lxvi REPORT 1878. 



Synopsis of Grants of Money appropriated to Scientific Purposes 

 by the General Committee at the Dublin Meeting in August 

 1878. The Names of the Members who would be entitled to call 

 on the General Treasurer for the respective Grants are pre- 

 fixed. 



Mathematics and Physics. 



*Cayley, Prof.— Calculation of Factor Tables for the Fifth. £ s. d. 

 and Sixth Millions 150 



Sylvester, Prof. — Tables of Fundamental Invariants of 



Algebraic Forms 50 



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



at Madeira (renewed) 15 



Haughton, Rev. Prof. — Tables of Sun-heat Co-efficients ... 30 



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



Heat (renewed) 65 



Forbes, Prof. G. — Instrument for Detecting the Presence of 



Fire-damp in Mines 30 



Ayrton, Mr. W. E. — Specific Inductive Capacity of a good 



Sprengel Vacuum 40 



Glaisher, Mr. — Luminous Meteors 20 



Gill, Mr. D. — Improvements in Astronomical Clocks 30 



Chemistry. 



*Roberts, Mr. Chandler. — Composition and Structure of some 



of the less-known Alkaloids 25 



*Wallace, Dr. — Development of Light from Coal-Gas of 



different Qualities 10 



Adams, Prof. W. G. — Electrolysis of Metallic Solutions and 



Solutions of Compound Salts 25 



Evans, Dr. J. — Exploration of Caves in Borneo 50 



*Hull, Prof.— Circulation of Underground Waters 15 



*Godwin-Austen, Mr. — Kentish Boring Exploration (re- 

 newed) 100 



*Evans, Dr. J. — Kent's Cavern Exploration 100 



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



*Haughton, Rev. Dr. — Fermanagh Caves Exploration 5 



• Close, Rev. Maxwell. — Miocene Flora of the Basalt of the 



North of Ireland 20 



Carried forward 880 



* Reappointed. 



