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KEPOBT — 1888. 

 2. Not receiving Grants of Money— continned. 



Subject for Investigation or Purpose 



The Molecular Phenomena connected 

 with the Magnetisation of Iron. 



The Collection and Identification of 

 Meteoric Dust. 



The Promotion of Tidal Observations in 

 Canada. 



Calculating certain tables in the Theory 

 of Numbers connected with the Divi- 

 sors of a Number. 



The Harmonic Analysis of Tidal Obser- 

 vation. 



Preparing instructions for the practical 

 Work of Tidal Observation. 



Comparing and Reducing Magnetic Ob- 

 servations. 



The Rate of Increase of Underground 

 Temperature downwards in various 

 Localities of dry Land and under 

 Water. 



Conferring with a Committee of the 

 American Association v,'ith a view of 

 forming a Uniform System of Piccord- 

 ing the Results of Water Analysis. 



Members of the Committee 



Chairman. — Professor Fitzgerald. 

 Secretary. — Professor Barrett. 

 Mr. Trouton. 



Chairman. — Mr. John Murray. 



Secretary. — Mr. John IMurray. 



Professor Schuster, Sir AVilliam Thom- 

 son, the Abbe Eenard, Mr. A. Buchan, 

 the Hon. R. Abercromby, and Dr. M. 

 Grabham. 



Chairman. — Professor Johnson. 

 Secretary. — Professor Johnson. 

 Professors Macgregor, J. B. Cherriman, 



and H. J. Bovey and Mr. C. Carp- 



mael. 



Chairman. — Professor Cayley. 

 Secretary. — Mr. J. W. L. Glaisher. 

 Sir W. Thomson and Mr. James 

 Glaisher. 



Chairmen.- 

 Secretary.- 



-Professor J. C. Adams. 

 -Professor G. H. Darwin. 



Chairman. — Professor Darwin. 

 Secretary. — Professor Darwin. 

 Sir W. Thomson and Major Baird. 



Chairman. — Professor W. G. Adams. 



Secretary. — Professor W. G. Adams. 



Sir W. Thomson, Sir J. H. Lefroy, Pro- 

 fessors G. H. Darwin, G. Chrystal, and 

 S. J. Perry, Blr. C. H. Carpmael, Pro- 

 fessor Schuster, Mr. G. M. Whipple, 

 Captain Creak, the Astronomer Royal, 

 Mr. William Ellis, and Sir. W. Lant 

 Carpenter. 



Chairman.— Vi-o[cs?.or Everett. 



Secretary. — Professor Everett. 



Professor Sir William Thomson, Mr. G. 

 J. Symons, Sir A. C. Ramsay, Dr. A. 

 Geikie, Mr. J. Glaisher, Mr. Pengelly, 

 Professor Edward Hull, Professor 

 Prestwich, Dr. C. Le Neve Foster, Pro- 

 fessor A. S. Herschel, Professsor G. A. 

 Lebour, Mr. A. B. Wynne, Mr. Gallo- 

 way, Mr. Joseph Dickinson, Mr. G. F. 

 Deacon, Mr. E. Wethered, and Mr. A. 

 Strahan. 



Chairman. — Professor Dewar. 

 Secretary.— YYoiessox P. F. Frankland. 

 Professor Odling and Mr. Crookes. 



