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PROCEEDINGS op the FOURTH MEETING, at Edinburgh, 1834, 

 Published at 15s. 



Contents: — H. G. Eogers, on the Geology of North America; — Dr. C. Henry, on 

 the Laws of Contagion; — Prof. Clark, on Animal Physiology ; — Eev. L. Jenyns, on 

 Zoology ; — Eev. J. Challis, on Capillary Attraction ; — Prof. Lloyd, on Physical Optics ; 

 — G. Eennie, on Hydraulics, Part II. 



Together with the Transactions of the Sections, and Eecommendations of the 

 Association and its Committees. 



PROCEEDINGS of the FIFTH MEETING, at Dublin, 1835, Pub- 

 lished at 13s. 6d. 



Contents : — Eev. "W. Whewell, on the Eecent Progress and Present Condition of 

 the Mathematical Theories of Electricit}-, Magnetism, and Heat ; — A. Quetelet, 

 Apercu de l'Etat actuel des Sciences Mathernatiques chez les Beiges ; — Capt. E. 

 Sabine, on the Phenomena of Terrestrial Magnetism. 



Together with the Transactions of the Sections, Prof. Sir W. Hamilton's Address 

 and Eecommendations of the Association and its Committees. 



PROCEEDINGS of the SIXTH MEETING, at Bristol, 1836, Pub- 

 lished at 12s. (Out of Print. ) 



Contents : — Prof. Daubeny, on the Present State of our Knowledge with respect 

 to Mineral and Thermal Waters; — Major E. Sabine, on the Direction and Intensity of 

 the Terrestrial Magnetic Force in Scotland ; — J. Eichardson, on North American Zoo- 

 logy ; — Eev. J. Challis, on the Mathematical Theor}' of Fluids; — J. T. Mackay, a 

 Comparative View of the more remarkable Plants which characterize the neighbour- 

 hood of Dublin and Edinburgh, and the South-west of Scotland, kc. ; — J. T. Mackay, 

 Comparative Geographical Notices of the more remarkable Plants which characterize 

 Scotland and Ireland ; — Eeport of the London Sub-Committee of the Medical Section 

 on the Motions and Sounds of the Heart ; — Second Eeport of the Dublin Sub-Com- 

 mittee on the Motions and Sounds of the Heart ; — Eeport of the Dublin Committee 

 on the Pathology of the Brain and Nervous System ; — J. W. Lubbock, Account of 

 the Eecent Discussions of Observations of the Tides; — Eev. B. Powell, on deter- 

 mining the Eefractive Indices for the Standard Bays of the Solar Spectrum in 

 various media; — Dr. Hodgkin, on the Communication between the Arteries and Ab- 

 sorbents; — Prof. Phillips, Eeport of Experiments on Subterranean Temperature; 

 — Prof. Hamilton, on the Validity of a Method recently proposed by G. B. Jerrard, 

 for Transforming and Eesolving Equations of Elevated Degrees. 



Together with the Transactions of the Sections, Prof. Daubeny's Address, and 

 Eecommendations of the Association and its Committees. 



PROCEEDINGS of the SEVENTH MEETING, at Liverpool, 1837, 

 Published at 16s. 6d. 



Contents: — Major E. Sabine, on the Variations of the Magnetic Intensity ob- 

 served at different points of the Earth's Surface ; — Eev. W. Taylor, on the various 

 modes of Printing for the Use of the Blind ; — J. W. Lubbock, on the Discussions of 

 Observations of the Tides ; — Prof. T. Thompson, on the Difference between the Com- 

 position of Cast Iron produced by the Cold and Hot Blast ; — Eev. T. E. Eobinson, on 

 the Determination of the Constant of Nutation by the Greenwich Observations ; — 

 E. "W. Fox, Experiments on the Electricity of Metallic Veins, and the Temperature of 

 Mines; — Provisional Eeport of the Committee of the Medical Section of the British 

 Association, appointed to investigate the Composition of Secretions, and the Organs 

 producing them ; — Dr. G. 0. Eees, Eeport from the Committee for inquiring into the 

 Analysis of the Glands, &c, of the Human Body; — Second Eeport of the London 

 Sub-Committee of the British Association Medical Section, on the Motions and 

 Sounds of the Heart ; — Prof. Johnston, on the Present State of our Knowledge in re- 

 gard to Dimorphous Bodies; — Lieut.-Col. Sykes, on the Statistics of the four Collec- 

 toratesof Dukhun, under the British Government ;— E. Hcdgkinson, on the relative 



