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 XXII. The Origin and History of tlie Red Race accord- 

 ing to Mr Bradford, . . . l^^> 

 XXIII. Mean Results of the Thermometer, andthequan- 

 tity of Rain, for 1841, at Alford in Aberdeen- 

 shire— about lat. 57° 13' N. ; 420 feet above 

 the level of the sea, and 26 miles inland from 

 the sea at Aberdeen. Also, the number of 

 fair days, and of days on which rain or snow- 

 fell, more or less. By the Rev. James Far- 

 QUHAUsoN, LL.D., F.R.S. Communicated by 

 the Author, . . . • .159 

 XXIV. Abstract of Meteorological Observations for 

 1841, made at Applegarth Manse, Dumfries- 

 shire. By the Rev. Wm. Dunbar, D.D. Com- 

 municated by the Author, . . ICl 



XXV. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 



Continued from Vol. XXXIII. p. 197, 1C3 



On the Action of Water on Lead. By Dr Chris- 



TISON, ..... 163 



Geological Notes on the Alps of Dauphine. By 

 Professor Forbes, . . • 16a 



On the Ultimate Secreting Structure of Animals. 



By Joiix GooDsiR, Esq., . . 107 



Results of Experiments on the Specific Heat of 

 Certain Rocks. By M. Regnault, . 109 



On the Effect of Snow in apparently increasing 

 the Force of Solai- Radiation. By Professor 

 Forbes, . . . . . 170 



On the Structure, Formation, and Movement of 

 Glaciers ; and the probable cause of their for- 

 mer extension and subsequent disappearance. 

 By James Stark, M.D., . 171 



On the several ages at which the leaves of the 

 Assam and China Tea-plants are used for mak- 

 ing the different commercial varieties of Black 

 and Green Tea. By Dr Christison, . J 76 



XXVI. Proceedings of the Wernerian Natural History 



Society. Continued from Vol. XXIII. p. 198, 176 

 XXVII. Scientific Intelligence — 



GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY. 



1. M. Elie de Beaumont on the former low Tempera- 



ture of European Winters, . . . 1 77 



2. Deterniin.'ition of the Amount of Depression of the 



De::il So;i below the IcVi'l <>f the ifoditorrnne.w. 17S 



