Index 



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Baxin, M., a roller-boat invented 

 by, 250. 



Bear, species of, found in Brixham 

 Cave, 178. 



Beaufort, F., biography of, 5. 



Beckles, S., discovers fossil mammals 

 in the Purbeck Beds, 134. 



Beech ey, Capt., brings fossil plants 

 from Greenland, 126. 



Bell, T., biography of, 6 ; com- 

 munications from, 102, 104, 108, 

 118 ; resignation of, 55. 



Bellasis, Augustus, results of exca- 

 vation in an old Indian city, 133. 



Bengal, Bay of, evidence for de- 

 pression in its northern part, 256. 



Berkeley, Rev. M. J., human skull 

 and elk bones from Nottingham 

 drift, 155. 



Bermudas, character of the flora, 

 192 ; cause suggested for frequent 

 thunderstorms, 222. 



Bernard, C., physiological experi- 

 ments, and note on, 108. 



Bernard, Great St., barometric ob- 

 servations at the, 117. 



Bertillon, A., method of identifica- 

 tion by measurements described, 

 236. 



Beryl, water-worn crystal of, from 

 Ceylon, 239. 



Birds, small, introduced into 

 America, 194. 



Bird's nests, edible, their composi- 

 tion, 227, 233, 234. 



Bismuth and electric conduction, 



133- 



Black rain, a fall of, in Aberdeen- 

 shire, 158 ; in Ireland, 237 ; 

 material examined by Dr. 

 Russell, id. 



Blanc, Mont, see Mont Blanc. 



Blanford, W. T., election of, 81 ; 

 biographical note on, 82 ; com- 

 munication from, 247, 256. 



Blood, experiments on the trans- 

 fusion of, 139. 



Boa constrictor, swallowing a 

 blanket, 119. 



Boat on rollers, invented by M. 

 Baxin, 250. 



Bogota, Santa Fe de, remarks on an 

 emerald from, 208. 



Bois-Reymond, Du, experiments 

 with galvanometer, 107, 120 ; 

 on artificial production of leucine, 

 127 ; on alleged cellulose in the 

 brain, 128 ; on examination of 

 Silurus electricus, 137 ; results 

 from section of sciatic nerve, 144. 



Bond, Professor, on the daguerro- 

 type in astronomical observa- 

 tions, 117. 



Bonelli, Mr., improvements in Jac- 

 quard's loom, 125. 



Bonney, T. G., election of, 78 ; 

 asked to edit these Annals, id. ; 

 communications from, 230, 232. 



Borethyle, new compound of boron 

 and ethyle, described, 150. 



Botanic Gardens, discovery of a 

 freshwater Medusa in tank at, 

 212. 



Bottle of Roman make described, 

 239 ; imitated by Mr. Powell, id. 



Bowman, W., biography of, 6 ; 

 communications from, 108, 123, 

 216 ; proposes fusion of Philo- 

 sophical and Royal Society Clubs, 

 87 ; death of, 88. 



Brailey, Dr., investigation of colour 

 blindness by, 216. 



Bramwell, Sir F., election of, and 

 biographical note on, 79 ; com- 

 munications from, 240, 250. 



Bridge, a swing, constructed at 

 Sir W. Armstrong's works, 194. 



Bridge, Menai, and acquired mag- 

 netism, 121. 



British Association, discussion re- 

 garding certain sections of the, 70. 



British Museum, and letters from 

 William Harvey, 197, 198. 



British Museum, division of, 54 ; 

 objection to separating the 

 Natural History department, 

 141 ; the proposal obtains a 

 majority of one vote on the Board 

 of Trustees, 148. 



Brittleness, a result of vibration in 

 iron, 121. 



Brixham Cave, investigations of, 

 140 ; difficulties lessened, 141 ; 

 contains three species of bears, 

 178. 



Broderip, W. J., biography of, 6. 



