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Index 



XXIX 



Physical Geography : Physiography and Physical Geography, 



207 ; the Word Physiography, Dr. Hugh Robert Mill, 231 

 Physical Theory of Nerve, W. M. Strong, 282 

 Physics : Determinations of Capillary Contents of Liquefied 

 Gases by "Ripple" Method, Dr. Leo Grunmach, 12; 

 Physical Society, 22, 74, 122, 194, 386, 432, 482, 529; 

 Genese de la Matiere et de I'Energie, A. Despaux, 25 ; 

 a Text-book of Physics: Sound, J. H. Poynting, F. R.S. , 

 J. J. Thomson, F.R.S., 26 ; the Journal of Physical 

 Chemistry, 54 ; the Law of Cailietet and Mathias, Dr. 

 Sydney Young, 90 ; Two Groups of Loci Relating 

 to Thermodynamic Properties of Liquid, E. Mathias, 

 90 ; Oscillographs, 142 ; Exercises in Natural Philosophy, 

 Prof. Magnus Maclean, 154 ; Argon and its Companions, 

 Prof. William Ramsay, F.R.S., Dr. Morris W. Travers, 

 164 ; on the Statistical Dynamics of Gas Theory as Illus- 

 trated by Meteor Swarms and Optical Rays, Dr. J. Larmor, 

 F.R.S., 168; Virgil as a Physicist, 205 ; Relative Motion of 

 the Earth and the Ether, William Sutherland, 205 ; the 

 Doctrines of Partition of Energy among Molecules of Gas,> 

 Mr. Burbury, 209 ; on the Fvelations of Radiation to Temper- 

 ature, Dr. J. Larmor, F.R.S., 216; Liquid Air, J. Adam, 

 252 ; the Transmission of Force, Lord Kelvin, 266 ; on a 

 Proof of Traction-elasticity of Liquids, Prof. G. van der 

 Mensbrugghe, 274 ; National Physical Laboratory, 300 ; 

 Death and Obituary Notice of H. W. Chisholm, 304 ; 

 Liquefaction of Gaseous Mixtures, F. Caubet, 339 ; Lectures 

 on Theoretical and Physical Chemistry, J. H. van't Hoff, 

 343 ; Le9ons de Chimie Physique, J. H. van't Hoff, 343 ; 

 Wiedemann's Annalen, 362 ; Atti della Fondazione Scientifica 

 Cagnola, vol. xvii., 369; Mathematics and Physics in Public 

 Schools, G. H. J. Hurst, 370 ; Address of President of 

 Physical Society, 386 ; a Mica Echelon Grating, Prof. R. W. 

 Wood, 386 ; One-dimensional Illustrations of Kinetic Theory 

 of Gases, Lord Kelvin, 387 ; Die Partiellen Differential- 

 gleichungen der Mathematischen Physik, nach Riemann's 

 Vorlesungen, Heinrich Weber, 390; One Thousand Problems in 

 Physics, William H. Snyder and Irving O. Palmer, 393 ; Vortex 

 Rings, Prof R. W. Wood, 418 ; Death of George Francis Fitz- 

 gerald, 442; Obituary Notice of, 445 ; the Boiling Point of Liquid 

 Hydrogen, Prof. James Dewar, F.R.S., 458 ; Theory of 

 Colloidal Solutions, Dr. F. G. Donnan, 482 ; the Use of the 

 Method of Least Squares in Physics, A. F. Ravenshear, 

 489 ; Heat Evolved when Powders are Wetted, M. Beliati, 

 500 ; Annalen der Physik, 506, 528, 626 ; Experimental 

 Determination of Capillary Constants of Condensed Gases, 

 L. Grunmach, 506 ; Expansion of Silica, Prof. Callendar, 

 529 ; Matter, Ether and Motion, A. E. Dolbear, 533 ; La 

 Constitution du Monde, Dynamique des Atomes, Madame 

 Clemence Royer, 533 ; Mutmassungen liber das Wesen der 

 Gravitation, der Electriciiats und der Magnetismus, Dr. Her- 

 mann Fischer, 533 ; Ueber mogiiche Bewegungen mogiicher 

 Atome, Dr. Hermann Fischer, 533 ; Practical Electrical Test- 

 ing in Physics and Electrical Engineering, G. D. A. Parr, 538 ; 

 Physical Properties of Nitric Acid Solutions, V. H. Veley, 

 F.R.S., and J.J. Manley, 55 j; Differential and Integral 

 Calculus for Beginners, Edwin Edser, 560 ; Stationary 

 Motions, T. Levi-Civita, 573 ; a Student's Drum Recorder, 

 W. E. Pye and Co., 577 ; the Behaviour of Gases at Low 

 Pressures, Prof. A. Battelli, 594 ; the Work of the Reichsan- 

 stalt, 614 ; Death of Prof H. A. Rowland, 616 ; Surface 

 Tension and Range of Molecular Action of Water Surface 

 covered with Oil Layer, R. H. Weber, 626 

 . Physiography : Physiography and Physical Geography, 207 ; 



the Word Physiography, Dr. Hugh Robert Mill, 231 

 Physiology: Beitrage zur Physiologic des Centralnervensystem, 

 Max Verworn, 78 ; Cryoscopy of Human Sweat, P. Ardin- 

 Delteil, 124; Glycolysis of Different Sugars, P. Portiere, 244 ; 

 Toxicity of Injected Muscle Serum, Charles Richet, 267 ; 

