204 
Linné, observations of the lunar crater, 
41; Herr von Midler on, 44. 
Lockyer (J. N.) on mapping the surface 
of the moon, 1. 
Lophopea dredged off the Shetlands, 
311. 
Lowe (E. J.), meteors seen at Highfield 
House, August 9, 1861, 425. 
Lubbock (Sir John, Bart.) on the ex- 
ploration of Kent’s Cavern, Devon- 
shire, 45. : 
Lucernariada dredged in the Shetland 
seas, 320, 
Lyell (Sir Charles, Bart.) on the ex- 
ploration of Kent’s Cavern, Devon- 
shire, 45; on the rate of increase of 
underground temperature, 510. 
M‘Intosh (Dr. W. C.) on the Annelids 
dredged off the Shetland Isles, 336. 
Maclagan (Dr.) on the action of mercury 
on the secretion of bile, 187. 
Macrura dredged in the Shetland and 
adjacent seas, 264. 
Midler (Baron von) on the lunar crater 
Linné, 44; on changes of the moon’s 
surface, 514. ' 
Main (Robert), observations of shooting 
stars made at the Radciffe Observa- 
tory, 422. 
Map of the moon, British Association 
outline, 7. 
Marine shells found in Kent’s Cavern, 
47. 
Mars, spectrum of, 143, 165. 
Matthiessen (A.) and 8. Prus Szezepa- 
nowski on the chemical nature of 
cast iron, 342. 
Maw (George) on the rate of increase of 
underground temperature, 510. 
Maxwell (J. Clerk) on the rate of in- 
crease of underground temperature, 
510. 
Mediterranean, list of mollusca which 
are common to the North Sea and the, 
234. 
Meduse, naked-eyed, 525. 
Mercury, on the action of, on the biliary 
secretion, 187; -observations to deter- 
mine how far dogs are subject to the 
action of, 201; results of experiments 
to determine the action of, as a chola- 
gogue, 203 ; conclusions regarding the 
cholagogue action of, 222. 
Merionethshire rainfall in 1866 and 1867, 
463. 
Meteoric astronomy, Prof. Kirkwood’s 
treatise on, 418. 
Meteoric showers, radiant-points of, in 
the northern hemisphere,401; radiant- 
REPORT—1868. 
points of, in the southern hemisphere, 
405 
Meteorites, synthesis of, 415; H. C. 
Sorby on spherules in, 418. 
Meteors, on the spectra of, 159; lu- 
minous, report on, 344; catalogue of, 
347; heights of August, observed in 
England in 1868, 378; large, 387; the 
August, in 1867, 391; the November 
shower of, in 1867, 392; observed at 
the Cambridge Observatory, August 
1868, 420; observations of, made at 
the Radcliffe Observatory, August 
1868, 422; seen at Highfield House, 
August 1868, 425; notes on, August 
1868, at Winchfield, Hants, 427. 
Methyl and allied compounds, Dr. B. 
W. Richardson on the physiological 
action of the, 170; physical changes 
of blood produced by, 173; influence 
of, on the circulation and respiration, 
175; influence of, on the animal tem- 
perature, 178; influence of electrical 
excitation during the action of, 180; 
dangers attending administration of, 
181; on the neutralization of some 
poisons by, 184. 
Methylal, physical changes of blood 
produced by, 174; physiological ac- 
tion of, 183. 
Methylic alcohol, physical changes of 
blood produced by, 174. 
Middlesex rainfall in 1866 and 1867, 450. 
Miller (Prof. W. A.) on a uniformity of 
weights and measures, 484. 
Mineral veins containing organic re- 
mains in the carboniferous limestone, 
Charles Moore on, 428. 
Mollusca, list of, which are commen to 
the North Sea and the Mediterranean, 
224 ; inhabiting the Shetland and ad- 
jacent seas, 238. 
Monmouth rainfallin 1866 and 1867, 463. 
Moon, report of the Lunar Committee 
on mapping the surface of the, 1; 
outline map of the, 2; results of ob- 
servation of the, 2; particular pheno- 
mena of the, 8; change on the surface 
of the, 8; Appendix, British Associa- 
tion outline map of the, 7; table of 
solar altitudes at the, 10; on the spec- — 
trum of the, 142. 
Moon’s surface, Baron von Madler on 
the changes of the, 514. 
Moore (Charles) on mineral veins con- 
taining organic remains in the carboni- — 
ferous limestone, 428. 
Moray rainfall in 1866 and 1867, 468. 
Moriarty (Staff-Captain) on tidal obser- 
vations, 489. 
