350 
GENERAL INDEX 
Respiration, on the influence of the methyl 
and allied compounds on, 1868, 175 
_adaptation of the structure of the 
bird’s egg to the function of, Dr. G. 
Ogilvie on the, 1867, 102 
_and digestion, Dr. G. Robinson on 
the connection between the functions 
of, 1861, 173 
Respirator for use in extinction of fires, 
W. Ladd on a, 1871, 44 
Respiratory and cardiac movements of 
the chest, Dr. Burdon Sanderson on an 
apparatus for measuring and record¬ 
ing the, 1869, 128 
-variations of arterial pressure, Dr. 
Burdon Sanderson on the cause of the, 
1872, 154 
Resuscitation, Dr. B. W. Richardson’s 
physiological researches on, 1861, 172 
Retardation and acceleration of streams, 
the thermodynamic, J. W. M. Rankine 
on, 1870, 18 
Retina, colour vision at different points 
of the, Prof. J. Clerk Maxwell on, 1870, 
40 
-compensation of impressions moving 
over the, Sir David Brewster on the, 
1861, 29 
-_ Sir David Brewster on the optical 
study of the, 1861, 29 
*-and other tissues, Drs. Dewar and 
McKendrick on the action of light 
on the, 1873, 126 
Retinal activity, a law of, Prof. S. P. 
Thompson on, 1879, 404 
*Reuleaux’s treatment of mechanisms, 
Prof. A. B. W. Kennedy on, 1876, 
226 
Revenue, Charles Thompson on some ex¬ 
ceptional articles of commerce, and un¬ 
desirable sources of, 1861, 247 
-system of the United States, Dr. A. 
Shaw on the, 1888, 763 
Reversion, Miss N. F. Layard on, 1890, 
973 
Revival in trade , the recent , S. Bourne 
on, 1880, 436 
Revolution indicator, B. Tower on a, 
1875, 254 
Revolver photographique, l’application 
du, a l’ 6 tude des eclipses partielles et 
& celle des mouvements des animaux, 
Dr. J. Janssen sur, 1875, 26 ; *1876, 
40 ; 1879, 283 
Revolving sails, or air-propellers, H. C. 
Yogt on, 1888, 820 
- engine, a high-speed steam or 
hydraulic revolving, A. Rigg on, 1887, 
871 
RkvY (J. J.) and J. F. Bateman on a 
proposed cast-iron tube for carrying a 
railway across the Channel between 
the coasts of England and France, 
1869, 206 
Reynolds (Dr. J. Emerson) on the 
action of aldehyde on the two primary 
ureas, 1871, 76 
* -on the analysis of a singular de¬ 
posit from well-water, 1871, 78 
- on constructing o/nd printing cata¬ 
logues of spectral rays arranged upon 
a scale of wave-numbers , 1872, 53 ; 
1873, 249 ; 1874, 241 
* - notes on the preparation of the 
sulphur-urea, 1874, 66; *on the action 
of the sulphur-urea in metallic solu¬ 
tions, ib. 
* - on glucinum, its atomic weight 
and specific heat, 1876, 68 
- on the oscillation-freguencies of solar 
rays, 1878, 37 
*—— a short account of Baeyer’s syn¬ 
thesis of indigo, 1878, 517 
—— on the present state of our knowledge 
of spectrum analysis, 1880, 258 ; 1 SS 1 , 
317 ; 1882, 120 ; 1884, 295 
- on some new silicon compounds, 
1888, 640 ; on some new thiocarbamide 
compounds, ib. 
-and G. J. Stoney on the absorption 
spectrum of chlorochromic anhydride, 
1878, 434 , *511 
- (Prof. Osborne) on an oblique pro¬ 
peller, 1870, 222 
* -on artificial coronas, 1871, 34 
-*on certain phenomena of impact, 
1873, 32 ; *on the resistance of the 
screw propeller as affected by immer¬ 
sion, 216 ; *on the friction of shot as 
affected by different kinds of rifling, 
ib. 
- on the steering of screw-steamers, 
1875, 141 ; 1876, 70 
- on the effect of propellers on the 
steering of vessels, 1876, 66 ; 1877, 200 ; 
1878, 419 ; 1880, 699 ; *1881, 779 
-*on the resistance encountered by 
vortex rings, and the relation between 
the vortex ring and stream-lines of a 
disk, 1876, 31 ; on the investigation of 
the steering qualities of ships, 229 ; 
1878, 697 ; 18S0, 699 
-*on the rate of progression of groups 
of waves, and the rate at which energy 
is transmitted by wind, 1877, 42 ; *on 
certain dynamometers, 217 ; *on com¬ 
pound turbines, ib. ; *on the differ¬ 
ence of the steering of steamers with 
the screw reversed when under full 
way and when moving slowly, 21 S 
-— on the phenomena of the stationary 
tides in the English Channel and the 
North Sea, and the value of tidal 
observations in the North Atlantic 
Ocean , 1878, 217 ; 1879, 71 ; 1880, 
390 ; 1881, 160 
-— on the effect of oil in destroying 
waves on the surface of water, 1880,489 
