PROCEEDINGS op the FOURTEENTH MEETING, at York, 1844., 

 Pvhlished at £1 . 



Contents : — W. B. Carpenter, on the Microscopic Structure of Shells ; — J. Alder and A. 

 Hancock, Report on the British Nadibranehiate Molhisca; — R. Hunt, Researches on the 

 Influence of Light on the Germination of Seeds and the Growth of Plants ; — Report of a 

 Committee appointed by the British Association in 1840, for revising the Nomenclature of the 

 Stars; — Lt.-Col. Sabine, on the Meteorology of Toronto in Canada; — J. Blackvvall, Report 

 on some recent researches into the Structure, Functions and Giconomy of the Araneidca 

 made in Great Britain ; — Earl of Rosse, on the Construction of large Reflecting Telescopes ; 

 — Rev. W. V. Harcourt, Report on a Gas Furnace for Experiments on Vitrifaction and other 

 Applications of High Heat in the Laboratory; — Report of the Committee for Registering 

 Earthquake Shocks in Scotland ; — Report of a Committee for Experiments on Steam-Engines ; 

 — Report of the Committee to investigate the Varieties of the Human Race; — Fourth Report 

 of a Committee appointed to continue their Experiments on the Vitality of Seeds; — W. Fair- 

 bairn, on the Consumption of Fuel and the prevention of Smoke ; — F. Ronalds, Report con- 

 cerning the Observatory of the British Association at Kew ; — Sixth Report of the Committee 

 appointed to conduct the Co-operation of the British Association in the System of Simulta- 

 neous Magnetical and Meteorological Observations; — Prof. Forchhammer on the influence 

 of Fucoidal Plants upon the Formations of the Earth, on Metamorphism in general, and par- 

 ticularly the Metamorphosis of the Scandinavian Alum Slate ; — H. E. Strickland, Report on 

 the recent Progress and present State of Ornithology ; — T. Oldham, Report of Committee 

 appointed to conduct Observations on Subterranean Temperature in Ireland ; — Prpf. Owen, 

 Report on the Extinct Mammals of Australia, with descriptions of certain Fossils indicative 

 of the former existence in that Continent of large Marsupial Representatives of the Order 

 Pachydermata; — W. S. Harris, Report on the working of Whewell and Osier's Anemometers 

 at Plymouth, for the years 1841, 1842, 1843; — W. R. Birt, Report on Atmospheric Waves; 

 — L. Agassiz, Report sur les Poissons Fossiles do I'Argile de Londies, with translation ; — J. 

 S. Russell, Report on Waves; — Provisional Reports, and Notices of Progress in Special Re- 

 searches entrusted to Committees and Individuals. 



Together with the Transactions of the Sections, Dean of Ely's Address, and Recommenda- 

 tions of the Association and its Committees. 



PROCEEDINGS of the FIFTEENTH MEETING, at Cambridge, 



1 845, Pvhlished at 1 2s. 



Contents : — Seventli Report of a Committee appointed to conduct the Co-operation of the 

 British Association in the System of Simultaneous Magnetical and Meteorological Observa- 

 tions ; — Lt.-Col. Sabine, on some points in the Meteorology of Bombay ; — J. Blake, Report 

 on the Physiological Action of Medicines ; — Dr. Von. Boguslawski, on the Coinet of 1843 ; 

 — R. Hunt, Report on the Actinograph ; — Prof. Schilnbein, on Ozone ; — Prof. Erman, on 

 the Influence of Friclion upon Thermo-Electricity ; — Baron Senftenberg, on the Self- 

 Registering Meteorological Instruments employed in the Observatory at Senftenberg; — 

 W. R. Birt, Second Report on Atmospheric Waves ; — G. R. Porter, on the Progress and Pre- 

 sent Extent of Savings' Banks in the United Kingdom; — Prof. Bunsen and Dr. Playfair, 

 Report on the Gases evolved from Iron Furnaces, with reference to the Theory of Smelting 

 of Iron ; — Dr. Richardson, Report on the Ichthyology of the Seas of China and Japan ; — 

 Report of the Committee on the Registration of Periodical Phaenomena of Animals and Vege- 

 tables ; — Fifth Report of the Committee on the Vitality of Seeds ; — Appendix, &c. 



Together with the Transactions of the Sections, Sir J. F. W. Herschel's Address, and Re- 

 commendations of the Association and its Committees. 



PROCEEDINGS of the SIXTEENTH MEETING, at Southampton, 



1846, Publislied at 15s. 



Contents: — G. G. Stokes, Report on Recent Researches in Hydrodynamics; — Sixth 

 Report of the Committee on the Vitality of Seeds ; — Dr. Schunck, on the Colouring Matters of 

 Madder; — J. Ulake, on the Physiological Action of Medicines; — R. Hunt, Report on the Ac- 

 tinograph; — R. Hunt, Notices on the Influence of Light on the Growth of Plants; — R. L. 

 Ellis, on the Recent Progress of Analysis ; — Prof. Forchhammer, on Comparative Analytical 

 Researches on Sea Water ; — A. Erman, on the Ci^lculation of the Gaussian Constants for 

 1829 ; — G. R. Porter, on the Progress, present Amount, and probable future Condition of the 

 Iron Manufacture in Great Britain; — W. R. Birt, Third Report on Atmospheric Waves; — 

 Prof. Owen, Report on the Archetype and Homologies of the Vertebrate Skeleton ; — 

 J. Phillips, on Anemometry ; — J. Percy, M.D., Report on the Crystalline Slags ; — Addenda to 

 Mr. Bin's Report on Atmospheric Waves. 



Together with the Transactions of the Sections, Sir R. I. Murchison's Address, and Re- 

 commendations of the Association and its Committees. 



