CONTENTS. 



Art. I. Biography of the celebrated Geologist, Baron Leopold 



von Buch. By M. Noggerath, . . 1 



II. On Pendulum Observations. By Alex. Gerard, 



Esq., Aberdeen. Communicated by the Author, . 14 



III. Synopsis of Meteorological Observations made at the 

 Observatory, Whitehaven, Cumberland, in the year 

 1852. By John Fletcher Miller, Esq., F.R.S., 

 F.R.A.S., Assoc. Inst. C.E., &c. Communicated 

 by the Author, . . . .17 



IV. The Rain-Gauge ; the most efficient Form, Size, and 

 Position. Deduced from Experiments with many 

 Gauges, during several years. By Mr James 

 Straton, Aberdeen. Communicated by the Author. 

 (With a Plate), . . . .36 



V. The Royal Observatory of Scotland, . . 49 



VI. Facts respecting the Laws which regulate the Distri- 

 bution of Rivers, and the Principal Watersheds of 

 the Earth. By William Rhind, Esq. Communi- 

 cated by the Author, . . . .56 



