Proceedings of the Royal society of London. VOL170 (1939)

Pilgrim Trust Lecture. Molecular layers. By I. Langmuir

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A discussion on The protein molecule. By T. Svedberg and others

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The combustion of methane. By W. E. Garner, F.R.S., and A. J. Ham

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The spectral variation of the photosensitivity of visual purple. By E. E. Schneider, C. F. Goodeve and R. J. Lythgoe

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Magnetic susceptibility and related properties of rare-earth crystals. By W. G. Penney and G. J. Kynch

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On the formation and structure of multilayers. By J. J. Bikerman (Plate 1)

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Problems of stability in hydrophobic colloidal solutions. I. On the interaction of two colloidal metallic particles. General discussion and applications. By S. Levine.

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Problems of stability in hydrophobic colloidal solutions. II. On the interaction of two colloidal metallic particles: mathematical theory. By S. Levine

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Melting as a disorder phenomenon. By F. C. Frank

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The b -ray spectrum of Ra E. By L. H. Martin and A. A. Townsend

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The nuclear spin of iodine. IV. A new type of hyperfine structure deviation from the interval rule. By S. Tolansky.

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Structure and thermal properties associated with some hydrogen bonds in crystals. I. The isotope effect. By J. Monteath Robertson and A. R. Ubbelohde. (Plate 2)

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Structure and thermal properties associated with some hydrogen bonds in crystals. II. Thermal expansion. By J. Monteath Robertson and A. R. Ubbelohde

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On fluctuations in electromagnetic radiation. By M. Born and K. Fuchs

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The principal magnetic susceptibilities of neodymium sulphate octahydrate at low temperatures. By L. C. Jackson

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The fluorescence of compounds containing manganese. By J. T. Randall (Plate 3)

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On sums of positive integral kth powers. By H. Davenport

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On the polymerization of vinyl acetate. By A. C. Cuthbertson, G. Gee and E. K. Rideal, F.R.S.

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Dissociation, recombination and attachment processes in the upper atmosphere. The rate of recombination. By D. R. Bates. R. A. Buckingham, H. S. W. Massey and J. J. Unwin

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The magnetic properties of bismuth. III. Further measurements on the de Haas-van Alphen effect. By Shoenberg

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The flexure and torsion of an internally cracked shaft. By L. A. Wigglesworth

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Flexure and torsion of cylinders with cross-sections bounded by orthogonal circular arcs. By L. A. Wigglesworth and A. C. Stevenson

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Diffusion of long-chain sulphonic acids. By E. L. McBain

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The transfer effect in liquid He II. I The transfer phenomena. By J. G. Daunt and K. Mendelssohn

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The transfer effect in liquid He II. II Properties of the transfer film. By J. G. Daunt an K. Mendelssohn

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Nitrogen, argon and neon in the earth's crust with applications to cosmology. By Lord Rayleigh. F. R. S.

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Critical and co-operative phenomena. IV. A theory of disorder in solids and liquids and the process of melting. By J. E. Lennard-Jones, F.R.S., and A. F. Devonshire

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Interaction between adsorbed substances of simple constitution, and insoluble monolayers. By N. K. Adam, F.R.S., F. A. Askew and K. G. A. Pankhurst

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The effect of electrolytes upon the interfacial tension between water and dekalin (trans-decahydronaphthalene). By W. L. Guest and W. C. M. Lewis, F. R. S.

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The adsorption of neutrons of medium energy. By J. H. E. Griffiths

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Studies in the viscosity of colloids. I. The anomalous viscosity of dilute suspensions of rigid anisometrie particles. by J. R. Robinson

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The measurement of magnetic saturation intensities at different temperatures. By W. Sucksmith

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The thermal and electrical resistance of bismuth single crystals. The effects of temperature and magnetic fields. By G. W. C. Kaye

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Index

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