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TAYLOR AND FRANCIS, RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET.

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OBJECTS and Rules of the Association

Places of Meeting and Officers from commencement

Presidents and Secretaries of the Sections of the Association from

commencement....

Evening Lectures

Lectures to the Operative Classes

Table showing the Attendance and Receipts at previous Meetings.. xxxviii

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Recommendations of the General Committee for Additional Reports

and Researches in Science....

Synopsis of Money Grants..

General Statement of Sums paid on account of Grants for Scientific

Address by the President, Professor Huxley, LL.D., F.R.S.

REPORTS OF RESEARCHES IN SCIENCE.

Report of the Committee appointed to consider and report on the various

Plans proposed for Legislating on the subject of Steam-Boiler Ex-

plosions, with a view to their Prevention,-the Committee consisting

of Sir WILLIAM FAIRBAIRN, Bart., C.E., LL.D., F.R.S., &c., Sir JOSEPHI

WHITWORTH, Bart., C.E., F.R.S., JOHN PENN, C.E., F.R.S., FREDERICK

J. BRAMWELL, C.E., HUGH MASON, SAMUEL RIGBY, THOMAS SCHOFIELD,

CHARLES F. BEYER, C.E., THOMAS WEBSTER, Q.C., and LAVINGTON E.

Report of the Committee appointed for the purpose of calling the atten-

tion of Her Majesty's Government to the importance of completing,

without delay, the valuable investigation into the composition and

geological distribution of the Hæmatite Iron-ores of Great Britain

and Ireland, which has been already in part published in the Memoirs

of the Geological Survey,--consisting of Prof. STOKES, F.R.S., Prof.

HARKNESS, F.R.S., and R. A. C. GODWIN-AUSTEN, F.R.S.

Report on the Sedimentary Deposits of the River Onny. By the Rev.

J. D. LA TOUCHE

Report of the Committee on the Chemical Nature of Cast Iron. The

Committee consists of F. A. ABEL, F.R.S., D. FORBES, F.R.S., and

A. MATTHIESSEN, F.R.S.

Report on the practicability of establishing "A Close Time" for the pro-

tection of indigenous Animals. By a Committee, consisting of Prof.

NEWTON, M.A., F.L.S., Rev. H. B. TRISTRAM, F.R.S., J. E. HARTING,

F.L.S., F.Z.S., Rev. H. BARNES, and H. E. DRESSER (Reporter)

Report of the Committee on Standards of Electrical Resistance. The

Committee consists of Prof. WILLIAMSON, F.R.S., Prof Sir CHARLES

WHEATSTONE, F.R.S., Prof. Sir W. THOMSON, F.R.S., Prof. W. A.

MILLER, F.R.S., Dr. A. MATTHIESSEN, F.R.S., Sir CHARLES BRIGHT,

C.E., F.R.G.S., J. CLERK MAXWELL, F.R.S., C. W., SIEMENS, F.R.S.,

BALFOUR STEWART, F.R.S., Dr. JOULE, F.R.S., C. F. VARLEY, Prof. G.

C. FOSTER, F.R.S., C. HOCKIN, M.D., and Prof. FLEEMING JENKIN,

F.R.S. (Secretary)

Sixth Report of the Committee for Exploring Kent's Cavern, Devon-

shire, the Committee consisting of Sir CHARLES LYELL, Bart., F.R.S.,

Professor PHILLIPS, F.R.S., Sir JoпN LUBBOCK, Bart., F.R.S., JOHN

EVANS, F.R.S., EDWARD VIVIAN, GEORGE BUSK, F.R.S., WILLIAM BOYD

DAWKINS, F.R.S., WILLIAM AYSHFORD SANFORD, F.G.S., and WILLIAM

PENGELLY, F.R.S. (Reporter)

Third Report of the Committee for the purpose of investigating the rate

of Increase of Underground Temperature downwards in various Locali-

ties of Dry Land and under Water. Drawn up by Professor Everett,

at the request of the Committee, consisting of Sir WILLIAM THOMSON,

F.R.S., Sir CHARLES LYELL, F.R.S., J. CLERK MAXWELL, F.R.S., Pro-

fessor PHILLIPS, F.R.S., G. J. SYMONS, F.M.S., Dr. BALFOUR STEWART,

F.R.S., Prof. RAMSAY, F.R.S., A. GEIKIE, F.R.S., J. GLAISHER, F.R.S.,

Rev. Dr. GRAHAM, E. W. BINNEY, F.R.S., GEORGE MAW, F.G.S., W.

PENGELLY, F.R.S., S. J. MACKIE, F.G.S., and Professor EVERETT, D.C.L.

