iv CONTENTS. 
1851. PacE 
May 16. Prorsssor Farapay — Electric Currents in Plants . 75 
-» 23. Witttam Hosxine, Esa.—On Ventilation by the 
Parlour Fire : : AG 
Proressor Farapay — Artificial production of the 
Ruby, &c., by Ebelmen . 83 
» 380. Coronrt H. C. Rawiinson—A Few Warde on 
Babylon and Nineveh * ; - 84 
June 2. General Monthly Meeting : 88 
6. Proressor ALEXANDER WILLIAMSON — Suggestions 
for the Dynamics of Chemistry derived from the 
Theory of Etherification 2 90 
.. 13. Proressor Farapay — On Schénbein’s Ozone 94 
July 7. General Monthly Meeting 89 
Nov. 3. General Monthly Meeting Salon 
Dec. 1. General Monthly Meeting . 103 
1852. 
Jan. 23. Prorrssor Farapay—On the Lines of Magnetic 
Force : : : . 105 
.. 80. Prorsssor Branpz — On Electro-Magnetic Clocks 109 
Feb. 2. General Monthly Meeting : = lit? 
.. 6. Joun Scorr Russstu, Ese.—On Wave-line Ships 
and Yachts . 115 
-- 18. W. R. Grovz, Ese.— On the Heating Effects of 
Electricity and Magnetism : - 119 
20. F. C. Pewrosz, Esa.—On some Relations of Science 
to Architecture considered as a Fine Art . 124 
. 27. Dr. Lyon Piayrarr — On three important Chemical 
Discoveries from the Exhibition of 1851— 4A. 
Mercer’s Contraction of Cotton by Alkalies ;—B. 
Young’s Paraffine and Mineral Oil from Coal ; — 
C. Schrétter’s Amorphous Phosphorus . 131 
March 1. General Monthly Meeting . 139 
-. 5. Dr. G. A. Manvett — On the Structure of the Igua- 
nodon, and on the Fauna and Flora of the Wealden 
Formation . 141 
