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Index 



r Nature, 

 \_June 13, 1 901 



Stam, Eumorfopoulos, 157 ; the Elements of Plane Trigo- 

 nometry, Prof. W. P. Durfee, 82 ; Mathematical Society, 

 98, 243, 314, 434, 531, 627 ; Edinburgh Mathematical 

 Society, 99, 220, 291, 411, 483 ; a Brief History of Mathe- 

 matics, Dr. Karl Fink, 103 ; Workshop Mathematics, Frank 

 Castle, 153; Inverse or " a posteriori " Probability, Prof. J. 

 Cook Wilson, 154 ; on the Statistical Dynamics of Gas 

 Theory as illustrated by Meteor Swarms and Optical Rays, 

 Dr. J. Larmor, F. R.S., 168; a Short Course of Elementary 

 Plane Trigonometry, Charles Pendlebury, 178 ; American 

 Journal of Mathematics, 218, 432 ; a Treatise on the Theory 

 of Screws, Sir Robert Stawell Ball, F.R.S., Prof. J. D. 

 Everett, F. R.S., 246; Mathematics and Biology, Prof. Karl 

 Pearson, F.R.S., 274 ; Death of Prof. Charles Hermite, 280 ; 

 Obituary Notice of, 350 ; a Compact Method of Tabulation, 

 Prof. J. D. Everett, F. R. S. , 346 ; the Teaching of Elemen- 

 tary Mathematics, David Eugene Smith, Prof. John Perry, 

 F.R.S., 367 ; Mathematics and Physics in Public Schools, 

 G. H. J. Hurst, 370 ; the Hessian of a General Determinant, 

 387 ; " Die Partiellen Diffcrentialgleichungen der Mathe- 

 matischen Physik. Nach Riemann's Vorlesungen," Heinrich 

 Weber, 390 ; Integration of Equations of Propagation of 

 Electric Waves, A. E. H. Love, F.R.S., 410 ; Tableof Class 

 Numbers for Cubic Fields, L. W. Reid, 432 ; Probability — 

 James Bernouilli's Theorem, Prof. J. Cook Wilson, 465 ; the 

 Use of the Method of Least Squares in Physics, A. F. 

 Ravenshear, 489 ; Graphic Solutions of the Cubics and 

 Quartics, T. Hayashi, 515 ; Graphic Solutions of the Cubics, 

 Dr. G. Vacca, 609 ; Theodore Moutard, G. Darboux, 521 ; 

 Sets of Coincidence Points on non-singular Cubics of 

 Syzygetic Sheaf, M. B. Porter, 528 ; Bulletin of American 

 Mathematical Society, 50, 146, 290, 432, 481, 577 ; Trans- 

 actions of American Mathematical Society, 528 ; Differential 

 and Integral Calculus for Beginners, Edwin Edser, 560 ; 

 Motion of Continuous System of Material Points, Herr 

 Zorawski, 619 ; Factorisation of Algebraic Prime Factors of 

 5^^- I and 5^°*-!, Lieut. -Colonel Cunningham, 627; Carl 

 Friedrich Gauss, Werke, Supp. viii. 



