Report of the Annual Meeting

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General Meetings
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The Longitudinal Stability of Aerial Gliders By Professor G
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but with a reference to the Journal or Newspaper in which it is published in extenso
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Seismological Investigations Seventh Report of the Committee consisting
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Magnetic Observations at Falmouth Report of the Committee consisting
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Report on the Theory of Pointgroups PART II By FRANCES HARDCASTLE
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Meteorological Observations on Ben Nevis Report of the Committee consist
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Absorption Spectra and Chemical Constitution of Organic Substances
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Hydroaromatic Compounds with Single Nucleus By ARTHUR W CROSSLEY
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Wavelength Tables of the Spectra of the Elements and Compounds Report
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The Nature of Alloys Report of the Committee consisting of Mr F
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Our Present Knowledge of Aromatic Diazocompounds By GILBERT
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Registration of Type Specimens of British Fossils Report of the Committee
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the Evidence which may be adduced from such List in support of
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Photographs of Geological Interest in the United Kingdom Thirteenth
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Kesh Caves co Sligo Report of the Committee consisting of Dr R
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Occupation of a Table at the Zoological Station at Naples Report
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Investigations made at the Marine Biological Laboratory Plymouth Report
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Index Generum et Specierum Animalium Report of the Committee consist
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The Resistance of Road Vehicles to Traction Report of the Committee con
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Experiments by Professor H S HeleShaw F R S 1897
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Small Screw Gauge Report of the Committee consisting of Sir W
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Ethnological Survey of Canada Report of the Committee consisting
353
Anthropological Photographs Interim Report of the Committee consisting
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The Age of Stone Circles Report of the Committee consisting of Dr J
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On Explorations at Knossos in Crete Report of the Committee consisting
466
Investigation of the Cyanophyceae Report of the Committee consisting
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The Teaching of Science in Elementary Schools Report of the Committee
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SECTION A MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE
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Further Experiments by the Thermal Method on the Variation of
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Discussion on the Nebula surrounding Nova Persei opened by A R HINKS
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BRYAN SC D F R S
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On Mapcolouring By Professor A C DIXON Sc D
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On the Newtonian Potential By Professor A C DIXON Sc D
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Matrix Notation in the Theory of Screws By R W H T HUDSON M A
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On a Practical Rule for finding the Perimeter of an Ellipse By THOMAS MUIR C M G F R S
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A Theorem in Determinants By A A ROBB
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a Preliminary Study for a Standard of Light By J E PETAVEL
534
Spectrograms of Jupiter Uranus and Vesta By PERCIVAL LOWELL
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On Experiments to Ascertain the Amount of Carbonic Anhydride
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The Colour of Iodinecontaining Compounds By Miss IDA SMEDLEY
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Action of Alkalis on Cinnamic Acid Dibromide and its Esters
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On the Marine Fauna of the Boulder Clay By JOSEPH WRIGHT F G S
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Fossils from Cretaceous Strata in the Salt Range of India By Professor
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Report on the Erratic Blocks of the British Isles p 252
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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 16
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Address by Professor G B HOWES D Sc LL D F R S President of
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The Scales of Fishies as an Index of Age By J STUART THOMSON
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1902
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Notes on the Habits of the Onuphidida Polychaeta and on the Internal
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On the Significance of the Embryonic Cell By Professor C S MINOT
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Address by Colonel Sir T H HOLDICH C B K C I E F R G S President
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The Geography of Southern Persia as affecting its History together with
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Preliminary Note on the Windings of the Evenlode By Dr A
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Address by EDWIN CANNAN M A LL D President of the Section
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The Position of Economics and the Applied Sciences in a proposed
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A British Zollverein or Preferential Tariffs within the British Empire
702
Natures Economics By Miss HELEN BLACKBURN
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Address by Professor JOHN PERRY D Sc F R S President of the Section
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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12
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The Smokeless Combustion of Bituminous Fuel By W II BOOTH
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Cornelius Magrath the Irish Giant By Professor D J CUNNINGHAM
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On a recent Discovery of Palæolithic Implements in Plateau Gravels
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A Study in the Psychology of Primitive Man By A AMY BULLEY
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On the Ethnography of the Nagas By W H FURNESS M D
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Address by Professor W D HALLIBURTON M D F R S President
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A Case of Paralysis of Convergence By CYRIL SHAW M D
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Notes on a Census of the Flora of the Australian Alps Part I
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Resistance of Seeds to High Temperatures By HENRY H DIXON
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On the Occurrence of the Nodular Concretions Coal Balls in the Lower
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On the Morphology of the Seed and Seedling of Torreya By Professor
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EDUCATIONAL SCIENCE
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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12
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Joint Discussion with Section A on the Teaching of Mathematics
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Report of the Conference of Delegates of Corresponding Societies held
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A Plea for a Pigmentation Survey of School Children in Ireland
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