SYNOPSIS OF GRANTS OF MONEY. lvii 



Synopsis of Grants of Money appropriated to Scientific Purposes by 

 the General Committee at the Plymouth Meeting in August 1877. 

 Tlie names of the Members who would be entitled to call on the 

 General Treasurer for the respective Grants are prefixed. 



Mathematics and Physics. 



*Cayley, Professor. — Continuation of Burckhardt's Tables .£100 



*Forbes, Prof. G. — Observation of Atmospheric Electricity at 



Madeira 15 



*Glaisber, Mr. J. — Luminous Meteors 10 



* Joule, Dr. — Determination of the Mechanical Equivalent of 



Heat (renewed) 65 



*Thomson, Sir "William. — Measurement of the Lunar Disturb- 

 ance of Gravity (renewed) 50 



Chemistry. 



*Brown, Prof. Crum. — Quantitative Estimation of Atmospheric 



Ozone 10 



Roberts, Mr. Chandler. — Chemical Composition and Structure 



of some of the less-known Alkaloids 25 



Geology. 



♦Evans, Mr. J. — Kent's Cavern Exploration 50 



*Evans, Mr. J. — Record of the Progress of Geology 100 



Godwin- Austen, Mr. — Kentish Boring Exploration 100 



*Harkness, Professor.— North-West Highlands Eossils 10 



Haughton, Rev. Dr. — Fermanagh Caves Exploration 30 



♦Herschel, Professor A. — Thermal Conductivities of Rocks 10 



*Hull, Professor. — Circulation of Underground "Waters in the 



New Red Sandstone 15 



*Lubbock, Sir J., Bart. — Exploration of Victoria Cave, Settle . . 100 



Carried forward <£690 



* Keappointed, 



