CONTENTS. 



1896. 



PAGE 



Jan. 17. — The Eight Hon. Lord Rayleigh — More about 



Argon .. .. .. ,. ,. .. 1 



„ 24. — Professor Burdon Sanderson, M.D. — Ludwig and 



Modern Physiology .. .. .. .. 11 



„ 31. — Sidney Lee, Esq. — National Biography .. .. 27 



Feb. 3.— General Monthly Meeting 32 



„ 7. — The Hon. John Collier — Portrait Painting in its 



Historical Aspects .. .. .. .. 36 



„ 14. — J. J. Armistead, Esq. — Fish Culture .. .. 39 



„ 21. — Edward Frankland, Esq. — The Past, Present and 



Future Water Supply of London .. .. 53 



„ 28. — John Murray, Esq. — Marine Organisms and their 



conditions of environment .. .. .. 75 



March •2. — General Monthly Meeting 78 



„ 6. — ^A. R. BmNiE, Esq. — The Tunnel under the Thames 



at Blackwall .. .. .. ., .. 81 



„ 13. — William Samuel Lilly, Esq. — The Theory of the 



Ludicrous .. .. .. .. .. .. 95 



„ 20. — Professor T. E. Eraser, M.D. — Immunisation 

 against Serpents' Venom, and the Treatment of 

 Snake-Bite with Antivenene .. .. .. 107 



„ 27. — Professor Dewar — New Eesearches on Liquid Air 133 



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