— XLVIII — 



+ Proceedings ofthe E. Irisb Àcaderay. Polite literature and antiquities. Ser. 2 d Voi. IL 

 n.l. Science. Ser.2 d Volili, n 4. Dublin, 1879-80. 8.° 



n. 1. Ferguson. On a passage in « Confessici Patricii ». — Eeeves. Observations upon a lctter 

 from the leta John Forster, presented to the Academy by the lord hishop of Killaloe. — Frazer. On 

 a bronze medallion of the « Delivery of Antwerp in 1577 », being one of a series engraved in « Patria 

 libertati restituta » and republished by Sir W. Stirling Maxwell. — Id. On on early Irish Harp. — 

 Id. On a bronze beli and sculptured heard of stone, and other antiquities found in the church of Kno- 

 ckatempul, Co, Wicklow. — Kinahan. On inscribed stones. — in. 4. Dreyer. Note on the meteore 

 connected with first comet of 1870. — Sigerson. Contributions to the study of nerve-action in con- 

 nexion with the sense of taste. i. Function of the trigemiiius.il. Functions ofthe chorda tympani. — 

 Quirdan. The application of spectrum analysis to the estimation of bile in the renai secretion of patients 

 suffering from Jaundice. — Ilaughton and Reynolds. Experiments made to determine the « Drag» of 

 air upon air and of water upon water at low veloeities. 



+Proceedings of the R. Society. Voi. XXIX. n. 196-200, Voi. XXX. n. 201-205. London, 

 1879-80. 8.° 



xxx. 201. Liveing and Dewar. On the Spectra of the Compounds of Carbon with Hydrogen and Ni- 

 trogen. — Huxley. On the Epipubis in 4ie Dog and Fox. — Dewar. Studies on the Chinoline Series. — Id. 

 Note on Electrolytic Experiments. — Spolliswoode. On some of the EfFects produced by an Induction Coil 

 with a De Meritens Magneto-Electric Machine. — llannay and llogarth. On the Solubility of Solids in 

 Gases. — llannay. On the Artificial Formation ofthe Diamond. — 202. Noble and Abel. Fired Gunpowder. 

 Note on the Existence of Potasuium Hyposulphite in the Solid Eesidue of Fired Gunpowder. — Siemens. 

 On the Dynamo-Electric Current, and on certain Means to Improve its Steadiness. — Id. On the 

 Influence ef Electric Light upon Vegetation, and on certain Physical Principles involved. — Haughton. 

 The Croonian Lecture. — On some Elementary Principles in Animai Mechanics. No. IX. The relation 

 between the Maximum Work done, the Time of Lifting, and the Weights Lifted by the Arms. — 

 Gasiceli. On the Tonicity of the Heart and Arteries. — Eltingshausen. Keport on Plryto-Palaeontologi- 

 cal investigations of the Fossil Flora of Alum Bay. ■ — 203. Reynolds. Note on Thermal Transpiration. — 

 Spotliswoode and Moullon. On the Sensitive State of Vacuum Discharges. Part II. — Owen. Description of 

 some Eemains of the Gigantic Land-lizard {Megalania Prisca, Owen) fromAustralia. Part II. — de Fonvidle. 

 On an Electro-Magnetic Gyroscope. — Hart Eoeretl. Eeport on the Exploration of the Caves of Borneo with 

 introductory Bemarks by Erans. — Gore. Effects of Electric Currents on the Surfaces of Mutual Contact of 

 Aqueous Solutions. — Rarasay. On the Criticai State of Gases. — Malici. Kevision of the Atomic Weight 

 of Aluminium. — De la Rue and Mùller. On the Height of the Aurora Borealis. — 204. Burdon-Sanderson. 

 Notice of further Experimental Eesearches on the Time-relations of the Excitatory Process in the Ventricle 

 ofthe Heart ofthe Frog. — Id. On a New Eheotome. — Vines. On the Chemical Composition of Aleurone- 

 Grains. — Brown. Some Observations upon the Hydrolytic Ferments of the Pancreas and Small 

 Intestine. — r Owen. On the Ova of Echidna hystrix. — Preece. On some Thermal Effects of Electric 

 Currents. — Perry and Ayrton. A Preliminary Account of the Eeduction of Observation on Strained 

 Material, Leyden Jars, and Voltameters. — 205. Crookes. On a Fourth State of Matter, in a letter to the 

 Secretary. — Thin. On Bacterium foztidum : an Organismi associated with Profuse Sweating from the 

 Soles of the Feet. — llannay. On the State ofFluids at their Criticai Temperatures. — Id. On the 

 Solubility of Solids in Gases. II. — Liveing and Dewar. Note on the History of the Carbon Spectrum. — 

 Id. On the Spectra of the Compounds of Carbon with Hydrogen and Nitrogen. No. II. — Ewing. On 

 certain Effects of Stress on Soft Iron Wires. 



+ Proceedings ofthe scientific meetings of the zoological Society of London. 1879 part IV. 

 1880 part I. London, 1880. 8.° 



1880 P. I. Steel. Preliminary notes on individuai variatiou in Equus asinus. — White. Notes 

 on Chlamydophorus Iruncatus. — Oldfield. Description of a new species of Mas from the Fiji Islands. — 

 lìamsay. Contributions to the ornithology of Sumatra. Keport on a collection from the neighbourhood 

 of Padang. — Gùnther. Description of two new species of Dwarf antelope (Neotragus). — Sclater. 

 Eemarks on some species of the genus Tyrannus. — Trimen. On a new species of Eoller (Goracias) 



