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lowing preceded by an asterisk '(*) are selected from the remarks pre- 

 fatory to the paper in the proceedings, and those preceded by a 

 dagger (f) have been composed by the present writer, since nothing 

 intelligible precedes the papers themselves. It is to be hoped that the 

 senseless and causeless sin in question may speedily be discontinued. 

 There is no reason why any one should be compelled to read the whole 

 of an article (as is sometimes necessary) to obtain an idea of what the 

 paper relates to; and the u Catalogue of Scientific Papers (1800-1863) 

 compiled and published by the Royal Society of London" shows how a 

 bibliography edited under the best auspices may be involved in grave 

 errors by the negligence adverted to. 



