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DIARY OF SOCIETIES. 



THURSDAY November ii. 



RoYAi. Society, at ^.■),Q. — Effects of Function Activitv in .Striated Muscle 

 and the Subinaxillai^ Gland : J. Rarcroft and T. Kato.— *nalvses of 

 Agricultural Yield. Part II. The Sowing-date Experiment with Egyptian 

 Cotton, 1913: W. L. Balls and F. S. Holton.- On Willlamsoniella, a 

 New Tvpe of Bennettitalean Flower : H. H. Thomas. — Studies on a 

 priori Pathometry. Part I.: Sir Ronald Ro«s.— The Spread of the 

 Excitatory Process in the Vertebrate Heart. Part I. 'I'he Toad's Ven- 

 tricle. Part II. The Tortoise Ventricle. Part III. The Dog's Ventricle 

 Part IV. The Human Ventricle. Part V. The Bird'.s Heart : T. Lewis. 



Mathematicai, Sociftv, at 5.30.— (i) The Second Theorem of Consist- 

 ency for Summable Series ; (2^ Weierstrass's Non-differential Fnnction : 

 G. H.Hardy.— The Kinetic Theory of the Motion of Ions in Ga«es : 

 F. B. Piddii'-k —Some Singularities of Surfaces and their Differential 

 Geometrv : H. W. Turnhull.— Periodic Solutions of the Problem of Three 

 Bodies in Three Dimensions: I. W. Campbell. — Functions of Positive 

 Type and Related Topics in General Analy«is : C. R. Dines.— Surfaces 

 Characterised by Certain Special Properties of their Directrix Con- 

 gruences : C. H. Veaton. 



FRIDAY, NOVRMBER 12. 



RoVAi, AsTKONOMiCAl. SociETV, at 5.— (i) Inequalities in the Period of the 

 Eclipsing Variable R.T. Persei ; (z) Inequalities in the Period of the 

 Eclip.sing V.-iriableZ Draconis: R. S. Dugan.— The Rotation of the 

 E?j-th : H. Glauert.— Solar Eclipse of 1916 December 24 : Rev. W. F. 

 Rigge.— Ob.servations of Comet 191 ■; a (Mel is'Oat Utrecbt Observatory : 

 J. van der Bilt.— Occultat=on Results, 1Q14: M. ¥.. J. Gheury .-ind Nora 

 E. Robertson —Conjunctions of Stars with Moon Recorded by Ptolemv : 

 J. K. Fotheringham— Mi-rometrical Measures of 400 Double Stars : W. 

 S. Franks.— Note on Nebulse and Clusters shown on Franklin-Adams 

 Plates: H. Knox Shaw.— Comparison of the Bordeaux. Washington, and 

 Algiers Catalogues: R. J. Pocock.-(i) Measures of Small Stars in the 

 Dumb-bell Nebula ; (2) Positions of Faint comparison Stars near R 

 Cygni: E. E. Bam ird.— Sextant Observations of Comet 1015 aniellish'*: 

 R. Craven.— Compari.'on of Hansen's Tables as Modified bv Newcomb, 

 and Delaunay's new Tables with Observations made at Greenwich in 

 1Q14: Royal Observatory, Greenwich.— Positions of Comet 1915 a 

 (Melhsh): K. H. Beattie.— Magni ude Sciles of the Astrographic Cata- 

 logue, 8th Note : the Cape Magnitudes for -42° : H. H. Turner.— The 

 Fixed Bmanes : E. H. Beattie.— New Form of Mechanical Drive for 

 Equatorials : Scriven Bolton.- Illumination of the Field of a Photo- 

 graphic Objective ; H. C. Lord.— On the Shape of the Earth ; suggested 

 bv Mr. H. Jeffreys' Paper: " Certain H potheses as to the Struction of 

 the Earth and the Moon": A. R. Hinks.— Viscosity in Relatim of the 

 Earths Free Precession: Sir I. La rm or. — Provisional Orbit Elements of 

 Comet 191S a (Mellish): C. J. MerfieM.— Magnetic Disturbances, 1904- 

 1013, as Recorded at the Royal Observatory. Greenwich, and their 

 Association with the Solar Rotation: E. W Maunder.— The Dynamics 

 of a Stellar .System. III. Oblate and other Distributions: A. S. 

 Eddington.— The Efficiency of Sun-.spots in Relation to Terrestrial 

 Magnetic Disturbances: Rev. A. 1.. Cortie. -Convection Currents in 

 High Regions of the Solar Atmosphere : F. Henroleau 



Phvsicai. Society, at s.-The Effect of Electric O-cillations on the Mag- 

 netic Properties of Iron, Investigated by the Campograph : Prof. P. R. 

