Index. 
607 
Methyl - Strychnium and Ethyl- 
Strychnium, Physiological Action 
of the Salts of, 556. 
Micro-Fungi, NewLichenicolous,534. 
Mirage observed in the Firth of 
Forth, 472. 
Mill’s Theory of Geometrical Reason- 
ing Mathematically tested, 477. 
Milne-Home (David) on the Boulder 
Clay of Europe, 529. 
on the Basin of the Firth of 
Forth, and some of its Geological 
Phenomena, 550. 
Mineral Concretions found near Car- 
lisle, 120. 
Moncreiff (Captain A), System of 
working Artillery, 485. 
Motions and Colour upon Films of 
Alcohol, Volatile Oils, and other 
Fluids, 108. 
Murphy (Joseph John) on the Causes 
of Volcanic Action, 583. 
Musculus Rectus Thoracis in Man, 268. 
Musculus Sternalis, Remarks on, 65. 
Museum of Science and Art, 501. 
Nectandra Rodicei, Alkaloids in Wood 
of, 548. 
Neill Prize awarded, 453. 
Nemerteans, Affinities and Classifi- 
cation of, 545. 
British, Structure of, 379. 
Nitro-Prussides, an Easy Method of 
preparing, 90. 
Non-saturated Hydrocarbons, Mecha- 
nical Arrangement adapted to illus- 
trate Structure in, 82. 
Obelisk at Alexandria, suggestion on 
its transport to Britain, 284. 
Obituary Notices, of Dr Burt and of 
Sir David Brewster, 282. 
1866-67-68-69, 15, 36, 185, 
204, 429. 
Opening Address by Sir D. Brewster, 
1866-67, 2. 
1867-68, 173. 
by DrChristison, 1868-69,392. 
Oscillations of Heterogeneous Inter- 
penetrating Systems of Particles, 
&c., 165. 
Palladium Plate, its Motion during 
the Formation of Graham’s Hydro- 
genium, 504. 
Parturition, Function of, Lower Limit 
of the Power exerted in, 163. 
Pendulum, Compensation, of two 
Pieces, 67. 
Pendulum, Motion of, affected by the 
Rotation of the Earth and other 
Disturbing Causes, 458. 
Petrie (William) on the History of 
the Sun’s Distance Determina- 
tions, and on Scriptural and Scien- 
tific Probabilities, 307. 
■ on the Present State of the 
Sun’s Distance Question, 517. 
Phenyl Alcohol, Oxidation of, 82. 
Physiological Instruments, 63. 
Physostigma venenosum, Physiological 
Action of, 51. 
Pinguiculas, Embryos of, 531. 
Pivguicula vulgaris , Development of 
Flower of, 531. 
Playfair (Professor Lyon), Notice of 
an Easy Method of preparing 
Nitro-Prussides, 90. 
■ Obituary Notices of Dr Burt 
and Sir David Brewster, 282. 
— Notice of Death of Principal 
James D. Forbes, 453. 
Poisons, Change in the Physiological 
Action, by direct Chemical Addi- 
tion, 228, 461. 
Polyzomal Curves, 217. 
Power, Free, An-Atomic, or Trans- 
missible, 512, 539. 
Pyramid of Egypt, 235. 
Paper noticed, 316, 
Pyramidal Structures in Egypt and 
elsewhere, 243. 
Pyridine, Action of Sodium on, 
379. 
Quaternion Path to Determinants of 
the Third Order, 121. 
Rankine (J. Macquorn) on the 
Thermal Energy of Molecular Vor- 
tices, 590. 
Reproductive Process in some Algm 
and Fungi, 294. 
Reusch (Professor) on the Effect of 
Pressure upon Rock Salt and Ice- 
land Spar, 134. 
Rhabdopleura, a new genus of Poly- 
zoa, 438. 
Rhabdopleura Normani, Allman, 439. 
Richardson (Thomas), Obituary No- 
tice of, 198. 
Robertson (George), Note on a re- 
cent High Tide in the East Coast 
of Britain, 296. 
Rock Salt and Iceland Spar, Effect 
of Pressure upon, 134. 
Rogers (Henry D.), Obituary Notice 
of, 22. 
