1880.] 



Presents. 



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From tlie results of these experiments, and of those referred to, it 

 appears that the presence of the diaphragm considerably affects the 

 directions of the movements. 



By means of numerous experiments subsequently made, it was also 

 found that electric osmose usually proceeds more rapidly from a weak 

 to a strong solution of a given substance than in the reverse direction. 



The Society adjourned over the Christmas Recess to Thursday, 

 January 6th, 1881. 



Observations and Reports. 



Batavia : — Magnetical and Meteorological Observatory. Observa- 

 tions. Vol. IY. 4to. Batavia 1879. The Observatory. 

 Calcutta : — Geological Survey of India. Memoirs (Palasontologica 

 Indica). Ser. X. Vol. 1. Parts 4, 5. Ser. XIII. Part 2. 

 4to. Calcutta 1880. Memoirs. Vol. XV. Part 2 : Vol. XVII. 

 Part 2. 8vo. Calcutta 1880. Records. Vol. XIII. Part 3. 8vo. 



The Survey. 



Cambridge (U.S.) : — Observatory of Harvard College. Annals, 

 Vol. XII. Catalogue of 618 Stars. 4to. Cambridge 1880. 



The Observatory. 



Helsingfors : — Societe des Sciences de Finlande. Observations 

 Meteorologiques. Annee 1878. 8vo. Helsingfors 1880. 



The Society. 



Presents, December 9, 1880. 



Transactions. 



Berlin: — K. Akademie der Wissenschaften. Abhandlungen, 1879. 

 4to. Berlin 1880. Monatsbericht. Marz bis Aug. 1880. 

 8vo. Berlin 1880. The Academy. 



Berwick : — Berwickshire Naturalists' Club. Proceedings. Vol. IX. 



No. 1. 8vo. The Club. 



Beziers : — Societe d'Etude des Sciences Naturelles. Compte-Rendu 

 des Seances. 1876-78. 8vo. Beziers 1877-79. The Society. 

 London: — Clinical Society. Transactions. Vol. XIII. 8vo. London 

 1880. The Society. 



Institution of Civil Engineers. Minutes of Proceedings. Vol. 



LXII. 8vo. London 1880. The Institution. 



Royal Geographical Society. Journal. Vol. XLIX. 8vo. London. 



The Society. 



Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society. Transactions. Vol. 

 LXIII. 8vo. London 1880. The Society. 



