March 20, 1879] 



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THURSDAY, March 20. 



Royal Society, at 8.30.— Note en the Arc produced by a Siemen's 

 Machine ; Further Note on the Substances which produce the Chromo- 

 spheric Lines ; Note on Young's List of Chromospheric Lines ; Note on 

 some Phenomena attending the Reversal of Lines : J. Nornian Lockyer. 



Royal Institution, at 3.— Sound : Prof. Tyndall. 



London Lvstitution, at 7. — Living Pianoforte Composers: E. Dann- 

 reuther. 



LiNNEAN Society, at 8.— On the Rev. T. Blackburn's Collection of New 

 Aculeate Hymenoptera from the Sandwich Islands : Fred. Smith. — On 

 the Asexual Reproduction of Ferns: Thos. Sim. — On Recent Collections 

 of Birds from South Eastern New Guinea : R. Bowdler Sharpe. 



Chemical Society, at 8. — On Per-Plumbic Ethide : E. Frankland and A. 

 Lawrance. — On the Decomposition of Water by Certain Metalloids : C. F. 

 Cross and A. Higgin. — On the Volumetric Determination of Chromium : 

 W. J. Sole. — The Production of the Higher Oxides of Iron, Chromiurn. 

 Manganese, and Bismuth : W. Foster. 



FRIDAY, March 21. 

 Royal College of Surgeons, at 4, — Comparative Anatomy of Man Prof. 



Flower. 

 Royal Institution, at 9.— Detonating Agents: Prof. Abel. 



SA TURD AY, March 22. 

 Physical Society, at 3. 

 Royal Institl-tion, at 3. — Etching : Seymour Haden. 



SUNDAY, March 23. 

 Sunday Lecture Society, at 4. — Richelieu : W. H. Pollock. 



iJfOiVZJ^K, M.\RCH 24. ■ V f| r' I 



Royal College of Surgeons, at 4. — Comparative Anatomy of Man : Prof . ' 

 Flower. ! 



London Institution, at 5. — The Life of the Plant : Prof. I'entley. 

 Society of Arts, at 8. — Dwelling Houses: Dr. Corfield. 1 



Medical Society, at 8.30. 



TUESDAY, March 23. 



Horticultural Society, at i. — Scientific Committee. 



Anthropological Institute, at 8. — Some Particulars respecting the 

 Native Races of Arctic Siberia. Accompanied by an Exhibition of Ethno- 

 logical Objects Collected in that Region : Henry Seebohn, F.Z.S. — Some' 

 Rock Carvings found near Sydney, New South Wales : Sir Chas. Nichol- 

 son, Bart. ■ 



Royal Institution, at 3. — Animal Development : Prof. Schafer. ' 



WEDNESDAY, March a6. 



Geological Society, at 8.— On the Geqlcgical Agetf the Rocks forming 

 the Southern Highlands of Ireland, generally known as " The Dingle 

 Beds" and " Glen-garriflf Gnts and Shales: Prof. E. HuU, F.R.S.— 

 Results of a Systematic Survey (in 1878) of the Directions and Limits of 

 Dispersion, Mode of Occurrence, and Relation to Drift-deposits of the 

 Erratic Blocks or Boulders of the West of England and East of Wales, 

 including a Revision of many Years' previous Observations : D. Mackin- 

 tosh. — On the Southerly Extension of the Hessle Boulder-clay in Lincoln- 

 shire : A. J. Jukes-Brown. — On the Glaciaticn of the Shetland Isles: 

 John Home and B. N. Peach. 



Royal Society of Literature, at 8. — On the Dramatic Literature of' 

 Italy: Dr. Davey. 



Society of Arts', at 8.— Treatment of Iron to prevent Corrosion : Prof. 

 BarfT. 



Metropolitan Scientific Association, at 7. 



THURSDAY, Makch 27. 



Royal Society, at 8.30. — On the Organisation of the Fossil Plants of the 

 Coal-measures, Part X. : Prof. W. C. Williamson. — Observations on the 

 Physiology and Histology of Convoluia Schultzii: P. Geddes. 



Royal Institution, at 3. — Sound: Prof. TyndalL 



Society of Arts, at 8.— Dode's I*rocess of Inoxidatine Ircn : L. M. 

 Stoffel. 



London Institution, at 7.— The Harmonium: Ebeneier Prom. 



FRIDAY, M.aRch 28. 



Royal Institution, at 9.— Etching : Seymour Haden. 



QuEKETT Microscopical Club, at 8. — On the "Dual-Lichen" Hypo- 

 thesis: Dr. M. C. Cooke, M.A.— On a Successful Method of Examining 

 the Anatomy oi Actinia mesembryanthenmm: F. A. Bedwell, M^A. 



Society of Arts, at 8.— Ship Canal through Raraiseran Island : S. McBean. 



., SATURDAY, VLkkz^\^. 



Geologists' Association-. —Visit to the British Museimi at 2.30. 

 Physical Society, at 3 —Oil SelecUve Reffection ; Capt. AbneV.HjE.. 

 F.R.S.— On the Fracture of Colloids: Dr. F. Guthrie, F.R.S."- ■- ""^ 



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