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INDEX I. 
waves, 351; origin of the solar, 352; 
radiation of, from the zodiacal light 
and from the comet of 1843, 354. 
Henslow (Prof.), thirteenth report on the 
growth and vitality of seeds, 439. 
James (Major), proceedings respecting 
seismometers constructed under the 
superintendence of, 370. 
Knoblauch (M.), on his researches on 
radiant heat, 342. 
Lawes (J. B.) on the equivalency of 
starch and sugar in food, 421. 
Life-boats, on the construction and ge¬ 
neral use of efficient, 327. 
Light, analogies of transmission of, and 
heat by waves, 351; radiation of heat 
from the zodiacal, 354. 
Liodlcy (Prof.), thirteenth report on the 
growth and vitality of seeds, 430. 
Lo\ve(E. J.), luminous meteors observed 
in 1853-64, by, 40G. 
Magnetic observatories, on sonic of the 
results obtained ut the British Colonial, 
355. 
Mallet (Robert), third report on the facts 
of earthquake plueuomenn, 1. 
Mare Criaium and its shores, on the. 
416. 
Melloni (M.), bis recent experiments on 
radiant heat, 350. 
Meteors, on luminous, 386, 412; on 
those of August 1853, ib. j catalogue 
of, made at Observatory, Stone Vica¬ 
rage, Aylesbury, 394; at St. Ives, 406; 
at Mighlield Mouse Observatory, ib .; 
at Midhurst, 410. 
Midhurst, observations of meteors made 
at, 410. 
Moon's surface, on the physical charac¬ 
ter of the, 415; drawings of different 
features of a portion of the, ib. 
Phillips (Proiessor), second report on the 
physical character of the moon's sur¬ 
face, as compared with that of the 
earth, 415. 
Plants, on the influence of solar radia¬ 
tion on, 373. 
Portlock (Colonel), report on earth¬ 
quakes, with their proceedings respect¬ 
ing seismometers constructed under the 
superintendence of Major James, 370. 
Powell (Rev. Baden), third report on the 
present stale of our knowledge of ra¬ 
diant heat, 337 ; seventh report on 
observations of luminous meteors, 
1853-54,386 ; letterto, from Mr. Birt, 
on a luminous beam, 410; letter to. 
from Mr. Fusel, on luminous meteors, 
412. 
Robinson (Rev. Dr.), second report or» 
the physical character of the moon s 
surface, as compared with that of the 
earth, 415. . 
llosse (the Earl of), second report on the 
physical character of the moon’s sur¬ 
face, as compared with that of the 
earth, 415. 
Sabine (Colonel Edward) on some of the 
results obtained nt the British Colonial 
magnetic observatories, 355. 
Seeds, on the growth and vitality of, 4 JJ- 
Seismometers, on, 37*L 
Ships, on the deviations of the compass 
iu wooden and iron, 434. . 
Smith (Archibald) on the deviation oi 
ihe compass in wooden and iron ships, 
Smyth (Prof. C. Piazzi) on the " Mare 
Crisium and its shores,” 410. 
Solar radiation on plants, on the inn 
ence of, 373. . 
Starch and sugar in food, on the eq 
lencv of, 421. 
Thomson (Prof. W.) on solar heat, 352- 
Water-pressure machinery, on the appl> 
cation of, 417. , • 
Watts (J. King), catalogue of Iu ®J ,0 g t ® 
meteors observed in 1853-54, a 
Ives, Hunts, 406. 
Zodiacal light, radiation of heat from 
the, 354. 
