Index 



[Suipletnent to Nature, 

 DecemierZ, 1898 



malic Series, V. Tjiomas, 24 ; Saccharification of Starch by 

 Malt, H. Pottevin, 24 ; Nitrogenous Nutrition of Phanero- 

 gamous Plants, L. Lutz, 24 ; Elementary Chemistry, Practical 

 and Theoretical, T. A. Cheetham, 29 ; Silicon and Chromium 

 in Steels, MM. A. Carnot and Goutal, 47 ; Iodide of Beryl- 

 lium, P. Lebeau, 47 ; New Reaction of Tertiary Alcohols and 

 their Ethers, G. Deniges, 47 ; Action of Sulphuric Acid of 

 35-40 per cent, on Acid Aliphatic and Neutral Nitramines 

 and their Isomers, Prof. Franchimontand Dr. Umbgrove, 47 ; 

 Method of Detecting and Estimating Small Amounts of Car- 

 bon Monoxide in Air in Presence of Traces of Hydrocarbons, 

 A. Gautier, 71 ; Limit of Inflammability of Carbon Monoxide, 

 MM. H. Le Chatelier and Boudouard, 71 ; a Boro-carbide of 

 Beryllium, P. Lebeau, 71 ; some Halogen Salts of Lead, V. 

 Thomas, 71 ; Text-book of Physiology, Dr. T. H. Milroy, 

 73 ; Redetermination of Atomic Weights of Nickel and Cobalt, 

 Prof. T. W. Richards, 87 ; Wiedemann's Annalen, 93, 117, 

 187, 335, 491 ; Chemical Society, 94, 142, 189, 238 ; Affinity- 

 Constants ofDihydroxymaleic, Dihydroxyfumaric, Dihydroxy- 

 tartaric and Tartronic Acids, S. Skinner, 94 ; Resolution of 

 Tetrahydropapaverine into its Optically Active Components, 

 W. J. Pope and S. J. Peachey, 94 ; Molecular Weights of 

 Permanganates, Perchlorates and Periodates in Solution, J. M. 

 Crofts, 94 ; Causes of Uncertainty in Estimating Carbonic Acid 

 and Water Vapour, A. Gautier, 95 ; Molecular Weights of 

 easily Liquefiable Gases, Daniel Berthelot, 96 ; Anhydrous 

 Beryllium Fluoride and Oxyfluoride of Beryllium, P. Lebeau, 

 96 ; Synthetic Preparation of Potassium Carbonyl Ferro- 

 cyanide, J. A. MuUer, 96 ; the Arrangement of Atoms in 

 Space, J. H. Van 't Hofif, 100; the Industrial Applications of 

 Electro-chemistry, Dr. Thomas Ewan, 112; Estimation of 

 Manganese separated as Carbonate, Martha Austin, 117; 

 Osmosis of Liquids through Vulcanised Rubber, G. Flusin, 

 120 ; Action of Aluminium Chloride and Chlorine on Anhy- 

 drous Chloral, A. Mouneyrat, 120; Carbon Monoxide in 

 Blood, Maurice Nicloux, 120 ; the Rudiments of Physics 

 and Chemistry, 123 ; on a New Constituent of Atmo- 

 spheric Air, Prof. W. Ramsay, F.R.S., and Morris W. 

 Travers, 127 ; Obituary Notice of Lyon Playfair, 128 ; 

 Action of Formaldehyde on Naphthalene Amines, I., G. T. 

 Morgan, 142; Oleic Acid and its Derivatives, I., F. G. 

 Edmed, 142 : Stereoisomeric Derivatives of Camphor, T. M. 

 Lowry, 142 ; Solubility of Camphor, C. Istrati and A. 

 Zahuria, 635 ; the Di-Alkylamidoanthraquinones, A. Haller 

 and A. Guyot, 143 ; Halogen Derivatives of Ethyl-Phenyl- 

 Ketone, A. Collet, 143 ; Production of Carbon Monoxide in 

 Organism, Maurice Nicloux, 143 ; Cinnamic Methyl Ether in 

 Alpinia Malaccencis, Dr. P. van Romburgh, 143 ; Recent 

 Experiments on certain of the Chemical Elements in relation 

 to Heat, Prof. W. A. Tilden, F.R.S.", 160; the Carbonic 

 Acid of the Air, MM. Albert Levy and H. Henriet, 168 ; 

