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Palzozoic Rocks ;—Third Report on the Natural History of Timor Laut ;—Report on 
the Natural History of Socotra and the adjacent Highlands of Arabia and Somali 
Land ;—Report on the Exploration of Kilima-njaro and the adjoining mountains of 
Eastern Equatorial Africa ;—Report on the Migration of Birds ;—Report on the 
Maintenance of the Scottish Zoological Station ;—Report on the Occupation of a Table 
at the Zoological Station at Naples ;—Report on the Influence of Bodily Exercise on 
the Elimination of Nitrogen;—Report on the Ancient Earthwork in Epping Forest, 
known as the ‘ Loughton’ or ‘ Cowper’s’’ Camp ;—Final Report of the Anthropometric 
Committee ;—Report of the Committee for defining the Facial Characteristics of the 
Races and Principal Crosses in the British Isles, and obtaining Illustrative Photo- 
graphs ;—Report on the Survey of Eastern Palestine ;—Report on the workings of 
the proposed revised New Code, and of other legislation affecting the teaching of 
Science in Elementary Schools ;—Report on Patent Legislation;—Report of the 
Committee for determining a Gauge for the manufacture of various small Screws ;— 
Report of the ‘ Local Scientific Societies’ Committee ;—On some results of photo- 
graphing the Solar Corona without an Eclipse ;—On Lamé’s Differential Equation ;— 
Recent Changes in the Distribution of Wealth in relation to the Incomes of the 
Labouring Classes ;—On the Mersey Tunnel ;—On Manganese Bronze ;—Nest Gearing. 
Together with the Transactions of the Sections, Professor Cayley’s Address, and 
Recommendations of the Association and its Committees. 
REPORT or tue FIFTY-FOURTH MERTING, at Montreal, 
August and September, 1884, Published at 11. 4s. 
CONTENTS :—Report of the Committee for considering and advising on the best 
means for facilitating the adoption of the Metric System of Weights and Measures 
in Great Britain;—Report of the Committee for considering the best methods of 
recording the direct intensity of Solar Radiation ;—Report of the Committee for 
constructing and issuing practical Standards for use in Electrical Measurements ;— 
Report of the Committee for co-operating with the Meteorological Society of the 
Mauritius, in their proposed publication of Daily Synoptic Charts of the Indian 
Ocean from the year 1861;—Second Report on the Harmonic Analysis of Tidal 
Observations ;—Report of the Committee for co-operating with Mr. E, J. Lowe in 
his project of establishing a Meteorological Observatory near Chepstow on a per- 
manent and scientific basis;—Report of the Committee for co-operating with the 
Directors of the Ben Nevis Observatory in making Meteorological Observations on 
Ben Nevis ;—Report of the Committee for reducing and tabulating the Tidal Obser- 
vations in the English Channel, made with the Dover Tide-gauge, and for connecting 
them with Observations made on the French Coast ;—Fourth Report on Meteoric 
Dust ;—Second Report on Chemical Nomenclature ;—Report on Isomeric Naphtha- 
lene Derivatives ;—Second Report on the Fossil Phyllopoda of the Paleeozoic Rocks ;— 
Tenth Report on the Circulation of Underground Waters in the Permeable Formations 
of England and Wales, and the Quantity and Character of the Water supplied to 
various Towns and Districts from these Formations ;—Fifth and last Report on Fossil 
Polyzoa ;—Twelfth Report on the Erratic Blocks of England, Wales, and Ireland ;— 
Report upon the National Geological Surveys of Europe;—Report on the Rate of 
Erosion of the Sea-coasts of England and Wales, and the Influence of the Artificial 
Abstraction of Shingle or other material in that action ;—Report on the Exploration 
of the Raygill Fissure in Lothersdale, Yorkshire ;—Fourth Report on the Earth- 
. quake Phenomena of Japan ;—Report on the occupation of a Table at the Zoological 
Station at Naples ;—Fourth Report on the Natural History of Timor Laut ;—Report 
on the Influence of Bodily Exercise on the Elimination of Nitrogen ;—Report on the 
Migration of Birds ;—Report on the Preparation of a Bibliography of certain groups 
of Invertebrata ;—Report on the Exploration of Kilima-njaro, and the adjoining 
mountains of Eastern Equatorial Africa ;—Report on the Survey ofsEastern Pales- 
tine ;—Report of the Committee for defraying the expenses of completing the Pre- 
paration of the final Report of the Anthropometric Committee ;—Report on the 
teaching of Science in Elementary Schools;—Report of the Committee for deter- 
mining a Gauge for the manufacture of the various small Screws used in Telegraphic 
and Electrical Apparatus, in Clockwork, and for other analogous purposes ;—Report 
on Patent Legislation ;—-Report of the Committee for defining the Facial Charac- 
