page 298 Magnetic-term Observations taken on board H.M.S. Erebus and Terror, Hourly Magnetic Observations for August and September, 1840, taken 298 ... 298 Variation de la déclinaison, intensité horizonal et inclinaison magnétique, observés à Milan, pendant vingt-quatre heures de suite, le 24 et 25 Fevrier et Mars, 1841, par Signor Carlini, For. Memb. R.S. 298 Remarks on the Birds of Kerguelen's Land. By R. McCormick, Esq. Surgeon R.N. of H.M.S. Erebus........ Geological Remarks on Kerguelen's Land. By R. McCormick, Esq. On the proportion of the prevailing Winds, the mean Temperature, A new Method of solving Numerical Equations. By Mr. Thomas ........ Additional Note on the Contraction of Voluntary Muscles in the living body. By William Bowman, Esq. F.R.S. Demonstrator of Anatomy in King's College, London, and Assistant Surgeon to King's College Hospital . Investigation of a New and Simple Series, by which the Ratio of the Diameter of a Circle to its Circumference may easily be computed to any required degree of accuracy. By William Rutherford, Esq. of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich On the Phænomena of thin plates of Solid and Fluid Substances exposed to Polarised Light. By Sir David Brewster, K.H. D.C.L, F.R.S. and V.P.R.S. Ed. Meteorological Observations for August, September, and October, 1840, taken on board H.M.S. Erebus and Terror, by and under the direction of Capt. James Clark Ross, R.N. Commander of the Antarctic Expedition................ 298 299 300 300 301 302 302 303 Hourly Meteorological Observations made at Plymouth, in latitude 52° 36′ 12′′, longitude in time 6m 55° east, on the 22nd of March, 1841. By Arthur Utting, Esq.... 303 Barometrical Observations taken at Naples at 9 A.M. on each day during the months of January and February, 1841. By Sir Woodbine Parish, K.C.H. F.R.S. 303 Memoir of the case of a gentleman born blind, and successfully operated upon in the eighteenth year of his age; with Physiological Observations and Experiments. By J. C. August Franz, M.D. M.R.C.S..................... page 303 Catalogue of Geological Specimens procured from Kerguelen's Land during the months of May, June, and July 1840 Catalogue of Birds collected on board Her Majesty's Ship Terror, be- 305 305 305 ........ On the Fossil Remains of Turtles discovered in the Chalk Formation of the South-East of England. By Gideon Algernon Mantell, Esq. LL.D. F.R.S. On the Compensations of Polarized Light, with the description of a 305 306 308 311 Register of Tidal Observations made at Prince of Wales's Island, in 311 Register of Tidal Observations made at Singapore in July, August and 311 On the Anatomy and Physiology of certain structures in the Orbit, Experiments on the electric conditions of the Rocks and Metalliferous 311 312 317 Researches in the Theory of Machines. By the Rev. H. Moseley, 318 On the Nervous Ganglia of the Uterus. By Robert Lee, M.D. F.R.S. 321 On the Corpuscles of the Blood.-Part III. By Martin Barry, M.D. F.R.SS. L. and E. A new Theory of Physics, with its application to important phænomena hitherto considered as ultimate facts. By Thomas Exley, Esq. A.M. On the Organs of Reproduction, and on the Development of the Myriapoda. By George Newport, Esq.... Variations de la déclinaison et intensité magnétique horizontale observées à Milan le 28 et 29 Mai, la 23 et 24 Juin, le 21 et 22 Juillet, le 27 et 28 Août, et le 22 et 23 Septembre 1841. Par Sigr. Carlini, For. Memb. R.S............ ..... Variations de la déclinaison magnétique et de l'intensité magnétique 323 325 326 329 horizontale observées à Bruxelles le 23 et 24 Juin, le 21 et 22 Juillet 1841. Par M. A. Quetelet, For. Memb. R.S............ page 329 Meteorological Register kept on board the Earl of Hardwicke, during a voyage from London to Calcutta and back to London. By Capt. Alexander Henning..... Meteorological Register kept at Port Arthur, Van Diemen's Land. By Term-Observations of the Variation, Magnetic Declination, Horizontal ...... 329 329 329 330 On the Laws of the rise and fall of the Tides in the River Thames. 330 Meteorological Journal, from the 20th April 1840 to the 29th April 1841. Kept at the Falkland Islands on board H.M. Ketch, Arrow. 330 Daily Thermometrical Observations at Cape Palmas, for May 1841... 331 Papers from the several Magnetic Observatories established in India, addressed to the Secretary of the Royal Society. By direction of the Honourable East India Company ..... 361 Variations de la déclinaison et intensité horizontale magnétique observées à Milan, pendant 24 heures de suite, le 28 et 27 Novembre 1841. Par Signor Carlini, For. Memb. R.S........... 362 On a Calculating Machine. By the Rev. Henry Moseley, M.A. 1842. 362 On Fibre. By Martin Barry, M.D. F.R.SS. L. and Ed. ............... 362 367 ........ 369 Contributions to Terrestrial Magnetism.-No. III. By Lieut.-Colonel Edward Sabine, R.A. F.R.S. Barometrical Observations made at Yarmouth, Norfolk, on the 21st of June and 21st of September 1841. By Arthur Utting, Esq...... 370 On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Decidua. By Robert Lee, M.D. F.R.S. 370 Abstracts of the Magnetic Term-day Observations for June, July, August, and September 1841, from the Honourable East India Company's Magnetic Observatory at Singapore 371 page 371 Graphical Representations of the Term-day Observations from April ....... Variations de la déclinaison et intensité horizontale magnétique observée à Milan, pendant 24 heures de suite, le 22 et 23 Décembre 1841, et le 19 et 21 Janvier 1842. Par Signor F. Carlini, For. Memb. R.S. 371 371 371 A Meteorological Journal for 1841, kept at Allenheads, Northumberland, 1400 feet above the level of the sea, with an Appendix. By the Rev. W. Walton, M.A. F.R.S. 371 Description of an Observatory constructed at Ardwick, and specification of the work performed in its erection. By John Jesse, Esq. at Ardwick 371 On the Steam-wave. By the Rev. Thomas Boys 372 Magnetic-term Observations of the Declination, Inclination, and total 373 ......... On the Chemical Analysis of the contents of the Thoracic Duct in the ..... Meteorological Observations taken on board Her Majesty's Ship Meteorological Observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Cape Meteorological Observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, RossBank, Van Diemen's Land, for April, May and June 1841. (Forms 1 and 2.) ... On the Structure and Use of the Malpighian bodies of the Kidney, On the Diurnal Temperature of the Earth's Surface, and the discus- 373 374 374 374 374 375 Esq. C 377 Meteorological Observations, taken in conformity with the Report ........ page 378 378 .... 379 380 380 380 Contributions to the Chemical History of the Compounds of Palla- ........ ............... 380 381 Remarks on the probable natural causes of the Epidemic Influenza as experienced at Hull in the year 1833; with a delineation of the Curves of the maximum, the mean, and the minimum Temperatures in the shade, and the maximum Temperature in the Sun's Rays at Hull, during the years 1823 and 1833. By G. H. Fielding, M.D. 381 Report of a remarkable appearance of the Aurora Borealis below the Clouds. By the Rev. James Farquharson, LL.D. F.R.S. Minister of Alford ...... Papers from the several Magnetic Observatories established in India, On the Organic Tissues in the bony structure of the Corallidæ. By Sixth Letter on Voltaic Combinations, addressed to Michael Faraday, ....... 382 382 383 384 |