CONTENTS. XV 



SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. 



Depaktment I.— Mathematics. 



Page 



1 . Report on Tables of certain Mathematical Functions 701 



2. The Mathematical Representation of Statistics. By Professor F. Y. 



Edgewoeth ^1 



3. On the Use of Logarithmic Co-ordinates. By J. H. Vincent 791 



4. Stream Line Motion with Viscous Fluids in two Dimensions, and in three 

 Dimensions. By Professor H. S. Hele-Shaw, LL.D 792 



5. Mathematical Proof of the Identity of the Stream Lines obtained W 

 means of a Viscous Film with those of a Perfect Fluid moving in two 

 Dimensions. By Sir G. G. Stokes, F.R.S 792 



6. On Graphic Representations of the two simplest cases of a Sinple Wave : 

 {a) Condensational-refractional, (6) Distortional. By Lord Kelvin, 

 G.C.V.0 792 



7. A New Method of Describing Cycloidal and other Curves. By Professor 



H. S. Hele-Shaw, LL.D 792 



8. The Recent History of the Theory of the Functions used in Analysis. 



By E. T. Whittaker 793 



0. The Dynamical Explanation of certain observed Phenomena of Meteor ^ 



Streams. By Dr. G. Johnstone Stonet, F.R.S 793 



10. *Survey of that nart of the Scale upon which Nature works, about which 



Man has some Information. By Dr. G. Johnstone Stonet, F.R.S 796 



11. The Imaginary of Logic. By Professor G, J. Stokes 796 



Department II. — Meteorology. 



1. Report on the Ben Nevis Observatory 796 



2. Report on Meteorological Photography 796 



3. Report on Seismological Investigation 796 



4. Interim Report on the Montreal Meteorological Observatoi7 796 



5. A Quantitative Bolometric Sunshine Recorder. By Professor H. L. Cal- 



lendar, M.A., F.R.S 796 



6. Progress in the Exploration of the Air by means of Kites at Blue Hill 



Observatory, Mass., U.S.A. By A. Lawrence Rotch, S.B., A.M 797 



7. *A New Form of American Kite. By Professor A. Schuster, F.R.S. ... 797 



8. Analogies between the Yearly Ranges of some Meteorological and Mag- ^ 



netic Phenomena. By Dr. van Rijckbvorsel 797 



9. The Classiiication of Polydiurnal Weather Types in relation to the Pro- 

 longation of the Daily Forecast in Western Europe. By Douglas 

 Archibald, M.A., F.R.Met.Soc 798 



10. The Rainfall of the South- Western Counties of England. By John 



HoPKiNSON, F.R.Met.Soc, Assoc.Iust.C.E 799 



MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12. 



*A Discussion on the Results of the Recent Solar Eclipse E.xpeditions 801 



1. Interim Report on Electrolysis and Electro-chemistry S^l 



2. *Dilute Solutions. By E. H. Griffiths, F.R.S 801 



3. "Conductivity of Dilute Solutions. By W. C. D. Wheih.vm 801 



