CONTENTS. ^ 



1897. PAGE 



Feb. 1.— General Monthly Meeting 309 



„ 5. — The Eight Eev. The Lord Bishop of London — 



The Picturesque in History .. .. .. 313 



„ 12. — Peofessoe John Milne — Recent Advances in 



Seismology .. .. .. .. .. 326 



„ 19. — G. Johnstone Stoney, Esq. — The Approaching 



Eeturn of the Great Swarm of November Meteors 337 



„ 26. — Lieut.-Col. C. E. Condee — Palestine Exploration 346 



March 1.— General Monthly Meeting 350 



,5 5. — Shelfoed Bidwell, Esq. — Some Curiosities of 



Vision .. .. .. .. .. .. 354 



„ 12. — Peofessoe Aethub Smithells — The Source of 



Light in Flames .. .. .. .. .. 366 



„ 19. — SiE Edwaed Maundb Thompson, K.C.B. — Greek 



and Latin Palaeography .. .. .. .. 375 



„ 26.— SiE William Tuenee — Early Man in Scotland .. 391 



April 2. — Chaeles T. Hetcock, Esq. — Metallic Alloys and 



the Theory of Solution 409 



„ 5.— General Monthly Meeting 413 



„ 9. — The Eight Hon. Loed Eatleigh — The Limits of 



Audition 417 



„ 30. — Peofessoe J. J. Thomson— Cathode Eays .. 419 



May 1. — Annual Meeting .. .. .. .. .. 433 



^^ 3.— General Monthly Meeting 434 



„ 7. — Anthony Hope Hawkins, Esq. — Eomance .. 438 



„ 14. — Peofessoe Haeold Dixon — Explosion-Flames .. 451 



„ 21. — The Eight Hon. Loed Kelvin — Contact Elec- 

 tricity of Metals .. .. .. .. .. 521 



28.— Peofessoe H. Moissan — Le Fluor .. .. 462 



