahtity in the countv Wicklow. 

 p. 39--42. — O'Reilly, ,J. P.: On the Calcite crystals 

 from tlie iron measures of the couiity Antrim. p. 43 — 46. — 

 England: Notes of the transit of Venus, as seen at the 

 Crawford Observatory, Queen's College, Cork, 6th Dec, 1882. 

 p. 47 — 48. — Dreyer, .1. L. E.: Observation of the transit 

 of Venus, 1882. December G'h, made at the Armagh Obser- 

 vatory. p. 49—50. — Wilson. W.E.: Notes on the transit 

 of Venus, as observed at Streete, county Westmeath. p. 51 

 — 52. — Stoney. G. .1.: Un iiiodes of dealing with echoes 

 in rooms. p. 53—56. — Fitzgerald, G. F.: (.)n Dr. Eddy's 

 hypothesis that radiant heat is an e.xception to the second 

 law of thermodynamics. p. 57—58. — Pt. 2. Stoney, G.J.: 

 On equal temperament. and on the cause of the effect upon 

 ])iano nuisic produced Ijy the key in which it is set. p. 59 — 68. 

 — Ball. V. : A geologist's contribution to the history of an- 

 cient India. p. 69—116. — Pt. 3. Hart, H. C: Report on 

 the flora of VVe.xford and Waterford coasts. p. 117—146. — 

 Stoney, G. J.: On the possibility of prolonging the tones 

 ß{ a pianoforte so as to produce au Instrument with the 



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quality of tone of the piano, and the contüuiity of the 

 Organ, p. 147—148. — Grubb, H,: Note on the effect of 

 tle.\ure on the Performance of telescopic objectives. p. 149 

 — 151. — Thomson, .J. H.: On some curious uumerical 

 relations to the musical scale. p. 152 — 154. — Pt. 4 . 

 O'Reilly, .1. P. : Note on the amygdaloidal Umestone of 

 Downhill. co. Derry. p. 155—157. — Joly. J.: On an ap- 

 paratus for obtaining telegraphically the readings of me- 

 teorological instruments placed at a distance from the ob- 

 server. p. 158—165. — Brooks, H. St. J. : The osteology 

 and artlu-ology of the Haddock (Gadus Aeglefinus). p. 166 

 —196. 



American philosophical Society in Philadelphia. 



Proceedings. Vol. XXI. Nr. 115. Philadelphia 1884. 8". 



— Allen, H.: On a case of human congenital malformation. 

 p. 413 — 418. — Ruschenborger. W. S. W.: Obituary 

 notice of Dr. Robert Bridges. p. 427—447. — Graff, F.: 

 Obituary notice of Strickland Kneass. p. 451 — 455. — Lesley. 

 J. P.: Not on a possible geographica! meaning for the Set 

 Griftin. \i. 455 — 456. — Brauner, J. C. ; The course and 

 growth of the libro-vascular bundles in Palms, p. 459 — 483. 



— Claypole.E. W. : On the CUnton and other shales, &c.. 

 composing the fifth group of Rogers in the tirst survey of 

 Pennsylvania, ji. 492—502. 



Chemical Society in London. Journal. Nr. 263. 

 London 1884. 8". — Meyer, L. and Seubert, K.: 

 Gas analysis under greatly dimiuished pressure, p. 581 — 601. 



— Meyer,L.: Calculation of gas analyses. p. 601 — 611. — 

 Kellner, 0.: Note on the chemical alternations of green 

 Fodder during its conversion iiito ensilage. p. 612 — 614. 



Societas regia Scientiarum TJpsaliensis. Nova 

 Acta. Ser. 3. Vol. XII. Fase. 1. Upsaliae 1884. 4". — 

 Fineman, C. G.: Sur la trombe du 7 juin 1882 dans la 

 vallee de Säby. 36 p. — Dillner, G.; Sur l'integration 

 des equations differentielles du pendule conique. 12 p. — 

 Falk, M.: Demonstration du theoreme de Cauchy sur 

 l'integrale d'une fonction eomplexe. 18 p. — Söderblom. 

 A.: Feber die Drehung eines Rotationskörpers um einen 

 festen Punkt. 92 p. — Lundstrom, A. N.: PHanzen- 

 biologische Studien. I. Die Anpassungen der Pflanzen an 

 Regen und Thau. 67 p. — Hildebrandsson, H, H.: Sur 

 la distribution des elements meteorologiques autour des 

 minima et des maxjma barometriques, 31 p. — Berger, A.: 

 Sur une sommation de quelques series. 31 p. — Areschoug, 

 J. E. : Observationes phycologicae. Pt. IV. De Laminariaceis 

 nonnullis. 23 p. 



American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 

 Boston. Proceedings. New Series Vol. XL Whole 

 Series Vol. XIX. Pt. 1, 2. Boston 1883—84. S". — 

 Pt. 1. Gray, A.: Contributions to North American botany. 

 p. 1 — 96. — Barnes, W.: On the development of the 

 posterior tissure of the spinal cord, and the reduction of the 

 central canal, in the Pig. p. 97—110. — Tuttle, A. H.: The 

 relatiou of the external meatus, tympaiinm, and Eustachian 

 tube to the tirst visceral cleft. p. 111 — 132. — Scudder, 

 S. H. : The fossil white Ants of Colorado, p. 133 — 145. — 

 Searle.A.: The zodiacal light. p. 146 — 210. — Jackson. 

 C. L. and Mencke.A.E.: On certain substances obtained 

 from turmeric. p. 211 — 221. — iid.: On the action of 

 phosphorous trichloride on aniline. p. 222 — 230. — Pt. 2. 

 Drap er, H. : Researches upon the photography of plaiie- 

 tary and stellar spectra. p. 231—261. — Hill. H, B. and 

 Stevens, E. K,: On mucophenoxybromic acid. p. 262— 268. 



— Pickering, E. C. : Sir WUliam Herschel's observations 

 of variable stars. p. 269 — 278. — Mabery, Ch. F.: On 

 /J-bromtetraclilorpropionic. p. 279 — 280. — id. and Lloyd. 

 R. : On (t- and /^-chlordibroniacrylic acids. p. 281 — 288. — 

 Mabery, Ch. F. and Nicholson. II. H. : On /i-dibromdi- 

 chlorpropionic and /Mn'omdichloracrylic acids. p. 289 — 292. 



— Mabery. Ch. F. and Palmer, G. IL: On orthoiodtoluol- 

 sulphonic acid. p. 293—295. — Pickering, E. C: Recent 

 observations of variable stars. p. 295 — 309. — Searle.A.: 

 The phases of the moon. p. 310—323. — Safford, T. H.: 

 Mean right ascensions of 133 stars near the North Pole. 



