Nature, *] 

 April 15, i^xsJ 



Index 



XXX 111 



Societies and Academies : 



Asiatic Society of Bengal, 27, 163, 385, 691 



Cambridge Philosophical Society, 301, 384, 441, 719 



Challenger Society, 273, 662 



Geological Society, 328, 383, 440, jLq7, 608, 635, 690 



Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, 636, 718 



Linnean Society, 328, 384, 440, 525, 636, 662 



Linnean Society of New South Wales, 301, 413, 498, 581 



Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, 273, 384, 



469, 663 

 Mathematical Society, 328, 441, 580 

 Mineralogical Society, 329, 636 

 Paris Academy of Sciences (weekly) 

 Physical Society, 356, 440, 554, 662 

 Royal Anthropological Institute, 383 



,, Dublin Society, 384, 525, 691 



,, Irish Academy, 636 



,, Meteorological Society, 356, 497, 718 



,, Society, 300, 355, 382, 412, 607, 635, 661, 690, 



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 ,, Societ)^ of Edinburgh, 329, 412, 608 

 ,, Society of South Africa, 27, 220, 247, 413 

 Zoological Societ}', 273, 356, 6go 



Soil : Soils and Crops, Profs. Hunt and Burkett, Dr. E. J. 

 Russell, I ; Winning of New Land for Agriculture : 

 British Association Address, A. D. Hall, 156 ; Types of 

 Soil Formation, Prof. K. Glinka, 222 ; Partial Sterilisa- 

 tion of Soils, Dr. E. J. Russell, 308 ; Salicylic Aldehyde 

 in Soils, Dr. O. Schreiner and J. J. Skinner, 372 ; Soil 

 Fertility, Dr. R. Greig-Smith, 581 ; Protozoa and Soil 

 Bacteria, T. Goodey, 635 



Solatium Caldasii, E. Heckel, 580, 608 



Solar : Gift to Solar Observatory-, New Zealand (correction), 

 62 ; Strong Magnetic Fields for Solar Research, 123 ; 

 Distribution of Elements in Solar Atmosphere, E. E. St. 

 John, 401 ; Kashmir as Observatory Site, J. Evershed, 

 460 ; Solar Rotation in 1913, 626 



Solar Eclipse of August 21, 1914 : Notes, 38, 65; Paris 

 and Algiers, 123 ; Solar Eclipse Expedition to Herno- 

 sand, Sweden, Rev. A. L. Cortie, S.J., 202 ; Expedi- 

 tions, 210; Royal Observatory Expedition to Minsk, 

 H. S. Jones, 230 ; Amherst Expedition to Russia, Prof. 

 D. Todd, 232 ; Expedition from Meudon, 373, 469 ; 

 Spanish Expedition, 432 ; Results, Note, 460 



Soldiers as Anthropologists, Prof. A. Keith, 391 ; Soldier's 

 Ration, A. Gautier, 663 



Solid State, Theory of the. Prof. W. Nernst, 333 



Somerset Oolite, L. Richardson, 328 



South Africa : Geological Survey, 152 ; Geological Society, 

 152 ; Museum .Annals, 180 ; White Wines, H. T. Brown, 

 C. Simmonds, 336 ; Stone Implements found during 

 Boer War, Major E. R. Collins, 383 ; South African 

 Flora, Dr. R. Marloth, 516 



South Georgia, Collecting in, 369 



Space-lattice of Liquid Crystals, J. S. V. de Lingen, 413 



Sparrows, Food of, W. E. CoUinge, 261 



Spectrometer, X-Ray, 199 



Spectroscopy, Complexity of Spectral Lines, Wali- 

 Mohammad, 38 ; Novel Form of Rowland Grating 

 Mounting, Dr. A. S. King, 98 : Enhanced Series and 

 Atomic Models, Prof. A. W. Conway, 171 ; Displace- 

 ment of Lines at the Sun's Limb, J. Evershed and T. 

 Royds, 263 ; A. A. N. Ayyar, 571 ; Electric Arc and 

 Spectral Line Displacements, 291 ; Luminous Vapours 

 distilled from the Arc, Hon. R. J. Strutt, 300; Newton 

 and the Spectrum, C. T. W'hitmell, 308 ; Series 

 Lines in Spark Spectra, Prof. Fowler, 320 ; Spark 

 Spectrum of Nickel under Pressure, E. G. Bilham, 346 ; 

 Spectra of Novae at a very late stage, W. S. Adams 

 and F. G. Pease, 373 ; Electronic Orbits and Spectral 

 Series, G. W. Walker, 382 ; Spectroscopy of the Extreme 

 Ultra-Violet, Dr. T. Lyman, !^i,q • Spectra of Helium 

 and Hydrogen, Prof. J. W. Nicholson, 642 ; Spectrum 

 of Lightning, 653 ; New Type of Series in Band 

 Spectrum associated with Helium, Prof. A. Fowler, 661 ; 

