PROCEEDINGS 
OF THE 
ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. 
SESSION 1852-3. 
CONTENTS. 
Monday , 6tli December 1852. 
PAGE 
1. On a supposed Meteoric Stone, alleged to liave fallen in Hamp- 
shire in September 1852. By Dr George Wilson, . .147 
2. On the Glacial Phenomena of Scotland, and parts of England. 
By Robert Chambers, Esq., . . . . 148 
Donations to the Library, . . . . .153 
Monday. 20th December 1852. 
On the supposed occurrence of Works of Art in the Older Deposits. 
By James Smith, Esq. of Jordanhill, . . . • 158 
Tuesday , 4th January 1853. 
1. On the Optical Phenomena and Crystallization of Tourmaline, 
Titanium, and Quartz, within Mica, Amethyst, and Topaz. 
By Sir David Brewster, K.H., D.C.L., F.R.S., and Y.P.R.S. 
Edin., . . . . . . 158 
2. On the Absolute Zero of the Perfect Gas Thermometer ; being 
a Note to a Paper on the Mechanical Action of Heat. By 
W. J. Macquorn Rankine, Esq., . . . .160 
Donations to the Library, ; . . . .161 
