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OFFICERS OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE, 1884-5 ............... iow soe ii 
PRESIDENTS OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE SINCE 1849 .................. iv 
UNIVERSAL, OR Cosmic TIME : 
Sandrorased lemming CoM Gen. occlccle scieiaiasiere neem deVie a Ol 
PAPERS. 
I.—SoLvurions OF EQUATIONS OF THE FirrH DEGREE. 
Ge ee Wioiares, Wilvsl 5 Teese Bpeeeeses ero shea ctotieh ets stave ye 7 
IIl-—GrometrricaL Meruops, CHIEFLY IN THE THEORY OF THICK 
LENSES : 
Jamesaloud ompmnleNewwae ee eos oie eter Me el stan) sy teiets a 
IIl.—On MeramMorPHiIsM IN THE RHODE [ISLAND Coat BASIN: 
MING ISOme Lawley iwAweve meyer rettars rc Tatehte autys teeters atte 18 
IV.—THE PRESIDEN?T’s ADDRESS : 
NV Se eerti lilisto iA sailor reve cise crt ousinsciters ve tealeusyo cee 22 
V.—WAGES: 
WarAenDouclas pleAts jmicettec qeteilot intl aricuerore sellers 39 
VI.—TuHeE AFFECTION OF INSECTS FOR THEIR YOUNG: 
Capt samble Geddes ASO caiaa-aet sels sn alee erate 42 
VII.—TueEe BoHEMIAN SKULL: 
IDevarvell \yyallers ILIUAID os Ae Bo SOs ra one aiiey Pac oratar 43 
VIII.—Tue Gaetic TorpoGRaPpHy oF DAMNONIA: 
evar Ne VEINS Fe sIGG SDD ers suse veritatis sgalsytale aie orev otel aren nice 43 
[X.—UNIVERSAL OR Cosmic TIME : ; 
SEynchoyeel Mey revieves, (OSNi It Ce, 6 open oamonene aeencopR ac 60 
X.—NoTATION FoR PHysicaL UNITs: 
IMexeeNiachanlanesuN le At awl Gryptsiyainis ele tsrel-1 5 creel vlelele)- 81 
XI.—THE SpHERICAL ABERRATION OF MIRRORS: 
derres: tbionelan, Wyte gon 5 anode endo cmon oopes ros 87 
XII.—Some or Our Micrarory Brirps: 
TB irovah, SES, Wie, UI Tae Peek CI Cacia RAS aia rel! 
XIII.—Systvematic CHARITY : 
DD PAC LOS talitiverma Wi pA ili Ese cer. oyesetotcls clsiensierMaraie* 101 