Mathews (R. H.), Origin of Australian Aborigines, 574 



Mathias (E. ), Two Groups of Loci relating to Thermodynamic 

 Properties of Liquid, 90 



Matignon (Camille), Direct Combination of Nitrogen with 

 Metals of Rare Earths, 123 ; Direct Combination of Hydrogen 

 with Metals of Rare Earths, 147 ; Composition of Hydride 

 and Nitride of Thorium, 292 



Matley (C. A.), Geology of Mynydd-y-Garn, 170 



Matter, the Radio-activity of. Prof. Henri Becquerel, 396 



Matter, Ether and Motion, A. E. Dolbear, 533 



Matteucci (R. V.), Simultaneous production of two Nitrogen 

 Compounds in Vesuvius Crater, 171 



Matthews (F. E.), Hexachlorides of Benzonitrile, Benzamide 

 and Benzoic Acid, 75 ; Trichlorobenzoic Acid, 123 



Maunder (E. W.), the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, its 

 History and Work, 271 



Mawley (E. ), Phenological Observations for 1900, 459 



Maxwell (Sir Herbert), Memories of the Months, Second Series, 

 152 



Maycock (W. P. ), Electric Wiring Tables, 5 



Meade (R. K.), the Chemists' Pocket Manual, 489 



Mechanical Engineering, Practical Lessons in Metal Turning, 

 Percival Marshall, 297 



Mechanics: Cinematique et Mecanismes, H. Poincare, 153; 

 Chemistry an Exact Mechanical Philosophy, Fred G. 

 Edwards, 489 



Mediaeval Natural History in Poland, Joseph Rostafinski, 615 



Medicine : Death of P. K. E. Potain, 256 ; Obituary Notice 

 of, 282 ; Scientific Developments of Biology and Medicine, 

 286 ; Death of Dr. Walter Myers, 328 ; the Effect of Physical 

 Agents on Bacterial Life, Dr. Allen Macfadyen, 359 ; 

 Reports from the Laboratory of the Royal College of 

 Physicians, Edinburgh, 418; a Manual of Medicine, 461 ; 

 the Application of Physical Instruments to study of Disease, 

 Mr. Paget, 474 



Mediterranean, Diurnal Summer Range of Temperature in. Dr. 

 Buchan, 171 



Meiklejohn (A. H.), British Bird-Names, 113 



Melanasia : Album of Papiia, Types II, Dr. A. B. Meyer, R. 

 Parkinson, 324 



Melbourne Observatory, Annual Report of the, P. Baracchi, 67 



Melde (Dr. Franz), Death of, 545 



Meldola (Prof. R., F.R.S.), the Letters of Jons Jacob Berze- 

 lius and Christian Friedrich Schonbein, 1836- 1847, Georg 

 W. A. Kahlbaum, Francis V. Darbishire, N. V. Sidgwick, 77 ;. 

 Chemical Products and Appliances at the Paris International 

 Exhibition, 179 ; Sexual Dimorphism in the Animal King- 

 dom ; a theory of the Evolution of Secondary Sexual Charac- 

 ters, J. T. Cunningham, 197 ; Sexual Dimorphism, 251, 299 ;, 

 die Pflanzen-Alkaloide, Wilh. Briihl, Eduard Hjelt, Ossian 

 Aschan, 486 

 Mellish (H.), Seasonal Rainfall of British Isles, 220 

 Mellor (J. W. ), the Union of Hydrogen and Chlorine, 291 

 Memoirs of the Countess Potocka, Casimir Stryienski, 154 

 Memories of the Months, Second Series, Rt. Hon. Sir Herbert 



Maxwell, 152 

 Mensbrugghe (Prof. G. van der), on a Proof of Traction- 

 elasticity of Liquids, 274 

 Mentawei Islanders, C. ]M. Pleyte, 332 

 Metal Turning, Practical Lessons in, Percival Marshall, 297 

 Metalliferous Deposits, the Nature and Yield of, B. H. Brough, i& 

 Metallography, Progress in. Dr. T. K. Rose, 232 

 Metallography of Steel, Practical Problems in the. Prof. J. O. 



Arnold, 613 

 Metallurgy: Dr. Goldschmidt's "Thermit" Welding Process, 

 36 ; the Tempering of Iron Hardened by Overstrain, James 

 Muir, 218 ; Progress in Metallography, Dr. T. K. Rose, 232 ; 

