- PROCEEDINGS or true NINTH MEETING, at Birmingham, 1839, 
Published at 13s. 6d. 
Contents :—Rev. B. Powell, Report on the Present State of our Knowledge of Refractive 
Indices, for the Standard Rays of the Solar Spectrum in different media ;—Report on the Ap- 
plication of the Sum assigned for Tide Calculations to Rev. W. Whewell, in a Letter from T. G. 
Bunt, Esq.;—H. L. Pattinson, on some galvanic Experiments to determine the Existence or 
Non-Existence of Electrical Currents among Stratified Rocks, particularly those of the Moun- 
tain Limestone formation, constituting the Lead Measures of Alston Moor ;—Sir D. Brewster, 
Reports respecting the two series of Hourly Meteorological Observations kept in Scotland ;— 
Report on the subject of a series of Resolutions adopted by the British Association at their 
Meeting in August 1838, at Newcastle ;—R. Owen, Report on British Fossil Reptiles ;—E. 
Forbes, Report on the Distribution of pulmoniferous Mollusca in the British Isles;—W. S. 
Harris, Third Report on the Progress of the Hourly Meteorological Register at the Plymouth 
Dockyard. 
Monether with the Transactions of the Sections, Rev. W. Vernon Harcourt’s Address, and 
Recommendations of the Association and its Committees. 
PROCEEDINGS or toe TENTH MEETING, at Glasgow, 1840, 
Published at 15s. 
ConTENTS :—Rev. B. Powell, Report on the recent Progress of discovery relative to Radiant 
Heat, supplementary to a former Report on the same subject inserted in the first volume of the 
Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science ;—J. D. Forbes, Supple- 
mentary Report on Meteorology ;—W. 5. Harris, Report on Prof. Whewell’s Anemometer, 
now in operation at Plymouth ;—Report on “ The Motions and’Sounds of the Heart,” by the 
London Committee of the British Association, for 1839-40 ;—Prof. Schénbein, an Account of 
Researches in Electro-Chemistry ;—R. Mallet, Second Report upon the Action of Air and 
Water, whether fresh or salt, clear or foul, and at various temperatures, upon Cast Iron, 
Wrought Iron, and Steel;—R. W. Fox, Report on some Observations on Subterranean Tem- 
perature ;—A. F. Osler, Report on the Observations recorded during the years 1837, 1838, 1839 
and 1840, by the Self-registering Anemometer erected at the Philosophical Institution, Bir- 
mingham ;—Sir D. Brewster, Report respecting the two Series of Hourly Meteorological Ob- 
servations kept at Inverness and Kingussie, from Nov. Ist, 1838 to Nov. Ist, 1839 ;—W. 
Thompson, Report on the Fauna of Ireland: Div. Vertebrata;—C. J. B. Williams, M.D., 
Report of Experiments on the Physiology of the Lungs and Air-Tubes ;—Rev. J. 5. Henslow, 
Report of the Committee on the Preservation of Animal and Vegetable Substances. 
Together with the Transactions of the Sections, Mr. Murchison and Major E. Sabine’s 
Address, and Recommendations of the Association and its Committees. 
PROCEEDINGS or τὴ ELEVENTH MEETING, at Plymouth, 
1841, Published at 13s. 6d. 
ConTENTS :—Rev. P. Kelland, on the Present State of our Theoretical and Experimental 
Knowledge of the Laws of Conduction of Heat ;—G. L. Roupell, M.D., Report on Poisons ;— 
T.G. Bunt, Report on Discussions of Bristol Tides, under the-direction of the Rev. W. Whewell ; 
—D. Ross, Report on the Discussions of Leith Tide Observations, under the direction of the 
Rev. W. Whewell ;—W. 5. Harris, upon the working of Whewell’s Anemometer at Plymouth 
during the past year;—Report of a Committee appointed for the purpose of superintend- 
ing the scientific co-operation of the British Association in the system of Simultaneous Obser- 
vations in Terrestrial Magnetism and Meteorology ;—Reports of Committees appointed to pro- 
vide Meteorological Instruments for the use of M. Agassiz and Mr. M‘Cord ;—Report of a 
Committee to superintend the reduction of Meteorological Observations ;—Report of a Com- 
mittee for revising the Nomenclature of the Stars ;—Report of a Committee for obtaining In- 
struments and Registers to record Shocks of Earthquakes in Scotland and Ireland ;—Report of 
a Committee on the Preservation of Vegetative Powers in Seeds ;—Dr. Hodgkin, on Inquiries 
into the Races of Man ;—Report of the Committee appointed to report how far the Desiderata 
in our knowledge of the Condition of the Upper Strata of the Atmosphere may be supplied by 
means of Ascents in Balloons or otherwise, to ascertain the probable expense of such Experi- 
ments, and to draw up Directions for Observers in such circumstances ;—R. Owen, Report 
on British Fossil Reptiles ;—Reports on the Determination of the Mean Value of Railway 
Constants ;—D. Lardner, LL.D., Second and concluding Report on the Determination of the 
Mean Value of Railway Constants;—E. Woods, Report on Railway Constants ;—Report of a 
Committee on the Construction of a Constant Indicator for Steam-Engines. 
Together with the Transactions of the Sections, Prof. Whewell’s Address, and Recommen- 
dations of the Association and its Committees. 
PROCEEDINGS or tHe TWELFTH MEETING, at Manchester, 
1842, Published at 10s. 6d. ' 
ConTEnTs :—Report of the Committee appointed to conduct the co-operation of the British 
