Proceedings at the Meetings. 251 



March 2nd, 1903. 



In the Chemical Laboratory. 



Dr Baker, President, in the Chair. 

 The following Communications were made : 



1. On the probable presence in the Sun of the newly discovered 

 gases of the Earth's atmosphere. By G. D. Liveing, M.A., St John's 

 College, Professor of Chemistry. 



2. A Synthesis of Carboxy derivatives of Pyridine. By W. J. 

 Sell, M.A., Christ's College, and F. W. Dootson, M.A., Trinity Hall. 



3. Experiments illustrating new reactions for the identification of 

 Urea and of Primary Amines. By H. J. H. Fenton, M.A., Christ's 

 College. 



4. (1) A rapid method of estimating sugars. (2) Selection of 

 seeds by chemical methods. By T. B. Wood, M.A., Gonville and 

 Caius College, and R. A. Berry. 



5. Methods of preparation of Osones. By R. S. Morrell, M.A., 

 Gonville and Caius College. 



6. Note on the stereochemistry of benzene. By H. O. Jones, M. A., 

 Clare College, and J. Kewley, B.A., King's College. 



7. A method of detecting Nickel and Cobalt in presence of each 

 other. By P. W. Dootson, M.A., Trinity Hall. 



8. On the Joule-Thomson effect. By P. V. Bevan, M.A., Trinity 

 College. 



9. On a sensitive gold-leaf electrometer. By C. T. R. Wilson, 

 M.A., Sidney Sussex College. 



10. A new mineral from the Binnenthal. By R. H. Solly, M.A., 

 Downing College. 



May 4:th, 1903. 



In the Optical Lecture Room. 



Dr Baker, President, in the Chair. 

 The following was elected a Fellow of the Society : 



J. E. Purvis, M.A., St John's College. 



The following Communications were made : 



1. On Mendelian heredity of three characters allelomorphic to 

 each other. By W. Bateson, M.A., St John's College. 



