450 
GENERAL INDEX. 
*Wave groups, deep sea, graphical illus¬ 
trations of, by Sir W. Thomson, 1886, 
547 
-lengths of the spectra of the hydro¬ 
carbons, Prof. W. Swan on the, 1871, 
43 
* - lengths of the hydrogen-rays, G. 
Johnstone Stoney on the numerical 
relations between the, 1869, 24 
-- length tables of the spectra of the 
elements and compounds, report on the 
preparation of a new series of, 1882, 
144 ; 1884 , 351 ; 1885, 288 ; 1886 , 167 ; 
*1887, 624 ; 1890, 224 
-lengths, absolute, recent determina¬ 
tions of, Louis Bell on, 1887, 584 
- numbers, report of the Committee 
appointed to construct and print cata¬ 
logues of spectral rays arranged upon a 
scale of ; 1872, 53 ; 1873, 249 ; *1874, 
241 ; i878, 37 
-numbers, G. J. Stoney on the advan¬ 
tage of referring the positions of lines 
in the spectrum to a scale of, 1871, 42 
- theory of light, heat, &c., Dr. H. 
Hudson on the, 1870, 39 
-velocity in certain dielectrics, some 
experiments to determine, F. T. 
Trouton on, 1890, 741 
-- see 1 Ships, stability of ’ 
Waves, action of, on sea beaches, A. R. 
Hunt on the, 1883, 658 
* - and currents, the action of, on the 
beds and foreshores of estuaries , report 
on the investigation of, by nr cans of 
working models, 1889, 327 ; 1890, 512 
(see 1887, 555) 
- analogous to earthquake waves, 
Robert Mallet’s report of the ex¬ 
periments made at Holyhead (North 
Wales) to ascertain the transit-velocity 
of, 1861, 201 
- form and motion of, W. J. M. 
Rankine on the exact, at and near the 
surface of deep w r ater, 1862, 5 
-of finite longitudinal disturbance, 
VV. J. Macquorn Rankine on the ther¬ 
modynamic theory of, 1869, 14 
* -of light and heat, amplitude of, G. 
J. Stoney on the, 1876, 31 
-measurement of, C. W. Merrifield 
on the, 1872, 247 
—— near shore, report on machinery for 
obtaining a record of the roughness of 
the sea and measurement of, 1873, 495 
-modification of the motion of, pro¬ 
duced by fluid friction, Prof. J. Purser 
on the, i 876, 31 
* -the rate of progression of groups 
of, and the rate at which energy is 
transmitted by wind, Prof. O. Rey¬ 
nolds on, 1877, 42 
-stationary, in flowing water, Sir W. 
Thomson on, L 886 . 546 
Waves on the surface of water, the effects 
of oil in destroying, Prof. O. Reynolds 
on, 1880, 489 
- in a viscous liquid, A. B. Bassett 
on, 1888, 563 
Wax, Prof. C. Tomlinson on some phe¬ 
nomena connected with the melting 
and solidifying of, 1866, 44 
Way (Prof. J. T.) on the treatment and 
utilisation of sewage, 1873, 413 
Wealden Saurian, Rev. W. Fox on a 
new, named Polacanthus, 1865, 56 
—— the age of the, J. W. Judd on, 1870 , 
77 
*Wealth, definition of, H. D. McLeod on 
the, 1886, 779 
- distribution of, in relation to the 
incomes of the labouring classes, Prof. L. 
Levi on recent changes in the, 1883, 353 
- distribution of, in Scotland, R. 
Richardson on the 1887, 840 
-and population in Lancashire, W. 
E. A. Axon on the increase of, 1887, 852 
-theory of the consumption of, Prof. 
P. Geddes on a, 1890, 924 
Weapons in prehistoric times, the distri¬ 
bution of names of, Hyde Clarke on, 
1870, 144 
-prehistoric names of, H. Clarke on, 
1873, 141 
- primitive, of ancient India, Sir 
Walter Elliot on the, 1872, 180 
Wear, C. M. Palmer on the construction 
of ships and shipbuilding on the, 1863, 
694 
*Weardale, C. Attwood on some geo¬ 
logical facts observed in, 1863, 64 
Weather, barometric predictions of the, 
F. Gallon on, 1870, 31 
-—— changes of the, Rev. W. Walton on 
some signs of, 1861, 74 
--charts, European, F. Gallon on, 
for December 1861, 1862, 30 
- -charts, synoptic, of the Indian 
Ocean, C. Meldrum on, 1868, 28 ; *1885, 
917 
- -charts, daily synoptic , of the Indian 
Ocean from the year 1861, report on the 
proposed publication of, 1882, 38 ; 1883, 
118 ; 1884, 32 ; 1885, 60 
-- disturbance of the, by artificial 
influences, especially battles, military 
manoeuvres, great explosions and con¬ 
flagrations, R. B. Belcher on, 1874, 36 
-of 1888, the effects of the, on the 
animal and vegetable kingdoms, E. 
J. Lowe on, 1888, 726 
- forecasting the, Prof. Buys-Ballot 
on the system of, pursued in Holland, 
1863, 20 " 
- a similarity between magnetical 
and meteorological, Prof. Balfour 
Stewart on, 1882, 460 
- see ‘ Climate,’ ‘ Storm,’ ‘ Rainfall.’ <fcc. 
