Paper, 'Note on the spectra of the flames of some metallic compounds' by George Downing Liveing and James Dewar The authors write: 'A study of the spectra of flames offers many points of interest. It is long since A. Mitscherlich (Poggendorff’s ‘Annalen,’ vol. 116, p. 499; vol. 121, p. 459) showed that the spectra of flames are, for the most part, those of compounds of the elements present, and contain comparatively few rays proceeding directly from the elements them­selves.' Annotations in pencil and ink. Subject: Spectroscopy / Chemistry Received 3 June 1892. Read 16 June 1892. A version of this paper was published in volume 52 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'Note on the spectra of the flames of some metallic compounds'. 1892