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Mr. J. Liint. On the Origin of eertain Unhnovm 



December U, 1899. 



Dr. G. J. STONEY, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



A List of the Presents received was laid on the table, and thanks 

 ordered for them. 



The Eight Hon. Lord Justice Eomer, a member* of Her Majesty's 

 Most Honourable Privy Council, was balloted for and elected a Fellow 

 of the Society. 



The following Papers were read : — 



I. " The Piscian Stars." By Sir Norman Lockyer, F.R.S. 



n. " On the Origin of certain Unknown Lines in the Spectra of Stars 

 of the ^ Crucis Type, and on the Spectrum of Silicon." By 

 Joseph Lunt. Communicated by Dr. Gill, F.R.S. 



HI. " A Note on the Electrical Resistivity of Electrolytic Nickel." By 

 Professor J. A. Fleming, F.R.S. 



IV. " Livestigations on Platinum Thermometry at Kew Observatory." 

 By Dr. C. Chree, F.R.S. 



V. " Observations on the Morphology of the Blastomyeetes found in 

 Carcinomata." By Dr. K. W. Monsarrat. Communicated 

 by Professor Sherrington, F.R.S. 



The Society adjourned over the Christmas Recess to Thursday, 

 January 18, 1900. 



On the Origin of certain Unknown Lines in the Spectra of Stars 

 of the /3 Crucis Type and on the Spectrum of Silicon." By 

 Joseph Lunt, B.Sc, F.I.C., Assistant, Royal Observatory 

 Cape of Good Hope. Communicated by David Gill, C.B., 

 F.R.S., Her Majesty's Astronomer at the Cape. Received 

 November 27 — Read, December 14, 1899. 



In a recent paper " On the presence of Oxygen in the Atmospheres 

 of certain Fixed Stars,"* Dr. Gill calls attention to three unknown lines 



** ' Roy. Soe. Proc.,' vol. 65, p. 205. 



