Author: ROYAL SOCIETY
Title: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences. Volume CV 1924 (Numbers 729-734)
Description: London: The Royal Society, 1924. First Edition; First Edition. Library Buckram. Vii, 710, xxpages. With plates, diagrams, tables & illustrations. Original wrappers bound in. With library stamps & labels. Slight wear & slight soiling to spine, covers & corners. Light fraying to head spine. ; Ex-Library; Quarto; SERIES A. VOL. CV. Ñ Minutes of Meetings, November 1, 8, 15, 22, 30 ; December 6, 1923 ; January 17, 24, 31; February 7, 14, 21, 28; March 6, 13, 20, 27 ; April 3 ; May 15, 22, 29, 1924.No. A 729.-January 1, 1924.Ñ Address of the President, Sir Charles S. Sherrington, at the Anniversary Meeting, November 30, 1923 Ñ The Structure of Aragonite. By W. L. Bragg, F. R. S, Langworthy Professor of Physics, Manchester University Ñ Constitution of the X-Ray Spectra belonging to the L Series of the Elements. By H. Hirata. Communicated by Sir W. H. Bragg, F. R. S Ñ The Absolute Energies of the Groups in Magnetic º-Ray Spectra. By C. D. Ellis, Ph. D, Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and H. W. B. Skinner, B. A, Coutts-Trotter Student of Trinity College, Cambridge. Communicated by Prof. Sir E. Rutherford, F. R. S Ñ The Dynamics of Cyclones and Anticyclones regarded as Atmospheric Vortices. By D. Brunt, M. A, B. Sc. Communicated by Sir Napier Shaw, E. R. S Ñ On the Degradation of Acoustical Energy. By Morris D. Hart, A. M. I. E. E, D. I. C, M. Sc, A. Inst. P. Communicated by Prof. A. N. Whitehead, F. R. S. Ñ Particles of Long Range Emitted by the Active Deposits of Radium, Thorium and Actinium. By L. F. Bates, B. Sc, Trinity College, Cambridge, and J. S. Rogers, B. A, M. Sc, Trinity College, 1851 Research Student of the University of Melbourne. Communicated by Prof. Sir E. Rutherford, F. R. S Ñ Further Studies in Ionization : Hydrogen and Oxygen. By H. D. Smyth, Ph. D, National Research Fellow in Physics, U. S. A. Communicated by Prof. Sir E. Rutherford, F. R. S No. A 730.-February 1, 1924.Ñ Summary of the Results obtained from Experiments made during the Years 1918 to 1923 of the Effects of Temperature on the Properties of Metals. By A. Mallock, F. R. S Ñ Catalytic and Induced Reactions. -Part I. Catalytic and Induced Oxidation in the Presence of Salts of Cerium. By Arthur Kenneth Goard (Coutts-Trotter Student, Trinity College, Cambridge) and Eric Keightley Rideal. Com-municated by Prof. T. M. Lowry, F. R. S Ñ Catalytic and Induced Beactions. Part II. -Catalytic and Induced Oxidation in the Presence of Salts of Iron. By Arthur Kenneth Goard (Coutts-Trotter Student, Trinity College, Cambridge) and Eric Keightley Eideal. Communicated by Prof. T. M. Lowry, F. R. S Ñ A re-Investigation of the º-Bay Spectrum of Radium B and Radium C. By C. D. Ellis, Ph. D, Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and H. W. B. Skinner, B. A. (Coutts-Trotter Student of Trinity College, Cambridge) . Communicated by Prof. Sir Ernest Rutherford, F. R. S. (Plate 1) Ñ The Interpretation of º-Ray Spectra. By C. D. Ellis, Ph. D, Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and H. W. B. Skinner, B. A. (Coutts-Trotter Student of Trinity College, Cambridge) . Communicaied by