CONTENTS. xi 



TRANSACTIONS OF THE SECTIONS. 



Section A.— MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE, 



THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6. 



Page 

 Address by Dr. Joseph Laemor, F.li.S., President of the Section 613 



1. Note on M. Cremieu's Experiment. By Professor G. F. FitzGerald, 

 F.R.S 628 



2. *Gn the Creeping of Liquids and the Surface Tension of Mixtures. By 



Dr. F. T. Teouton, F.R.S 628 



S. On a Method of Investigating Correspondences between Spectra. Bj- 

 Hugh Ramage 628 



4. Report on Radiation in fi Magnetic Field (p. 52) 629 



5. An experiment on Simultaneous Contrast. By George J. Btjrch, M.A., 

 r.R.S 629 



6. A Quartz-Calcite Symmetrical Doublet. By J. W. GirroRD 630 



7. The Production of an Artificial Light of the same Character as Daylight. 



By Arthur Dufion, M.A., B.Sc, and "Walter M. GAEDNfeR 631 



FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. 



1. On the Statistical Dynamics of Gas Theory as illustrated by Meteor 

 Swarms and Optical Rays. By J. Laemor, F.R.S 632 



2. The Partition of Energy. By G. H. Bryan, Sc.D., F.R.S 634 



3. Note on the Propagation of Electric Waves along Parallel Wires. By 

 Professor W. B. Morton, M.A 635 



4. On the A'ector Potential of Electric Currents in a Field where Disturb- 

 ances are propagated with Finite A'elocity. By S. H. Burbuey, F.R.S. 635 



SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. 



1. Report on Determining the Magnetic Force on Board Ship (p. 45) 637 



2. Final Report on the Sizes of Pages of Scientific Periodicals (p. 45) 637 



3. On the Similarity of Effect of Electrical Stimulus on Inorganic and 

 Living Substances. By Professor Jagabis Chunder Bose, M.A., D.Sc. 637 



4. Wireless Telephony. By Sir William Henry Preece, K.C.B., F.R.S. 638 



6. On the Apparent Emission of Cathode Rays from an Electrode at Zero 

 Potential. By Charles E. S. Phillips , 639 



6. On Volta-electromotive Force of Alloys, and a Test for Chemical 

 Union. By Dr. G. Goee, F.R.S 641 



7. A Lecture-room Volt and Amperemeter. By Professor F. G. Baily 643 



8. On the Phosphorescent Glow in Gases. By John B. B. Burke, M.A. ... 643 



