Vi REPORT — 1898. 



Page 

 IX. On the Civil Time Employed Throughout the World. By John 



Milne 255 



X. Great Circle Distances and Chords of the Earth. By John 



Milne 256 



XI. Certain Small Fractions of an Hour. By Shinoba Hieota 257 



XII. Earthquake Observations in Italy and Europe. By John Milne 258 



XIII, Preliminary Examinations of Photograms obtained with the 



Seismometer in the Liverpool Observatory. By W. E. 

 Pltjmmee 272 



XIV. A List of Keports relating to Eaj-thquakes, published by the 



British Association A 276 



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

 ing of Lord McLaeen, Professor A. Cetjm Beown (Secretary), Sir John 

 Mueeay, Dr. Alexandee Buchan, and Professor Copeland. (Drawn 

 up by Dr. Buchan.) 277 



The Application of Photography to the Elucidation of Meteorological Pheno- 

 mena. — Eighth Report of the Committee, consisting of Mr. G. J. Stmons 

 (Ohairmau), Professor R. Melbola, Mr. J. Hopkinson, Mr. H. N. Dickson, 

 and Mr. A. W. Clatden (Secretary). (Drawn up by the Secretary.) 28.3 



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

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

 W. H. Peekin, Professor W. J. Russell, Captain Abney, Professor 

 W. Steoud, and Professor R. Meldola. (Drawn up by the Secretary.) ... 285 



The Carbohydrates of the Cereal Straws. — Third Report of the Committee, 

 consisting" of Professor R. Waeington (Chairman), Mr. Manning Pren- 

 tice, and Mr. C. F. Ceoss (Secretary). (Drawn up by Mr. Ceoss.) 293 



The Electrolytic Methods of Quantitative Analysis. — Fifth Report of the 

 Committee, consisting of Professor J. Emeeson Reynolds (Chairman), Dr. 

 C. A. KoHN (Secretary), Professor P. Feankland, Professor F. Clowes, Dr. 

 Hugh Maeshall, Mr. A. E. Fletchbe, and Professor W. Caki.eton 

 Williams 2!M 



The Determination of Zinc. By Professor W. Caeleton Williams 295 



The Determination of Nickel and Cobalt (Part I.). By Hugh Marshall 300 



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

 Professor W. A. Txlden (Chairman), and Br. H. E. Armsteong 

 (Secretary) 3^1 



The Promotion of Agriculture. — Interim Report of the Committee, consisting 

 of Sir John Evans (Chairman), Professor H. E. Armsteong (Secretary), 

 Professor M. Fostee, Professor Maeshall W^abd, Sir J. H. Gilbert, 

 Right Hon. J. Bryoe, Professor J. ^Y. Robertson, Dr. W. Saunders, 

 Professor Mills, Professor J. Mavoe, Professor R. Waeington, Professor 

 PouLTON, and Mr. S. U. Pickeeing, appointed to report on the Means by 

 which in Various Countries Agriculture is advanced by Research, by 

 Special Educational Institutions, and by the Dissemination of Information 

 and Advice among Agriculturists 312 



Wave-length Tables of the Spectra of the Elements and Compounds. — Report 

 of the Committee, consisting of Sir H. E. RoscoE (Chairman), Dr. Mar- 

 shall Watts (Secretary), Sir J. N. Lockyer, Professor J. Dewar, Pro- 

 fessor G. D. LivEiNG, Professor A. Schuster, Professor W^. N. Hartley, 

 Professor Wolcott Gibbs, and Captain Abney. (Drawn up by Dr. Watts.) 313 



