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Index. 
Muir (Dr Thomas). — Note on Galois’ 
Theorem, 114. 
on Detached Theorems on 
Circulants, 172. 
Murray (John), Ph.D., on Theories 
of the Formation of Coral Atolls 
and Barrier Reefs, 199. 
on the Drainage Areas of 
Continents, and their Relations to 
Oceanic Deposits, 770. 
Myxine glutinosa, Reproductive Ele- 
ments in, by Mr J. T. Cunning- 
ham, B.A., 596. 
Neill Prize. See Prizes. 
Newton (Professor H. A.) Elected a 
Foreign Honorary Fellow of the 
Society, 783. 
Nicol (W. W. J.), M. A. — A Theory 
of Solution, 27. 
on Supersaturation, 154. 
Nitrates. — The Volumetric Estima- 
tion of Inorganic Nitrates, by Mr 
C. Armstrong Atkinson, 642. 
Oceanic Shoals discovered in October 
1883, by Mr J. Y. Buchanan, 482. 
Octopoda collected during Cruise of 
the “Challenger,” by William E. 
Hoyle, M.A. , 94. Synopsis of the 
Collection, 95. 
Omond (Mr R. T.), Address by, on 
Two Years’ Residence and Work at 
the Ben Nevis Observatory, 171. 
Glories, Halos, and Coronse, 
seen from Ben Nevis Observatory, 
500. 
The Diurnal Variation in the 
Direction of the Summer Winds on 
Ben Nevis, 839. 
Palate. — Alveolar Form of Cleft 
Palate and its Relations, by Sir 
William Turner, 15. 
Paraffin. — Variation by Pressure of 
the Melting Point of Paraffin, by 
Mr W. Peddie, 155. 
Patella vulgata, its Anatomy and 
Physiology, by Mr R. J. Harvey 
Gibson. Pts. I. and II., 26, 311. 
Paton (D. Noel), M.B. Relationship 
between Urea Formation and Bile 
Secretion, 655. 
Peddie (Mr W.) on the Variation by 
* Pressure of the Melting Point of 
Paraffin, &c., 155. 
on the Increase of Electro- 
lytic Polarisation with Time, 
628. 
Pig’s Heart, the Contraction of the 
Auricles of, by Mr J. Macfadyean 
and Dr G. Sims Woodhead, 323. 
Pitchered Insectivorous Plants, by Dr 
J. M. Macfarlane. Pts. I. and II., 
199, 347. 
Polarisation (Electrolytic). See 
Peddie (Mr William), 628. 
Pollok (Mr J. Holms). — Comparison 
of the Volumes of Saline Solutions 
with the Sums of the Volumes of 
the Constituents, 626. 
Pressure. — Thermal Effects produced 
by Changes of Pressure, by Messrs 
Creelman and Crocket, 311. 
Principia. — Note on a Singular Pas- 
sage in the Principia, by Professor 
Tait, 72. 
Prisms. — Bisulphide of Carbon Prisms, 
by Dr Daniel Draper, 266. 
Prizes.— The Keith Prize for 1883-85, 
presented to John Aitken, Esq., 784. 
— The Makdougall - Brisbane 
Prize for 1882-84, presented to 
Edward Sang, LL.D., 784. 
The Neill Prize for 1883-86, 
presented to B. N. Peach, Esq., 788. 
Rainy (Mr H.) and Messrs R. Ellis 
and R. D. Clarkson, on the Field 
of a Helmholtz Tangent Galva- 
nometer, 523. 
and Clarkson (R. D.), B.Sc., 
on Alterations in the Electric 
Conducting Power of Alloys at 
their Melting Point, 686. 
Rayleigh (Lord) Elected a British 
Honorary Fellow of the Society, 783. 
On the Colours of Thin Plates, 
931. 
Readman (Mr J. B.) — Notes on the 
Chemical Composition of the Cobalt 
and Nickel Ores of New Caledonia, 
65. 
Rectilineal Figures, Areas of, by A. 
H. Anglin, M.A., 336. 
Red Blood Corpuscles. See Blood. 
Renard (M. l’Abbe) Elected a Foreign 
Fellow of the Society, 783. 
Reproduction, Theory of, by Mr 
Patrick Geddes, 911. 
Review of Session 1885-86, by Mr 
Robert Gray, 975. 
Ritchie (Mr T. Morton), B.Sc., and Mr 
Mill (Hugh Robert), B.Sc., on the 
Physical Conditions of Rivers en- 
tering a Tidal Sea, from Observa- 
tions on the Spey, 460. 
Rivers entering a Tidal Sea, by Hugh 
Robert Mill, B.Sc., and T. Morton 
Ritchie, B.Sc., 460. 
Sacral Index in Various Races of Man- 
kind, by Sir William Turner, 378. 
St Andrews Bay, its Salinity, by Dr 
Hugh Robert Mill, 347. 