 Spectrum of Lead of Radio-active Origin, T. R. Merton, 

 662 



Spectrum Analysis, a Pioneer (T. Melville), J. A. Brashear, 

 263 ; Spectrum Analysis applied to Biology and Medi- 

 cine, Dr. C. A. Macmunn, 533 



Spiders of New Guinea, H. R. Hogg, 356 



Spiral Formations : the Curves of Life, T. A. Cook 



Splanchnology, J. Symington, 390 



Sponges : Monaxonid, E. F. Hallmann, 301 



Sport; Pig-sticking, Major A. E. Wardrop, 416; Fishing, 



A. Mainwaring, 416 ; See also Natural History 

 Spring : the English Year : Spring, W. B. Thomas and 

 A. K. Collett, 57 ; My Garden in Spring, E. A. Bowles, 

 57 

 Square circumscribed to Oval Curve, Prof. T. Hayashi, 150 

 Squirrel, new Type in S. America, J. .A. Allen, '237 

 Stability and Equilibrium of Floating Bodies, B. C. Laws, 



668 

 Standardising Apparatus and Methods, 687 

 Stars : Parallaxes of Brighter Galactic Helium Stars, 66 ; 

 Sidereal Centre of Universe, 183 ; Notes on Stellar 

 Classification, Sir N. Lockyer, 282, 618, 644 ; Colours 

 of Stars in Cluster M 13, Prof. Barnard, 291 ; Stars 

 with Peculiar Spectra, Miss Cannon, 402 ; Maxi- 

 mum of o Ceti, 459 ; Short-period Variable S.Z. Tauri, 

 518; 100 New Double Stars, 518; Statistics of Spectro- 

 scopic Binaries, Dr. S. Wicksell, 571 ; Cepheid Varia- 

 tion, Dr. H. Shapley, 572 ; Wolf Rayet Stars, Prof. 

 J. W. Nicholson, 626 ; Red End of Spectrum of Wolf- 

 Rayet Type, J. Bosler, 637 ; Star Clusters, Prof. H. C. 

 Plummer, 674 ; Radiometric Measurements of Stars, 

 W. W. Coblentz, 709 ; Magnitude Error in Parallax, 709 

 State Aid for Science, C. A. Buckmaster, 547 

 Statics: Graphic Statics, J. T. Wight, 31; School Statics, 

 G. W. Brewster and C. J. L. Wagstaff, 31 ; Statics, 

 R. C. Fawdrj-, 389 

 Statistics, Vital, J. Burn, 665 

 ' Steam Engine, Experimental, W. Sisson and Co., Ltd., 346 

 Steel : Rapid Methods for Chemical Analysis, C. M. 

 Johnson, L. Aitchison, 59 ; Local Case Hardening, 

 MM. Guillet and Bernard, 99 ; Modern Steel Analysis, 

 J. A. Pickard, 113; Fatigue Stresses, C. E. Stromeyer, 

 124; Use of Liquid Ferro-manganese, A. Sahlin, 213; 

 Steel Bridge over Bietsch Valley, 432 ; Finishing Tem- 

 peratures of Rail Steel, 436 ; Demonstration of Strain- 

 hardening of Steel, Prof. R. W. Chapman, 589 

 Stellar Classification, Notes on. Sir Norman Lockyer, 

 282, 618, 644; Stellar Movements, Prof. A. S. Edding- 

 ton, 584 

 Sterilisation of Soils, Partial, Dr. E. J. Russell, 308 

 Stimuli, Response to. Prof. V. E. Shelford, 344 

 Stone Circles and Menhirs of Yorkshire, A. L. Lewis, 236 ; 



Stone Monuments in Ferghana, 514 

 Strain-hardening of Steel. Prof. R. W. Chapman, 589 

 Streaks upon Lath and Plaster Walls, T. D. Cope, 562 ; 



Dr. J. .Aitken, R. M. Deeley, 615 

 Stress Distribution in Materials : British .Association 



Address, Prof. E. G. Coker, 48 

 Stringed Instruments, W'olf-note in, G. W. White, 719 

 Struts, Critical Loads for, 151 

 Sub-aqueous Foundations, C. E. Fowler, 86 

 Sugar: Potash Content of Sugar Cane, C. S. Taylor, 122 ; 

 Machinery, 179 ; Optics and Cr\oscopy of Sugars dis- 

 solved in Formamide and in Water, Dr. Mackenzie and 

 S. Ghosh, 329 ; Influence of Atmosphere on Tests, 544 ; 

 Analvsis, 544 ; Method of Alkvlating, W'. N. Haworth, 

 684 ■ 

 Sulphur Bacteria, 45S 

 Sulphuric Acid and .Alkali, Manufacture of. Prof. G. Lunge. 



472 

 Summer, E. A. Bowles, 279 ; W. B. Thomas and A. K. 



Collett, 305 

 Sun : Displacement of Spectrum Lines at the Limb, J. 

 Evershed and T. Royds, 263 ; A. A. N. Ay\ar, 571 ; 

 Strange Objects Transiting across Sun's Disc, 401 ; 

 Sun Pillar and Halo on February n, 681; see also 

 Solar 

 Sunset : Green Flash, 88, 672 ; Afterglows, Prof. I. Galli, 372 

 Sunshine, Monthly Variation, Prof. W. W. H. Gee. 719 

 Sunspots, Radial Motion in, 8 ; Sunspot Swarm of Meteors, 



Prof. Sampson, 599 

 Swiat I Czlowiek, A. Heflich and S. Michalski, L. Silber- 



stein, 614 

 Sydney, British .Association at, 438 

 Synthetic Drugs in Great Britain, Prof. J. F. Thorpe, 593 