 Companions of Argon, Prof. William Ramsay, F.R. S., and 

 Morris W. Travers, 182 ; Position of Helium, Argon, and 

 Krypton in Scheme of Elements, Sir William Crookes, 

 F.R.S., 383; Helium in the Atmosphere, E. C. C. Baly, 

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

 545 ; Sir William Crookes, 570 ; Atomic Susceptibilities of 

 Water and Aqueous Solutions, H. du Bois, 187 ; Atomic 

 Weight of Nitrogen, M. Vezes, 191 ; Atomic Weight of 

 Tellurium, R. Metzner, 191 ; a New Carbide of Tungsten, 

 Percy Williams, 191 ; Production of Tungsten Blue, Albert 

 Granger, 287 ; a Silicide of Tungsten, E. Vigouroux, 492 ; 

 a Double Carbide of Iron and Tungsten, Percy Williams, 

 516 ; a Double Carbide of Iron and Chromium and Iroh and 

 Tungsten, Percy Williams, 588 ; New Iodide of Tungsten, 

 £d. ' Defacqz, 612; Crystallised Tungsten Dioxide and 

 Tungsto-Lithium Tungstate, L. A. Hallopeau, 612 ; New 

 ^Method of Separating Geraniol and Citronnellol, J. Flatau 

 and H. Labbe, 191 ; Liquid Air at One Operation, Lord 

 Rayleigh, F.R.S., 199; the Spectrum of Metargon, Prof. 

 Arthur Schuster, F.R.S., 199, 269; the Preparation of 

 Crystallised Calcium, M. Moissan, 209 ; Boiling Point of 

 Liquid Ozone, L. Troost, 216; Chlorination of Acetylene, 

 A. Mouneyrat, 216; Dr. Robert Bunsen's Life Work, 229 ; 

 a New Isomeride of Malic Acid, J. H. Aberson, 232 ; 

 Halogen Derivatives of Fenchene, J. A. Gardner and G. B. 

 Cockburn, 238 ; Oxidation of Fenchene, J. A. Gardner and 

 G, B. Cockburn, 238 ; Isodynamic Forms of Nitrocamphor, 

 T. M. Lowry, 238 ; Cannabinol, T. B. Wood, W. T. N. 

 Spivey and T. H. Easterfield, 238 ; Action of Light on 

 Acetylene, W. A. Bone and J. Wilson, 238 ; Solubility of 



Isomeric Substances, J. Walker and J. K. Wood, 238 ; 

 Azobenzene Derivative of Chrysin, A. "G. Perkin, 238 ; Con- 

 stituents of " Waras," A. G. Perkin, 238 ; Oxidation of 

 Charcoal by Nitric Acid, G. Dickson and T. H. Easterfield, 

 238 ; Combination of Fatty Ketones with Mercuric Sulphate, 

 G. Deniges, 240 ; Preparation of Mixed Carbonic Ethers, 

 P. Cazeneuve and Albert Morel, 240 ; Acids of Essential 

 Oils of Geranium, MM. Flatau and Labbe, 240; Practical 

 Organic Chemistry, George George, 245 ; Chemical Works 

 in Germany, 256 ; the Decomposition of Water by Chromous 

 Salts, M. Berthelot, 264 ; Blue Glass with Chromium Base, 

 Andre Duboin, 264 ; Use of Copper Selenate in making 

 Selenic Acid, R. Metzner, 264 ; Volumetric Analysis in 

 Alkaline Solution, Andre Job, 264 ; New Combination of 

 Acetylene with Cuprous Oxychloride, R. Chavastelon, 264 ; 

 Solfatara Gases, Prof. R. Nasini, F. Anderlini and R. 

 Salvador!, 269 ; Catalytic Influence of Gases on Oxidation of 

 Phosphorus, Herr Centnerszwer, 279 ; Sodium Perborate, 

 M. Tanatar, 279 ; Decomposition of Nitric Acid by Heat, 

 D, Berthelot, 287 ; Compressibility of Air as Gaseous 

 Mixture, E. H. Amagat, 287 ; Mode of Oxidation of Cobalt 

 Salts on Alkaline Solutions, Andre Job, 287 ; Compounds of 

 Rhodium, A. Jolly and E. Leidie, 287 ; Brominating Action 

 of Aluminium Bromide in Fatty Series, A. Mouneyrat, 287 ; 

 Ovalbuminic Acid, J. M. Albahary, 288 ; Action of Sorbose 

 Bacteria on Xylose, Gabriel Bertrand, 288 ; Anhydrous- 

 Crystallised Magnesium Sulphide, A. Mourlot, 312 ; Freezing 

 Point of Aqueous Solutions of Sodium Mellitate, W. W. 

