INDEX. 
Abernethy (James). Obituary Notice 
of, 175. 
Actinotrocha, Structure of, in Rela- 
tion to the Cliordate Affinities of 
Phoronis , by A. T. Masterman, 
129. 
Addresses. Opening Address of 
Chairman (Professor J. Geikie), 
Session 1895-96, 2. 
Opening Address of Chairman 
(Professor John Gray M 6 Kendrick), 
Session 1896-97, 170. 
- — — given by Lord Kelvin on pre- 
senting the Keith (1893-95), Mak- 
dougall-Brisbane (1894-96), and 
Neill (1892-95) Prizes, 518-522. 
Air. Theoretical Researches on the 
Daily Change of the Temperature 
of the Air, by Dr J. Halm, 259. 
Aitken (John). Notes on Clouds, 93. 
Anderson (the Rev. Dr), discovers 
Three Variable Stars, 173. 
Anglin (Professor A. H.). Geometri- 
cal Investigation of the Circular 
Functions 30 and 50, 453. 
Antivenomous Properties of the Bile 
of Serpents and other Animals, by 
Professor T. R. Fraser, 457. 
Balfour (Dr Thomas A. G.). Obituary 
Notice of, 12. 
B6attie (Dr J. Carruthers). On the 
Relation between the Hall Effect 
and Thermo-electricity in Bismuth 
and Various Alloys, 146. 
On the Electrification of Air 
by Uranium and its Compounds, 
with a Note by Lord Kelvin, 466. 
Lord Kelvin and M. S. de 
Smolan, on the Electrical Pheno- 
mena produced in Gases by Ultra- 
Violet Light, and by Uranium, 
393. 
Ben Nevis Intermedinte Observing 
Station, by T. S. Muir, 280. 
Berry (Richard), M.D. On the Retro- 
colic Fossae and the Pericaecal 
Folds and Fossae ( Title only), 512. 
Bile, Antivenomous Properties of the 
Bile of Serpents and other Animals, 
457. 
Bismuth, Hall Effect and Thermo- 
electricity in. See Beattie (Dr J. C. ). 
Blackie ( Professor J ohn Stuart). Obit- 
uary Notice of, by the Rev. Dr 
Walter Smith, vii. 
— - Notice of, in Opening Address 
(1895-96), 15. 
Bolam (Dr Herbert W. ) and Professor 
Crum Brown. On the Electrolysis 
of Potassium Ethyl-Sulphone- 
Acetate, 297. 
Brodie (Sir Thomas Dawson), Obit- 
uary Notice of, 176. 
Broom (Dr R.). A Contribution to 
the Comparative Anatomy of the 
Mammalian Organ of Jacobson 
{Abstract), 391. 
Brown (Professor A. Crum). Experi- 
ment illustrating the Modern 
Theory of Salt-Solution, 57. 
and R, Fairbairn. Prelimi- 
nary Note on Dietthioand Diethyl- 
sulphone Derivatives of Succinic 
Acid, 156. 
— and Dr Herbert W. Bolam. 
On the Electrolysis of Potassium 
Ethyl-Sulphone- Acetate, 297. 
Buchan (Dr Alex.). The Seasonal 
Changes in the Pressure and Tem- 
perature of the Atmosphere from 
May to June and November to 
December ( Title only). 516. 
Butane. See under Ethane. 
Calcutta Earthquake (June 12, 1897), 
as recorded by the Bifilar Pendulum 
at the Edinburgh Royal Observa- 
tory, 481. 
Carrington (Benjamin), M.D. Obit- 
uary Notice of, by Wm. Henry 
Pearson, i. 
