56 REPORTS ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE.—1912. 
Part II.—Bessel Functions. 
During the course of the year Professor A. G. Webster has kindly 
placed at the disposal of the Committee some tables of Lord Kelvin’s 
functions ber 2, bei 2, and their derivates which he has calculated. 
The importance and value of these Tables, which will be of especial 
service to electrical engineering, are such that the Committee feel justi- 
fied in undertaking their publication in their report. They are also 
desirous that Professor Webster should be elected to the Committee. 
The Tables are given on pp. 57-68. 
A short table of the Bessel functions was printed by the Association 
in 1896. 
The grant of 15/. has been expended in connexion with the Tables 
of Elliptic Functions—the special purpose for which it was given by 
the Association. The Committee desires to apply this year for an 
increased grant of 30/., which would greatly facilitate the work. 
The Committee does not feel justified in asking the Association to 
print further Tables this year, and is accordingly reserving a report on 
the remainder of the work until next year. 
