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2. The Keith Prize for 1893-95 to Dr Cargill G. Knott, for his 
papers on the Strains produced by Magnetism in Iron and in Nickel, 
which have appeared in the Transactions and Proceedings of the Society. 
3. The Mackdougall-Brisbane Prize for 1894-95 to Professor John G. 
MTaendrick, for numerous Physiological papers, especially in connection 
with Sound ; many of which have appeared in the Society’s publications. 
4. The Neill Prize for 1892-95 to Mr Robert Irvine, for his papers 
on the action of Organisms in the Secretion of Carbonate of Lime and 
Silica, and on the solution of these substances in Organic Juices. These 
are printed in the Society’s Transactions and Proceedings. 
The following Communications were read : — 
1. A Contribution to the Comparative Anatomy of the Mammalian 
Organ of Jacobson. By R. Broom, M.D., D.Sc. Communicated by Sir 
William Turner, Trans, xxxix. pp. 231-255. {Abstract.) pp. 391, 392. 
2. On Magnetic Strains. By Professor C. G. Knott, D.Sc. 
3. On the Solution of Equations connecting Linear Vector Functions. 
By Professor Tait. pp. 497-505. 
4. On the Electrification of Air by Uranium and its compounds. By 
J. C. Beattie, D.Sc. With a note by the Right Hon. Lord Kelvin. 
pp. 466-472. 
5. On simple Formulae giving Approximate Values of the Roots of the 
Bessel Function of Order n and its first derived function, in terms of the 
roots of (say) J 2 (cc) = 0, J' 3 (:r) = 0 (n even), or those of J 3 (a;) = 0, J' 4 ( x ) 
= 0 (n odd). By Dr W. Peddie. 
Mr James A. Macdonald, M.A., B.Sc., Mr Hugh Davidson, Dr 
Angus M‘Gillivray, Mr George Arthur Mitchell, M.A., Di- 
John Gordon Gordon-Munn, and Dr Richard John Lloyd were 
balloted for and declared duly elected Fellows of the Society. 
THIRTEENTH ORDINARY MEETING. 
Monday , 5 th July 1897. 
The Hon. Lord McLaren, Vice-President, in the Chair. 
Mr James A. Macdonald and Dr Angus M‘Gillivray were 
admitted Fellows of the Society. 
The following Communications were read : — 
1. Note on the Calcutta Earthquake (June 12, 1897), as recorded by 
the Bifilar Pendulum at the Edinburgh Royal Observatory. By Mr 
Thomas Heath, B.A. pp. 481-488. 
2. Leakage from Electrified Metal Plates and Points, placed above 
