164 
GENERAL INDEX. 
^Functions, M. M. W. Wilkinson on 
many-valued, 1876, 30 
- see 1 Elliptic functions ’ and ‘ Hyper- 
elliptic functions.’ 
Funeral rites and ceremonies of the 
Nicobar islanders, by E. H. Man, 1888, 
844 
Fungi, existence of aniline in certain, 
which become blue in contact with the 
air, Dr. Phipson on the, 1862, 51 
--exhibited by the Rev. M. J. Ber¬ 
keley, 1868, 89 
--fossil, from the black shale of the 
Northumberland coal-field, A. Hancock 
and T. Atthey on some curious, 1869 , 
114 
-in the roots of orchids, the occur¬ 
rence of, J. Macmillan on, 1885, 1083 
-within the thorax of living birds, 
Dr. James Murie on the development 
of, 1871, 129 
Fungous diseases of plants, W. B. Grove 
on two, 1886, 700 
Fungus life, Dr. Crace-Calvert on the 
relative power of various substances 
in preventing putrefaction, and the 
development of protoplasmic and, 1872, 
69 
—- a microscopic, in fossil wood from 
Bowling, Dr. J. M. Macfarlane on, 
1885, 10 S 8 
-a rare species o F , found in Surrey, 
C. H. S. Perceval on, 1875, 158 
Furfurol, some of the derivatives of, Dr. 
W. Ramsay on, 1878, 512 
Furlong (Rev. T.) on the possibility of 
constructing ellipsoidal lenses, 1864, 5 
Furnace, a new mechanical, used in the 
alkali manufacture and for calcining 
purposes generally, J. Mactearon, 1877, 
*52 ; 217 
-j--- Lt.-Col. W. J. Engledue on the 
Hopcraft smokeless, 1889, 751 
-note on the Godillot, by A. Godillot, 
1889, 750 
Furnaces and mechanical firing, G. F. 
Deacon on the efficiency of, 1870, 211 
-for the manufacture of glass and 
steel on the open-hearth, J. Head on, 
1886, 800 
Furness (E.) and F. H. Varley on 
power-couplings for rolling-mills and 
other machinery, 1874, 231 
Fusiyama, Rutherford Alcock’s journey 
in the interior of Japan, with the ascent 
of, 1861, 183 
Fynnon Beuno bone-cave, North Wales, 
Dr. H. Hicks on the, 1885, 1021 
Gaboon and Ogowe, the native races of, 
Comte S. de Brazza on, 1879, 394 
Gadesden (A. W.) on the method of 
mailing gold-assays and. of stating t\e 
results thereof\ 1873, 219 ; 1874, 127 ; 
1875, 155 
Gadow (Dr. H.) on the nature of the 
geological terrain as an important 
factor in the geographical distribution 
of animals, 1888, 707 
'^Gaelic and English, the relation of, Rev, 
W. Cameron on, 1876, 164 
-inhabitants of Scotland, Hector 
McLean on the, 1876, 166 
--- speaking population of Scotland, 
Rev. W. Ross on the educational 
value of their native language to the, 
1876, 208 
Gaels, personal names and tribe-names of 
the, by Hector McLean, 1883, 573 
Gaffield (Thomas) on the action of 
sunlight on colourless and coloured 
i glass, 1872, 37 
Gages (Alphonse), synthetical researches 
on the formation of minerals, 1863, 203 
-—- on the artificial production of an¬ 
hydrite, 1864, 27 
- on the influence that microscopic 
vegetable organisms have had on the 
production of some hydrated iron ores, 
1878, 545 
Gainsford (W. D.) on an invention for 
the purpose of attaining greater adhe¬ 
sion between the driving-wheel and 
the rail, 1866, 143 ; on a newly invented 
system of ordnance, 144 
Gala group, C. Lapworth on the Grap- 
tolites of the, 1871, 104 
Galapagos Islands, a visit to the, in 
H.M.S. ‘ Triumph,’ 1S80, by Capt. 
Markham, 1880, 665 
Galilee, the survey of, Lieut. H. H, 
Kitchener on, 1878, 622 
*Galla country, the southern, Rev. J. 
Wakefield on, 1879, 440 
-and Somali countries, E. G. Raven- 
stein on the, 1883, 595 
Galle’s (Dr. J. G.) report on the fall of 
an aerolite at Pultusk, Poland, and the 
meteor's path in space, 1868, 388 
Galletly (John) on the ignition of 
cotton by saturation with fatty oils, 
1872,73 
’■‘Gallium, some properties of, Dr. Odling 
on, 1877, 53 
^Galloway (George Bell) on improve¬ 
ments in screw-propellers, 1864, 186 
* -on life-boats for ships and steamers, 
1864, 186 
* - on intercommunication between 
railway passengers, 1865, 150 ; on im¬ 
provements applicable to the city of 
London and other large towns, to im¬ 
prove health and preserve life, ib.: on 
the means of saving life from buildings 
which ma} r be on fire, ib. 
-—- *on inventors and inventions. 1866, 
131 ; *1868, 165 
