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GENERAL INDEX 
sidered in its relation to, by G. H. 
Thomson, 1888, 793 
Bridge foundations, T. Page on, 1863, 176 
*—— suspension, A. S. Hallidie on an 
improved, 1867, 155 
*Bridges (F.), new views of craniology, 
1870, 144 
Bridges, J. Clerk Maxwell on the theory 
of diagrams of forces as applied to 
roofs and, 1867, 156 
Bridgman (Dr. W. Kenceley) on electro¬ 
lysis in the mouth, 1868, 112 
-on voltaic electricity in relation to 
physiology, 1869, 119 
Bridlington, note by J. Gwyn Jeffreys on 
the so-called Crag of, 1874, 83 
-and Dimlington glacial shell-beds, 
G. W. Lamplugh on the, 1881, 616 
-Quay, J. W. Davis on an ancient 
sea-beach near, containing mammalian 
remains, 1887, 694 
- report on an ancient sea-beach near , 
1888, 328 ; 1889, 70 ; 1890, 375 
Brierley (J. T.) on some new vanadium 
compounds, 1885, 968 
Brigg (Henry, jun.) on the occurrence of 
flint implements in the gravel of the 
Little Ouse valley at Thetford and 
elsewhere, 1866, 50 
-(John) on the Labyrintliodonts of the 
Coal Measures , 1873, 225 
- on such of the industries of Brad¬ 
ford as relate to its geological position, 
1873, 76 
- on the structure and classification of 
the Labyrintliodonts , 1874, 149 
- on the exploration of the Hayyill 
fissure, in Lotliersdale , Yorkshire , 1883, 
‘133 ; 1884, 240 
*Briggs (R.) on the system of dredging 
usually employed in the United States, 
1878, 713 
*-(T. H.), the draught of horses, 1889, 
754 
Bright (Sir Charles) on the formation of 
standards of electrical quantity and 
resistance, 1861, 37 
- report on standards of electrical 
resistance, 1863, 111 ; 1864, 345 ; 1865, 
308 ; 1867,474; 1869 , 434 ; 1870, 14 
-(H.) on London street tramways, 
1868, 189 
Brighton, Dr. J. H. Gladstone and G. 
Gladstone on an aluminous mineral 
from the Upper Chalk near, 1861, 79 
- waterworks, Edward Easton on the, 
1872, 395 
--- J. Howell on the minerals lately 
found in the drainage works at, 1872, 
108 ; on Super-cretaceous formations 
in the neighbourhood of, 109 
--intercepting and outfall sewers, 
J. G. Gamble on the, 1872, 245 
*Brin (Messrs.), exhibition and descrip¬ 
tion of the apparatus employed in 
obtaining oxygen and nitrogen from 
the atmosphere; description of the 
method used in converting atmospheric 
nitrogen into ammonia, 1885, 977 
Brindley (W.), account of a recent 
visit to the ancient porphyry quarries 
of Egypt, 1887, 801 
-- on the marbles and other ornamental 
rocks of the Mediterranean, 1890, 809 
*Brine (Commander Lindesay) on the 
eruption at Santorin, and its present 
condition, 1866, 107 
-on the past and present inhabitants 
of the Cyrenaica, 1868, 131 
--[Captain L.] on the ruined cities of 
Central America, 1871, 75 
Bristol, Henry W. Bristow on the Rhaetic 
(or Penarth) beds of the neighbourhood 
of, 1864, 50 
-coal-field, W. Sanders on a geological 
map of the, 1864, 68 
-coal-field, statistics relative to the, 
by Handel Cossham, 1864, 164 
■-coal-field, the northern end of the, H. 
Cossham, E. Wethered, and W. Saise 
on, 1875, 64 
- drainage of the city and county of, 
F. Ashmead on the, 1875, 240 
* - joint station, F. Fox on the, 1875, 
248 
- Port and Channel dock, at Avon- 
mouth, near Bristol, J. Brunlees on the, 
1875, 244 
- 1875, some account of the manu¬ 
facture and refining of sugar in, by 
H. T. Chamberlain, 1875, 39 
- sugar trade in, H. T. Chamberlain 
on the rise and progress of the, 1875, 
209 
* - the tobacco trade of, T. Davey on, 
1875, 40 
--- the manufacture of sole-leather in, 
S. Evans on, 1875, 41 
* -tanning of sole-leather in, S. Evans 
on the, 1875, 209 
-trade and commerce of the city and 
port of, L. Bruton on the, 1875, 207 
Bristow (Henry W.) on the Rhietic (or 
Penarth) beds of the neighbourhood of 
Bristol and the S.W. of England, 1864, 
50 
Britain, degeneration of race in, Dr. 
Beddoe on, 1871, 148 
——- manners and customs of the early 
inhabitants of, J. S. Phene on some 
indications of the, 1871, 159 
--- conquest of, the light thrown by 
the exploration of caves on the, by 
Prof. W. Boyd Dawkins, 1882, 607 
- in pre-Roman-British times, Dr. 
J. S. Phene on an unidentified people 
occupj’ing parts of, 1890, 974 
Britannia and Hibernia, the names, with 
