AIR, velocities of currents of, in vertical tubes, 177; quantity of, inspired during the day and night, and under the influ- ence of exercise, food, &c., 451; tem- perature of a body moving slowly through, 556.
Airy (G. B.), pendulum experiments in Harton Colliery for determining the mean density of the earth, 13; sup- plement, 58.
account of the construction of the new national standard of length, and of its principal copies, 530. Alcohols, new class of, 33, 511. Alison (Dr. S. S.) on a new sphygmoscope,
an instrument for indicating the move- ments of the heart and blood-vessels, 18. Alkaloids, optical characters of certain, associated with quinine, 340. Ammonia and its analogues, new series of compounds derived from, 502. Andrews (Dr. T.) on the density of ozone, 498.
Annelids, reproductive organs of the, 371. Anniversary Meeting, Dec. 1, 1856, 239. Annual Meeting for election of Fellows, 143.
Antimony-bases, contributions towards the history of the, 500.
Aqueous vapour, action of, in disturbing the atmosphere, 421.
Arsenic-bases, contributions towards the history of the, 500.
Arthur's Seat, deflection of plumb-line at, 45.
Bakerian Lecture.-On the electro-dy- namic properties of metals, 50.-On the relations of gold and other metals to light, 356.
Barlow (W.H.) on an element of strength
in beams subjected to transverse strain, named the resistance of flexure, 432. Barometer, on the construction of a stand- ard, 214.
Bate (S.) on the development of Carcinus Manas, 544.
Beams, element of strength in, 432. Beechey (Rear-Admiral F. W.), obituary notice of, 283.
Blood, microscopical examination of the circulation of the, in the vessels of the iris, &c., 229.
Boole (G.) on the comparison of trans- cendents, with certain applications to the theory of definite integrals, 461. Booth (Rev. J.) on the application of parabolic trigonometry to the investi- gation of the properties of the common catenary, 443.
Bowerbank (J. S.) on the anatomy and physiology of the Spongiada, 573. Brachiopoda, organization of the, 463. Brain, researches on the intimate structure of the, 577.
Brooke (H. J.) on the geometrical iso- morphism of crystals, 187. Brown-Séquard (Dr. E.) on the action of certain parts of the solar spectrum upon the iris, 233.
experimental researches on the spinal cord as a leader for sensibility and voluntary movements, 591.
on the resemblance between the effects of the section of the sympathetic nerve in the neck, and of a transverse section of a lateral half of the spinal cord, 594.
-, experimental researches on the in- fluence of efforts of inspiration on the movements of the heart, 596.
on the influence of oxygen on the vital properties of the spinal cord, nerves and muscles, 598.
on the power possessed by motor and sensitive nerves of retaining their vital properties longer than muscles, when deprived of blood, 600. Buckland (Rev. W.), obituary notice of,
Buckton (G. B.) on the action of sul-
phuric acid upon the amides and nitriles, with remarks on the conjugate sulpho- acids, 158.
Buff (H.L.) on some compounds of ethyl- ene, 188. 2 z
Camera obscura, phenomenon of relief of the image formed in the ground glass of the, 569.
Canada, serpentines of, 423.
Carcinus Manas, development of, 544. Carpenter (W.), researches on the Fora- minifera, Part II., 205. Caustics, memoir on, 110. Cayley (A.), third memoir on quantics, 76. memoir upon caustics, 110.
memoir on curves of the third order, 310.
memoir on the resultant of a system of two equations, 322.
on the symmetric functions of the roots of certain systems of two equa- tions, 322.
memoir on the symmetric functions of the roots of an equation, 323.
memoir on the conditions for the existence of given systems of equalities among the roots of an equation, 324.
tables of the Sturmian functions for equations of the second, third, fourth and fifth degrees, 325.
-on a class of dynamical problems, 506. supplementary researches on the partition of numbers, 573. Challis (Rev. J.) on the problem of three bodies, 117.
Chambers (Dr. W. F.), obituary notice of, 268.
Chemical rays, optical and chemical ex- tinction of the, 516.
