September iH, 191 1 J 



Index 



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Solar Prominences, Mr. G. Abetti, Miss R. E. Smith, 

 360 ; Movement of Stars of the Orion Type, Dr. 

 Stroobaut, 360; Ephemeris for Encke's Comet near 

 Perihelion, 1911, Dr. Backlund, 360; Catania Observa- 

 tions of Sun-spots and Faolse, iqio, 360; Pressure in 

 Stellar Atmospheres, Dr. Hale, W. S. Adams, C. P. 

 Butler, 362 ; Supposed Calendar of Eighteenth Century 

 B.C. on Phaestos Disk, Rev. J. Griffith, 386; Bright 

 Meteor of April 30, Mr. Harrison Hill, 393 ; Variable 

 Radial Velocity of a Cygni, G. Neuimin, Prof. Belo- 

 polsky, 394 ; Distribution of Variable Stars, M. Anestin, 

 394 ; Variation of S Arae, Dr. A. W. Roberts, 394 ; 

 ■" Annuaire Astronomique " for 1912, 394; Physical 

 Observations of Mars, jarry Desloges, 405 ; Spectrum of 

 the Ring Nebula in Lyra, Kelvin Burns, 426 ; Proper 

 fMotions of Stars between 75° and 80° N. Declination, 

 ■Prof. Dubiago, 426 ; the Gyro-compass, G. K. B. Elphin- 

 stone, 426 ; Ancient Observatories in India, M. Ducret, 

 426 ; the Laws Relating to the Movements of the Solar 

 Prominences, H. Deslandres, V. Burson, 439 ; Death of 

 Mrs. W. P. Fleming, William E. Rolston, 453 ; Metcalf 's 

 Comet, 1910b, Dr. Schiller, Ephemeris, Dr. Ebell, 460; 

 Early Visibility of the New Moon, Mr. Horner, Mr. 

 Whitmell, Mr. Fotheringham, 460 ; Large Proper Motion 

 •of a Small Star, Prof. Burnham, 460; Photographic 

 Determinations of Stellar Parallax, Dr. Schlesinger, 460 ; 

 Paris Observatorv Report, M. Baillaud, 461 ; Longitude 

 of the Red Spot on Jupiter, Rev. T. E. R. Phillips, 461 •, 

 Measures of Double .Stars, C. P. Olivier. 461 ; the 

 Periodic Times of Saturn's Rings, Dr. H. Wilde, 473 ; 

 the Wave-length of the Solar Line h„, A. Perot, Mile. 

 Lindstedt, 473 ; Solectrics, Captain A. J. Cooper, 481 ; 

 June Meteors, J. R. Henry, 484 ; Argentine Observatory, 

 Prof. J. Hartmann appointed Director, 491 ; Nova 

 Sagittarii No. 4, Miss Cannon, 495 ; Mechanical Produc- 

 tion of the Streamers Seen in the Solar Corona, Prof. 

 J. A. Miller, 491; ; General Perturbations of Eros. Herr 

 rH. Samter, 495; Determination of the Apex, Dr. A. 

 fWilkens, 495 ; the Spectra of Comets, Herr von Konkoly, 

 \Ar>K : the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. Report to Board 

 af Visitors, 500 ; Stellar Pyrometry, C. F^ry, 504 ; a 

 "Jimple Explanation of the Solar Prominences and other 

 'henomena by Very Weak Magnetic Fields, H. 

