COMMITTEES APPOINTED BY THE GENERAL COMMITTEE. Ixxxiii 

 2. Not receiring Grants of Money — continued. 



Subject for Investigation or Purpose 



The various Phenomena connected with 

 the recalescent Points in Iron and 

 other Metals. 



The Volcanic and Seismological Phe- 

 nomena of Japan. 



To investigate the Phenomena accom- 

 panying the Discharge of Electricit}' 

 from Points. 



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. 



To co-operate with Dr. Kerr in 

 researches on Electro-optics. 



his 



That Mr. W. N. Shaw and the Rev. T. 

 C. Fitzpatrick be requested to con- 

 tinue their Report on the present state 

 of our Knowledge in Electrolysis and 

 Electro-chemistry. 



Members of the Committee 



Chairman. — Professor G. F. FitzGerald. 

 Secretary. — Professor W. F. Barrett. 

 Dr. John Hopkinson, Mr. R. A. Hadfield, 



Mr. F. T. Trouton, Professor W. C. 



Roberts- Austen, and Mr. H. F. Newall. 



Chairman. — Lord Kelvin. 



Secretary. — Professor J. Milne. 



Professor W. G. Adams, Mr. J. T. Bottom- 

 ley, Professor A. H. Green, and Profes- 

 sor C. G. Knott. 



Chairman. — Professor Oliver J. Lodge. 

 Secretary. — Mr. A. P. Chattock. 

 Professor Carey Foster. 



Chairman. — Professor W. G. Adams. 



Secretary. — Professor W. G. Adams. 



Lord Kelvin, Professor G. H. Darwin, 

 Professor G. Chrystal, Mr. C. H. Cai'p- 

 mael, Professor A. Schuster, Mr. C. 

 Chree, Captain E. W. Creak, the Astro- 

 nomer Royal, Mr. William Ellis, and 

 Professor A. W. Riicker. 



Cliairman. — Mr. John Murray. 

 Secretary. — Mr. John Blurray. 

 Professor A. Schuster, Lord Kelvin, the 



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



R. Abercromby, Dr. M. Grabham, and 



Mr. John Aitken. 



Chairman. — Professor J. D. Everett. 



Secretary. — Professor J. D. Everett. 



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

 Sir A. Geikie, Mr. J. Glaisher, Mr. \V. 

 Pengelly, Professor Edward Hull, Pro- 

 fessor J. Prestwich, Dr. C. Le Neve 

 Foster, Professor A. S. Herschel, Pro- 

 fessor G. A. Lebour, Mr. A. B. Wynne, 

 Mr. W. Galloway, Mr. Joseph Dickin- 

 son, Mr. G. F. Deacon, Mr. E. Wetliered, 

 Mr. A. Strahan, and Professor Michie 

 Smith. 



Cliairman. — Dr. John Kerr. 

 Secretary. — Mr. R. T. Glazebrook. 

 Lord Kelvin and Professor A. ^^^ Riicker. 



