CONTENTS. 



1883. 



Page 

 Jan. 19.— E. Bosworth Smith, Esq.— The Early Life of Lord 



Lawrence in India .. .. •• •• 183 



„ 26. — George J. Eomanes, Esq. — Eecent Work on Star- 

 fishes {iio Abstract) .. .. .. .. 184 



Feb. 2. — Sir William Thomson. — The Size of Atoms .. 185 



„ 5. — General Monthly Meeting .. .. .. .. 214 



„ 9. — Moncure D. Conway, Esq. — Emerson, and his 



Views of Nature .. ,. .. .. .. 217 



„ 16. — Professor William C. Williamson. — On Some 

 Anomalous Oolitic and Palaeozoic Forms of 

 Vegetation .. .. .. .. .. 220 



„ 23. — Walter H. Pollock, Esq. — Sir Francis Drake .. 233 



March 2. — C, Vernon Boys, Esq. — Meters for Power and 



Electricity ., .. .. .. .. .. 235 



„ 5. — General Monthly Meeting .. .. .. .. 243 



„ 9. — Professor George D. Liveing. — The Ultra-violet 



Spectra of the Elements ,, .. .. .. 245 



„ 16. — Professor Tyndall. — Thoughts on Eadiation, 



Theoretical and Practical .. ,. .. 253 



April 2.— General Monthly Meeting ,. .. ,. .. 266 



„ 6. — Archibald Geikie, Esq. — The Canons of the Far 



West .. .. 268 



„ 13. — Dr. Waldstein. — The Influence of Athletic Games 



upon Greek Art .. .. .. .. .. 272 



„ 20. — Professor Baylet Balfour. — The Island of Socotra 



and its Eecent Eevelations ., .. .. 206 



„ 27. — Sir William Siemens. — Some of the Questions 



involved in Solar Physics ,. .. .. 315 



May 1. — Annual Meeting .. .. .. .. ..322 