 Taylor, 335 ; Determination of Arsenic in Antimony, O. 

 Ducru, 336 ; Action of Sodammonium on Arsenic, C. Hugot, 

 635 ; Composition of Phosphorescent Sulphides of Strontium, 

 J. R. Mourelo, 336, 432 ; Crystallisation of Anhydrous Sul- 

 phides of Calcium and Strontium, M. Mourlot, 516; Estim- 

 ation of Methyl Alcohol in Ethyl Alcohol, A. Trillat, 336 ; 

 Millet, M. Ballard, 336 ; Text-Book of Physical Chemistry, 

 Clarence L. Speyers, 344 ; Synthesis of Albuminous Sub- 

 stances, Dr. Leo Lilienfeld, 351 ; Action of Bromine on 

 Normal Propyl Bromide in presence of Anhydrous Aluminium 

 Bromide, A. Mouneyrat, 359 ; Hydrolysis of Ethane- 

 Dipyrocatechin, Ch. Moureu, 359 ; Babbit's Antifriction 

 Metal, Prof. H. Behrens and H. Baucke, 359 ; State of 

 Insoluble Amorphous Substances made to form in Gelatine, 

 Prof. L. de Bruyn, 360 ; Composition and Volumes ot 

 co-existing Phases of Mixtures of Methyl Chloride 

 and Carbonic Acid, C. M. A. Ilartman, 360 ; 

 Chemical Analysis, Qualitative 'and Quantitative, W. Briggs 

 and R. W. Stewart, 366 ; Artificial Food, Dr. Sidney 

 Williamson, 368 ; Death of J. A. R. Newlands, 372 ; 

 Obituary Notice of, 395 ; the Relations between the Energy 

 of Light and Chemical Energy, D. Berthelot, 375 ; Mono- 

 pyrocatechin Glyoxal, Gaston Bonnier, 384 ; Action of Oxygen 

 on Yeast, Jean Eifront, 384 ; Study of Phosphoric Acid 

 dissolved by the Water of the Soil, Th. Schloesing, Fils, 384 ; 

 Chemical Manufacture of Perfumes, 398 ; Catalytic Action of 

 Organic Substances on Oxidation of Sodium Sulphate, S. L. 

 Bigelow, 400 ; the Oxides of Sodium, M. de Forcrand, 432 ; 

 Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Albert Levy and H. Henriet, 

 408 ; the Production and Uses of Ozone, 416; the Ammoni- 

 acal Chlorides of Lithium, J. Bonnefoi, 432 ; the Estimation 

 of Tannin, Leo Vignon, 432; Stereochemistry and Vitalism, 

 Prof. Japp, F.R.S, 452, 616; Prof. Karl Pearson, F.R.S., 

 495 ; Prof. F. J. Allen, 520 ; Prof. G. F. Fitzgerald, F.R.S., 

 545 ; C. O. Bartrum, 545 ; Herbert Spencer, 592 ; Prof. 

 Giorgio Errera, 616 ; Essential Oils of Eucalyptus Genus, R. 

 T. Baker and H. G. Smith, 464 ; the Carbonic Anhydride of 

 the Atmosphere, Dr. E. Letts and R. F. Blake, 464; 

 Toxicity of Copper Salts for Wheat,. Henri Coupin, 492 ; 

 Death of Dr. H. Trimble, 513 ; Commercial Extraction of 

 Thorium, MM. Wyronhofif and A. Verneuil, 516; Dr. T. S. 

 Hunt, F. R.S., as a Chemist, James Douglas, 551 ; Action of 

 Lime and Chalk on Humic Materials, G. Andre, 564 ; In- 

 fluence of Chemical Composition of Glass on its Coefficient of 

 Expansion, A. Granger, 581 ; Colours of Natural Waters, Prof. 

 W. Spring, 580 ; Double Salicylates of Metals and Antipyrin, 

 C. Schuyten, 583 ; Analysis of Commercial Calcium Carbide, 

 Henri Moissan, 588 ; a Chemical Laboratory Course, A. F. 

 Hogg, 592; Calcium Nitride, H. Moissan, 612; Combin- 

 ations of Lithium Chloride with Methylamine, J. Bonnefoi, 

 612; Diodo-quinoline, C. Istrati, 612; Phenyl-Phos- 

 phoric and Phenylene Phosphoric Acids, P. Genvresse, 

 612 ; Volumetric Estimation of Acetaldehyde, X. Rocques, 



