xii REPOKT — 1897. 



Page 

 1-i. A Reduction of Rowland's Value of tte Mechanical Equivalent of Heat 



to the Paris Hydrogen Scale. By Wm. S. Day, Ph.D 559 



15. ''A Comparison of Rowland's Mercury Thermometer with a Griffiths' 



Platinum Thermometer. By F. Malloet and C. W. "Waidner 560 



MONBAY, AUGUST 23. 

 Department I. — Mathematics axd Physics. 



1. Report on Tables of certain Mathematical Functions 660 



2. On the Solution of the Cubic Equation. By Alexander Macfaelane... 560 



3. The Historical Development of the Abelian Functions. By Dr. Harris 



Hancock 560 



4. On a Notation in Vector Analysis. By Professor 0. Heneici, F.R.S. ... 560 



6. *New Harmonic Analyses. By Professor A. A. Michelson and S. W. 

 Steatton 562 



6. *The Multipartite Partitions of Numbers which possess Symmetrical 

 -Graphs in three Dimensions. By Major P. A. MacMahon, F.R.S 562 



7. On the Quinquisection of the Cyclotomic Equation. By J. 0. Glashan. 562 



8. A Kinematic Representation of Jacobi's Theory of the Last Multiplier. 



By J. Laemoe, F.R.S ,562 



9. Increase of Segmental Vibrations in Aluminium Violins. By Dr. A. 



Springer 564 



Department II. — Meteorology. 



1. Report on Observations at the Ben Nevis Observatory 564 



2. Report on the Application of Photography to the Elucidation of Meteoro- 

 logical Phenomena ' 564 



3. Monthly and Annual Rainfall in the British Empire, 1877 to 1896. By 

 John Hopkinson, F.R.Met.Soc, Assoc.Inst.C.E .564 



4. On the Temperature of Europe. By Dr. van Rijckevoesel 566 



5. *The Climatology of Canada. By R. F. Stupaet 567 



6. The Great Lakes as a Sensitive Barometer. By F. Napiee Denison ... 567 



7. *Slow Refrigeration of the Chinese Climate. By Dr. .1. Edkins 569 



8. Progress of the Exploration of the Air with Kites at Blue Hill Observa- 



tory, Mass., U.S.A. By A. Lawrence Rotch, S.B., A.M., F.R.Met.Soc. 569 



9. Kites for MeteorologicalUses. By C. F. Marvin 569 



10. Meteorites, Solid and Gelatinous. By Dr. Otto Hahn 569 



11. ^November Meteors and November Flood Traditions. By R. G. Hali- 

 burton 569 



TUESDAY, AUGUST 2 4. 

 Department I. — Elecxeicity. 



1. Demonstrations on the Form of Alternating Currents. By Professor Dr. 

 F.Beaitn 57Q 



2. Note on an Electrical Oscillator. By Nicola Tesl a 670 



3. An Electric Curve Tracer. By Professor E. B. Rosa 571 



