CONTENTS. 
REPORTS ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE. 
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The Further Tabulation of Bessel Functions.—Report of the Committee, 
consisting of Professor M. J. M. Hin (Chairman), Dr. L. N. G. 
Fiton (Secretary), Professor Atrrep Lopez, and Dr. J. W. 
INGO HOLSON ssc: avccecvcdu cosets sab lacedeUeccecslicsa res coos cesar n tia. 
Magnetic. Observations at Falmouth Observatory.—Report of the Com- 
mittee, consisting of Sir W. H. Prescr (Chairman), Dr. R. T. Giazz- 
BROOK (Secretary), Professor W. G. Apams, Dr. CurEz, Captain 
Creax, Mr. W. L. Fox, Sir Artuur Ricker; and Professor 
Soeur re sssssceh iil teedaedee ccc ceedeces sede ccsutewes cues dont ee 
Geodetie Are in Africa.—Report of the Committee, consisting of Sir 
Grorce Darwin (Chairman), Sir Davip Grit (Secretary), Colonel 
C. F. Cross, and Sir Grores Gotpre, appointed to carry out a further 
portion of the Geodetic Arc of Meridian North of Lake Tanganyika... 
Investigation of the Upper Atmosphere by means of Kites in co-operation 
with a Committee of the Royal Meteorological Society.—Kighth Report 
of the Committee, consisting of Dr. W. N. SHaw (Chairman), Mr. 
W. H. Dies (Secretary), Mr. D. ArncHurpatp, Mr. C. Vernon Boys, 
Dr. R. T. Guazesroox, Dr. H. R. Mitt, Professor J. E. Prravet, 
Professor A. Schuster, and Dr. W. Warson. (Drawn up by the 
SECLOUATY,) | oddest ccesmagdes vaceu t= ccd suiek vine! sites svesiies ocesecesces«de ea 
Experiments for Improving the Construction of Practical Standards for 
Electrical Measurements.—Report of the Committee, consisting of 
Lord RayiercnH (Chairman), Dr. R. T. Guazrsroox (Secretary), 
Professors J. Perry, W. G. Apams, and G. Carry Foster, Sir OLIVER - 
Lopes, Dr. A. Mourrueap, Sir W. H. Preece, Professors A. ScHusTER, 
J. A. Firmine, and Sir J. J. Tomson, Dr. W. N. Suaw, Dr. J. T. 
Bortomiry, Rev. T. C. Frrzparricx, Dr. G. JoHNSTONE STONEY, 
Professor 8. P. THomrson, Mr. J. Rennie, Principal E. H. 
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