CONTENTS. V 



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 IV. Observations at Carisbrooke Castle and Shide. By John Milne, 



F.R.S., r.G.S 146 



V. Earthquake Records from Japan and other places. By John 



Milne, F.R.S., F.G.S , 153 



VI. The highest apparent Velocities at which Earth-waves are propa- 

 gated. By John Milne, F.R.S., F.G.S 172 



VIII. Diurnal Waves. By John Milne, F.R.S., F.G.S 176 



VIII. The Perry Tromometer. By John Milne, F.R.S., F.G.S 181 



IX. Sub-oceanic Changes. By John Milne, F.R.S., F.G.S 181 



Experiments for Improving the Construction of Practical Standards for Elec- 

 trical Measiu-ements. — Report of the Committee, consisting of Professor 

 G. Caeet Foster (Chairman), Mr. R. T. Glazebkook (Secretary), Lord 

 Kelvin, Lord Rayleigh, Professors W. E. Ayeton, J. Peeet^ W. G. 

 Adams, and Oliver J. Lodge, Drs. John Hopkinson and A. Muirhead, 

 Messrs. W. H. Preece and Herbert Taxlor, Professors J. D. Everett 

 and A. Schuster, Dr. J. A. Fleming, Professors G. F. FitzGerald, 

 G. Cheystal, and J. J. Thomson, Mr. W. N. Shaw, Dr. J. T. Bottomley, 

 Rev. T. C. Fitzpateick, Professor J. Vieiamu Jones, Dr. G. Johnstone 

 Stoney, Professor S. P Thompson, Mr. G. Forbes, Mr. J. Rennie, Mr. 

 E. H. Griffiths, and Professor A. W. Ruckee 206 



Appendix I. — Note on the Constant-Volume Gas-Thermometer. By 



G, Caeey FosTEE, F.R.S 210 



„ II. — On a Determination of the Ohm made in Testing the 

 Lorenz Apparatus of the McGill University, Mon- 

 treal, By Professor W. E. Ayeton and Professor 

 J. ViEiAMU Jones 212 



Meteorological Observations on Ben Nevis. — Report of the Committee, consist- 

 ing of Lord IMcLaeen, Professor A. Ceitm Brown (Secretary), Dr. John 

 MuEEAY, Dr. Alexandee BucHAig^, and Professor R. Copeland. (Drawn 

 up by Dr. Btjchan.) 219 



Electrolysis and Electro-chemistry. — Report of the Committee, consisting of 

 Mr. W. N. Shaw (Chairman), Mr. E. H. Geiffiths, Rev. T. C. Fitz- 

 pateick, and Mr. W. C. D. Whetham (Secretary), on the present state of 

 our knowledge in Electrolysis and Electro-chemistry 227 



Appendix. — The Theory of the Migration of Ions and of Specific Ionic 



Velocities. By W. C. Dampiee Whetham, M.A. ... 227 



The Historical Development of Abelian Functions up to the time of Riemann. 

 By Harris Hancock 246 



The Action of Light upon Dyed Colours. — Report of the Committee, consisting 

 of Professor T. E. Thorpe (Chairman), Professor J. J. Hummel (Secretary), 

 Dr. W. H. Perkin, Professor W. J. Russell, Captain Abney, 

 Professor W. Steoud, and Professor R. Meldola. (Drawn up by the 

 Secretary.) 286 



The Teaching of Science in Elementary Schools.— Report of the Committee, 

 consisting of Dr. J. H. Gladstone (Chairman), Professor II. E. Aemsteong 

 (Secretary), Professor W. R. Dunstan, Mr. George Gladstone, Sir John 

 Lubbock, Sir Philip Magnus, Sir H. E. Roscoe, and Professor S. P. 

 Thompson 287 



Isomeric Naphthalene Derivatives. — Report of the Committee, consisting of 

 Professor W. A. Tilden (Chairman), and Dr. H. E. Aemsteong 

 (Secretary) 292 