 Travail des Metaux derives du Fer, L. Gages, 250 ; Cupella- 

 tion in Roman Britain, Mr. Gowland, 282 ; Institution of 

 Mining and Metallurgy, 315 ; Electro silvered versus Plain 

 Copper Plates, E. Halse, 315; the Melting-point of Gold, 

 L. Holborn and A. Day, 330; Captain Hassano's Electrical 

 Smelting Process, 330 ; Malay Metal-work, W. W. Skeat, 

 434 ; Properties of Steel Containing Nickel, 619 

 Metchnikoff (Dr.), on Microbes and the Human Body, 621 

 Meteorology : Temperature Observations During Solar Eclipse, 

 C. Martin, 14 ; Dew-ponds, Prof. Mial), 20 ; Clement Reid, 

 20 ; Mr. Hopkinson, 20 ; Trial of Stiger's Hail-cloud Dis- 

 persing Apparatus, Drs. Pernter and Trabert, 36 ; Meteoro- 

 logical Observatiojis in India during Solar Eclipse of January 

 22, 1898, J. Eliot, F.R.S., 36 ; Damage done to Seal Rocks 

 Lighthouse by Lightning, C. W. Darley, 52 ; Sounding the 

 Ocean of Air, A. Lawrence Rotch, 55 ; the Rainfall of South 

 Australia, Sir Charles Todd, 64 ; Curious Sunset Phenomenon, 

 Prof. Reynolds, 99 ; on Solar Changes of Temperature and 

 Variations in Rainfall in the Region Surrounding the Indian 

 Ocean, Sir Norman Lockyer, K.C.B., F.R.S., Dr. W. J. S. 

 Lockyer, 107, 128 ; the Kite Work of the United States 

 Weather Bureau, Dr. H. C. Frankenfield, 109 ; Periodical 

 Changes in Rainfall at Cape of Good Hope, Prof. 

 J. T. Morrison, 124 ; the Pocky or Festoon Cloud, 

 E. DurandGreville, 130; Meteorological Society, 146, 

 220, 315, 459, 555 ; the English Climate from the Health 

 Point of View, W. H. Dines, 146 ; Study of Distant 

 Storms by Means of Telephone, Th. Tommasina, 147 ; 

 Late Droughts and Recent Flood at Lake George, 

 New South Wales, H. C. Russell, F.R.S., 148; 

 Fog Studies on Mount Tamalpais, California, A. G. McAdie, 

 161 ; Artificial Rain, Prof. Cleveland Abbe, 167 ; C. H. B. 

 Woodd, 232 ; M. T. Tatham, 232 ; the Velocity ol Vortex 

 Rings, Drs. G. Vicenlini and G. Pacher, 209 ; Symons's 

 Monthly Meteorological Magazine, 218, 338; Climatological 

 Tables for British Empire lor 1899, 218 : Seasonal Rainfall 

 of British Isles, H. Mellish, 220 ; British Rainfall and Tem- 

 perature in 1900, 572 ; Heavy Rainfall of December 30, 

 1900, 338; the Mild December, 338; Report of Meteorological 

 Council : Success of Forecasts for Year ending March 31, 1900, 

 238 ; the Week's Weather, 238, 258, 329 ; the Gulf Stream 

 Myth, H. M. Watts, 258 ; Current Papers, No. 5, H. C. 

 Russell, F.R.S., 267 ; Very Cold Days, Alex. B. MacDowall, 

 299: Meteorology of Bombay 1899-1900, 305 ; West Indian 

 Hurricanes, E. B. Garriott, 305 ; Storms in China, Rev. A. j 

 Froc, 329 ; Methods of Formation of Hail, Prof. Cleveland I 

 Abbe, 337 ; Solar Radiation and Earth Temperatures, Dr. 1 

 . Knott, 387 ; Electric Anemometer indicating at a Distance, E. 

 Legrand, 411; Snow Crystals, Wm. Gee, 420: Falls of 

 Snow Crystals, 474 ; Phenological Observations for 1900, 

 E. Mawley, 459 ; Recurrence of Severe Winters, A. E 

 Watson, 459; Red Rain, 471 ; the Recent Blood Rains, Prof. 

 J. W. Judd, C.B., F.R.S., 514; Composition of Palermo 

 "Blood Rain," S. Meunier, 604; Blood-Rain Plant in 

 Camden Square Tank, V. N. Blackman, 617 ; Lightning from 



