Scientific Papers. By /. Y. Buchanan, M.A., F.J^.S., 

 Comniandeur de /' Ordre de Saint Charles de Monaco, 

 Chemist and Physicist of the Challenger Expedition, 

 Vice-President dii Coniitd de Perfectionnenient de I'ln- 

 stitut Oc^anographicjne [Fondation Albert i"' Prince de 

 Monaco). Volinne I. 



Demy 8vo. pp. xii + 314. With a portrait, maps, charts and diagrams. 

 Price los. 6d. net. 



CONTENTS 



I On the Absorption of Carbonic Acid by Saline Solutions. (1874.) 



II Some Observations on Sea-water Ice. (1874.) 



III Note on the Vertical Distribution of Temperature in the Ocean. 



(1875-) 



IV On the Determination, at Sea, of the Specific Gravity of Sea-water. 



(1875-) 

 V Preliminary Report to Prof. Wyville Thomson, F.R.S., Duector of 

 the Civilian Scientific Staff, on Chemical and Geological Work 

 done on Board H.M.S. "Challenger." (1876.) 

 VI Distribution of Salt in the Ocean, as Indicated by the Specific Gravity 



of its Waters. (1877.) 

 VII Preliminary Note on the Use of the Piezometer in Deep-sea Sounding. 



(1876.) 

 VIII Laboratory E.xperiences on Board the " Challenger." (1878.) 

 IX and X Notes on the Distribution of Temperature under the Ice in 



Linlithgow Loch. (1878-79.) 

 XI Deep-sea Investigation, and the Apparatus employed in it. (1881.) 

 XII and XIII On Oceanic Shoals and on Tidal Currents in the Ocean, 



discovered in the s.s. " Dacia " in October, 1883. 

 XIV and XV On Land Slopes separating Continents and Ocean Basins and 

 on the Exploration of the Gulf of Guinea. (1887.) 



Morning Fast. — The very valuable contributions to ordered knowledge pub- 

 lished from time to time by Mr J. Y. Buchanan, whose oceanographical 

 work has had such wide and far-reaching results, are now to be collected 

 and published. The first volume contains papers dealing with a part of 

 the work which Mr Buchanan did as Chemist and Physicist to the 

 Challenger Expedition, as well as with some later work, notably that 

 done in the Buccaneer. 



Aberdeen Daily Journal. — As is well known Mr Buchanan's work is of a 

 fundamental character, and the publication of these memoirs m collected 

 form will serve a most useful purpose and is sure to be welcomed by all 



investigators and others interested in the science of the sea An 



excellent photograph of the author is given as a frontispiece. 



A second volume is in preparation. 



\A prospectus of this book will be sent on application] 



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