GENERAL INDEX. 
References to reports and papers printed in extenso are in Italics. 
* Indicates that the title only of the paper is given. 
f Indicates the same, hut a reference is given to the journal or newspaper where the 
paper is published, in extenso. 
Initials placed in square hrachets indicate a change in the author's title. 
Aachensee, W. Mattieu Williams on some 
vegetable deposits in the, 1865, 78 
Abbe (Prof. Cleveland) on the biblio¬ 
graphy of meteorology and terrestrial 
magnetism, compiled by the Signal 
Office, Washington, 1887, 593 
-on the determination of the amount 
of rainfall, 1889. 508 
* Abbott (Keith E.) on the province of 
Azerbaijan, 1864, 136 
Abel (Prof. F. A.) on the system of manu¬ 
facture of gun-cotton as carried on in the 
Imperial Austrian establishment, 1868, 
8 ; on the composition, and some proper¬ 
ties, of specimens of gun-cotton prepared 
at the Austrian Government rvorhs , 9 ; 
on experiments in progress bearing upon 
the manufacture of gun-cotton, 14 
-on some results of experiments 
on lucifer matches and others ignited 
by friction, 1863, 32 
- report on gun-cotton, 1865, 264 
-notes on compounds of copper and 
phosphorus, 1865, 27 
-on the chemical composition of the 
great cannon of Muhammed II., re¬ 
cently presented by the Sultan Abdul 
Aziz Khan to the British Government, 
1868, 34 
-- on the chemical nature of cast iron, 
1869, 82 ; 1870, 13 
- on Mr. Siemens's pyrometer, 1874, 242 
-Address to the Section of Chemical 
Science, 1877, 43 
- on patent legislation, 1878, 157 ; 
1879, 223 ; 1880, 318 ; 1881, 222 ; 1882, 
310 ; 1883, 316 ; 1884, 293 ; 1885, 695 ; 
on the use of steel for structural pur¬ 
poses, 1ST 8, 157 
* -on recent researches in explosive 
agents, 1879, 293 
-on the legal hashing test for petro¬ 
leum, 1882, 486 
- [Sir F. A.] on the best method of 
establishing international standards for 
the analysis of iron and steel, 1889, 50 ; 
1890, 262 
Abel [Sir F. A.], Presidential Address 
at the Leeds Meeting, 1890, 3 
Aberceomby (Hon. R.), the peculiar 
sunrise-shadows of Adam’s peak in 
Ceylon, 1886, 528 
-on the different kinds of thunder¬ 
storms, and on a scheme for their 
systematic observation, 1887, 597 
- on arranging an investigation of the 
seasonal variations of temperature in 
lahes, rivers, and estuaries, 1888, 326 ; 
1889, 44 ; 1890, 92 
-modern News about hurricanes, as 
compared with the older theories, 
1888, 586 
- discussion on lightning conductors, 
1888, 600 
— on the collection and identification 
of meteoric dust, 1889, 34 
—— on meteorological observations on 
Ben Nevis, 1889, 315 ; 1890, 174 
Aberdare (Lord) on the work of the 
Anthropometric Committee, 1876, 266 ; 
1877, 231 ; 1878, 152 
^Aberdeen Bay, the movement of land 
in. W. Smith on, 1885, 1193 
Aberdeenshire, Rev. W. Gregor and. R. 
Dawson on dredging the coast of, 1865, 
142 
* - plants as food for animals, W. 
Wilson, jun., on, 1885, 1088 
- the agriculture of, Col. Innes on, 
1885, 1161 
-J. Taylor on some of our migratory 
birds, as first seen in, 1885, 1098 
- the stone circles in, with special 
reference to those in the more Low¬ 
land parts of the county, Rev. J. 
Peter on, 1885, 1221 
-stone circles in, J. Milne on, 18S5, 
1223 
* -notes on a recent antiquarian find 
in, by Dr. F. M. Moir, 1885, 1223 
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