GENERAL INDEX. 
359 
Rothliegendes, Dr. Geinitz on a Sala¬ 
mander in the, 1863, 68 
Rotifera, classification and affinities of the, 
Dr. C. T. Hudson on the, 1875, 161 ; 
*1883, 541 
—— the modification of the trochal disc 
of the, Prof. A. G. Bourne on, 1885 ,1095 
Rotifers, R. Garner on the powers which 
some, have of attaching themselves by 
means of a thread, 1866, 73 
Roumanian gipsies, Dr. Charnock on, 
1872, 177 
Rowan (David), report on steam-ship 
performance, 1861, 190 
* -(F. J.) on boiler incrustation and 
corrosion, 1876, 229 
- on the design and use of boilers, 
1878, 712 
Rowe (J. Brooking) on the marine fauna 
and flora of the south coast of Devon and 
Cornwall , 1865, 51 ; 1867 , 275 ; 1869, 84 
- exhibition of specimens of 
Philongria rosea by, 1877, 103 
- on the marine zoology of Devon and 
Cornwall , 1879, 165 ; 1880, 160 ; 1881 , 
198 
-(Surgeon-Major S.) on Sir John 
Glover’s expedition from the Volta to 
Coomassie, 1874, 175 
Rowell (G. A.) on objections to the cy¬ 
clone theory of storms, 1862, 34 
*Rowett (Capt.) on ocean telegraphy, 
1870, 224 
^Rowland (H. A.) on the magnetising 
function of iron, nickel, and cobalt, 
1875, 29 ; *on magnetic distribution, ih. 
*- -on recent progress in photographing 
the solar spectrum, 1884, 635 
- description of a map of the solar 
spectrum, 1887, 583 ; *on chemical 
action in a magnetic field, 589 ; *final 
value of the B.A. unit of electrical 
resistance as determined by the 
American Committee, 609 
* -recent progress in the use of 
concave gratings for spectrum analysis, 
1888, 566 ; *on a modification of 
Maxwell’s equations of electro¬ 
magnetic waves, 617 
- discussion on lightning-conductors , 
1888, 606 
* -on the spectra of the elements and 
the constitution of the sun, 1890, 751 
-- (Owen) on the properties of 
parkesine, and its application to the 
arts, manufactures, and telegraphy, 
1865, 34 
* -on electric torpedoes, 1865, 191 
Rowney and King (Profs.) on some points 
in the geology of Strath, Isle of Skye, 
1870, 78 
Roxburgh and Selkirk, C. Lapworth 
and J. Wilson on the Silurian rocks 
of the counties of, 1871, 103 
*Roy (Dr.) on cattle disease in South 
America, 1883, 532 
- (Prof.) and J. G. Adami on the 
physiological bearing of waist-belts 
and stays, 1888, 704 
^Rubbings from St. Patrick’s Chair, co. 
Mayo, R. S. Symes on, 1872, 197 
Rubens (H.) and H. E. J. G. du Boison 
refraction and dispersion in certain 
metals, 1890, 728 
Rubidge (Dr. R. N.) on the relations of 
the Silurian schist with the quartzose 
rocks of S. Africa, 1864, 66 
Rubidium, a revision of the atomic 
weight of, C. T. Heycock on, 1882, 499 
Rubus, Prof. W. R. M c Nab on a variety 
of, 1875, 158 
fRuby mines of Burma, J. S. Streeter 
on the, 1887, 803 
Rucker (Prof. A. W.) on a problem in 
stream lines, 1881, 554 
- on the methods employed in the cali¬ 
bration of mercurial thermometers , 
1882, 145 ‘ 
- on electrolysis in its physical and 
chemical bearings , 1886, 308 ; 1887, 
336 ; 1888, 339 ; 1889 , 223 ; 1890, 138 
-on the critical mean curvature of 
liquid surfaces of revolution, 1886, 518 
-—— on cometic nebulas, 1889, 489 ; on 
the instruments used in the recent 
magnetic survey of France, 497 
- on researches on electro-optics, 1890, 
144 ; on the best means of comparing and 
reducing magnetic observations, 172 
-and Prof. A. W. Reinold, on the in¬ 
fluence of an electric current on the 
thinning of a liquid film, 1884, 652 
-and Prof. T. E. Thorpe on the cali¬ 
bration of mercurial thermometers by 
Bessel's method, 1881, 540 
--on the third magnetic survey of 
Scotland, 1885, 926 
. - on the relations between the geolo¬ 
gical constitution and the magnetic 
state of the British Isles, 1889, 586 
*-on regional magnetic disturbances 
in the United Kingdom, 1890, 751 
Rudler (F. W.) on stone implements 
from British Guiana, 1873, 148 
. on the ‘ Geological Record ,’ 1880 ,87 
- Address to the Department of 
Anthropology, 1880, 609 
- on obtaining photographs of the 
typical races in the British Isles, 1882, 
270 
- on the facial characteristics of the 
races and principal crosses in the 
British Isles, 1883, 306 ; 1884, 294 
- on the volcanic phenomena of Vesu¬ 
vius, 1885, 395 ; 1886, 226 ; 1887, 226 ; 
1888, 320 ; 1889, 283 ; 1890, 397 
- on the prehistoric race in the Greek 
Islands, 1886, 284 ; 1887, 200 ; 1888 ,99 