Chili, analyses of silver ores from, contain- ing iodine, bromine and chlorine, 496. Chowne (Dr. W. D.) on the velocities of currents of air in vertical tubes, due to the presence of aqueous vapour in the atmosphere, 177.
Chronometer compass,description ofa,416. Church (A. H.) on some new colouring matters, 48.
Clarke (J. L.) on the nervous system of Lumbricus terrestris, 343.
researches on the intimate structure
of the brain; human and compara- tive. Part I. The medulla oblongata, 577.
Claudet (A.) on various phenomena of re- fraction through semi-lenses or prisms, producing anomalies in the illusion of stereoscopic images, 104.
on the phenomenon of relief of the image formed on the ground glass of the camera obscura, 569.
Coal, boghead, products of distillation of, at low temperatures, 119, 338. Colour blindness, 172. Colouring matters, new, 48. Cook (Rev. W.) on the theory of the gyroscope, 437.
Cooper (E. J.) on the perihelia and nodes of the planets, 543.
Copernicus," notes on the drawing of, 73.
Copley Medal awarded to H. Milne- Edwards, 252.
Crichton (Sir A.), obituary notice of, 269. Crookes (W.) on the photography of the moon, 363.
Croonian Lecture.-On the cause of the rhythmic motion of the heart, 473. Crystals, geometrical isomorphism of, 187; magnetic induction of, 448. Ctenostomatous polyzoon from the Au- stralian coast, 383.
Currey (F.) on the fructification of certain sphæriaceous Fungi, 588.
Curves of the third order, 310. Cysticercus cellulose, structure and de- velopment of the, 422.
Daphnia, account of the two methods of reproduction in, 352.
Davy (Dr. J.) on the vitality of the ova
of the Salmonidæ of different ages, 27. Definite integrals, on the determination of unknown functions which are in- volved under, 146, 376; comparison of transcendents, with certain applications to the theory of, 461.
De la Rue (Warren), chemical examination of Burmese naphtha, or Rangoon tar, 221.
Dentinal tubes, presence of fibrils of soft tissue in, 63.
Determinants, better called eliminants, 426.
Diamond (Dr. H. W.) on the application of photography to the physiognomic and mental phenomena of insanity, 117. Donkin (W. F.) on the equation of La- place's functions, &c., 307.
Duppa (F. B.) on the bromide of titanium,
Dynamical problems, class of, 506.
Earth, mean specific gravity of the, 45; secular changes of the magnetical sys- tem of the, 49; figure, dimensions and mean specific gravity of the, 111; sta- bility of loose, 185.
Earth's mean density, causes of the great variation among the different measures of the, 295.
Earthwork, mathematical theory of the stability of, 60.
Elasticity, elements of a mathematical theory of, 85.
Electric conductivity of nickel and iron, 546; copper, 550.
Electric currents, peristaltic induction of, 121.
Electric telegraph, on rapid signalling by the, 299, 303.
Electricity, statical, on quantitative mea- surement in, 166.
Electro-physiological researches, 209. Elephant, placenta of the, 471. Ellis (G. V.), researches into the nature
of the involuntary muscular fibre, 212. Equations, symmetric functions of the roots of certain systems of two, 322, 323; resultant of a system of two, 322; conditions for the existence of given systems of equalities among the roots of, 324.
Ethylene, on some compounds of, 188. Excrements, human, immediate principles of, 413.
Fallopian tube conception, existence of
the decidua around the ovum within the Fallopian tube, in four cases of,
Faraday (M.) on the relations of gold and other metals to light, 356. Field (F.) on the existence of silver in sea-water, 292.
on the separation of iodine, &c., and the comparative affinity of these elements for silver, &c., 496. Flexure, resistance of, 432. Fluids, alterations of temperature ac- companying changes in pressure in, 564. Fluids in motion, thermal effects of, 41, 178, 556.
Foraminifera, researches on, 205. Frankland (E.), researches on organo- metallic bodies:-third memoir, 198.
on a new series of compounds de- rived from ammonia and its analogues, 502.
Fungi, fructification of certain sphæri- aceous, 588.
Gall-bladder, on the functions of the mucous membrane of the, 133.
Gasteropoda, natural affinities and classi- fication of, 384.
