The Newcastle meeting of the British Association 1889 : report of proceedings reprinted from the "Newcastle Daily Chronicle".
- British Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting
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- [1889?]
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![INDEX. PAGE British Association, The.—Its Origin and Its Work.. 3 British Association.—Former Meetings in Newcastle 5 Distinguished Visitors, List of 9 The President: Biographical Sketch of 11 The Sections and their Presidents 13 First Day's Proceedings (Wednesday)— Meeting of General Committee 7 Presidential Address 27 Second day's proceedings (Thursday) 38 Papers read in Section A 38 1. President's Address. 2. Report of the Committee on Tidal Observations in Canada. S. Report of the Committee on the Praotioal Work of ■iridal Obseivation. 4. Report of the Committee on the Harmonic Analysis of Tidal Observation. 5. Dr. H. Muirhead.—On the Heliocentric Longitudes of Cometic Perihelia. 6. Professor A. W. Riicker, F.R.S.—On Cometic Nebula. 7. Professor Piazza Sm3'th.—Re-examination of the Spectra of 23 Gas-vacuum End-on Tubes after 6 to 10 years of existence and use. a Lord Raylelgh, Seo. R.S.—On the Tones of Bells. 9. Professor J. Milne.—On Seismological Work in Japan. 10. Professor J. Milne.—On the Vibrations of Railway Trains, with Exhibition of a New Instrument for Recording these Vibrations. Papers read in Section B 42 1. President's Address. 2. Report of the Committee on the Influence of Silicon on the Properties of SteeL 3. Report of the Committee on the best method of estab- lishing an International Standard for the Analysis of Iron and SteeL 4. Professor Liveing.—On Eikonosren, a new Photo- graphic Developer. 5. J. W. Hogg.—The Volatilisation of Lead Oxide and its action on Glass, at Low Temperature. 6. a T. Heycook, M.A.. and F. H. Neville, M.A.—On the Molecular Weight of Metals : an application of Raoult's Method to Alloys. 7. Dr. J. B. Readman.—The Manufacture of Prussiate of Potash. Papers read in Section C 45 1. The President's Address. 2. Professor J. Milne.—Report on the Earthquake and Volcanic Phenomena of Japan. 3. Professor G. Michie Smith.—The Bandaisan Eruption, Japan, July, 1888. 4. Dr. E. Naumann.—Terrestrial Magnetism as modified by the Structure of the Earth's Crust; and Pro- posals concerning a Magnetic Survey of the Globe. 5. T. P. Barkas.—Notes on numerous newly discovered fossil footprints on the Lower Carboniferous Sand- stone of Northumberland, near Otterbum. 6. T. Mellard Reade.—The Physiography of the Lower Trias. Papers read in Section D 5I 1. The President's Address. 2. Report of the Committee on Natural History of the Friendly Islands. 3. Report of the Committee on the Zoology and Botany of the West India Islands. 4. Report of the Committee on the Development of the Ovidubt of certain Fresh Water Teleostei. 6. Report of the Committee on the Disappearance oJ Native Plants, 6. Report of the Committee on the Migration of Birds. 7. Report of the Committee on the Naples Zoological Station. 8. Report of the Committee on the Flora of China. At 1 p.m. the Section subdivided into Zoological and Botanical Departments. ZOOLOQIOAL DbPAKTMKNT. L B. H. Thomson.—Notes on the Fauna of the Louisiade and d'Entrecasteau Islands. 2. Rev. Canon Tristram, F.RS.—On the Peculiarities of the Avifauna of the Canary Islands. 3k Professor Newton, F.R.S.—On Syrrhaptes paradoxm as a native of Britain. 4. Professor Windle.—On the Morphology of the long flexors of the digits of the Mammalian Hand, 5. Professor Windle. —On certain Congenital Abnormali- ties in Fishes. 6. P. E. Beddard.—On the Cseca of a Tinamou. 7. F. E. Beddard.—Contributions to our Knowledge of the Fresh Water Annelids. 8. Professor Mcintosh, F.R.S.—Note on the Tarpon (Megalops thrissoides). 9. Professor Mcintosh, F.R.S.—On the Larval and Post- larval stages of the Sole and other Food-Fishes. 10. Professor Mcintosh, F.R.S.—Notes on new and rare Forms at the St. Andrew's Marine Laboratory. BOTANICAL DEPARTMENT. 1. J. G. Baker.—The Occurrence of Arenaria norvegica in Yorkshire. 2. Professor F. O. Bower.—The Meristem of Ferns as a Study in Phylogenj'. 3i Professor M. Hartog.—The Structure of the Nucleus in Saproleg7na. 4. H. Wager.—Observations on the structure of the Nuclei in Peronospora parasitica, and on their behaviour during the formation of the Oospore. 5. A. W. Bennett. —The Antherozooids of Cryptograms. 6. A. W. Bennett—A Hybrid Desmid. Papers read in Section E 56 L President's Address. 2. Sir Robert Biddulph, G.C.M.B.—Cyprus. 3. Captain Thys.—The Congo Railwaj'. 4. Dr. H. R. Mill.—Physical Basis of Commercial Geo- graphy. 5. Rev. R. P. Ashe.—Uganda. 6. His Excellency Governor Moloney. — The Yoruba Country, West Africa. Papers read in Section F 59 1. The President's Address. • 2. Professor C. F. Bastable.—The Incidence and Effects of Import and Export Dutiea 3. Stephen Bourne.—Index-Numbers applied to the Statistics of Imports and Exports. Papers read in Section G 65 1. The President's Address. 2. Professor A. B. W. Kennedy.—Experiments on the Transmission of Power by Compressed Air (Popp's System.) 3. A. C. Humphreys.—Water Gas. Papers read in Section H 71 1. Francis Galton, F.R.S.—On the adrisability of assign- ing Marks for Bodily Efficienov in the Examinations of Candidates for the Public Services. 2L Francis Galton, F.R.S.—On the Principles and Methods _ of assigning Marks for Bodily Efflciency. 3. President's Address. [Subject-Heredity.] 4. Dr. W. Wilberforce Smith.—The early failure of pairs of Grinding Teeth. 6. Dr. Ridolfo Livi.—On the Development of the Wisdom Teeth.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21499317_0225.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
