CONTENTS. ' Vll 



1895. PAGE 



March 8. — Professor A. W. Rucker— The Physical Work 



of von Hclmholtz .. .. .. .. .. 481 



„ 15. — Professor Roberts-Austen — The Rarer Metals 



and their Alloys .. .. .. .. .. 497 



„ 22. — Sir Wemyss Reid — Emily Bronte (no Abstract) .. 521 



,, 29. — Professor H. E. Armstrong— The Structure of 

 the Sugars and their Artificial Production (jio 



Abstract) .. 521 



April 1.— General Monthly Meeting 521 



„ 5. — The Right Hon. Lord Rayleigh — Argon.. .. 524 



„ 26. — John Hopeinson, Esq. — The Effects of Electric 



Currents in Iron on its Magnetisation .. .. 539 



May 1. — Annual Meeting .. .. .. .. .. 553 



„ 3. — Veterinary-Captain Frederick Smith — The 



Structure and Function of the Horse's Foot ... 554 



„ 6. — General Monthly Meeting .. ., .. .. 5G4 



„ 10. — The Hon. G. N. Curzon — A Recent Journey in 



Afghanistan .. .. ., .. .. 568 



„ 17.— Professor Walter Raleigh — Robert Louis 



Stevenson .. .. .. .. .. .. 580 



„ 25. — J. Viriamu Jones, Esq. — The Absolute Measure- 

 ment of Electrical Resistance .. .. .. 601 



„ 31. — The Earl of Rosse — The Radiant Heat from the 



Moon during the progress of an Eclipse .. 622 

 June 7. — Professor Alfred Cornu — Phenomenes Physiques 



des Hautes Regions de 1' Atmosphere .. .. 638 



„ 10.— General Monthly Meeting 649 



July 1. — General Monthly Meeting .. .. .. .. 652 



Nov. 4. — General Monthly Meeting ... .. .. .. 655 



Dec. 2. — General Monthly Meeting .. .. .. .. 661 



Index to Volume XIV. f 671 