Second Report of the Committee appointed to get cut and prepared

Sections of Mountain-Limestone Corals for Photographing. The

Committee consists of HENRY WOODWARD, F.G.S., Prof. DUNCAN,

F.R.S., Prof. HARKNESS, F.R.S., and JAMES THOMSON, F.G.S.

Second Report of the Committee, consisting of C. W. MERRIFIELD,

F.R.S., G. P. BIDDER, C.E., F.R.G.S., Capt. DorGLAS GALTON, F.R.S.,

F. GALTON, F.R.S., Prof. RANKINE, F.R.S., and W. FROUDE, appointed

to report. on the state of existing knowledge on the Stability, Pro-

pulsion, and Sea-going Qualities of Ships, and as to the application

which it may be desirable to make to Her Majesty's Government on

these subjects. Prepared for the Committee by C. W. MERRIFIELD,

Report of the Committee on Earthquakes in Scotland. The Committee

consists of Sir W. THOMSON, M.A., LL.D., F.R.S., D. MILNE-HOME,

F.R.S.E., P. MACFARLANE, and J. BRYCE, M.A., LL.D., F.G.S. (Re-

Report of the Committee on the "Treatment and Utilization of Sewage,"

reappointed at Exeter, 1869, and consisting of RICHARD B. GRANTHAM,

M. Inst. C.E., F.G.S., Chairman, M. C. COOKE, M.A., Prof. CORFIELD,

M.A., M.B., J. BAILEY DENTON, M. Inst. C.E., F.G.S., JOHN THORN-

HILL HARRISON, M. Inst. C.E., WILLIAM HOPE, V.C., Prof. MARSHALL,

F.R.C.S., F.R.S., BENJAMIN H. PAUL, Ph.D., F.C.S., Prof. WANKLYN,

Prof. WILLIAMSON, Ph.D., F.R.S., and Sir JOHN LUBBOCK, Bart., M.P.,

F.R.S., Treasurer

Report on Observations of Luminous Meteors, 1869-70. By a Com-

mittee, consisting of JAMES GLAISHER, F.R.S., of the Royal Observa-

tory, Greenwich, ROBERT P. GREG, F.G.S., F.R.A.S., ALEXANDER S.

HERSCHEL, F.R.A.S., and CHARLES BROOKE, F.R.S., Secretary to the

Meteorological Society. . . . .

Report on Recent Progress in Elliptic and Hyperelliptic Functions. By

W. H. L. RUSSELL, F.R.S.

Committee for the purpose of promoting the extension, improvement,

and harmonic analysis of Tidal Observations. Consisting of Sir

WILLIAM THOMSON, LL.D., F.R.S., Prof. J. C. ADAMS, F.R.S., The

ASTRONOMER ROYAL, F.R.S., J. F. BATEMAN, F.R.S., Admiral Sir

EDWARD BELCHER, K.C.B., T. G. BUNT, Staff-Commander Burdwood,

R.N., WARREN DE LA RUE, F.R.S., Prof. FISCHER, F.R.S., J. P. Gassiot,

F.R.S., Prof. HAUGHTON, F.R.S., J. R. HIND, F.R.S., Prof. KELLAND,

F.R.S., Staff-Captain MORIARTY, C.B., J. OLDHAM, C.E., W. PARKES,

M. Inst. C.E., Prof. B. PRICE, F.R.S., Rev. C. PRITCHARD, LL.D.,

F.R.S., Prof. RANKINE, LL.D., F.R.S., Captain RICHARDS, R.N., F.R.S.,

Dr. ROBINSON, F.R.S., General SABINE, President of the Royal Society,

W. SISSONS, Prof. STOKES, D.C.L., F.R.S., T. WEBSTER, M.A., F.R.S.,

and Prof. FULLER, M.A., and J. F. ISELIN, M.A., Secretaries

On a New Steam-power Meter. By Messrs. AsитON and STOREY

Report on the Action of the Methyl and Allied Series. By BENJAMIN

W. RICHARDSON, M.D., F.R.S...

Report of the Rainfall Committee for the Year 1869-70, consisting of

C. BROOKE, F.R.S. (Chairman), J. GLAISHER, F.R.S., Prof. PHILLIPS,

F.R.S., J. F. BATEMAN, C.E., F.R.S., R. W. MYLNE, C.E., F.R.S.,

T. HAWKSLEY, C.E., Prof. ADAMS, F.R.S., C. TOMLINSON, F.R.S.,

Prof. SYLVESTER, F.R.S., Dr. POLE, F.R.S., ROGERS FIELD, C.E., and

G. J. SYMONS, Secretary

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