May 15, 1879] 



NATURE 



xxi 



DIARY OF SOCIETIES. 



London 



THURSDAY, May 15. 



Royal Society, at 3. 33. — N^te on a Recent Communication by Messrs. 

 Liveing and Dewar: J. N. Lockyer, F.R.S.^^n an Induction-Current's 

 Balance, and Experimental Researches made therewith : Prof, D. E. 

 Hughes. — On the Capillary Phenomena of Jets: Lord Rayleigh, F.R.S. 



Society of Antiquakihs, at 8.^.— Occurrence and Origin of the Greek 

 Fret, or Key Pattern, in Mexico and Peru: R. P. Greg.— Remarkable 

 Finds of Bronze Celts in Italy : W. M. Wylie. M.A. 



Chemical Socihtv, at 8. — On Nitrification, Part 2: R. Warington.— On 

 Alkal'ids of the Veratrums, Part 3: Dr. Wright and Mr. Luff.— On 

 Alkaloids of the Veratrums, Part 4: Dr. Wright. — On Alkaloids of the 

 Aconites and on Japanese Aconite Roots : Dr. Wright and Mr. Luff. — On 

 the Actii n of Hydrocldoric Acid on Manganese Dioxide: S. Pickering. — 

 The Composition f.f Milk in Health and Disease: A. W. BIyth.— Notes 

 on the Effect of Alcoh^.'I on the Chemistry of Digestion : W. H. Watson. 



Royal Institution, at 3— Dissociation : Prof. Dcwar. 



Society of Arts, at 8.— History of Alizarine, &c. : W. H. Perkin. 



2I00LOGICAL Gardens, at 5. — The Pleasures of Zoology: Prof. J. R. 

 Greene. 



FRIDAY, May 16. 



Royal Institution, at g-^Etude oplique de I'EIasticite: Prof. Comu. 



SATURDAY, May 17. 

 R#YAL iNSTiTtrriON, at 3.— Architecture: H. H. Statham. 

 Geologists' Association. — Excursion to Watford. 



MONDAY, May 19. 



Society of Arts, at 8. — Recent Advances in Telegraphy : W. H. Preece. 



Victoria Institute, at 8. — Ethnology of the Pacific : Rev. S. J. Whitmee. 



Royal Institution, at 3.— The Intellectual Movement in Germany: Prof. 

 Hillebraad. 



TUESDAY^ May 20. 



Zoological Society, at 8.3o.--Description of a Portion of a Mandible and 

 Teeth of a Large Extinct Kangaroo KPalceorchestes crassus) from Ancient 

 Ftuviatile Drift, Queensland : Prof. Owen, C.B.— Descriptions of New 

 Species of Halticidae: Martin Jacoby. — On a Fourth Collection of Birds 

 made by the Rev. G Brown, C.M.Z.S., on Duke of York Island and in 

 its Vicinity : P. L. Sclater. 



Royal iNsi itution, at 3. — Suggestions to Students and Readers of His- 

 tory : T. R. Seeley. 



Statistical Society, at 7.45.— On some Effects of a Crisis on the Banking 

 Interest : John B. Martin, M.A. 



WEDNESDAY, May 21. 



Meteorological Society, at 7. — On Observations of the Velccitles of the 

 Wind and on Anemometers: G. A. Hagemann. — On the Relation between 

 the Height of the Bar' meter and the Amount of Cloud, as Observed at 

 the Kew Observatory: G. M. Whipple, F.R.A.S. 



Royal Society of Literature, at 8.— The Authorship of Shakespear's 

 Plays: Sir Patrick Colquh< un, (^.C. 



Croydon Microscopical Society, at 8.30. 



Society of Arts, at 8.— Edison's New Telephone : C. W. Cooke. 



THURSDAY, May 22. 

 Zoological Society, at 5. — Tails : Prof. Mivart. 

 Royal Institution, at 3. — Dissociation: Prof. Dewar. 

 Society of AitTS, at 8.— Alizarine : Prof. Perkin. 



FRIDAY, May 23. 

 Royal Institittion, at 9.— Multiple Telegraphy : W. H. Preece. 

 QuKKETT MicKO'^coi'iCAL Club, at 8.— On some Improvements in Micro 



scopical Turn-Tables : C. Spencer Rolfe. — On Stained Sections of Animal 



Tissues and how tu Prepare them : J. W. Groves. 

 Society of Arts, at 8.— The Harbour of Kurachee : W. J. Price. 



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DEFORMITIES OF THE MOUTH, their Mechanical 

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A MANUAL OF DENTAL MECHANICS. With 



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