CONTENTS. V 



1885. Page 



March 2.— General Monthly Meeting 216 



„ 6. — Charles T. Newton, C.B. — The German Dis- 

 coveries at Pergamus (wo J.6s^mc<) .. .. 217 



„ 13. — Sir Frederick Abel, C.B. — Accidental Explosions 



produced by non-explosive Liquids ,. .. 218 



„ 20. — Professor A. W. Kucker. — Liquid Films . . . . 243 



„ 27. — Victor Horsley, Esq. — The Motor Centres of the 



Brain, and the Mechanism of the Will .. .. 250 



Ajml 6.— General Monthly Meeting 263 



„ 17. — Professor S. P. Langley. — Sunlight and the 



Earth's Atmosphere. .. .. .. .. 265 



„ 24. — William Carruthers, Esq. — British Fossil Cycads 



and their relation to Living Forms (no Abstract) 283 



May 1.— Annual Meeting 283 



„ 1. — The Eight Hon. Lord Eayleigh. — Water Jets and 



Water Drops (»iO ^&s/mc/) .. .. .. 284 



„ 4.— General Monthly Meeting 285 



„ 8. — W. F. K. Weldon, Esq. — On Adaptation to Sur- 

 roundings as a Factor in Animal Development 

 (no Abstract) 287 



„ 15. — Professor Burdon Sanderson. — Cholera : its Cause 



and Prevention .. .. .. .. .. 288 



„ 22. — Walter H. Pollock, Esq. — Garrick as an Actor.. 304 



„ 29. — J. J. Coleman, Esq. and Professor J. G. 

 McKendrick. — The Mechanical Production of 

 Cold, and the Effects of Cold on Microphytes .. 305 



June 1.— General Monthly Meeting 317 



„ 5. — Professor Dewar. — Liquid Air and the Zero of 



absolute Temperature (no J.&sirac^) .. .. 318 



July 6.— General Monthly Meeting 319 



Nov. 2.— General Monthly Meeting 321 



