424 SCIENTIFIC RECORD FOR 1884. 



No. of paragraph. 

 Lephay, Lieut. J. : 



Climate of Cape Horn -. 36 



Electric observations at Cape Horn 341 



L^vy, A., constitution of the atmosphere 162 



■ Ley, Rev. Clement : 



Twilight due to ice spiculse 391 



Studies of cirrus clouds 205 



Leyst, E. : 



Storm statistics for Russia and Siberia 285 



Lunar period in anemometry 409 



Lijijhtning flash : 



Origin of 295,310,333,334 



Distance of 294-296 



Lightning-rods : 



Melseu's sysfem 342 



Strokes, destruction by 344, 345 



Flash, photograph of 346 



Linss, Dr., origin of electricity 339 



Linsser, phaenological laws 421 



Liznar, J., sun-spot period in magnetism 412 



Lodkyer, cause of red sunset phenomena 387, 391 



Lodge, Dr. O. L., dust phenomena 20 



London : 



Meteorological office 11 



Royal Society committee on Krakatoa 389, 391 



Loomis, Prof. E. : 



Barometric gradients 280 



Reduction of barometer to sea-level 281 



Laplace hypsometric formula 281 



Loud, Prof. F. H., diurnal variation of the wind 3 



Ludevig, J., thunder-storms in Germany 309 



Lugli, Dr. J. : 



Verification of weather predictions 101 



Temperature distribution in Italy , 193 



Mach, Prof. E. , Melsen's system of lightning-rods 342 



Madsen, C. L., transatlantic cable weather reports 95 



Magnetic storm of November 17, 1882 354 



ilagnetism, terrestrial 347-349 



Mallet, Prof. J. W., chemical analysis of rain-water 215 



Mangon, H., verification of weather predictions 100 



Mantel, G., cloudy days and mean cloudiness 231 



Marchi, Prof. L. de, mathematical theory of winds 259, 260 



Margueles, Dr. M. , mathematical theory of winds 259 



Marriott, W., popular weather sayings 97 



Maurer, Dr. R. : 



Air- thermometer 119 



Anemometer, self-registering 136 



Rain-gauge, self-registering 147 



Atmospheric absorption 178 



Barometric observations on Siiutis and St. Bernard 278 



Mauritius Meteorological Society, observations relatin<i to Krakatoa 391 



Meudeleef, improvements in barometers 140 



Mendenhall, Prof T. C, Ohio State meteorological bureau 3 



Merino, Prof. M., appointed director , 28 



