PROCEEDINGS FOR 1908 XLIII 



List of Papers read. 



1. — " The Nitrogen Compounds in Rain Water as collected at 

 Ottawa." By Frank T. Shutt, M.A., F.I.C. 



2. — " On tihe Radio-activit}^ of Potassium and other Alkali Metals." 

 By Prof. J. C. McLennan and W. T. Kennedy. 



3. — " On Variations in the Conductivity of Air enclosed in Metallic 

 Receivers." By C. S. Wright. Communicated by Prof. J. C. McLennan. 



4. — " On an Improvement in the Method of Detemiining Visibility 

 Curves." By C. S. Wright. Communicated by Professor J. C. 

 McLennan. 



5. — " On tlie Microstructure of Heuslei-'s Magnetic Alloys." By 

 H. A. McTaggart. Communicated by Prof. J. C. McLennan. 



6. — " On the Secondary Rays excited in different Metals by the 

 Beta Rays from Radium." By V. E. Pound. Communicated by Prof. 

 J. C. McLennan. 



7. — " On the Charges gained by Insulated Metallic Conductors 

 surrounded by other Conductors, and the Relation of these Charges to 

 the Volta Effect." By J. K. Robertson. Communicated by Prof. J. C. 

 McLennan. 



8. — '' The Ice Problem in Hydraulic Power Development." By 

 John Murphy, M.A.I.E.E. Communicated by Prof. H. T. Barnes. 



9. — " Recent Russian Work on River Ice Formation." By Prof. 

 H. T. Barnes. 



10. — '' Outline of Analytical Spherical Geometry." By S. Beatty, 

 B.A., Fellow, University of Toronto. Presented by Prof. Alfred Baker. 



11. — " Some New Symmetric Function Tables." By Dr. W. H. 

 Metzler, F.R.S.C, Syracuse University. 



12. — " Absorption of the Radioactive Emanations in Charcoal." By 

 R. W. Boyle, M.Sc. Communicated by Prof. H. T. Barnes. 



13.—" The Need of a ' Rational Almanac." By Moses B. Cotsworth, 

 F.G.S., of York, England. Presented by Sir Sandford Fleming, 

 K.C.M.G. 



14. — " The Secondary Gamma-Rays due to the Gamma-Rays from 

 Radium C." By Prof. A. S. Eve, D.Sc. Communicated by Prof. H. T. 

 Barnes. 



15. — " Local Temperature Forecasting." By Profs. C. H. McLeod 

 and H. T. Barnes. 



16.—" A Note on the Zamboni Pile." By Prof. A. S. Eve, D.Sc 

 Communicated by Prof. H. T. Barnes. 



17.—" On a Standard of High Resistance." By Dr. H. L. Bronson. 

 Communicated by Prof. H. T. Barnes. 



