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SPANJE. 



Memorial ile Ingenieros. N^. 4 — ö. Madrid 1855. 8». 



GROOT-BRITTANNIÉ". 



Philosophicai Transactions of the Royal Society of Lon- 

 dou. V. 14.5. p. 1. London 1855. 



Contents: 



j. TTNDALTv. On tlic Naturc of the Force by which Jiodies are repelled 



from the Poles of a Magnet, to which is prefixcd an Account of 



some Kxperiments on Molecular Influences. 

 j. H. PRATT. On the Attractlon of the Himmalaya mountains, and of 



the elevaled regions beyond them, upon the plumb-Iinc in India. 

 c. B. AiRY. On the Coraputation of the effect of the Attraction of Moun- 



tain-masses, as distuibing theapparcnt Astronomical latitude of stations 



in Geodeiic siirveys. 

 r. HORNER. An Account of some recent researches near Cairo, under- 



taken with tlic view of throwing light upon the Geological History 



of the alluvial land of Egypt. 

 w. F. nARLow. Obscrvations on the Respiratory Movements ofinsects. 

 .1. T>. HOOKKR and r,. w. binney. On the Structure of certain Limestone 



Nodules, enclosed in seams of bituminous coal, with a description of 



some Trigonocarpons contained in them. 

 w. H. L. KcssELL. On thc iheory of definite Tntegrals. 



Proceedings of the Royal Society. Vol. VIL N\ 14. 



Transactions of the Royal Societyof Edinburgh. Vol. XXI. 

 Part. 2. 



Contents: 



J. D. PORBES. Further Expcriraenis and Remarks ou the Measnrement 



of lieigbts by the Boiling-point of Water, 

 j. DAvv. Some Mi;:-cellancous lïemarks uu the Salmonidac. 



F. A. WI8E. Notes on Some of the buddiiist Opinious and Monuments 

 of Asia, compiired with the Symbols on the ancient sculptured 

 "Standing Stones" of Scotiand. 



!•- KELLAND. On Supcrposition. 



J. c- MAXWELL. Expcriments on Colour, as perceived by thc Eye, with 



Remarks on Colour-blindiiess 

 T. H. ROWNET. Rcscarches on the Amide-i of the Faity Acids. 

 c. G. WILLIAMS. On the Voltaile bases prjduced by destructivc Disiil- 



lation of Cinchonine. 



G. wiLsoN. On the Extent to which the received theory of vision requi- 

 res us to regard the Eye as a Camera Obscnra. 