Prof. Sir E. Rutherford, F. R. S. Ñ On the Velocity of Sound in Gases and Vapours, and the ratio of the Specific Heats. By Harold B. Dixon, C. B. E, D. Sc, F. R. S, and Gilbert Greenwood, M. Sc Ñ The Absorption Spectra of Mixed Metallic Vapours. By S. Barratt, B. A. (Oxon. ) , Dept. Of Chemistry, University of Leeds. Communicated by Prof. T. E. Merton, F. R. S. (Plate 2) Ñ The ratio of the Specific Heats of Nitrogen and of Oxygen. By J. E. Partington, D. Sc, and A. B. Howe, M. Sc. Communicated by Prof. H. B. Dixon, F. R. S. No. A 731.-March 1, 1924.Ñ The Lattice Points of a Circle. By G. H. Hardy, F. R. S, Savilian Professor of Geometry in the University of Oxford, and E. Landau, Professor of Mathematics in the University of GÜttingenÑ The Doublet Separation of the Balmer Lines. By G. M. Shrum, M. A, University of Toronto. Communicated by Prof. J. C. McLennan, F. R. S. (Plate 3) Ñ The Determination of Coefficients of Diffusion in Gels by means of Chemical Analysis, and a Comparison of results obtained with those yielded by the Indicator Method. By Charles E. T. Mann, B. Sc. ( Vantage Hall Senior Scholar) , University College, Beading. Communicated by W. B. Hardy, Sec. R. S Ñ An Electrical Method of Determining the Velocity of Detonation of Explosives. By J. E. P. Wagstaff, M. A, Lecturer in Physics, University of Leeds. Communicated by Sir Robert Robertson, F. R. S Ñ The Series Spectrum of Ionised Carbon (C II) . By A. Fowler, F. R. S, Yarrow Research Professor of the Royal Society, Imperial College, South Kensington Ñ Atmospheric Pollution and Potential Gradient at Kew Observatory, 1921 and 1922. By C. Chree, Sc. D, LL. D, F. R. S, and B, E. Watson, B. Sc Ñ On the Electrical Conductivity of Magnetite. By Ernest Wilson and E. F. Herroun. Communicated by Prof. O. W. Richardson, F. R. S Ñ The Difference-Periodogram-A Method for the Rapid Determination of Short Periodicities. By C. E. P. Brooks, M. Sc. Communicated by Dr. G. C. Simpson, F. R. S Ñ Particles of Long Range from Polonium. By L. F. Bates, B. Sc, Trinity College, Cambridge, and J. S. Rogers, B. A, M. Sc, Trinity College, 1851 Research Student of the University of Melbourne. Communicated by Prof. Sir E. Rutherford, F. R. S No. A 732.-April 1, 1924.Ñ The Refractive Indices of Calcite and Aragonite. By W. L. Bragg, F. R. S, Langworthy Professor of Physics, Manchester University Ñ Thermodynamics of Electron Emission. By O. W. Richardson, F. R. S, Wheatstone Professor of Physics in the University of London, King+s College Ñ Gaseous Combustion at High Pressures. Part IV. -The Influence of Varying Initial Pressures upon the Rate of Pressure Development and the Activation of Nitrogen in Carbon Monoxide-Air Explosions. By William A. Bone, D. Sc, Ph. D, F. R. S, D. M. Newitt, B. Sc, D. I. C, and D. T. A. Townend, B. Sc, D. I. C. (Salters+Research Fellow) Ñ The Large-Angle Scattering of a-Particles by Light Nuclei. By E. S. Bieler, Ph. D. (Cantab. ) , late Scholar of the Exhibition of 1851 for McGill University, 1923. Communicated by Prof. Sir E. Rutherford, F. R. S Ñ The Crystalline Structure of Succinic Acid, Succinic Anhydride and Succinimide. By Kathleen Yardley, M. Sc. Communicated by Sir William Bragg, F. R. S. Ñ Experiments on the Emission of Electrons under the Influence of Chemical Action. By Manfred Brotherton, B. Sc, A. Inst. P, King+s College, London. Communicated by Prof. O. W. Richardson, F. R. S Ñ The Behaviour of Gases in Contact with Glass Surfaces. By D. H. Bangham and F. P. Burt. Communicated by Prof. H. B. Dixon, F. R. S No. A 733.