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tatiou of the structure of the bird's 

 egg to the functiou of, 102. 

 *Richardson (Dr. W. B.) on coagulation 

 of the blood — ^a correction of the am- 

 monia theory, 10-3 ; on some effects 

 produced by appl_ying extreme cold to 

 certain parts of the nervous system, 

 103. 

 *Robertsou (A.), statistics of the social 



condition of Dundee, 145. 

 Ilobinson (Dr. G.) on certain effects of 

 the concentrated solar rays upon the 

 tissues of living animals immersed in 

 water, 103. 

 *Rock-crystal, A. Chiudet on photogra- 

 phic portraits obtained by single lenses 

 of, 10. 

 ♦Rogers (Prof. J. E. T.) on the funds 

 a-\'ailable for developing the machinery 

 of education, 145. 

 Roofs and bridges, J. Clerk Maxwell on 

 the theorj' of diagrams of forces as 

 applied to, 15G. 

 Rose, Dr. M. T. Masters on poUiniferous 



ovules in a, 93. 

 Russell (R. ) on some deductions by Dr. 

 Tyndall from his recent experiments 

 regarding the radiant and absorptive 

 properties of vapour in the atmosphere, 

 11. 

 Russian America, P. N. Compton on the 

 coast of, 114. 



St. Andrews, Dr. M'Intosh on the anne- 

 lids of, 92 ; on the invertebrate marine 

 fauna and fishes of, 92. 



Salmon, Dr. M'Intosh on experiments 

 with poisons iSrc. on young, 102. 



Sardinia, Gordon Davis on the calamine 

 deposits of, 58. 



Schvarcz (Dr. Julius) on the internal 

 heat of tlie earth, 73. 



Schenlv (R.) and J. A. Wanklyn on the 

 synthesis of caproic acid, 40. 



Schists, D. T. Ansted on the passage of, 

 into granite in the island of Corsica, 

 54. 



Scinde, Western, exploration of, and 

 Beloochistan with a view to examin- 

 ino' the subterranean supply of water, 

 113. 



Scotland, Prof. Balfour on some rare 



plants recently collected in, 79. 

 ♦ , Rev. W. n. Cros:key on the re- 

 lation of the Glacial .shell-beds of the 

 Carse of Gowrie to those of the west 

 of, 58. 

 -, A. Geikie on the progress of the 



geological survey of, GO. 

 , Prof. Leone Levi on the condition 



and progress of, in relation to England 

 and Ireland, 140. 

 Scotland, Dr. W. Lauder Lindsay on the 

 goldfields of, 64; on plant-acclima- 

 tization in, with special reference to 

 Tussac grass, 88. 

 *Scott (Weutworth L.) on the bisul- 

 phite of calcium as a preservative of 

 animal substances, 40 ; on the artificial 

 production of oil of cinnamon, 40 ; on 

 the presence of quinine and other al- 

 kaloids in the animal economy, 101. 

 Sea, Dr. Collingwood on pelagic floating 



animals observed at, 81. 

 Sea-cliffs, old, D. Milne Home on the, 

 and submarine banks of the Frith of 

 Forth, 01. 

 Sea-dust, Trichodesmium or, Dr. Col- 

 lingwood on, 81. 

 Seal-tishing, James Yeaman on, as pro- 

 secuted bj' the North-Sea fleet hailing 

 from Dundee, 148. 

 Sharpey (Dr. W.), Address as President 



of the Biological Section, 74. 

 Shetland, notice of dredging by the late 

 II. P. C. MoUer off' Fair Isle between 

 Orkney and, 93. 



, C. W. Peach on the fructification 



of Griflithsia corallina, found in the 

 West "S'oe, Outskerries, 96. 

 Shipbuilding, Henry Gourlay on the, 



at Dundee, 137. 

 *Ships' boats, George Fawcus on the 



stowage of, 154. 

 Siemens (C. W.) on the induction-spark 

 apparatus for illuminating beacons 

 and buoys used in the first experi- 

 ments made for the Northern Lights , 

 Board, 14. I 



Simpson (Dr. Maxwell) and Dr. A. Gaii- ^ 

 tier on a compound formed by the 

 direct union of aldehyde and anhy- 

 drous prussic acid, 40; on the for- 

 mation of succinic acid from chloride 

 of ethylidene, 42. 

 Skiddaw slates. Dr. II. A. Nicholson on 



the Graptolites of the, 71. 

 Slide-valves, J. R. Najjier and Prof. W. 

 J. M. Rankine on the use of move- 

 able seats for, 156. 

 *Smith (R.) on the gaseous products of 

 the destructive distillation of hj'dro- 

 carbons obtained from shales and coals 

 at low and high temperatures, 43. 

 Soap-bubble, Sir D. Brewster on the 



colours of the, 6. 

 *Sodium, J. A. ^^^anklyn on the action 

 of, on valerianic and similar ethers, 

 47. 

 Solar rays. Dr. G. Robinson on certain 



