828 



*Leconte (Prof.), experimental study of 

 a curious muvetnent of ovoids and 

 ellipsoids, 583. 



Leeches, the ciliated organs of the, b}' 

 Prof. Gilson, 690. 



Leeds (Dr. A. B ) on the bibliography of 

 solution, 273. 



Lenses, the measurement of, Prof. S. P. 

 Thompson on, 580. 



*Le Play's method of systematic obser- 

 vation, by F. Auburtin, 747. 



Lewes (Prof. V. B.), the spontaneous 

 ignition of coal, G02. 



Lewis (Prof. T. C), the geometry of con- 

 focal conies, 570. 



*Lewis and Hunter's S3'stem of coaling 

 ships, description of, by C. Hunter, 76)i. 



Life assurance, some economic aspects 

 of, J. iVI. McCandlish on, 739. 



Light, the action of, upon dyed colours, 

 interim report on, 263. 



, the velocity of, in the neighbour- 

 hood of rapidlj' moving matter, Prof. 

 O. J. Lodge on an experiment on, 560. 



Lighting of railway trains electrically, 

 the, by L A. Timmis, 773. 



Liquid jets under gravit}'. Rev. H. J. 

 Sharpe on, 568. 



Liquid resistances, the measurement of, 

 J. Swinburne on, 565. 



Lister (J. J.) on the progress of the 

 investigation of the natural history of 

 the Friendly Islands, 679. 



Liveing (Prof.) on researches on the 

 ultra-violet rays of the solar spec- 

 trum, 147 ; on the preparation of a 

 new series of wave-length tables of 

 the specti-a of the elements and com- 

 pounds, 161. 



Lloyd (Dr. R. J.) on recent progress in 

 the analysis o£ vowel-sounds, 796. 



Lockyer (J. N.) on the preparation of a 

 new series of wave-length tables of 

 the spectra of the elements and com- 

 pounds, 161. 



Lodge (Prof. A.) on calculating tables of 

 certain mathematical functions, 129; 

 on carrying on the tables connected 

 with the Pellian equation from the 

 point where the work was left by 

 Degen in 1817, 160. 



Lodge (Prof. 0. J.) on electrolysis in its 

 physical and chemical bearings, 1 22 ; 

 on the discharge of electricity from 

 points, 139 ; on standards for use in 

 ■electrical measurements, 152: Address 

 to the Mathematical and Physical Sec- 

 tion by, 547 ; on an experiment on the 

 velocity of light in the neighbourhood 

 of rapidly moving matter, 560 ; *on 

 units and their nomenclature, 577. 



London-Paris telephone, the, by W. H. 

 Preece, 767. 



Lowe (E. J.), facts regarding prothalli 



and the propa3:ation of ferns, 687 ; on 



ferns and their multiple parents, 688. 

 Lower greensand, or vectian, note on an 



undescribed area of, in Dorsetshire, by 



A. J. Jukes-Browne, 635. 

 Lower tertiary tish fauna of Sardinia, 



remarks on the, by A. S. Woodward, 



634. 

 Lubbock (Sir J.) on the teaching of 



science in elementary schools, 383 ; 



on the prehistoric inhabitants of the 



British Islands, 449. 



McCandlish (J. M.) on some economic 

 aspects of life assurance, 739. 



]Macdouald (Rev. J.), East central African 

 customs, 809. 



McLaren (Lord) on meteorological ob- 

 servations on Ben Nevis, 140. 



McLeod (Prof. H.) on electrolysis in its 

 physical and chemical bearings, 122 ; 

 on the best methods of recording the 

 direct intensity of solar radiation, 

 160; on the influence of the silent 

 discharge of electricity on oxygen and 

 other gases, 264 ; on the bibliography 

 of spectroscopy, ib. ; on the biblio- 

 graphy of solution, 273 ; *the action of 

 heat on alkaline hypochlorites, 609. 



Madan (H. G.) on the bibliography of 

 spectroscopy, 264. 



*Magnetic experiments made in con- 

 nection with the determination of the 

 rate of propagation of magnetisation 

 in iron, by F. T. Trouton, 581. 



Magnetic field in the neighbourhood of 

 the South London electrical railway. 

 Profs. W. E. Ayrton and Riicker on 

 the, 581. 



Magnetic observations, report of the 

 Committee for considering the best 

 means of comparing and reducing, 

 149. 



*Magnetisation in iron, the rate of pro- 

 pagation of, magnetic experiments 

 made in connection with the determi- 

 nation of, by F. T. Trouton, 581. 



Magnus (Sir P.) on the teaching of 

 science in elementary schools, 383. 



Mammoth, the, in Ontario, Canada, by 

 Prof. J. H. Panton, 654. 



Man (E. H.), Kicobar pottery, 815. 



*Maps, a local collection of, description 

 of, 718. 



* illustrating 'Mr. Eavenstein's Ad- 

 dress to Section E, explanation of, 718. 



Marine Biological Association, at Ply- 

 mouth, report of the Committee for 

 arranging for the occupation of a table 

 at the laboratory of the, 364. 



, recent investigations (fishery and 



physical) of the, W. L. Calderwood on, 

 085. 



