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REPORTS ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE. iit 
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Grirritus, Sir ArrHuR Ricker, Professor H. L. Carienpar, and 
Messrs. G. Marruey, A. P. Trorrer, T. Marner, and F. E. Smitn... 38 
ApprenDIx.—Report of the International Conference on Electrical 
Units and Standards, London, 1908 ...............c.cecceeceeceeceee 41 
Seismological Investigations.—Fourteenth Report of the Committee, 
consisting of Professor H. H. Turner (Chairman), Dr. J. Mrtne 
(Secretary), Mr. C. Vernon Boys, Sir Grorce Darwin, Mr. Horace 
Darwin, Major L. Darwin, Dr. R. T. Guazesroox, Mr. M. H. GRay, 
Professor J. W. Jupp, Professor C. G. Knort, Professor R. MELpora, 
Mr. R. D. Oxpuam, Professor J. Perry, Mr. W. E. Piummenr, 
Professor J. H. Poyntine, Mr. Crement Rerp, and Mr. Netson 
Ricuarpson. (Drawn up by the Secretary) .........0.0......0f.cccceeesees 48 
LAS BG TASNET. | Sis rat SoM Gee elie 5 ue ea nN Bae OO 48 
II. Sites of Stations: Eskdalemuir, Agincourt, Porto Rico, 
SUEDE, ST Je NSM eh oe a a elec i el aa el 49 
IIT. The Large Earthquakes of 1908 .0....0..........cccseeeececeeeceess 51 
IV. The Records of Small Earthquakes from Jamaica ......... “51 
V. Quick Vibrators as applied to Seismometry .............0.000.4. 55 
VI. On a possible Synchronism between Seismic Activity in 
[RTE TESSSy ctl 3] tao ea eee Se oR 56 
VII. The Time of Maximum Motion as indicated by three 
differently installed Horizontal Pendulums ............... 58 
VIII. The Number of Earthquake Records obtained at British : 
SUIS 8 ROO A TL Aa Er etch ier eee 59 
IX. Luminous Effects obtained from Rock Surfaces............... 60 
X. A Catalogue of Destructive Earthquakes ........00000.00c000000. 61 
XI. Developing, Fixing, and Copying a Film ..................00000. 61 
XII. Catalogue of Chinese Earthquakes, .1638-1891. By 
Pralessor 1, Jat Pama (0000. 38s ukcoucct doe Ea bed keds 62 
Establishing a Solar Observatory in Australia.—Report of the Com- 
mittee, consisting of Sir Davip Gru ( Chairman), Dr. W. G. Durrieip 
(Secretary), Dr. W. J. S. Lockyer, Mr. F. McCrean, and Professors 
A. Schuster and H. H. Turner, appointed to aid the work of Esta- 
blishing a Solar Observatory in Australia ..0..0......0ccccccccccccsccceceee. 66 
The Present State of our Knowledge of the Upper Atmosphere as obtained 
by the use of Kites, Balloons, and Pilot Balloons.—Report of the 
Committee, consisting of Messrs. E. Gorp and W. A. Harwoob...... 71 
ee A ee ee ee re a a 71 
ae eee veren es enttaniary tare ere ath PRE el otk oe 72 
III. (a) Apparatus and Instruments .......................... omen 79 
(db) Testing of Instruments ......... eebinacRpan antec hist tots aad shes a 84 
