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Ecport of the Committee, consisting of Prof. Syltestee, Prof. Catlet, 

 Prof. Hirst, llev. Prof. Bartholomew Price, Prof. H. J. S. Smith, 

 Dr. SroTTiswooDE, Mr. R. B. Haywaru, Dr. S.^mon, Rev. Prof. R. 

 TowNSEND, Prof. Fuller, Prof. Kelland, Mr. J. M. Wilson, Prof. 

 Henrici, Mr. J. W. L. Glaisher, and Prof. Clifford, appointed for 

 the purpose of considering the possibility of Improving the Methods 

 of Instruction in Elementary Geometry, and reappointed to consider 

 the Syllabus drawn up by the Association for the Improvement of 

 Geometrical Teaching, and to report thereon. Drawn up by Mr. 

 Hatward 8 



Results of a Comparison of the British- Association Units of Electrical 

 Resistance. By G. Chrtstal and S. A. Saunder 13 



Third Report of a Committee, consisting of Prof. A. S. Herschel, B.A., 

 r.R.A.S., andG. A. Lebour, F.G.S., on Experiments to determine the 

 Thermal Conductivities of certain Rocks, showing especially the Geo- 

 logical Aspects of the Investigation 19 



Report of a Committee, consisting of the Right Hon. J. G. Hubbard, 

 M.P., Mr. Chadwick, M.P., Mr. Morlet, M.P., Dr. Fare, Mr. Hal- 

 lett, Professor Jevons, Mr. Neavmarch, Professor Leone Levi, Mr. 

 Heywood, and Mr. Shaen (with power to add to their number), 

 appointed for the purpose of considering and reporting on the practi- 

 cability of adopting a Common Measure of Value in the Assessment 

 of Direct Taxation, local and imperial. By Mr. Hallett, Secretary 27 



Report of the Committee, consisting of Professor Clerk Maxwell, Pro- 

 fessor J. D. Everett, and Dr. A. Schuster, for testing experimentally 

 Ohm's Law 36 



Report of the Committee, consisting of the Rev. H. F. Barnes, H. E. 

 Dresser (Secretary), T. Harland, J. E. Harting, T. J. Monk, Pro- 

 fessor Newton, and the Rev. Canon Tristram, appointed for the pur- 

 pose of inquiring into the possibility of establishing a " Close Time " 

 for the protection of indigenous animals, and for watching Bills intro- 

 duced into Parliament affecting this subject 63 



Report of the Committee, consisting of James R. Narier, F.R.S., Sir W. 

 Thomson, F.R.S., W. Feoude, F.R.S., and Osboene Reynolds (Secre- 

 tary), appointed to investigate the effect of Propellers on the Steering 

 of Vessels. (Plate I.) 66 



On the Investigation of the Steering Qualities of Ships. By Professor 

 Osborne Reynolds 70 



Seventh Report on Earthquakes in Scotland, drawn up by Dr. Betce, 

 F.G.S., F.R.S.E. The Committee consists of Dr. Bryce, F.G.S., Sir 

 W. Thomson, F.R.S., J. Brough, G. Forbes, F.R.S.E., D. Milne-Home, 

 F.R.S.E., and P. Deummond 74 



Report on the Present State of our Knowledge of the Crustacea. — Part 

 II. On the Homologies of the Dermal Skeleton (continued). By C. 

 Spence Bate, F.R.S. &c. (Plates II. & III.) 75 



