Papers relating to transactions with several scientific bodies, including the Alnwick Scientific and Mechanical Institution; the Institution of Naval Architects; the Batavian Society of Experimental Philosophy of Rotterdam; the Danish Academy of Sciences; the International Congress of Geographical Sciences; the Royal Irish Academy; the Meteorological Society; the Patent Office Library; the Society of Telegraph Engineers; the Society of French Ancient Books; and the Wellington Philosophical Society. The papers include extracts from the periodicals 'Iron', 'Engineering' and 'The Engineer', concerning the Institutes of Naval Architects, boat and machinery design and other subjects; reports and invitations; printed addresses; and other written and printed papers.