GENERAL INDEX 
343 
Rain-gauge, self-recording, Dr. Balfour 
Stewart on a, 1869, 52 
* - storm, G. J. Svmons exhibited a, 
1869, 53 
Rain-gauges at Caine, G. J. Symons on 
the experimental series of, 1868, 26 
* - evaporation from, John Thruston 
on the, 1867, 28 
-influence of the angle of the lip of, 
on the quantity of water collected, B. 
Latham on the, 1879, 278 
^Rainbow, Cornelius Varley on an instru¬ 
ment by which any, that can possibly 
appear within the area of any picture, 
may be indicated in its right place and 
of the true size, 1865, 22 
--supernumerary bows in the, Rev. J. 
Dingle on the, 1862, 22 
-J. J. Walker on an iris, seen in 
water, near sunset, 1861, 35 
-J. J. Walker on a recent description 
of an iris, seen in the Lake of Lucerne, 
1864, 13 
Rainbows, certain phenomena accom¬ 
panying, Prof. S. P. Thompson on, 1878, 
450 
Rainfall, amount of, Prof. Cleveland 
Abbe on the determination of the, 
1889, 508 
- of Bath, Rev. L. Jenyns on the 
temperature and, 1864, 17 
-British, G. J. Symons on, 1861, 74 
- of the British Isles , G. J. Symons 
on the , 1862, 293 ; 1864, 367 ; 1865, 
192 
- of the British Isles, report of the 
Committee on the, 1866, 281 ; 1867, 44 S; 
1868, 432 ; 1869, 383 ; 1870, 170 ; 1871. 
98 ; 1872, 176 ; 1873, 257 ; 1874, 75 ; 
1875,91 ; (summary of previous reports) 
1876, 172 
—— of the British Islands, A. Buchan 
on the annual, 1885, 923 
-the difference of, with elevation of 
the gauge, C. Chambers on, 1870, 30 
551 - the difference of, with elevation, 
G. Dines on, 1877, 38 
-difference of, on the top and base of 
York Minster, G. J. Symons on the ob¬ 
servations made by Prof. John Phillips 
on the, 1881, 551 
•—— influence of forests on the, report on 
the, 1873, 488 
-influence of the moon on the, W. 
Pengelly on the, 1871, 55 
-the interception of, from sewers, B. 
Latham on, 1877, 207 
——- of Ireland, G. J. Symons on the, 
1878, 692 
—— in Monmouthshire and the Severn 
Valley on July 14th, G. J. Sj^mons on, 
and on some subsequent floods in Eng¬ 
land and Wales, 1875, 31 
--of Natal, Dr. Mann on the, 1869, 41 
^Rainfall of the northern hemisphere in 
July, A. Buchan on the, as contrasted 
with that for January, with remarks 
on atmospheric circulation, 1871, 232 
--of Scotland, A. Buchan on the, 1871, 
232 
- periodicities, C. Meldrum on cyclone 
and , in connection with the sun-spot 
periodicity , 1873, 466 ; 1874, 218 ; 1876, 
267 
- sunspots and, report on, hy C. Mel- 
drum , 1878, 230 
- of Sussex, F. E. Sawyer on the, 
1872, 58 
- of Ulster, J. Smyth, jun. on the, 
1874, 39 
*-of the United States, Prof. J. Henry 
on the, 1870, 36 
Raised beach in Rhos Sili Bay, Gower, 
Prof. Prestwich on a, 1880, 581 
-beach on the Cumberland coast, 
between Whitehaven and Bowness, R. 
Russell and J. V. Holmes on the, 1876, 
95 
Rajpootana and Sind, Sir B. Frere on the 
Runn of Cutch and the countries be¬ 
tween, 1869 ,163 
Raleigh’s, Sir Walter, El Dorado, Dr. C. 
Le Neve Foster on the existence of, 
1869 ,162 
Ralfs (J.) on the marine fauna and flora 
of the south coast of Devon and Corn¬ 
wall, 1865, 51 ; 1867, 275 
Ralph (T. S.) on some toxic conditions 
of the blood, illustrated by the action 
of hydrocyanic acid, 1882, 577 
Ramie, a new plant, C. F. Dennet on, 
with description of its uses, &c., 1872, 
126 
Ramsay (Prof. A. C.), Address to the 
Section of Geology, 1866, 46 ; 1881, 
605 
--- on the rate of increase of underground 
temperature , 1868, 510 ; 1869, 176 ; 
1870, 29 ; 1871, 14 ; 1872, 128 ; 1873, 
252 ; 1875, 14 , 156 ; 1876, 204 ; 1877, 
194 ; 1878, 178 ; 1879, 40 ; 1880, 26 ; 
1881 , 90 ; 1882 , 72 ; 1883,45; [Sir A. 
C.] 1885, 93 ; 1889, 35 
-. on erratic blocks or boulders, 1873, 
188 ; on science-lectures and organisa¬ 
tion, 495 , 507 
- Presidential Address at Swansea, 
1880, 1 
- on the earthquake phenomena of 
Japan, 1881, 200 ; 1882, 205 
- on the preparation of an interna¬ 
tional geological map of Europe, 1882, 
241 
- on Local Scientific Societies, 1883, 
3 i 8 
-(John) on the proposal to form a 
ship canal between East and West 
Loch Tarbert, 1861, 197 