 Text- book of Physiology, A. E. Schafer, 270 ; Physical 

 Theory of Nerve, W, M. Strong, 283 ; the Thymus Gland, 

 Dr. J. Beard, 306 ; Effect of Substitution of Alcohol for 

 Sugar in Food on Muscular Action, A. Chauveau, 316, 339; 

 an Introduction to Vegetable Physiology, J. Reynolds Green, 

 F.R.S., 345; Researches on Fibrinolysis, 363 ; Sensational 

 Newspaper Reports as to Physiological Action of Common 

 Salt, Prof Jacques Loeb, 372 ; the Teaching of Physiology, 

 Dr. W. T. Porter, 427 ; Nervous Transmission of Instan- 

 taneous Electric Stimulus, Aug. Charpentier, 435 ; Effect of 

 Muscular Work on Digestibility of Food, Prof. C. E. Wait, 



451 ; Functions of Bile as Solvent, Benjamin Moore and 

 W. H. Parker, 458 ; Method of Distinguishing Human from 

 Animal Blood, Dr. Uhlen-Luth, 499 ; Drs. Wassermann and 

 Schultze, 499 ; Studies in Visual Sensation, Prof. C. Lloyd 

 Morgan, F.R.S., 552 



Pickard (R. H.), Method for Preparing Amides from Corre- 

 sponding Aldehydes, 548 ; Amido-Formation from Aldehydes, 

 529 



Pickering (Prof. Edward C), the New Star in Perseus, 497 ; 

 Cooperation in Observing Variable Stars, 477 



Pickering (Spencer W.), Report of the Working and Results of 

 the Woburn Experimental Fruit Farm, 177 



Pickering (Prof. Spencer, F.R.S. ), Thermochemical Relations, 



394 

 Pictet (M.), Three New Alkaloids from Tobacco, 575 

 Picton (Harold), Air and Disease, 276 

 Pierce (Newton B. ), Peach-leaf Curl, its Nature and Treatment, 



.393 



Pigeons, the Origin of the " Tumbling" of, Prof. G. B. Howes, 

 F.R.S., 395 



Pilot Charts, 494 



Pilsbry (H. A.), a Former Mid-Pacific Continent, 259 



Pinto (Major Serpa), Death of, 237 



Plague, the. Prof. A. Calmette, 63 ; Plague-Infection, Dr 

 Albrecht and Ghon, 89, Prof. A. Calmette, 89 ; Sieroterapia 

 e Vaccinazioni preventive contro La Peste Bubonica, Dott. 

 Alessandro Lustig, 105 ; the Value of Anti- Plague Serum, 

 112 



Planets : Observations of the Planet Eros, 14, 39, 116, 212, 333, 

 355 ; Opposition of Eros, M. Loewy, 188 ; Reduction of 

 Observations of Eros, Prof. G. C. Comstock, 405 ; Variability 

 of Eros, 502 ; Dr. E. von Oppolzer, 383 ; F. Rossard, 426 ; 

 Ch. Andre, 426 ; Eros and the Solar Parallax, 502 ; Pertur- 

 bations of Eros Produced by Mars, H. N. Russell, 141 ; 

 Marking on Mars, Mr. Douglass, 189 ; Opposition of Mars 

 in 1888, G. V. Schiaparelli, 286 ; Distribution of Minor 

 Planets, M. Freycinet, 116; New Minor Planets, W. R. 

 Brooks, 240 ; Brooks' Minor Planets, 333 ; Jupiter and His 

 Markings, W. F. Denning, 355 ; Diameter of Venus, Prof. 

 T. J. J. See, 212 ; Reduction of Occultations, L. Cruls, 212 ; 

 Normal Positions of Ceres, Prof. G. W. Hill, 260 



Plant Culture, Principles of, Prof. E. S. Goff, 298 



Plants, the Nature and Work of, D. T. MacDougal, 417 



Plants, a Practical Guide to Garden, John Weathers, 463 



Pleiades, Rutherfurd Measures of, Harold Jacoby, 548 



Pleyte (C. M.), the Mentawei Islanders, 332 



Pockels(F.), the Theory of Rain Precipitation in Mountains, 

 529 



Pocklington (H. C), Interference Bands Produced by thin 

 Wedge, 434 



Pocock (R. I.), Secondary Sexual Characters and the Colora- 

 tion of the Prong-buck, 157 ; Adaptation of Instinct in a 

 Trap-door Spider, 466 ; New Scottish Silurian Scorpion 

 Palaeophontis kwtteri, 523 



Poincare (H.), Cinematique et Mecanismes, 153 



Poisoning Epidemic, the Beer, 541 ; Selenium in Sulphuric 

 Acid, V. H. Veley, F.R.S., 587 



Poland, Mediaeval Natural History in, Joseph Rostafinski, 615 



Polar Expedition, the Duke of the Abruzzi's, 37 



Polar Motion, New Component of the. Prof. S. C. Chandler, 



452 

 Polar Stars, Photographic Catalogue of, 355 

 Pole, Terrestrial, Variations in the Motion of the, 354 

 Pole (William, F.R.S.), Death and Obituary Notice of, 236 

 Ponsot (M. ), Molecular Specific Heat of Gaseous Dissociable 



Compounds, 196 

 Popoff (M.), Direct Application to Wireless Telegraphy of 



"Telephonic Receiver, 267 

 Population Distribution in England and Wales, Thomas Welton, 



450 

 Porter (M.B.), Sets of Coincidence Points on non-singular Cubics 



of Syzygetic Sheaf, 528 

 Porter (Dr. W. T.), the Teaching of Physiology, 427 

 Portiere (P.), Glycolysis of different Sugars, 244 

 Potain (Dr. P. K. E.), Death of, 256 ; Obituary Notice of, 282 

 Potocka (Countess), Memoirs of the, Casimir Stryienski, 154 

 Potter (Prof M. C), Bacterial Disease of Turnip, 218 

 Poulton (Prof., F.R.S.), Source of Sound of Death's Head 



Moth, 315 

 Poynting (J. H., F.R.S.), A Te.xtbnok of Physics. Sound, :6 