 )eslandres, 506, 541 ; Observations of the Sun at Lyons 

 luring the First Quarter of 191 1; the Night-skies of 

 |a Year, J. H. Elgie, 512 ; Remarkable Meteoric Pheno- 

 lenon. Dr. Max Wolf, 528; Different Quality of the 

 Jght Reflected from Different Parts of the Moon's 

 surface, A. Miethe. B. Seegert, 528 ; the Silver Disk 

 fPyrheliometer, C. G. Abbot, 529 ; Photographic Deter- 

 Iniination of Stellar Magnitudes, Prof. E. C. Pickering, 

 |E. S. King, ■;29 ; Jupiter's Eighth Satellite, Dr. M. Wolf, 

 K29 ; the Solar Constant of Radiation, C. G. Abbot, 534 ; 

 iHabitability of Mars, Prof. Arrhenius, 534 ; Photography 

 in Aid to Astronomy, Presidential Address to the Royal 

 Society of S. Africa, S. S. Hough, F".R.S., 534; the Solar 

 iclipse of April 17, 1912, M. Landerer and others, 564; 

 i^hanges on Jupiter 1881-1909, Prof. O. Lohse, 564 ; 

 iphemeris of Barnard's Comet 1892 V, M. J. Co'niel, 

 ^64 ; the Motion of the Pole, Report of International 

 ^Latitude Service, Prof. Th. Albrecht, 564 ; Proper 

 lotions of the Stars, Dr. Oppenheim, 564 ; Stellar 

 *arallaxes. Dr. Schlesinger, 564 ; Positions of Stars in 

 the Huyghenian Region of the Orion Nebula, Ralph E. 

 ■"/ilson, 564 ; Rediscovery of Wolf's Comet, Prof. Max 

 /olf, 591; ; Observations of Mars. M. Qu^nisset, !;95 ; 

 leality of Canals of Mars, Dr. Mascart, 591:; ; Problem 

 sf the Solar Motion, H. E. Lau, 591; ; Forms of Spiral 

 Nebulae, v. E. v. d. Pahlen, 595 ; the Spectroscopic 

 ^Binary o Persei, Dr. Ludendorff, 595 ; Form of the 

 Light-curve of the Variable Star 5 Cephei from Arge- 

 lander's Observations, M. Luizet, 608 ; Indian Folk-lore 

 of the Origin of the Constellation Orion, Rai B, A. 

 Gupte, 609 

 Attfield (the late Dr. John, F.R.S.), Obituary, Prof. H. G. 



Greenish, 117 

 Auerbach (Dr. M.), die Cnidosporidien, 482 

 Auger (V.), Method for Estimation of Sulphuric Acid and 



Sulphates, 67 

 Auger (V.), Oxidation of Iodine by Hvdrogen Peroxide, 135 

 Aurora, the Radiation producing, L. Vegard, 213 

 Austin (G. M.V a Prospector's Method of Gold Assay, 505 



Australasia : Scientific Research in Australasia, 59 ; 

 Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science! 

 Meeting, 263 ; Geological Work in British Lands, 292 ; 

 Physical Anthropology of Australasian Races, Prof. R. J. 

 Berry, Dr. A. W. W. Robertson, Mr. K. Stuart Cross, 

 433 



Aviation : Military Aviation at Hendon, Major B. Baden- 

 Powell, 387 ; Aviation Notes, 465 ; Birdflight as the Basis 

 of Aviation, O. Lilienthal, Biographical Introduction, 

 G. Lilienthal, A. W. Isenthal, 582 ; see also Aeronautics 



Bacteriology : Entry of Bacteria into the Lungs, Dr. 

 Cobbett, Dr. Graham-Smith, loi ; Variation and Adapta- 

 tion in Bacteria, Dr. E. W. A. Walker, 199 ; the New 

 Genus of Iron Bacteria, Dr. D. Ellis, 200 ; Agricultural 

 Bacteriology, Prof. John Percival, 344 ; Text-book of 

 General Bacteriology, Prof. W. J. Frost, Prof. E. F. 

 McCampbell, 344; die Eisenbakterien, Prof. Hans 

 Molisch, 344 ; the Sources and Modes of Infection, Dr. 

