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1882.

President-THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, D.C.L. LL.D.
Treasurer-GEORGE BUSK, Esq. F.R.S.-V.P.

Honorary Secretary-WILLIAM BOWMAN, Esq. LL.D. F.R.S.-V.P.

Professor of Natural Philosophy-JOHN TYNDALL, Esq. D.C.L. LL.D. F.R.S. &c. Fullerian Professor of Chemistry-JAMES DEWAR, Esq. M.A. F.R.S. Jacksonian Professor of Natural Experimental Philosophy, Univ. Cambridge.

Fullerian Professor of Physiology-JOHN G. MCKENDRICK, M.D. F.R.S.E.

Keeper of the Library and Assistant Secretary-Mr. Benjamin Vincent,
Assistant in the Library-Mr. Henry Young.

Clerk of Accounts and Collector-Mr. Henry C. Hughes.
Assistant in the Physical Laboratory-Mr. John Cottrell.
Assistant in the Chemical Laboratory-Mr. R. N. Lennox.

CONTENTS.

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1879.

Jan. 17.-PROFESSOR TYNDALL.-The Electric Light

24.-PROFESSOR W. E. AYRTON.-The Mirror of Japan

31.-H. HEATHCOTE STATHAM, Esq.-The Logic of Archi-

14.-PROFESSOR G. JOHNSTONE STONEY.-The Story of

the November Meteors

21.-PROFESSOR ROSCOE.-A new Chemical Industry

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51

28. SIR WILLIAM THOMSON.-The Sorting Demon of

7.-PROFESSOR HUXLEY.-Sensation, and the Uniformity

of Plan of Sensiferous Organs

14.-E. B. TYLOR, Esq.-The History of Games

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125

21.-PROFESSOR ABEL-Recent Contributions to the

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History of Detonating Agents

28. SIR HENRY C. RAWLINSON.-The Geography of the

Oxus, and the Changes of its Course at different