248 REPORTS ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE.—1917. 
Catalogue of the more important Papers, especially those referring to 
Local Scientific Investigations, published by the Corresponding 
Societies during the year ending May 31, 1917. 
*.* This Catalogue contains only the titles of papers published in the volumes or 
parts of the publications of the Corresponding Societies sent to the Secretary of 
the Committee in accordance with Rule 2, 
Section A.—MATHEMATICAL AND PaysicaL SCIENCE, 
Ausop, J. C. Summary of Meteorological Observations, 1916. ‘Report Marlb. 
Coll. N. H. Soc.’ No. 65, 59-80. 1917. 
Barnarp, E. E. Some Dark Markings on the Sky and What They Suggest. ‘ Journal 
Royal Astr. Soc. of Canada,’ x. 241-249. 1916. 
Bassett, Rev. H. H. Tinney. Returns of Rainfall in Dorset in 1915. ‘ Proc. Dorset 
N. H. A. F.C.’ xxxvi. 198-209. 1916. 
Berarrig, Prof. J.C. Further Magnetic Observations in South Africa during the 
years 1913-1915. ‘Trans. Royal Soc. of South Africa,’ v. 669-670. 1917. 
True Isogonics and Isoclinals for South Africa for the Epoch July 1, 1913. 
‘Trans. Royal Soc. of South Africa,’ v. 671-684. 1917. 
Bouter, H. The Heating Coefficients of Rheostats and the Calculation of Resistances 
for Currents of Short and Moderate Durations. ‘Trans. Royal Soc. of South 
Africa,’ v. 685-694. 1917, 
Brown, ALEXANDER. The Equivalent Mass of a Spring Vibrating Longitudinally. 
‘Trans. Royal Soc. of South Africa,’ v. 565-570. 1916. 
The Arrangement of Successive Convergents in Order of Accuracy. ‘ Trans. 
Royal Soc. of South Africa, v. 653-657. 1916. 
The Use of a Standard Parabola for drawing Diagrams of Bending Moment and 
of Shear in a Beam Uniformly Loaded. ‘Trans. Royal Soc. of South Africa,’ v. 
659-667. 1916. 
CAMPBELL-BAYARD, FRANCIS. Report of the Meteorological Committee, 1915. ‘ Trans. 
Croydon N. H. Sci. Soc.’ vi. 97-112, and Appendices, 60 pp. 1916. 
Cannon, J. B. Orbit of Spectroscopic Binary 125 Tauri. ‘Journal Royal Astr. 
Soc. of Canada,’ x. 377-381. 1916. 
CHAMBERLIN, T. C. The Planetesimal Hypothesis. ‘Journal Royal Astr. Scc. 
of Canada,’ x. 473-497. 1916. 
Cuant, C. A., and W. E. W. Jackson. The Great Aurora of August 26, 1916, 
‘Journal Royal Astr. Soc. of Canada,’ x1. 5-22. 1917. 
Cuark, G. Napier. Sketch of the Life and Works of Rev. Jeremiah Horrox, 
‘Journal Royal Astr. Soc. of Canada,’ x. 523-536. 1916. 
Coates, Henry. Meteorological Observations, Perth, 1915. ‘Proc. Perthshire 
Soc. Nat. Sci.’ vi. exxxiii-cxxxvi. 1916. 
Floods and Droughts of the Tay Valley. ‘Trans. Perthshire Soc. Nat. Sci.’ 
vi. 103-126. 1916. 
—— Notes on an Old Weather Record found amongst the MSS. of the Antiquarian 
Museum. ‘Trans. Perthshire Soc. Nat. Sci.’ vr. 126-133. 1916. 
Craw, JAmMes Hewat. Account of Rainfall in Berwickshire—Year 1915. ‘ History 
Berwickshire Nat. Club,’ xxm. 403. 1916. 
Account of Rainfall in Berwickshire during 1916. ‘ History Berwickshire Nat. 
Club,’ xxim. 240. 1917. 
Creswett, AtFrep. Records of Meteorological Observations taken at the Obser- 
vatory, Edgbaston, 1915. 27 pp. Birm. and Mid. Inst. Sci. Soc. 1916. 
DeLoury, Rates E. Some Measurements of Blended Spectra. ‘ Journal Royal 
Astr. Soc. of Canada,’ x. 201-219. 1916. 
