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I'age 

 Report of tilt' Oninmittcc, consistiiifr of Pre -mn- G. Cakky 1''oster, Sir 

 William Thomson, Professor Ayktox, Professor J. Pkkky, Professor 

 W. G. Adams, Lord IvAylkioii, Professor Ji;.\kix, Dr. O. .1. liOixii;, Dr. 

 JojiN F[oi'KiNsoN, Dr. A. Muikuead, Mr. W. II. Punix'i;, Mr. IIkuiiekt 

 Taylok, Professor I'-veukit, Professor Sciiustkk, Dr. J. A. Fi-KJirNfi, 

 Professor G. F. FiTZ(iEUAM), Mr. 11, T. Glazeiikook (Socn>tarv), Professor 

 CiiKYHTAL, Mr. II. Tommnsox, and Professor W. (iAKNirrr, appointed for 

 the ])iirpose of const met iiig and issuiiiir ])ractical Standard:: for use in 

 Elect rical Measurements 29 



Ileport of the Oomniittee, consisting; of Mr. Uoheht II. Scorr (Secretai'v), 

 Mr. J. Nokman Lockyeu, Professor (!. G. Stokes, Professor lJAi,i''ot'H 

 Stewart, and Mr. G. .1. Symon.s, appointed for the })urpost! of co-operatinj; 

 with the Meteorolof^ical Society of the Mauritius in their proposed pnhlica- 

 tion of Daily Synojttic Charts of the Indian Uc(mui from the year iNtil. 

 Drawn up by Mr. II. If. Scott ." 32 



Second Keport of the Coniniittee, consistinf,' of I'rofessoi's (1. II. Dakwix and 

 J, V. Adams, for the Harmonic Analysis of 'i'idal Observations. Ih'awn up 

 by Professor (1. !!. Dakwix 33 



iteport of the Committee, consistinf^ of Professor Pai.koxtk Sti;wart (Secre- 

 tary), Mr. Kxox liAuoHTON, Mr. (I. .1. Symoxs, Mr. I{. II. Scott, and Mr. 

 JojixsToxFO Stoxi'.y, Rp])ointed for the purpose of co-optM-atinji with Mr. E. 

 .1. I.owi; in his project of establishinfr a Meteorolofrical Observatory near 

 Chepstow oil a periuanent and scientilic basis 35 



Report of the Committee, consisting,' of Professor Ckum Bkowx (Secretary), 

 and Messrs. D. MiLXK IIoLME, Jonx Mukkay, and Ai.exaxdek Dlcuax, 

 appointed for the purpose of co-operating with the Dii'ectors of the Ben 

 Nevis Observatory ill makini.' Meteorological Observati(nis on lien Nevis 36 



Report of the Committee, con,sisting of Mr. James N. Shoolbki;!) (Secretary) and 

 Sir Wii.MAM TiioMsox, appointed for the ])ur])ose of reducing and tabu- 

 lating the Tidal Observations in the l-higlish ('liannel made with the Dover 

 Tide-gauge, and of connecting them with Observations made on the French 

 coast 37 



F'ourth Report of the Committee, consisting of Professor Schustku (Secretary), 

 Sir William Thomson, Professor Sir 11. E, Roscoe, Professor A. S. IIek- 

 sciiEL, Captain W.de W. Abney, Mr. R. IT. Scott, and Dr. .T. II. Gladstone, 

 appointed for the purpose of investigating the practicability of collecting 

 and identifying Meteoric Dust, and of considering the question of under- 

 takino^ regular observatitms in various localities 38 



Second Report of the Committee, consisting of Professors Williamson, 

 Dkwak, Frankland, Roscoe, Crum Brown, Odling, and .Vrmstrong, 

 Messrs. A. (i. Vi:hnon Harcourt, J. Millar Thomson, TI. B. Dixon 

 (Secretary), and V. II. Veley, and Drs. F. 1{. Japi' and II. Fokster 

 MoRLET, rea])pointed for the purpose of drawing up a statement of the 

 varieties of Chemical Names which have como into use, for indicating the 

 causes which have led to their adoption, and for considering what can be 

 done to bring about some convergence of the views on Chemical Nomencla- 

 ture obtaining among English and foreign chemists 39 



Report of the Committee, consisting of Professor W. A. Tilden and Professor 

 II. E. Armstrong (Secretary), appointed for the purpose of investigating 

 Isomeric Naphthalene Derivatives 74 



Second Report of the Committee, consisting of Mr. R. Etheridge, Dr. II. 

 Woodward, and Professor T. Rupert Jones (Secretary), on the Fossil 

 Pliyllopoda of the Paloeozoic Rocks 76 



