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The following Papers were also read and ordered to be printed 

 in the Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society : — 



1877. 

 Nov. 19th.— Wentworth Erck, LL.D., F.R.A.S., "On the Satellites 

 of Mars." 



Bee. 17th.— Edward Hull, F.RS., and E. T. Hardman, F.C.S., "On 

 the Nature and Origin of the Chert-beds in the Upper 

 Carboniferous Limestone of Ireland." 

 1878. 



Jan. 21st. — T. Romney Robinson, D.D., F.RS., "On the places of 

 1,000 stars observed at the Armagh Observatory." 



Verbal Communications were also made to the Society on the 

 following subjects : — 



1877. 

 Nov. 19th. — On Phenol-phthalein as a test of Alkalinity by Professor 

 J. Emerson Reynolds, M.D. 



„ „ On Specimens of Crystallized Phosphorus, exhibited by 



Mr. R J. Moss, F.C.S. 



„ „ On the limits of Geological Time by Rev. S. Haughton, 



M.D., F.RS. 



' „ „ On the relation of Science to Practical Engineering by 



Robert Manning, C.E. 



Dec. 17th. — On a simple form of Telephone exhibited by Professor W. 

 F. Barrett, F.R.S.E. 



„ „ On a new form of Spectroscope, exhibited by Mr. Howard 



Grubb, M.E., F.RA.S. 



„ „ On the discovery of Brine in the Valley of the Mersey 



at Warrington by Professor Hull, F.RS. 



„ ,, On Specimens of ornamental and other stones from Jypore, 



India, exhibited by Professor E. Hull, F.R.S. 



,, ,, On Specimens of Idocrase rock from Cumberland, exhibited 



by Professor Harkness, F.R.S. 



„ „ On Nests of the oven-bird (Furnariidce), exhibited by Pro- 



fessor Macalister, M.D. 



„ „ On an Automatic Numbering Machine, exhibited by Mr. 



Howard Grubb, M.E., F.RA.S. 

 1878. 

 Jan. 21st. — On M. Cailletet's experiments on the liquefaction of 

 Oxygen and other gases, by Professor J. Emerson 

 Reynolds, M.D. 



„ „ On the Phonograph, by Professor W. F. Barrett, F. R. S. E. 



