Nature, ] 

 October 7, 1920 J 



Index 



xli 



Koheleth, Book of, commonly known as Ecclesiastes, A 

 Gentle Cynic : Being a Translation of the, stripped 

 of Later Additions ; also its Origin, Growth, and 

 Interpretation, Prof. M. Jastrow, Jun., 226 



Krueger 60, The Binary, S. A. Mitchell and C. P. Olivier, 

 307 



Krypton and Xenon, Notes on, Prof. J. N. Collie, 

 441 



Kula : The Circulating Exchange of Valuables in the 

 Archipelagoes of Eastern New Guinea, Dr. B. Malin- 

 owsky, 688 



Kynurenic Acid in the Dog, Mechanism of the Production 

 of, Prof. A. Robinson, 346 



Laboratory Fittings : Scientific Apparatus and, C. Beck, 



355 ; B. H,. Morphv ; C. Baker, 356 ; Bellingham and 



Stanley, Ltd. ; W. Taylor ; H. W. Ashfield, 357 ; The 



Cost of, A. E. Munby, 294, 456 



Lad : A Dog, A. P. Terhune, 484 



Laird, Cammell, and Co., Ltd., The Birkenhead Shipyard 



and Works of, 560 

 Lake : District, The Vulcanicity of the, [. F. N. Green, 

 242 ; Geneva, The Theoretical Determination of the 

 Longitudinal Seiches of, Doodson, Carey, and Bald- 

 win, 275 

 Laminarine from Latninaria flexicatilis, The Study of, 



Mme. Z. Gruzewska, 187 

 Lancashire Sea-Fisheries Laboratory, Report of the, for 



1919. 656 

 Land : and Water in the North Atlantic Region in 

 Palaeozoic Times, The Distribution of, Dr. Holtehahl, 

 212 ; Land and Water on the Earth, Distribution of, 

 Prof. H. F. Reid, 763 ; Drainage from the Adminis- 

 trative Point of View, E. M. Konstam, 42 ; Land 

 Flora, The Earliest Known, Prof. F. O. Bower, 681, 

 712 ; from the Engineering Point of View, C. H. J. 

 Clayton, 42 ; Rainfall and. Dr. Brysson Cunningham, 

 42 ; Mollusks of the Belgian Congo, Dr. H. A. Pilsbry, 

 433 

 Langmuir's Theory of Atorhs, On : S. C. Bradford, 41 ; 



Dr. A. E. Oxley, lo.^ 

 Larch, The Common, The Fungal Diseases of, W. E. 



Hiley, 639 

 Latitude, An Easy Method of Finding, N. Liapin^, 625 

 League of Nations Union, Forthcoming Summer School 



in connection with the, 280 

 T-^ather Chemistry, Practical, A. Harvey, 382 

 Leeds University : W. E. H. Berwick appointed Lecturer 

 in Mathematics in, i;6 : Dr. H. M. Dawson appointed 

 Professor of Physical Chemistry, 400 ; Increase in the 

 Scale of Fees, 697 ; Institution of an Appointment 

 Board, with W. R. Grist as Secretary ; G. C. Stewart 

 appointed Assistant Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, 

 698 

 Leonardo da Vinci, E. McCurdy, 307, 340 

 r.epidoptera. British, Melanism in. J. W. H. Harrison ; 



Hon. H. Onslow, 278 

 " Les Maitres de la Pens^e Scientifiaue." 788 

 " Les Oceans h. travers les Sges," Prof. P. Termier, 



624 

 Lf^thargic Encephalitis, 785 



Lettuce, The Meiotic Phenomena in the Pollen Mother- 

 Cells and Tapetum of. Dr. R. R. Gates, 186, 756 

 Levelling Errors. 400 



Libraries in Indian High Schools. L. T. Watkins, 6q8 

 Life : and Existence, Wisdom of. 226 ; and Temperature, 

 161 ; Movements in Plants. Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose, 

 416 ; The Processes of. The Dualistic Conception of, 

 Dr. S. J. Meltzer, 763 

 Light : and Plant-Growth, The Relationship between. 

 W. W. Garner and H. A. AUard. 464 ; Production in 

 Luminous Organisms. The Chemistry of, E. N. Harvev, 

 270 : Scattered by Gases in resnert of Polarisation, 

 A Re-examination of the. I . Lord Rayleigh, 631 ; The 

 Absorption of. by Organic Compounds, 640 ; Def1ectif>n 

 of. during a Solar Eclipse, J. A. Orange: Dr. A. C. D. 

 Crommelin, 8: Marat and. Prof. W. A. Osborne. 4^6 : 

 Destructive Effect of. on Textiles, etc., M. Entat. 758 : 

 Filters for Visual Work with the Microscope. Kodak 



Ltd., 435; The Einstein Deflection of, Dr. A. C. D. 



