VOL. v.— PROCEEDINGS of thb SIXTH MEETING, at Bristol, 183G, 8*. 



Contents : — Prof. Daubeny, on the Present State of our Knowledge with respect to Mineral 

 and Thermal Waters ; — Major Edward Sabine, on the Direction and Intensity of the Terrestrial 

 Magnetic Force in Scotland ; — Mr. John Richardson, on North American Zoology ; — Rev. J. 

 Challis, on the Mathematical Theory of Fluids ; — Mr. J. T. Mackay, a Comparative View of 

 the more remarkable Plants which characterize the neighbourhood of Dublin and Edinburgh, 

 and the South-west of Scotland, &c. ; — Mr. J. T. Mackay, Comparative geographical notices of 

 the more remarkable Plants which characterize Scotland and Ireland ; — Report of the London 

 Sub-Commitiee of the Medical Section on the Motions and Sounds of the Heart ; — Second 

 Report of the Dublin Sub-Committee on the Motions and Sounds of the Heart; — Report of 

 the Dublin (Committee on the Pathology of the Brain and Nervous System; — J. W. Lubbock, 

 Esq., Account of the recent Discussions of Observations of the Tides; — Rev. Baden Powell, on 

 determining the Refractive Indices for the Standard Rays of the Solar Spectrum in various 

 media; — Dr. Hodgkin, on the Communication between the Arteries and Absorbents; — Prof. 

 Phillips, Report of Experiments on Subterranean Temperature ; — Prof. Hamilton, on the 

 Validity of a Method recently proposed by George B. Jerrard, Esq., for Transforming and Re- 

 solving Equations of Elevated Degrees. 



Together with the Transactions of the Sections, and Recommendations of the Association 

 and its Committees. 



VOL. VL— PROCEEDINGS of the SEVENTH MEETING, at Liverpool, 



1837, lis. 



Contents: — Major Edward Sabine, on the Variations of the Magnetic Intensity observed 

 at different points of the Earth's surface ; — Rev. William Taylor, on the various modes of 

 Printing for the Use of the Blind ; — J. W. Lubbock, Esq., on the Discussions of Observations 

 of the Tides which have been obtained by means of the grant of money which was placed at 

 the disposal of the Author for that purpose at the last Meeting of the Association ; — Prof. 

 Thomas Thomson, on the difference between the coimposition of Cast Iron produced by the 

 Cold and Hot Blast; — Rev. T. R. Robinson, on the Determination of the Constant of Nutation 

 by the Greenwich Observations, made as commanded by the British Association ; — Robert Were 

 Fox, Esq., Experiments on the Electricity of Metallic Veins, and the Temperature of Mines ; — ■ 

 Provisional Report of the Committee of the Medical Section of the British Association, ap- 

 pointed to investigate the Composition of Secretions, and the organs producing them ; — Dr. G. 

 O. Bees, Report from the Committee for inquiring into the Analysis of the Glands, &c., of the 

 Human Body; — Second Report of the London Sub-Committee of the British Association Me- 

 dical Section, on the Motions and Sounds of the Heart; — Prof. Johnston, on the Present State 

 of our Knowledge in regard to Dimorphous Bodies; — Col. Sykes, on the Statistics of the Four 

 CoUectorates of Dukhun, under the British Government; — Eaton Hodgkinson, Esq., on the 

 relative Strength and other Mechanical Properties of Iron obtained from the Hot and Cold 

 Blast; — William Fairbairn, Esq., on the Strength and other Properties of Iron obtained from 

 the Hot and Cold Blast ; — Sir John Robison, and John Scott Russell, Esq., Report of the Com- 

 mittee on Waves, appointed by the British Association at Bristol in 183G; — Note by Major 

 Sabine, being an Appendix to his Report on the Variations of the Magnetic Intensity observed 

 at different Points of the Earth's Surface ; — James Yates, on the Growth of Plants under Glass, 

 and without any free communication with the outward Air, on the Plan of Mr. N. J. Ward, of 

 London. 



Together with the Transactions of the Sections, and Recommendations of the Association 

 and its Committees. 



VOL. VII.— PROCEEDINGS of the EIGHTH MEETING, at Newcastle, 



1838, 10s. 



Contents : — Rev. W. Whewell, Account of a Level Line, measured from the Bristol Chan- 

 nel to the English Channel, by Mr. Bunt ; — Report on the Discussions of Tides, prepared under 

 the direction of the Rev. W. Whewell ; — W. Snow Harris, Esq., Account of the Progress and 

 State of the Meteorological Observations at Plymouth ; — Major Edward Sabine, on the Mag- 

 netic Isoclinal and Isodynamic Lines in the British Islands ; — D. Lardner, LL.D., on the De- 

 termination of the Mean Numerical Values of Railway Constants ; — R. Mallet, Esq., First 

 Report upon Experiments upon the Action of Sea and River Water upon Cast and Wrought 

 Iron; — R. Mallet, Esq., on the Action of a Heat of 212° Fahr., when long continued, on Inorga* 

 nic and Organic Substances. 



Together with the Transactions of the Sections, Mr. Murchison's Address, and Recommend- 

 ations of the Association and its Committees. 



LITHOGRAPHED SIGNATURES of the MEMBERS who met at Cambridge in 183.3, 

 with the Proceedings of the Public Meetings. 4to. Price 4*. (To Members, ^s.) 



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