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REPORT — 1895. 



2. Nnt receiving Grants of Money — continued. 



Subject for Investigation or Purpose 



To confer with tlie Astronomer Eoyal 

 and the Superintendents of other 

 Observatories with reference to the 

 Comparison of Magnetic Standards 

 ■with a view of carrying out such 

 comparison. 



Comparing and Reducing Magnetic Ob- 

 servations. 



The Collection and Identification of 

 Meteoric Dust. 



The Rate of Increase of Underground 

 Temperature downwards in various 

 Localities of dry Land and under 

 Water. 



The present state of our Knowledge in 

 Electrolysis and Electro-chemistry. 



That Mr. John Brill be requested to 

 draw up a Report on Non-commuta- 

 tive Algebras. 



That Professor S. P. Thompson and Pro- 

 fessor A. W. Riicker be requested to 

 draw up a Report on the State of oui 

 Knowledge concerning Resultant 

 Tones. 



The mode of Teaching Geometrical 

 Drawing in Schools. 



Members of the Committee 



Ckaii-man. — Professor A. W. Riicker. 

 Secretary. — Mr. W. Watson. 

 Professor A. Schuster and Professor H. 

 H. Turner. 



Chairman. — Professor W. G. Adams. 



Secretary. — Mr. C. Chree. 



Lord Kelvin, Professor G. H. Darwin, 

 Professor G. Chrystal, Professor A. 

 Schuster, Captain E. W. Creak, the 

 Astronomer Royal, Mr. William Ellis, 

 and Professor A. VV. Riicker. 



CJuiirman. — Mr. John Murraj'. 

 Secretary. — Mr. John Murray. 

 Professor A. Schuster, Lord Kelvin, the 



Abbe Renard, Dr. A. Buchan, the Hon. 



R. Abercromby, Dr. M. Grabham, Mr. 



John Aitken, Mr. L. Fletcher, and 



Mr. A. Ritchie Scott. 



Chairman. — Professor J. D. Everett. 



Secretary. — Professor J. D. Everett. 



Professor Lord Kelvin, Mr. G. J. Symons, 

 Sir A. Geikie, Mr. J. Glaisher, Professor 

 Edward Hull, Professor J. Prestwich, 

 Dr. C. Le Neve Foster, Professor A. S. 

 Herschel, Professor G. A. Lebour, Mr. 

 A. B. Wynne, Mr. W. Galloway, Mr. 

 Joseph Dickinson, Mr. G. F. Deacon, 

 Mr. E. Wethered, Mr. A. Strahan, and 

 Professor Michie Smith. 



Chairman. — Mr. W. N. Shaw. 

 Secretary.— Ur. W. C. D. Whetham. 

 Rev. T. C. Fitzpatrick. 



Chairman. — Professor 0. Henrici. 



Secretary. — Professor 0. Henrici. 



Captain Abney, Dr. J. H. Gladstone, Mr. 

 R. B. Hayward, Professor Karl Pear- 

 son, Professor W. Cawthorne Unwin. 