-May 1, 1924.Ñ Optical Dispersion and Selective Reflection, with Application to Infra-Red Natural Frequencies. By T. H. Havelock, F. R. S Ñ On the Determination of the Crystal-Axes in - Single-Crystal + Aluminium Bars by means of X-Rays. By Alex Miiller. Communicated by Prof. Sir E. Rutherford, F. R. S. (Plate 4) Ñ Absorption of Hard ? -Rays by Elements. By N. Ahmad, M. Sc, Peterhouse, Cambridge. Communicated by Prof. Sir E. Rutherford, F. R. S Ñ On Selective Absorption by Luminous Mercury Vapour. By E. P. Metcalfe and B. Venkatesachar. Communicated by Prof. A. W. Porter, F. R. S. (Plate 5) Ñ A Spherical Source in a Rotating Liquid. By S. F. 'Grace, University of Liverpool. Communicated by Prof. G. I. Taylor, F. R. S Ñ Experiments on the Duration of Impacts, Mainly of Bars with Rounded Ends, in Elucidation of the Elastic Theory. By J. E. P. Wagstaff, M. A, Fellow of St. John+s College, Cambridge, Lecturer in Physics in the University of Leeds. Communicated by Sir Joseph Larmor, F. R. S Ñ The Discontinuity of the Drying Process. By E. A. Fisher, Department of Textile Industries, University of Leeds. Communicated by Prof. A. Smithells, F. R. S. Ñ On the Stability under Shearing Forces of a Flat Elastic Strip. By R. V. Southwell and Sylvia W. Skan, of the Aerodynamics Department, National Physical Laboratory. Communicated by Prof. G. I. Taylor, F. R. S No. A. 734.-June 2, 1924.Ñ Researches on the Chemistry of Coal. -Part III. The Extraction of Coals by Benzene under Pressure. By William A. Bone, D. Sc, Ph. D, F. R. S, A. R. Pearson, M. Sc, LL. B, and R. Quarendon, B. Sc, A. R. C. S Ñ Sulphur Studies in Coal Gas. -I. The Removal of Carbon Bisulphide by a Nickel Catalyst. By E. V. Evans and H. Stanier. Communicated by Dr. Henry E. Armstrong, F. R. S I Ñ Half-Integral Quantum Numbers in the Theory of the Stark Effect and a General Hypothesis of Fractional Quantum Numbers. By A. M. Mosharrafa, Ph. D, D. Sc. Communicated by Prof. O. W. Richardson, F. R. S Ñ The Quantum Theory and the Dielectric Constant. By J. H. Jones, B. Sc, Ph. D, Assistant Lecturer in Physics, King+s College. Communicated by Prof. O. W. Richardson, F. R. S Ñ The Analysis of the Absorption Spectrum of Naphthalene Vapour. --Structure and Activation of the Molecule of Naphthalene. By Victor Henri, D. Sc, Professor of Physical Chemistry, University, Zurich, and Henry de Lêszlÿ, B. A. Communicated by Prof. Sir E. Rutherford, F. R. S. (Plate 6) Ñ Ultra-Violet Emission Bands associated with Oxygen. By R. C. Johnson, B. A, B. Sc, Lecturer in Physics, Queen+s University, Belfast. Communicated by Prof. T. R. Merton, F. R. S. (Plate 7) Ñ A Method of Producing Strong Magnetic Fields. By P. L. Kapitza. Communicated by Prof. Sir E. Rutherford, F.R.S. (Plate 8) Ñ OBITUARY NOTICES OF FELLOWS DECEASED. Alexander Crum Brown Thomas Henry Tizard (with portrait) Herbert McLeod John Allen Harker Georg Hermann Quincke. Good .

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