 C. V. Chapin, 344 ; Iron Bacteria, Prof. H. Molisch, 

 344 ; Immunisation by means of Bacterial Endotoxins, 

 Dr. R. T. Hewlett, 370 ; Method of Disintegrating 

 Bacterial and other Organic Cells, J. E. Barnard, 

 371, 504; Dr. R. T. Hewlett, 371; Influence of 

 Anremia of the Organs on the Incidence of Tuberculous 

 Lesions, S. Arloing, M. Fern, J. Chattot, 506; Influence 

 of Agitation on Development of Bacillus anthracis culti- 

 vated in Liquid Media, A. Lucet, 507 ; an Introduction 

 to Bacteriological and Enzyme Chemistry, Dr. G. J. 

 Fowler, Dr. A. Harden, F.R.S., 550 

 Baden-Powell (Major B.), Recent Progress in Aeronautics, 



220 ; Military Aviation at Hendon, 387 

 Bailey (F. M.), Australian Indigenous Plant Life, 265 

 Bailey (Dr. G. H.), Chemistry for Matriculation, 345 

 Baker (Dr. H. F.), the Roots of Multiple 6 Functions, 541 

 Baker (R. T.), New Use for Eucalyptus in Mining, 584 

 Baker (Miss Sarah M.), the Brown Seaweeds of the Salt- 

 marsh, 235 

 Baker (W. M.), the Student's Arithmetic, 377 

 Balfour (Rt. Hon. A. J.), Heredity and Destitution, 484 

 Balloons : Grundlagen der Ballonfuhrung, Prof. R. Emden, 



243 

 Bancelin (M.), Viscosity of Emulsions, 473 

 Bariner-Gould (Rev. S.), Clifl Castles and Cave Dwellings 



of Europe, 248 

 Barker (T. V.), Crystallographic Notes, 234 

 Barnard (J. E.), a Method of Disintegrating Bacterial and 



other Organic Cells, 371, 504 

 Barthe (L.), Phosphates of Uranyl and Amines, 473 

 Barton (Prof. E. H.), Dynamical Enunciations, 415 

 Bartrum (C. O.), Insurance against Rain, 179 

 Bary (P.), Osmotic Phenomena in Non-conducting Media, 



609 

 Bataillon (E.), Embryogenesis provoked in the Virgin Egg 



of Amphibia by Inoculation with the Blood or Sperm of 



a Mammal, 439 ; by Pricking, 569 

 Bateman (Captain H. R.), the Carriers of Trypanosoma 



pecorum, 65 ; Further Researches on Development of 



Trypanosoma gamhiense in Glossina palpalis, 134 

 Bateson (W., F.R.S.), Interrelations of Genetic Factors, 



190 ; Case of Gametic Coupling in Pisum, 199 ; Mendel's 



Principles of Heredity, 407 

 Bauer (E.), Action of Ethyl Chlorocarbonate on Sodium 



Derivatives of Ketones, loi 

 Bauer (L. A.), the Non-simultaneity and the generally 



Eastward Progression of Sudden Magnetic Storms, 9 

 Baume (G.), Fusibility Curves of Gaseous Mixtures, 371 ; 



Melting Point Curves for Gaseous Mixtures, 609 

 Baur (Prof. E.). Themen der physikalischen Chemie, 514 

 Bausor (H. W.), Chemistry for Matriculation, 341; 

 Bayliss (Prof. W'. M.), Properties of Colloidal Systems, 437 

 Beagle, the End of the. Prof. F. P. Purvis, 447 

 Bean (Prof. R. B.), the Racial Anatomy of the Philippine 



Islanders, introducing new Methods of Anthropology, 513 

 Beard (Dr. L), Science in Modern Life, 174 

 Beatty (R. T.), lonisation of Heavy Gases by X-Rays, 166 

 Becquerel (Jean), the Duration of the Phosphorescence of 



the Uranvl Salts, 67 

 Becquerel (P.)., Supposed Production of New Plant Forms 



bv the Method of Traumatisms, 439 

 Beddard (F. E.), Anatomy of the Frog, Megalophrys 



