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December 2ith, 1861. — " On the Influence of the seasons on the 

 Rate of Decrease of the Temperature of the Atmosphere with the 

 Increase of Height in different Latitudes of Eui'ope and Asia," by 

 J. Baxendell, F.R.A.S< 



January 1th, 1862. — "Experiments on some Amalgams," by the 

 President, J. P. Joule, LL.D., &c. 



" On the Conductibility of Heat by Amalgams," by Dr. F. Grace 

 Calvert and Mr. Richard Johnson. 



January 2\st, 1862. — " On the Action of Nitrate of Sodium on 

 Sulphide of Sodium at different Temperatures," by Dr. Ph. Pauli, 

 communicated by Professor Roscoe. 



" On the Convective Equilibrium of Temperature in the Atmo- 

 sphere," by Professor William Thomson, LL.D., &c. 



February 4M, 1862. — "On the Theory of the Transcendental 

 Solution of Algebraic Equations," No. 1, by the Rev. Robert 

 Harley, F.R.A.S. 



" On the Causes of Sickness and Mortality in the Manufacturing 

 Towns of the North-West of England," by Dr. C. J. Shearman, 

 communicated by Dr R. Angus Smith. 



February 18M, 1862. — "Note on a Differential Equation," by 

 A. Cayley, F.R.S. 



" On the Present State of Meteorology." by T. Hopkins, 

 M.B.M.S. 



March 4th, 1862. — " On the Direction of the Wind at Manchester 

 during the years 1849-61, at 8h. a.m.," by G. V. Vernon, F.R.A.S. 



" On the Theory of the Transcendental Solution of Algebraic 

 Equations," No. 2, by the Rev. Robert Harley, F.R.A.S. 



"Memoir of the late Professor Eaton Hodgkinson, F.R.S. , &c.. 

 Part 1st," by Robert Rawson, Honorary Member of the Society. 



" Observations on Atmospheric Electricity," by Professor Wm. 

 Thomson, LL.D., &c. 



March 18th, 1862. — "On the Probable Cause of Electrical 

 Storms," by the President, J. P. Joule, LL.D,, &c. 



" On the Tongues of Mollusca," by Dr. Thomas Alcock. 



" On the Employment of Galvanised Iron for Armour-plated 

 Ships," by Dr. F. Grace Calvert, F.R.S. 