Glaciers, observations on, 331; plasticity of ice, as manifested in, 455. Gold and other metals, relations of, to light, 356.
Gomes de Souza (J.) on the determination of unknown functions which are in- volved under definite integrals, 146; addition to the memoir, 376.
Gosse (P. H.) on the diœcious character of the Rotifera, 66. Gravatt (W.), elementary considerations on the subject of rotatory motion, 76. Guthrie (G. J.), obituary notice of, 272. Gyroscope, theory of the, 437.
Haidinger (K.), elected foreign member, 229.
Hancock (A.) on the organization of the Brachiopoda, 463.
Hansteen (C.) on the secular changes of the
magnetical system of the earth, &c., 49. Harley (Dr. G.) on the condition of the oxygen absorbed into the blood during respiration, 78.
Harris (Sir W. S.) on quantitative mea- surement in statical electricity, and on some new phenomena of electrical force, 166.
Heart, cause of the rhythmic motion of the, 473; experimental researches on the influence of efforts of inspiration on the movements of the, 596. Heat, on the existence of multiple pro- portion in, 4, 211. Herapath (Dr. W. B.) on the detection of strychnia by the formation of iodo- strychnia, 149.
on the optical characters of certain alkaloids associated with quinine, and of the sulphates of their iodo-com- pounds, 340.
Hernia of the ovaries, history of two cases of, 377.
Hobarton, evidence of the existence of the decennial inequality in the solar-diurnal variations, &c. at, 314.
Hodgkinson (Eaton), experimental re- searches on the strength of pillars of cast iron, 318. Hofmann (A. W.) on insolinic acid, 1. on some of the metamorphoses of naphthalamine, 10.
on a new class of alcohols, 33, 511. on a new mode of forming triethyl- amine, 489.
contribution towards the history of thialdine, 491.
on the action of sulphuric acid upon anisic and salicylic acids, 494.
Hofmann (A. W.), contributions towards the history of the phosphorus-, arsenic- and antimony-bases, 500, 523. Hopkins (T.) on the action of aqueous vapour in disturbing the atmosphere,
Hopkins (W.), experimental researches on the conductive powers of various sub- stances, with the application of the results to the problem of terrestrial temperature, 535.
Hunt (T. S.) on the serpentines of Canada and their associated rocks, 423.
on the part which the silicates of the alkalies may play in the meta- morphism of rocks, 458.
Huxley (T. H.), observations on glaciers, 331.
Ice, plasticity of, 455.
Induction, phenomena of photo-chemical, 326.
Inflammation, early stages of, 581.
Insanity, on the application of photography to the physiognomic and mental phe- nomena of, 117.
Iron, strength of pillars of cast, 318.
Jacob (Captain W. S.) on the causes of the great variation among the different measures of the earth's mean density, 295.
Jago (J.), ocular spectres, structures and functions, mutual exponents, 603. James (Lieut.-Col.), observations and computations made to ascertain the amount of the deflection of the plumb- line at Arthur's Seat, and the mean specific gravity of the earth, &c., 45.
on the figure, dimensions, and mean specific gravity of the earth, as derived from the Ordnance Trigonometrical Sur- vey of Great Britain and Ireland, 111. Joule (J. P.) on the thermal effects of fluids in motion, 41, 178, 556.
-, letter in reference to Dr. Woods' paper read on Jan. 10th, 62.
on the thermo-electricity of ferru- ginous metals, and on the thermal effects of stretching solid bodies, 355.
on the thermal effects of longitudinal compression of solids, 564.
Kemp (Dr.) on the functions of the mu-
cous membranes of the gall-bladder, with reference to the conversion of hepatic into cystic bile, 133.
Kew Observatory, verification of baro- meters at the, 214.
King (Rear-Admiral P. P.) on the specific
Laplace's functions, &c., equation of, 307. Lee (Dr. R.) on the existence of the decidua around the ovum within the Fallopian tube, in four cases of Fallo- pian tube conception, &c., 534. Light, on the magnetic and helicoidal rotatory effects of transparent bodies on polarized, 150; measurement of the chemical action of, 234; relations of gold and other metals to, 356.
