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INDEX TO THE PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS FOR THE YEAR 1860. A. Abbeville, occurrence of flint-implements at, 277; sections at, 282 (see Prestwich). Admiralty Standard Compass, 358. Alloys, electric conducting power of, 161; specific gravity of, 177 (see Matthiessen). Amiens, occurrence of flint-implements at, 277; sections at, 288 (see Prestwich). Andrews (Dr. T.) and Tait (Professor P. G.). On the Volumetric Relations of Ozone, and the Action of the Electrical Discharge on Oxygen and other Gases, 113.—Oxygen and ozone, 113; hydrogen and some other gases, 125; note, 130. Arsenic-bases, and bases with arsenic and nitrogen, and arsenic and phosphorus, 518 (see Hofmann). Attraction of ellipsoids, 1 (see Donkin). B. Bakerian Lecture, the, 185 (see Fairbairn). Beale (Professor L. S.). On the Distribution of Nerves to the Elementary Fibre of Striped Muscle, 611.—Mode of preparing the specimens, 617; conclusions, 618; explanation of the plate, 618. Bisulphide of carbon, test for, 431. Boiling-point, relation between, and composition, 257. Brewster (Sir D.) and Gladstone (Dr. J. H.). On the Lines of the Solar Spectrum, 149.—Atmospheric lines, 153; lines produced by absorbent media, 157; origin of lines, 157. Brinkley (Dr.). On certain Formulae investigated by, 319 (see Herschel). C. Calculus of operations, on an extended form of the index symbol in the, 13. Calorimeter for determining radiating powers, 379. Caoutchine, 241 (see Williams). Caoutchouc, composition of, 253. Carpenter (Dr. W. B.). Researches on Foraminifera. Fourth Series, 535.—Genus Polystomella, 535; Tinoporus, 557; Carpenteria, 564; concluding summary, 569; explanation of plates, 586. Carpenteria, 564. Cayley (A.). On the Equation of Differences for an Equation of any Order, and in particular for Equations of the Orders Two, Three, Four, and Five, 93. ——— Note respecting Formulae of Dr. Brinkley's, 321. Colour-blindness, 78 (see Maxwell). Compass, deviations of the, on board ship, 337; Admiralty standard, 358 (see Evans). Compound colours, on the theory of, 57 (see Maxwell). Copper, on the effect of metals and metalloids on the electric conducting power of pure, 85. Crystallographic determinations of artificial crystals, 416–522. Cubics, quaternary, 229 (see Salmon). D. De la Rue (W.) and Müller (H.). On the Resin of Ficus rubiginosa, and a new Homologue of Benzylc Alcohol, 43.—Sycoretin, 45; acetate of sycoceryl, 47; alcohol of sycoceryl, 50. Disulphide of carbon, test for, 431; itself a test for phosphorus-bases, 431. Donkin (Professor W. F.). On the Analytical Theory of the Attraction of Solids bounded by surfaces of a hypothetical Class including the Ellipsoid, 1. E. Earnshaw (Rev. S.). On the Mathematical Theory of Sound, 133.—Wave-motion when change of temperature is neglected, 133; when not neglected, 143. Electrical discharge, effect of, on gases, 113 (see Andrews). Elliptic and ultra-elliptic functions, 223 (see Merrifield). Equation of differences, 93 (see Cayley). Evans (F. J.). Reduction and Discussion of the Deviations of the Compass observed on board of all the Iron-built Ships, and a selection of the Wood-built Steam-ships in Her Majesty's Navy, and the Iron Steam-ship 'Great Eastern,' 337. Evans (J.), letter from, on the form and nature of flint-implements found near Abbeville and Amiens, 310. F. Fairbairn (W.) and Tate (T.). The Bakerian Lecture. Experimental Researches to determine the Density of Steam at different Temperatures, and to determine the Law of Expansion of Superheated Steam, 185.—Saturation-gauge, 186; experiments at pressures varying from 15 to 70 pounds per square inch, 190; at pressures less than the atmospheric pressure, 208; generalization of results, 219. Ficus rubiginosa, on the resin of, 43 (see De la Rue). INDEX. Flint-implements, occurrence of, associated with the remains of animals of extinct species, 277. Foraminifera, researches on the, 535 (see Carpenter). G. Gladstone (Dr. J. H.) and Brewster (Sir D.). On the Lines of the Solar Spectrum, 149 (see Brewster). Gold, electric conducting power of pure, 175. Great Eastern Steam-ship, compass deviations in, 375; changes in the magnetism of, 376. H. Herschel (Sir J. F. W.). On the Formulae investigated by Dr. Brinkley for the general Term in the Development of Lagrange's Expression for the Summation of Series and for successive Integrations, 319; note by A. Cayley, 321. Hofmann (Dr. A. W.). Contributions to the History of the Phosphorus-Bases. First memoir, 409.