REroiiT — 1900. 



KEPORTS ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE. 



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Meteorological Observatory, Montreal.— Report of the Committee, consist- 

 ing of Professor H. L. C.\i,lexdae (Chairman), Professor C. McLeod 

 (Secretary), Professor F. Apams, and ^Ir. R. F. SiurAET, appointed for the 

 purpose of establishing a Meteorological Observatory on Mount Royal, 

 Montreal 33 



Electrolysis and Electro-chemistry. — Report of the Committee, consisting of 

 Mr, W. N. SiiAW (Chairman), Mr. E. H. Griffiths, Rev. T. C. Fitz- 

 PATfiiCK, Mr. S. Skinnee, and Mr. W. C. D. Whetham (Secretary), 

 appointed to Report on the Present State of our Knowledge in Electrolysis 

 and Electro-chemistry 34 



On Solar Radiation. — Report of the Committee, consisting of Dr. C{. JoHU- 

 STO'E Stoney (Chairman), Professor H. McLeod (Secretary), Sir G. G. 

 Stokes, Professor A. Schtjstee, Sir H. E. Roscoe, Captain Sir W. de W. 

 Abney, Dr. C. (Jheee, Professor G. F. FitzGeeald, Professor II. L. 

 Callexdae, Mr. William E. Wilsoij, and Mr. A. A, Rambaut. appointed 

 to consider the best methods of recording the Direct Intensity of Solar 

 Radiation. (Dravpn up by Professor II. L. Callendae) 36 



Uniformity of Size of Pages of Transactions. — Report of the Committee, 

 consisting of Professor S. P. Thompson (Chairman), Mr. J. Swinbuene 

 (Secretary), Professor G. H. Beyan, ]Mr. C. V. Bueton, Mr. R. T. Glaze- 

 BEOOK, Professor A. W. Rvckee, and Dr. G. Johnstone Stoney, appointed 

 to confer with British and Foreign Societies publishing Mathematical and 

 Physical Pivpers, as to the Desirability of Securing Uniformity in the Size 

 of the Pages of their Transactions and Proceedings. (Drawn up by 

 J. Swinbuene.) 45 



Determining ^lagnetic Force on Board Ship. — Report of the Committee, con- 

 sisting of Professor A . W. RixKEE (Chairman), Dr. C. H. Lees (Secretary), 

 Lord Kelvin, Professor A. Schitstee, Captain Ceeak, Professor W. 

 Steoud, Mr. C. Veenon Boys, and Mr. W. Watson, appointed to con- 

 sider the most suitable Method of determining the Components of the 

 Magnetic Force on Board Ship 45 



Tables of Certain Mathematical Functions. — Report of the Committee, con- 

 sisting of LoED Kelvin (Chairman), Lieutenant-Colonel Allax Clnning- 

 HAM, R.E. (Secretary), Dr. J. W. L. Glaishee, Professor A. G. Geeeniiill, 

 Professor W. M. Hicks, Professor A. Lodge, and Major P. A. MacMahox, 

 R.A., appointed for calculating Tables of Certain Mathematical Functions, 

 and, if necessary, for taking steps to carry out the calculations, and to 

 publish the results in an accessible form 46 



Meteorological Observations on Ben Nevis. — Report of the Committee, consist- 

 ing of Lord McLaren, Professor A. Ceum Beown (Secretary), Sir John 

 Mureay, Professor Copeland, and Dr. Alexander Buchan. (Drawn 

 up by Dr. Buchan.) 46 