Lister (Joseph) on the early stages of in- flammation, 581.
Lubbock (J.), an account of the two methods of reproduction in Daphnia, and of the structure of the "Ephip- pium," 352.
Lumbricus terrestris, nervous system of, 343.
Martyn (Dr. P.) on the function of the thyroid body, 315. Masonry, mathematical theory of the stability of, 60.
Matteucci (C.), electro-physiological re- searches.-Tenth Series, Part I., 209. Medulla oblongata, 577.
Metals, thermo-electricity of ferruginous, 355; electro-dynamic qualities of, 546. Metamorphism of rocks, part which the silicates of the alkalies may play in the, 458. Miller (W. H.) on the construction of the imperial standard pound, and its copies of platinum; and on the comparison of it with the Kilogramme des Archives, Part I., 87; Part II., 144. Milne-Edwards (H.), Copley Medal awarded to, 252.
Moon, photography of the, 363. Muscular fibre, researches into the nature of the involuntary, 212.
Naphtha, Burmese, chemical examination of, 221.
Naphthalamine, metamorphoses of, 10. Nautilus, further observatious on the anatomy and physiology of, 380. Nerves, on the vagus and spinal accessory, 69.
Nerves, motor and sensitive, retain their vital properties longer than muscles, 600. Newman (F.) on determinants, better called eliminants, 426.
Numbers, partition of, supplementary re- searches on the, 573.
Pasteur (M.), Rumford Medal awarded to, 254.
Pendulum experiments in Harton Colliery, 13, 58.
Perkin (W. H.) on some new colouring matters, 48.
Phillips (John), notes on the drawing of "Copernicus," 73.
Phillips (Reuben) on the aurora, 214. Phosphorus-bases, contributions towards the history of the, 500; researches on the, 523. Photo-chemical induction, phenomena of, 326.
Photo-chemical researches, Part I., 235; Part II., 326; Part III., 516. Photography, on the application of, to the physiognomic and mental phe- nomena of insanity, 117. Photography of the moon, 363. Planets, perihelia and nodes of the, 543. Plücker (Julius) on the magnetic induc- tion of crystals, 448.
Pole (W.) on colour blindness, 172. Polyedra, autopolar, 217.
Polygon and polyace, k-partitions of a, 311.
Polypes, asteroid, anatomical description of a species of, 417.
Pound, on the construction of the impe-
rial standard, and its comparison with the Kilogramme des Archives, 87, 144. Problem of three bodies, 117.
Quantics, third memoir on, 76. Quinine, on the optical character of cer- tain alkaloids associated with, 340.
Observatory of the Collegio Romano, de- Rainey (G.) on the structure and develop-
scription of the, 83.
Ocular spectres, &c., 603.
Oldham (Dr. H.) on two cases of hernia of the ovaries, &c., 377. Organic acids containing nitrogen, new series of, 198.
Organo-metallic bodies, researches on,
Ovaries, history of two cases of hernia of the, 377.
Owen (R.) on the Scelidothere (Scelido- therium leptocephalum, Owen), a large extinct terrestrial sloth, 312.
- on the placenta of the elephant, 471. Oxygen, on the condition of the, absorbed into the blood during respiration, 78; influence of, on the vital properties of the spinal cord, nerves and muscles, 598. Ozone, density of, 498.
ment of the Cysticercus cellulosæ, as found in the pig, 66, 422.
Rangoon tar, chemical examination of,
Rankine (W. J. M.) on the mathematical theory of the stability of earthwork and masonry, 60.
on the stability of loose earth, 185. Reeder (R.), description of a chronometer- compass, 416.
Refraction, on various phenomena of,
through semi-lenses or prisms, 104. Rendel (J. M.), obituary notice of, 279. Resolution of Council respecting abstracts of papers received during the recess, 221. Richardson (Sir J.), Royal Medal awarded to, 257.
Roscoe (H. E.), photo-chemical re- searches, Part I., 234; Part II., 326; Part III., 516.
Paget (J.) on the cause of the rhythmic Rotatory motion, elementary considera-
motion of the heart, 473.
tions on the subject of, 76.
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