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BEPORT — 1878. 



*Atmospheric gas machine, a new, by 

 J. R. Wigham, 437. 



Ayrton (Prof. W. E.) and Prof. J. Perry, 

 a new determination of the number of 

 electrostatic units in the electro-mag- 

 netic unit, 487 ; o% the electrical pro- 

 perties of bees' wax and lead chloride, 

 497. 



Babbage's analytical machine, report of 

 the Committee appointed to consider 

 the advisability and to estimate the 

 expense of constructing, and of print- 

 ing tables by its means, 92. 



*Baej r er's synthesis of indigo, a short- 

 account of, by Prof. J. E. Reynolds, 

 517. 



Baily (W. H.) on some additional laby- 

 rinthodont amphibia and fish from the 

 coal of Jarrow colliery, near Castle- 

 comer, county of Kilkenny, Ireland, 

 530 ; on some new species of Irish 

 fossils, 635. 



Bain (Dr. W.) on the work of the Anthro- 

 pometric Committee, 152. 



Balfour (F. M.) on the occupation of a 

 table at the zoological station at 

 Naples, 149. 



Balfour (Dr. I. B.) on some rare Scottish 

 Alpine plants, 570 ; *on Naiadacees, 570. 



*Ball (Dr. C.) on a new form of mining 

 lamp, 698. 



Ball (Prof. R. S.) *on the principal 

 screws of inertia of a free or con- 

 strained rigid body, 463 ; ^researches 

 made at Dunsink on the annual paral- 

 lax of stars, 482. 



Ball (V.) on the new geological map of 

 India, 532 ; on some objects of ethno- 

 logical interest collected in India and 

 its islands, 588. 



Barlow (W. H.) on the use of steel for 

 structural purposes, 157. 



Barnes- Lawrence (Rev. H. F.) on the 

 possibility of establishing a "close 

 time " for indigenous animals, 146. 



Barrett (Prof.) on the exploration of the 

 Fermanagh Caves, 183 ; *on a new 

 form of trap-door electrometer, 495. 



Bate (C. S.) on the possibility of estab- 

 lishing a " close time " for indigenous 

 animals, 146; on the present state of 

 our knowledge of the Crustacea: Part 

 IV., On development, 193 ; on the Wil- 

 lemce.ua group of Crustacea, 561. 



Bateman (A. E.) on Canadian statistics, 

 658. 



Beddoe (Dr.) on the work of the An- 

 thropometric Committee, 152. 



Bebeerine, report on the chemistry of, 

 105. 



Bees' wax and lead chloride, the electrical 

 properties of. Profs. J. Perry and W. E. 

 Ayrton on, 497. 



*Beighton (T. D.) on an expiring race 

 on the Bhutan frontier, 591. 



Bergeron (C), on a process for cutting 

 through sand-bars in rivers and harbour 

 entrances, 708. 



Berthon (Rev. E. L.), on instruments for 

 measuring the speed of ships, 219. 



Bessemer (H.) on the use of steel for 

 structural purposes, 157. 



*Bhutan frontier, an expiring race on the, 

 T. D. Beighton on, 591. 



Bicircular quarries, the geometrical treat- 

 ment of, F. Purser on, 465. 



Binaural audition, the phenomena of, 

 Prof. S. P. Thompson on, 601. 



Biological Section, Address by Prof. W. 

 H. Flower to the, 549. 



Boarding-out of pauper children, Miss 

 I. M. Tod on the, 659. 



Boilers, the design and use of, F. J. 

 Rowan on, 712. 



Bottomley (J. T.) on the elasticity of 

 wires, 103 ; on the effect of propellers 

 on the steering of vessels, 419. 



Bourne (S.) on a common measure of 

 value in direct taxation, 220. 



Brabrook (E. W.) on the work of the 

 Anthropometric Committee, 152 ; on a 

 colour scale, 582. 



Bramwell (F. J.) on the elasticity of 

 wires, 103 ; on patent legislation, 157 ; 

 on the use of steel for structural pur- 

 poses, 157: on instruments for mea- 

 suring the speed of ships, 219. 



*Briggs (R.) on the system of dredging 

 usually employed in the United States, 

 713. 



Brooke (C.) on observations of luminous 

 meteors during the years 1877-78, 258. 



* Brooke (Sir V.) on certain osteological 

 characters in the Cervidte, and their 

 probable bearings on the past history 

 of the group, 559. 



Brown (J.) on the theory of voltaic 

 action, 498. 



Brunei (H. M.) on instruments for mea- 

 suring the speed of ships, 219. 



Buckland (Miss A. W.) on the prehistoric 

 monuments of Cornwall as compared 

 with those of Ireland, 578. 



Burrell (A.) on the geographical distri- 

 bution of the tea plant, 638. 



Burton (Capt. R. F.) on the laud of 

 Midian, 630. 



Busk (Prof. G.) on the exploration of 

 Kent's Cavern, 124; on the examination 

 of two caves near Tenby, 209 ; on the 

 exploration of the settle Caves (Vic- 

 toria Cave), 377. 



Byrne's compound plate pneumatic bat- 

 "tery, W. Ladd on, 448. 



Caird (M.) on a common measure of 

 value in direct taxation, 220. 



