680 



INDEX. 



Anthropology, Address b}- Prof. W. Boyd 

 Dawkins to the Department of, 597. 



Anthropometric Committee of 1880, re- 

 port of the Committee for carrying out 

 the recommendations of the, 278. 



*Aqueons vapour, the influence of, on the 

 explosion of carbonic oxide and oxvgen, 

 by H. B. Dixon, 486. 



Arc lamp, a new, W. H. Preece on, 667. 



, a new form of, Prof. G. Forbes on, 



668. 



Arctic campaign, the, of 1882 — its origin, 

 constitution and objects, by Lieut. Ci. 

 T. Temple, 611. 



♦Arithmetical model, Sir F. J. Bramwell 

 on an, 478. 



Armstrong (Sir W.) on the treatment of 

 steel for the construction of ordnance 

 and other purposes, 398. 



Artisan education. Prof. S. P. Thompson 

 on, 643. 



Atchison (A. T.) on patent legislation, 

 310 ; on the best means of ascertaining 

 the effective wind-pressures to wliich 

 buildings and structures are exposed, 

 315. 



♦Atmospheric electricity. Prof. C. 51. 

 Smith on, 476. 



Ayrton (Prof.) on fixing a standard of 

 white light, 38 ; on standards for use 

 in electrical measurements, 70. 



Baker (B.), the Forth bridge, 419. 



Balfour (Prof. F. M.) on the Scottish 

 zoological station, 282 ; on the occu- 

 pation of a table at the zoological 

 station at Naples, 288. 



*BaU (J.), some points of physical geo- 

 grapliy observed during a recent tour 

 round South America, 622. 



Ball (Prof. V.) on the .sources of the salt 

 supply of India, 530 ; on the identifica- 

 tion of certain ancient diamond mines 

 in India, 625. 



Barlow (W. H.) on patent legislation, 

 310 ; on the mechanical properties of 

 aluminium, 668. 



Barrett (Prof. W. F.) on tlie alteration in 

 the dimensions of the magnetic metals 

 by the act of magnetisation, 476. 



Barrington (R. M.) on the migration of 

 birds, 283. 



Baumhauer (Prof, von) on the applica- 

 tion of the diamond to mineralogical 

 and chemical analysis, 489. 



Beck (Mr.) on the determination of a 

 gauge for the manufacture of various 

 small screws, 311. 



Becker (Miss L. E.) on the workings of 

 the proposed revised New Code, and of 

 other legislation affecting the teaching 

 of science in elementary schools, 307. 



Beddard (F. E.), report on the occupation 



of the table at the zoological station at 

 Naples, 291. 



Beddoe (Dr.) on obtaining photographs 

 of the typical races in the British Isles, 

 270 ; on the work of the Committee for 

 carrying out the recommendations of 

 the Anthropometric Committee of 1880, 

 278. 



Beer duty, the influonce.s of the, by H. 

 Stopes, 638. 



Berthon (E. L.), collapsible boats, 678. 



Biological Section, Address by Prof, 

 Gamgee to the, 554. 



Birds, the migration of, report on, 283. 



Blood, some toxic conditions of the, 

 illustrated by the action of hydro- 

 cyanic acid, T. S. Ralph on, 577. 



Bodily exercise, the influence of, on the 

 elimination of nitrogen, report on, 269. 



Boiling points and vapour tension, the, 

 of mercury, of sulphm-, and of some 

 compounds of carbon, determined by 

 means of the hydrogen thermometer. 

 Prof. J. M. Crafts on, 317. 



Bonney (F.) on some customs of the 

 aborigines of the River Darling, New 

 South Wales, 607. 



Bonney (Prof. T. G.) on the erratic 

 blocks of England, Wales, and Ireland, 

 243. 



Botany, Zoology and, Address by Prof. M. 

 A. Lawson to the Department of, 580. 



Botly (W.), agricultural statistics, tenure, 

 and aspects, 631. 



Boulders of Hayling Island, Prof. Prest- 

 wich on the, 529. 



*Botilger (D.) on Tongkin and the new 

 approach to Yunnan, 629. 



Bourne (A. G.), report on the occupation 

 of the table at the zoological station 

 at Naples, 290. 



Bourne (S.) on the appropriation of wages 

 and other sources of income, 297 ; 

 on the workings of the proposed re- 

 vised New Code, and of other legis- 

 lation affecting the teaching of science 

 in elementary schools, 307 ; on the 

 taxation of alcohol, 637. 



Bovej^ Basin, South Devon, the post-mio- 

 cene deposits of, W. Pengellj- on, 532. 



* , pre-historic remains in the de- 

 posits of the, by W. Pengelly, 607. 



Boj^s (C. V.) on electric meters, 464 ; on 

 the engine-power meter, 672. 



Brabrook (Mr.) on obtaining photographs 

 of the typical races in the British Isles, 

 270 ; on the work of the Committee for 

 carrying out the recommendations of 

 the Anthropometric Committee of 1880, 

 278. 



Brading Harbour, the reclamation of, R. 

 F. Grantham on, 669. 



Brady (Sir A.) on the appropriation of 

 wages and other sources of income, 297. 



