INDEX I. 



255 



Edinburgh rainfall in 1870 and 1871, 

 203. 



Electrical-resistance pyrometer, Sie- 

 mens's report of the committee on, 

 134. 



Elliptic and h^'perelliptic functions, W. 

 11. L. Russell on recent progress in, 

 335. 



Enniskillen rainfall in 1870 and 1871, 

 208. 



Essential oils, report of the committee 

 for the purpose of investigating the 

 chemical constitution and optical pro- 

 perties of, Dr. Gladstone's report, 311 ; 

 Dr. Wright's report, 313. 



Essex rainfall in 1870 and 1871, 191. 



Eiu'ope, report on the Mollusca of, com- 

 pared with those of Eastern North 

 America, .302. 



Evans (John) on the exploration of 

 Kent's Cavern, 28. 



Everett (Prof.) on the r.ate of increase of 

 underground temperature, 128. 



Explosions, steam-boiler, third report 

 on the various plans proposed for 

 legislating on the subject of, with a 

 view to their prevention, 57. 



Falrbairn (Sir W., Bart.) on a unifor- 

 mity of weights and measures, 25 ; on 

 steam-boiler explosions, 57. 



Farr (Dr.) on a imiformity of weights 

 and measures, 25. 



Fauna of South Devon, fourth report on 

 the, 48. 



Fellowes (F. P.) on a uniformity of 

 weights and measures, 25. 



Field (R.) on the rainfall of the British 

 Isles, 176, 



Fife rainfall in 1870 and 1871, 206. 



Fishes taken off Plymouth, list of, 49. 



Fletcher (A. E.) on instruments for 

 measuring the speed of ships and cur- 

 rents, 176. 



Fletcher (Lavington E.) on steam-boiler 

 explosions, 57. 



Flint rainfall in 1870 and 1871, 201. 



Flower (Prof. W. H.) on terato-embry- 

 ological inquiries, 334. 



Fonctions arbilraires, sur I'elimination 

 des, par Ch. llermite, 233. 



Forfar rainfall in 1870 and 1871, 205. 



Fossils, W. Jolly on the discovery of, in 

 certain remote parts of the North-west 

 Highlands, 238. 



Foster (Prof M.) on terato-embryolo- 

 gical inquiries, 334. 



Foster (P.LeNeve) on claims for reward 

 for inventions adopted by Govern- 

 ment, 243, 



Franldand (Prof.) on a uniformity of 

 weights and measures, 25. 



Eraser (Dr. T. R.) on the antagonism 

 between the action of active sub- 

 stances, 124. 



Froude (W.), experiments on the surface- 

 friction experienced by a plane moving 

 through water, 118. 



Galway rainfall in 1870 and 1871, 209, 



Geikie (Prof. A.) on undergi'ound tem- 

 perature, 128. 



Gilbert (Dr. J. H.) on the treatment and 

 utilization of sewage, 135. 



Ginsburg (Rev. Dr.) on the exploration 

 of Southern Moab, 210. 



Gladstone (Dr.) on the chemical con- 

 stitution and optical properties of 

 essential oils, 311. 



Glaisher (James) on luminoits meteors, 

 57; on underground temperature, 128; 

 on the rainfall of the British Isles, 176. 



Glamorgan rainfall in 1870 and 1871, 200. 



Gloucestershire rainfall in 1870 and 1871, 

 195. 



Glover (Dr. G.) on a uniformity of 

 weights and measm-es, 25. 



Graham (Rev. Dr.) on underground tem- 

 perature, 128. 



Grantham (R. B.) on the treatment and 

 utilization of sewage, 135, 



Greg (R. P.) on luminous meteors, 57. 



Guernsey rainfall in 1870 and 1871, 200. 



Haddington rainfall in 1870 and 1871, 

 202. 



Hampshire rainfall in 1870 and 1871, 

 189. 



Harkness (Prof.) on the structure of 

 Carboniferous-limestones corals, 241, 



Harley (Rev. R.) on lunar objects sus- 

 pected of change, 245. 



Harrison (J. T.) on the treatment and 

 utilization of sewage, 135. 



Harting (J. S.) on the desirability of 

 establishing a " close time " for the 

 preservation of indigenous animals, 

 320. 



Ilawksley (T.) on the rainfall of the 

 British Isles, 176. 



Herefordshire rainfall iu 1870 and 1871, 

 195. 



Hermite (Ch.) sur relimination des fonc- 

 tions arbitraires, 233. 



Herschel (A. S.) on luminous meteors, 

 57. 



Hertfordshire rainfall in 1870 and 1871, 

 101. 



Hey wood (J.) on a uniformity of weights 

 and measures, 25, 



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