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1882. Page 



March 10. — Joseph W. Swan, Esq. — Electric Ligliting by 



Incandescence .. .. .. .. .. 33 



„ 13. — Eadweaed Muybridge, Esq. — Attitudes of Animals 



in Motion .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 



„ 17. — Captain Abney. — Spectrum Analysis in the infra 



red of the Spectrum ,. .. .. .. 57 



„ 24. — Professor W. E. Atrton. — Electric Railways .. 66 



„ 31. — William Spottiswoode, Esq. — Matter and Magneto- 

 Electric Action .. ,. .. .. .. 75 



April 3. — General Monthly Jlkleeting .. .. .. .. 86 



„ 21. — Professor Dewar. — Experimental Researches of 

 Henri Ste. Claire Deville, Hon. M.R.I. (Abstract 

 deferred) .. .. .. .. .. .. 87 



,5 28. — Professor Abel. — Some Dangerous Properties of 



Dusts .. .. .. .. .. .. 88 



May 1. — Annual Meeting ,. .. .. .. ..114 



„ 5. — Professor R. Grant. — The Proper Motions of the 



otars ., ., .. .. .. ,, IJLo 



„ 8. — General Monthly Meeting .. .. .. ..119 



„ 12. — A. G. Vernon Harcourt, Esq. — The Relative Value 



of Different Modes uf Lighting (no Abstract) .. 120 



„ 19. — Sir Frederick Bramwell. — The Making and 



Working of a Channel Tunnel .. .. .. 121 



„ 26. — Sir Henry S. Maine. — Sacred Laws of the Hindus 143 



June 2— H. H. Statham, Esq. — The Intellectual Basis of 



Music (no Abstract) .. .. .. .. 144 



„ 5. — General Monthly Meeting .. .. .. .. 144 



„ 9. — Professor Burdon Sanderson. — The Excitability 



of Plants and Animals .. .. .. .. 146 



July 3, — General Monthly Meeting .. .. .. ..167 



Nov. 6.— General Monthly Meeting 169 



Dec. 4. — General Monthly Meeting .. .. .. ..172 



