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Monday , 7 th January 1856. 
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Remarks by Professor Cliristison in delivering the Keith 
Medal to Dr Anderson of Glasgow, . . 337 
Geometry a Science purely Experimental. By Edward 
Sand, ..... 341 
Notice respecting recent Discoveries on the Adjustment of 
the Eye to Distinct Vision. By Professor Goodsir, 343 
Monday , 2\st January 1856. 
Memoir of Rear-Admiral Sir John Franklin. By Sir John 
Richardson, C.B. Communicated by Professor Bal- 
four, ..... 347 
On the Geological Relations of the Secondary and Primary 
Rocks of the Chain of Mont Blanc. By Professor 
Forbes, ..... 348 
Monday , 4 th February 1856. 
On the Turkish Weights and Measures. By Edward 
Sang, Esq., ..... 349 
Observations on Polyommatus Artaxerxes, the Scotch Argus. 
By Dr W. H. Lowe, .... 349 
On Solar Light, with a Description of a Simple Photometer. 
By Mungo Ponton, Esq., . . . 355 
Monday , 18£/i February 1856. 
On certain Cases of Binocular Vision. By Professor Wil- 
liam B. Rogers. Communicated by Professor Kel- 
land, ..... 356 
Theory of the Free Vibration of a Linear Series of Elastic 
Bodies. Part I. By Edward Sang, Esq., . 358 
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