—Triethylphosphine, preparation of, 410; oxide and other compounds and derivatives of, 412; experiments in the methyl-series, 446. Second memoir. Theory of Diatomic Bases, 449.—Ethylene group, action of dibromide of ethylene on triethylphosphine, 452; series of monatomic compounds, monophosphonium compounds, 454; series of diatomic compounds, diphosphonium compounds, 470; paradi-phosphonium compounds, 489. Third memoir. Phosphammonium- and phospharsonium-, diarsonium- and arsammonium-compounds, 497. Series of the mixed diatomic bases, 507; phosphammonium-compounds, 507; phospharsonium-compounds, 518; monarsonium-compounds, 521; diarsonium-compounds, 524; methylene, propylene, &c. groups, 527; table of compounds formed, 530. Holzmann (Dr. M.) and Matthiessen (Dr. A.). On the Effect of the presence of Metals and Metalloids on the Electric Conducting Power of Pure Copper, 85. Hopkins (W.). On the Construction of a new Calorimeter for determining the Radiating Powers of Surfaces in Air; and its application to the Surfaces of various Mineral Substances, 379. Hoaxne, flint-implements discovered at, 304 (see Prestwich). I. Isoprene, 241 (see Williams). J. Joule (Dr.) and Thomson (Professor). On the Thermal Effects of Fluids in Motion, 325 (see Thomson). K. Kopp (Dr. H.). On the Relation between Boiling-point and Composition in Organic Compounds, 257. L. Liver, sugar formation in, 595. Magnetism in iron-built ships, 343; its early changes, 349. Matthiessen (Dr. A.) and Holzmann (Dr. M.). On the Effect of Metals and Metalloids on the Electric Conducting Power of Pure Copper, 85. Matthiessen (Dr. A.). On the Electric Conducting Power of Alloys, 161.—General conclusions, 171; Appendix, on the electric conducting power of pure gold, 175. On the Specific Gravity of Alloys, 177. Maxwell (Professor J. C.). On the Theory of Compound Colours, and the Relations of the Colours of the Spectrum, 57.—Description of an instrument for making definite mixtures of the colours of the spectrum, 65; results, 70; general conclusions, 77; postscript, relating to the vision of the colour-blind, 78. Merrifield (C. W.). On a new Method of Approximation applicable to Elliptic and Ultra-elliptic Functions, 293.—Addendum, 296. Müller (H.) and De la Rue (W.). On the Resin of Ficus rubiginosa, &c., 43 (see De la Rue). Muscle, distribution of nerves to, 611 (see Beale). Nerves, distribution of, to striped muscle, 611 (see Beale). Nitrous acid gas, lines produced by the absorption of light by, 157 (see Brewster). Ozone, formation of an oxide of a hydrocarbon by means of, 246 (see Williams). —, volumetric relations of, 113 (see Andrews). Pavy (Dr. F. W.). Researches on Sugar Formation in the Liver, 595.—Conclusions, 608. Phosphorus-bases, 409; bases containing phosphorus and nitrogen, and phosphorus and arsenic, 497 (see Hofmann). Polystomella, 535. Prestwich (J.). On the Occurrence of Flint-implements, associated with the Remains of Animals of Extinct Species in Beds of a late Geological Period, in France at Amiens and Abbeville, and in England at Hoxne, 277. Radiating powers, determination of absolute, 379. St. Acheul, flint-implements found at, 277 (see Prestwich). Salmon (Rev. G.). On Quaternary Cubics, 229. Saturation-gauge, 186. Sella (Quintino), determination by, of the forms of various artificial crystals, 416–522. INDEX. Solar spectrum, relations of the colours of the, 57 (see Maxwell); lines of the, 149 (see Brewster). Sound, on the mathematical theory of, 133 (see Earnshaw). Species, range of variation of, 570. Specimens, preparation of anatomical, for the microscope, 617. Spottiswoode (W.). On an Extended Form of the Index Symbol in the Calculus of Operations, 13.—Postscript, 39. Steam, density of, and law of expansion of superheated, 185 (see Fairbairn). Sycoceryl, acetate of, 47; alcohol of, 50. Sycoretin, 45. T. Tait (Professor P. G.) and Andrews (Dr. T.). On the Volumetric Relations of Ozone, &c., 113 (see Andrews). Tate (T.) and Fairbairn (W.).—The Bakerian Lecture. 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