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Mr. D. Forbes's Chemical Examination of, and Remarks on,
the Mineral Species Tyrite
......
....
Prof. Miller on the Anharmonic Ratio of Radii normal to Four
Faces of a Crystal in one Zone; and on the Change of the
Axes of a Crystal
Mr. J. Elliot on two new Forms of the Stereoscope, intended
for the purpose of uniting Large Binocular Photographic
Pictures; and Mr. G. Waterston on a third Form of the same
Instrument, for the same purpose.
Page
91
96
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109
Mr. P.J. Martin on the Anticlinal Line of the London and Hamp-
shire Basins (concluded).....
The Rev. S. Haughton's Notes on Mineralogy.-No. IV. On
the Pitchstone Porphyry of Lough Eske, Co. Donegal...... 116
Dr. Atkinson's Chemical Notices from Foreign Journals.. 118
M. Holzmann on the Vibration of Polarized Light in the Plane
of Polarization
Proceedings of the Royal Society...
Geological Society
125
129
145
On the "Antrimolite" of Thomson, by Dr. Heddle
On the Magnetism and Electric Conductibility of Potassium
and Sodium, by M. Lamy....
148
On the Movements of the Floating Crystals of some Organic
Acids, by A. Schefczik ..
Prof. Draper on the Diffraction Spectrum.-Remarks on M.
Eisenlohr's recent Experiments..
153
Dr. Day on the Theory of Parallels...
156
Prof. Stokes on the Polarization of Diffracted Light
159
Prof. Wilson on M. J. Nicklès' claim to be the discoverer of
Fluorine in the Blood
Mr. E. Foote on the Heat in the Sun's Rays
167
Mr. A. Cayley on the Theory of the Analytical Forms called
Trees
172
Prof. Sedgwick's Remarks on a passage in the President's Ad-
dress delivered at the Anniversary Meeting of the Geological
Society of London on the 15th of February, 1856 ...
Dr. Atkinson's Chemical Notices from Foreign Journals..
The Rev. G. Salmon on the Problem of the In-and-circum-
176
183
scribed Triangle. .
190
Mr. C. W. Vincent on certain Double Compounds of Ammonia
and Chromium
On the Telescopic Stereoscope, by Mr. J. Elliot...
218
On Induction, by A. Masson
219
Observations on the Zodiacal Light and on Shooting Stars, by
Prof. Heiss......
220
On the Influence exercised on the Magnetic Needle by Musical
Strings in a state of Resonance, by Dr. H. Reinsch
On Electrical Heat, by P. Riess
222
223
On the Spirality of Motion in Whirlwinds and Tornadoes, by
W. C. Redfield
NUMBER LXXXVI.-APRIL.
Prof. Faraday on the Conservation of Force
225
Mr. T. S. Hunt on the Chemical Composition of the Waters of
the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers
239
Mr. A. Cayley on a Problem in the Partition of Numbers..
Prof. Schönbein on the Connexion of Catalytic Phænomena with
Allotropy
245
248
Prof. Riess on Electric Pauses
261
scribed Triangle....
267
Dr. Atkinson's Chemical Notices from Foreign Journals
Proceedings of the Royal Society.
Researches on the Electricity of the Air and the Earth, and on
the Chemical Effects produced by slow Actions, with or with-
out the concourse of Electrical Forces, by M. Becquerel...
Twinkling of the Stars.....
296
301
Note on the Density and the Mass of Comets, by M. Babinet.. 301
On an Apparatus to determine the Solubility of Salts at High
Temperatures, by Chev. Ch. von Hauer
304
269
276
293
NUMBER LXXXVII.—MAY.
Dr. Hirst on Equally Attracting Bodies. (With a Plate.)
Mr. J. N. Hearder on a new Instrument for Registering a rapid
succession of Electrical Discharges, and a comparison of the
Effects of the Induction Coil with those of Frictional and
Hydro-electric Machines
305
324
scribed Polygon......
337
Mr. A. B. Northcote on the Constitution of Allophane
Prof Miller on the Application of Elementary Geometry to Cry-
338
stallography
345
Prof. Tyndall on Foam and Hail
352
Mr. J. Cockle on the Theory of Equations of the Fifth Degree. 354
Mr. D. Forbes on the Chemical Composition of the Silurian
and Cambrian Limestones...
Experiments on the Artificial Formation of the Hydrated Car-
bonates of the Earths and Metals, by A. Damour
Note on a new Cyanometer, by Felix Bernard
Comparative Examination and Analysis of Eudialite and Euko-
lite, by A. Damour
365
373
385
388
389
391
NUMBER LXXXVIII.-JUNE.
M. G. Kirchhoff on the Motion of Electricity in Wires..
Mr. J. P. Nichol on Parallel Lines
Mr. A. H. Church on Parabenzole, a new Hydrocarbon from
Coal-naphtha.....
393
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412
415
Mr. A. Cayley on the Summation of a certain Factorial Ex-
pression ..
419
Mr. A. Cayley on a Theorem relating to the Rectangular Hy-
perbola ..
423
Prof. Odling on the Natural Groupings of the Elements.—Part I. 423
Prof. Schönbein on the Connexion of Catalytic Phænomena
with Allotropy (concluded)
Proceedings of the Royal Society..
On the Temperature of Foam, by Henry M. Witt
Description of a new Barometer, by M. Davoust
440
452
462
467
468
On a new locality for the mineral Atacamite, by J. J. Monteiro. 470
Note on the Improved Induction Coil, by C. A. Bentley .... 471
On the Absorption of Light in traversing Comets, by M. Babinet. 471
NUMBER LXXXIX.-SUPPLEMENT TO VOL. XIII.
Prof. Tyndall on the Sounds produced by the Combustion of
Gases in Tubes
473
480
497
Prof. Odling on the Natural Groupings of the Elements..
M. F. on the Persistent Appearance of the Lightning Flash .. 506
Mr. A. Cayley's Analytical Solution of the Problem of Tactions. 507
Prof. Haughton's Notes on Mineralogy.-No. V. On Hypo-
stilbite and Stilbite
509
511
529
On the Velocity of Sound in Solids, Liquids, and Elastic Fluids,
and on the Correlation of the Physical Properties of Bodies,
by A. Masson....
On the Improved Induction Coil, by Jonathan N. Hearder...
On the action of Nitric Acid upon Glycerine, by Dr. Debus..
Analyses of the Sulphato-Carbonate of Barytes of Thomson, by
Dr. Heddle...
Index
533
536
537
538
PLATES.
I. Illustrative of Dr. A. Matthiessen's Paper on the Electric Conducting
Power of the Metals of the Alkalies and Alkaline Earths.
II. Illustrative of Dr. T. A. Hirst's Paper on Equally Attracting Bodies.
ERRATA.
Page 138, line 5 from bottom, for
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141,
288,
3 from bottom, for
sine read cos 0.
2-(§) read -2(§).
2 from bottom, for 1(0)+(0) read ↓1(0)—¥2(0). 21 from top, for the part read the narrow part.
289, 1, for 268° read 238°.