Crommelin ; Prof. C. V. Raman, 23 



Lighting : Conditions in Mines, with special reference to 



the Eyesight of Miners, Dr. T. L. Llewellyn, and 



others, 21; of Picture-Galleries and Museums, The. 



H. Seager, 723 



Lightning Discharges, Investigations on, and on the 



Electric Field of Thunderstorms, C, T. R. Wilson, 377 



Lime and Magnesia carried down by Precipitates of Ferric 



Oxide, The, M. Toporescu, 475 

 Linn^, Carl von. Movement to Restore the Botanic Garden 



and House of, :;9i 

 Linnean Societv : Election of Officers and Council of the. 

 496 ; Profs. G. Bonnier, V. F. Brotherus, G. B. de Toni, 

 L. Dollo, P. Marchal, and R. Thaxter elected Foreign 

 Members of the, 366 ; The Financial Position and 

 Outlook of the, 80; The Gold Medal of the, Pre- 

 sented to Sir Ray Lankester, 1526 

 Linnean Society of N.S.W., Presidential Address to the, 



J. J. Fletcher, 724 

 Liquid : Cylinders, Rotating, C. R. U. Savoor, 379 ; Fuels, 

 Ignition Points of, H. Moore, 245 ; Mercury, The 

 Thermo-Electricitv of. Verification of, M. Gouineau, 

 634 

 Liquids at High Pressure, Viscosities and Compressi- 

 bilities of, J. H. Hyde, ,i:;7 

 Lister : Lord, Proposals for Commemorating the Work of, 

 654 ; Institute of Preventive Medicine, Establishment 

 at the, of a National Collection of Type Cultures, 

 590 

 Liverpool : School of Tropical Medicine, Inception and 

 History of the, 785 ; Opening of the Sir Alfred Jones 

 Laboratories of the ; Award of Mary Kingsley Medals, 

 696; University, Appeal for Funds. 121 ; Contribution bv 

 the King to the Appeal Fund, 601 ; Gift to the Appeal 

 Fund by the Pacific Steam Navigation Co., 762 ; Gift to, 

 by the Cunard Steamship Co., 313, 762 ; Gift by T. 

 Harrison Hughes, 345 ; Dr. C. Walker appointed Asso- 

 ciate-Professor in Cytology and Lecturer in Histology ; 

 J. Wemyss Anderson appointed Professor of Engineer- 

 ing Refrigeration, Gifts to the Appeal Fund, 376 ; Con- 

 ferment of Honorary Degrees, 440 ; Resolution of the 

 Senate on the Death of Prof. L. Doncaster, 472 ; T. R. 

 Wilton appointed Lecturer in Dock and Harbour 

 Engineering, i;o5 : Dr. W. J. Dakin appointed Pro- 

 fessor of Zoology ; Dr. I. M. Heilbron Professor of 

 Organic Chemistry, 537 ; Dr. W. Mason appointed 

 Professor of Engineering (Strength of Materials) ; C. O. 

 Bannister Professor of Metallurgy), and W. H. Gilmour 

 Professor of Dental Surgery, 630 ; The Title of Emeritus 

 Professor of Engineering conferred upon Profi H. S. 

 Hele Shaw, 841 

 Local Colleges and .Adult Education, Principal L. Small. 



728 

 Local Government Board, The Origin and Growth of the 

 Medical Department of the. Sir George Newman, 151 ; 

 Forty-eighth .Annual Report of the, 151 

 Long-range Forecasting in Java, 729 



London : Countv Council, Compulsory Day Continuation 

 Schools. Forthcoming Appointment of Principals of. 

 280; Draft Scheme. The. The Education Act. 1918, 

 693 ; Degrees in Commerce, Dr. Russell Wells. 440 ; 

 School of Economics. The Foundation-Stone of the 

 New Wing of the. Laid by the King. 440: University, 

 Appointment of Fellows of University College : The 

 Degree of D.Sc. conferred on W. Rers^ 25 : Gifts to. 

 bv the Sir Ernest Ca«spl Educational Trust; Dr. J. 

 Mcintosh appointed Professor of Pathologv at thf 

 Middlesex Hospital Medical School ; Dr. S. Russ ap- 

 pointed Professor of Physics at the Middlesex Hospital 

 Medical School. 25; .Appeal for a War Memorial, 57: 

 W. Neilson-Jones appointed Professor of Botany .it 

 Bedford Collejyp ; Posts in connection with the Sir 

 Ernest Cassel Benefactions ; Various Gifts : Conferment 

 of Doctorates : .Award of Keddey Fletcher-Warr 

 Studentships to Dr. .Agnes .Arber and Miss Margaret 

 McFarlanp ; .Annual Report of University Colleee, i,, : 

 Forthcoming Public Lectures, 311 : Courses of .Advanced 

 Lectures, 376; The University of, .A Great Opportunity, 

 381 ; Government Offer of a Site, H. A. L. Fisher, 404 ; 

 The Degree of D.Sc. conferred on B. C. Laws ; Report 



