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Rankine, William John Macquorn. 4. Account 

 of the effect of the storm of the 6th of December, 

 1847, on four sea walls or bulwarks of different 

 forms, on the coast near Edinburgh ; as illus- 

 trating the principles of the construction of sea 

 defences. Civ. Eng. Instit. Proc. VII., 1848, 

 pp. 186-192. 



5. On an equation between the temperature 



and the maximum elasticity of Steam and other 

 Vapours. Edinb. New "Phil. Journ. XLVII., 

 1849, pp. 28-42. 



6. On a formula for calculating the ex- 

 pansion of liquids by heat. Edinb. New Phil. 

 Journ. XLVII., 1849, pp. 235-239. 



7. A conjecture as to the forces which 



produce the tails of Comets. [1849.] Edinb. 

 New Phil. Journ. XL VIII., 1850, pp. 92-94. 



8. Ueber die mechanische Theorie der 



Warme. Poggend. Annal. LXXXL, 1850, pp. 

 172-176 ; Phil. Mag. II., 1851, pp. 61-65. 



9. Summary of the results of the hypo- 

 thesis of molecular vortices, as applied to the 

 theory of elasticity and heat. Brit. Assoc. Rep. 

 1851 (pt. 2), pp. 3-6. 



1O. Laws of the elasticity of solid bodies. 



[1850.] Camb. and Dubl. Math. Journ. VI., 

 1851, pp. 47-80, 178-181, 185-186. 



11* On the velocity of sound in liquid and 



solid bodies of limited dimensions, especially 

 along prismatic masses of liquid. Camb. and 

 Dubl. Math. Journ. VI., 1851, pp. 238-267. 



12. On the re-heating jets of air, and the 

 relation between the temperature and the com- 

 pression of the same. Edinb. New Phil. Journ. 

 LI., 1851, pp. 128-130. 



13. On LAPLACE'S theory of Sound. Phil. 

 Mag. I., 1851, pp. 225-227. 



14. On POISSON'S investigation on the 

 theory of Sound. Phil. Mag. I., 1851, pp. 410- 

 411. ' 



15. On the vibrations of plane-polarized 

 light. Phil. Mag. I., 1851, pp. 441-446. 



16. On the law of the compressibility of 

 water at different temperatures. Phil. Mag. I., 

 1851, pp. 548-549. 



17. On the centrifugal theory of elasticity, 

 as applied to gases and vapours. Phil. Mag. 

 II., 1851, pp. 509-542. 



18. On the re-concentration of the me- 

 chanical energy of the universe. Brit. Assoc. 

 Rep. 1852 (pt. 2), p. 12 ; Phil. Mag. IV., 1852, 

 pp. 358-360 ; Edinb. New Phil. Journ. LIV., 

 1853, pp. 88-101. 



19. On the laws of elasticity. Camb. and 



Dubl. Math. Journ. VII., 1852, pp. 217-230, 

 231-234. 



20. On the causes of the excess of the 

 mean temperature of rivers above that of the 

 atmosphere. Phil. Mag. IV., 1852, pp. 355-358. 



Rankine, William John Macquorn. 21. On the 

 non-polarisation of the Aurora Borealis. . Phil. 

 Mag. IV., 1852, p. 452. 



22. General view of an oscillatory theory 



of Light. Brit. Assoc. Rep. 1853 (pt. 2), pp. 

 9-10. 



23. On the mechanical action of Heat, 



especially in gases and vapours. [1850.] Edinb. 

 Roy. Soc. Trans. XX., 1853, pp. 147-190. 



24. Note as to the dynamical equivalent of 



temperature in liquid water, and the specific 

 heat of atmospheric air and steam. [1850.] 

 Edinb. Roy. Soc. Trans. XX., 1853, pp. 191- 

 194. 



25. On the power and economy of single- 

 acting expansive Steam Engines. [1851.] 

 Edinb. Roy. Soc. Trans. XX., 1853, pp. 195- 

 204. 



26. On the economy of Heat in expansive 



machines. [1851.] Edinb. Roy. Soc. Trans. 

 XX., 1853, pp. 205-210. 



27. On the centrifugal theory of elasticity, 



and its connection with the theory of Heat. 

 [1851.] Edinb. Roy. Soc. Trans. XX., 1853, 

 pp. 425-440. 



28. On the computation of the specific heat 



of liquid water at various temperatures, from 

 the experiments of M. REGNAULT. [1851.] 

 Edinb. Roy. Soc. Trans. XX., 1853, pp. 441- 

 444. 



29. On the absolute zero of the perfect 



gas thermometer. Edinb. Roy. Soc. Trans. 

 XX., 1853, pp. 561-563. 



30. On the mechanical action of Heat. 



Edinb. Roy. Soc. Trans. XX., 1853, pp. 565- 

 590 ; Silliman, Journ. XVIII., 1854, pp. 64- 

 66; Phil. Mag. VII., 1854, pp. 1-21, 111- 

 122, 172-185, 239-254. 



31. On the appli cation of the law of the 



conservation of energy to the determination of 

 the magnetic Meridian on board ship, when out 

 of reach or out of sight of land. Roy. Soc. Proc- 

 VI., 1853, pp. 303-304. 



32. On the mechanical effect of heat and 



of chemical forces. Phil. Mag. V., 1853, pp. 

 6-9. . 



33. On the general law of the transforma- 

 tion of energy. Glasgow, Phil. Soc. Proc. III., 

 1853, pp. 276-280 ; Phil. Mag. V., 1853, pp. 

 106-117. 



34. Mechanical theory of heat. The spe- 

 cific heat of air. Phil Mag. V., 1853, pp. 437- 

 439. 



. 35. Mechanical theory of heat. Velocity 



of sound in gases. Phil. Mag. V., 1853, pp. 

 483-486. 



36. General view of an oscillatory theory 



of Light. Phil. Mag. VI., 1853, pp. 403-414. 



