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Vol. III., Ser. II. NOYEMBEE, 1878. No. 2. 



CONTENTS. 

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PAGK 



XV. Xotes on tlie Meteor of Friday the Gth April, 1877. By Peofessok 



O'Eeillt. (With a Plate), . • 87 



XYI. Report on . the History of Irish Fossil Mammals. By A. Leith 

 Adams, F.B.S., F.Gr.S., Professor of Zoology in the Eoyal College 



of Science for Ireland, -. 89 



XVII. On the Formation and Composition of some Complex Oxides of Co- 

 balt and Nickel. By Thomas Batlet, Associate Eoyal College of 



Science, Ireland, 101 



XVIII. On the Albuminoid Matters, Alcohol, and Phosphates, in the Burton 

 Ales and in Dublin Porter. By Eegin-axd Lawkence and C. W. 

 Eeillx, Associates of the Eoyal CoUege of Science, . . . ... 109 



XIX. Computation of Tides at Fleetwood. — Eesults of Theory and Obser- 

 vation. By James PEAnsajS", M. A., Ex-Scholar (15th Wrangler), 

 Trinity College, Cambridge, Ill 



XX. Discussion of Observations for determining the Parallax of the Pla- 

 netary Nebula, 37, H. IV. Made with the South Eq[uatorial at 

 Dunsink. By Feancis Beunkow, Ph.D., F.E.A.S., 125 



XXI. On the Colour Eelations and Golorimetric Estimation of Mckel and 

 Cobalt. By Thomas Bayley, Associate Eoyal College of Science, 



Ireland, 131 



XXII. On Schutzenberger's Process for the Volumetric Estimation of Oxy- 

 gen in AVater. By Chmstopheb, Cxauke Hutchinson, Eoyal 

 Exhibitioner, Eoyal College of Science, 135 



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