 Coiirsey.-(i) A Hydraulic Analogy of a Wheatstone Bridge; (2) A 

 Lecture Table Method of Obtaining Recalesceace Curves ; (3) The Leeds 

 and Northrup Recorder : R. S. Whipple. 



MONDAY, NovEMBHR 15. 

 Royal, Geographicai. Society, at 8.5o.-Presidential Address : The 



Southern Frontiers of Austria : Douglas W. Freshfield 

 Mrdical Society, at Z.jo— Discuss inn : Gunshot Wounds of the Head : 



Introduced by P. Sargent and Dr. G. Holmes. 



TUESDAY, November 16. 

 Institution of Civir. Engineers, at 5.30.— The Punjab Triple Canal 



System : Sir John Kenton. 

 Royal Anthrofoi.ogicai. Institute, at 5-— The Welsh People: An 



Anthropological Analysis : Prof. H. J. Fleure and Dr. T. C. James. 

 Institution of Petroleum Technoiogists, at 8.— The Viscosity of Oil 



in Relation 10 its Rate of Flow through Pipes: Dr. R. T. Glazebrook, 



W. F. Higgins, and J. R. Pannell. 



WEDNESDAY, November 17. 



Royal Meteorological Society, at 7.30.-;-The Mounting and Illumina' 

 tion of Barometers and the Accuracy obtainable in the Readings : J. S- 

 Dines.— On the Sea.sonal Variability of Rainfall over the British Isles- 

 N. A. Comissopulos. 



Geological Socirty, at 5.30.— Geological Observations in the Northern 

 Half of the East African Protectorate : J. Parkinson. 



Entomological .Society, at 8. 



Royal Microscopical Society, at 8.— Foraminifera of the Shore Sands, 

 and Shallow Water Zone of the South Coast of Cornwall : E. Heron- 

 Allen and A. Earland. 



THURSDAY, November 18. 



Royal Society, at 4.30. — Probable Papers : The Theory of the Capillary 

 Tube : Lord Rayleigh.— The Effect of the Form of the Transverse Section 

 on the Resistance to the Motion of an Elongated Body Parallel to its 

 Length through a Fluid whose Viscosity is not Negligible : Prof. C. H. 

 Lees.— (0 A Method of Estimating Pistances at Sea in Fog or Thick 

 Weather; (2) A Method of Avoiding Collision at Sea : Prof. J. Joly.— The 

 Flow of Electricity through Dielectrics: S. W. Richardson. — The Kinetic 

 Theory of Gaseous Viscosity and Thermal Conduction, and the Law of 

 Distribution of Molecular Velocities in the Disturbed State : S. Chapman. 



RoYAi. Geographical Society, at 5.— Distribution of Nationalities of 

 Hungary: B.C. Wallis. 



LiNNEAN Society, at 5.— Hollow-shafted Feathers : W. M. Webb.— Photo- 

 graphic Studies of Welsh Vegetation : Dr. E. j. Salisbury. 



In.stitwtion of Electrical Kngineers, at 8. — Inaugural Address by 

 the President, C. P. Sparks. 



FRIDAY, November 19. 



Institution of Mechanical Engineers, at 8.— The Chemical and 

 Mechanical Relations of Iron, Molybdenum, and Carbon : Prof. J. O. 

 Arnold and Prof A. A. Read. — The Cause and Effect of " Ghost Lines " 

 in Large Steel Porgings : Prof. J. O. Arnold. 



CONTENTS. PAGE 



Co-operation in Scientific Research 279 



Science and Art of Illustration. By S. P. T. . . . 280 



Aboriginal Inhabitants of Newfoundland . . . . 282 



The Resistance of Ships 283 



Our Bookshelf 283 



Letters to the Editor: — 



The Origin of New Adaptive Characters. — Prof. 



Henry Fairfield Osborn ; The Reviewer . . 284 

 Simple Device for Controlling the Movements of 



ParamcEcia. — R. W. Harold Row 286 



Monuments and Lightning 286 



Persia. (Illustrated.) .... 287 



The San Francisco Meeting of the American Asso- 

 ciation for the Advancement of Science . . . 288 

 Sir Arthur Riicker, F.R.S. By Sir T. E, Thorpe, 



C.B., F.R.S 289 



Notes 292 



Our Astronomical Column :— 



Variability of a Orionis 296 



The Solar Constant . 296 



Proper Motions of Stars in the Region of N.G.C. 



6705 296 



The Future of the Planets ............ 297' 



American Hydrology By B. C 297 



Engineering at the British Association 298 



Anthropology at the British Association 299 



The Relation of Education to Industry. By the 



Right Hon. Sir William Mather 301 



Smithsonian Explorations • . . 303. 



University and Educational Intelligence ..... 303 



Societies and Academies 304 



Books Received 305 



Diary of Societies . . . • • . . . . 306 



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