Supplement to Natnre,~\ 

 Nirveniber 30, 1893 J 



Index 



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Ascending Meteor, Prof. Von Niessl, 209 ; a Remarkable 

 Meteor, J. Lloyd Bozward ; J. Level, 567 ; August Meteors, 

 601 ; the Genesis of Nova Aurigee, Richard A. Gregory, 6 ; 

 Nova (T) AurigK Spectrum, W. W. Campbell, 524 ; Our 

 Astronomical Column, 15, 39,61, 8l, III, 135, 158, 183,208, 

 233, 254, 276, 300, 326, 355, 379, 401, 425, 447, 483, 512, 

 524, 548, 573, 600, 622 ; South Polar Cap of Mars, Prof. 

 George Comstock, 15 ; the Brightness of the Major and Minor 

 Planets, Dr. G. Miiller, 15 ; Astronomy Popularised in 

 America, 15 ; Optical Tests for Objectives, Dr. Ludwig 

 Mach, l6 ; Photograph of a Bolid, 16 ; Meridian Circle 

 Observations, 39 ; the Lunar Atmosphere, 40; the Recent 

 .Solar Eclipse, 40; Prof. T. E. Thorpe, F.R.S.,S3; the 

 Total Solar Eclipse (.\pril, 1893), M. Deslandres, 81 ; M. 

 Bigourdan, in ; M. N. Coculesco, 135; Observations 

 made during the Eclipse of April, 1893, 326 ; a Method 

 of Detecting the Existence of Variable Stars by Continuous 

 Photometric Observations, Dr. J. Joly, F.R. S., 47; Dis- 

 tortion of Photographic Star Images due to Refraction, Prof 

 A. A. Rambaut, 47 ; Roche's Limit, Prof. G. H. Darwin, 

 F.R.S., 54; Finlav's Comet (1886 VIL), 51, 81, 112, 

 135, 158, 184, 208, 276, 300, 326, 355 ; M Schulhof, 

 233i 254; Comet Finlay and the Prasepe, 512; the 

 Greatest Brilliancy of Venus, Dr. G. Miiller, 61 ; 

 L' Astronomic, 62, 158, 254 ; the Lunar Atmosphere, 

 M. Spee, 62 ; Bulletin Astronomique for April, 62 ; Vari- 

 able Star Nomenclature, 81 : the Moon's Surface, G. 

 K. Gilbert, 82 ; Amedee Guillemin, 82 ; the Satellites of 

 Jupiter, Prof. W. W. Pickering, 81, 209 ; Observation on 

 Jupiter, M. Lumsden, 158; Sun, Moon, and Stars: As- 

 tronomy for Beginners, A. Gilberne, loi ; Death of Dr. 

 Charles Pritchard, F. R. S., 107 ; Aurora Observations, 112 ; 

 the Constant of Aberration, Prof. Chandler, 112; the As- 

 tronomical Day, 112; Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 112; 

 Washburn Observations, 135 ; the Cause of Sunspots, Dr. 

 G. J. Storey, F.R.S., 143 ; Determinations of Gravity, 158 ; 

 Solar Observations at the Royal College, Rome, Prof. 

 Tachini, 158 ; a New Variable « Cygnus, 183 ; a Bright 

 Comet, 184, 233 ; Observations of Nebulae, Dr. Rudolf 

 Spitaler, 184 ; the Yerkes Telescope, 184 ; the Smithsonian 

 Report for Year ending 1892, 184 ; the Smithsonian Astro- 

 Physical Observatory, 184 ; Practical Astronomy, P. S. 

 Michie and F. S. Harlow, 197 ; Stars having Peculiar 

 Spectra, 208 ; Stars with Remarkable Spectra, T. E. Espin, 

 233 ; the Sun's Motion through Space, 208 ; the Period of 

 Rotation of Venus, 233 ; the Newall Telescope, 233 ; John- 

 ston's Notes on Astronomy, 233 ; the Hodgkins Fund Prizes, 

 233 ; a New Comet, 254, 622 ; Ephemeris of the New 

 Comet, Prof. E. Lamp, 276 ; the Discovery of the New 

 Comet, 300 ; Ilimmel und Erde for July, 254 ; for August, 

 355 ; Observatinns of the Planet Victoria, 276 ; Difference 

 of Longitude between Vienna and Greenwich, 277 ; Photo- 

 graphs of the Milky Way, Prof E. E. Barnard, 277 ; 

 Changes in the Spectrum of ;3 Lyrae, 30 1 ; the Variable Star 

 y Cygni, Prof N C. Duncr, 301 ; New Determination of 

 the Constant of Universal Attraction, 301 ; the Coronal 

 Atmosphere of the Sun, 301 ; Variable Stars, 301 ; Remarks 

 on Ilerschel's Second Method of Calculating Probable Orbit 

 of Binary Star, J. A. C. Oudemans, 312; the Astronomical 

 History of On and Thebes, J. Norman Lockyer, K. R.S., 

 318, 371 ; Rordame-Quenisset Comet, 1893, 326, 401 ; Herr 

 E. Lamp, 355 ; the Spectrum of the Rordame-Quc-nisset 

 Comet, Prof Campbell, 379 ; Earth Movements, Herr E. 

 von Rebeur-Paschwitz, 326 ; the Observatory of Yale Uni- 

 versity, 327 ; .\stronomische Gesellschaft, 327 ; Observa- 

 tions of Aurorae, Dr. M. A. Veeder, 355 ; New Determination 

 of the Constant of Universal Attraction, 355 ; T .tal Solar 

 Eclipses, 355 ; Photography of Comet b, 1893, F. Quenisset, 

 360; Old and New Astronomy, Richard A. Procior, 361 ; 

 the Origin of New Star.s, Prof. A. W. Bickerton, 379 ; At- 

 mospheric Refraction and Star Photographs, Prot. A. A. 

 Rambaut, 379 ; Astronomy Popularised, 380 ; Comet Ap- 

 pearances in the Year 1892, Proi. H. Kreutz, 380 ; Astrono- 

 mical Photography, Kt. Hon. Lord Rayleigh, F.R.S., 391 ; 

 the Cordoba Durchmusterung, 401 ; a Simple Kquaiorial 

 Mounting, 401 ; a Remarkable Source of Error, 401 ; ihe 

 Apex of the Sun's Way, Prof. H. G. Van de Sande Bakhuy- 

 zen, 401 ; the Origin of New Stars, 402; an Old Device 

 Resusutated, F. W. Levander, 416 ; Old and New 

 Astronomy, A. C. Ranyard, 416 ; the Reviewer, 416 ; 

 Honorary Distinctions, 425 ; a Meteor, 425 ; a Bequest to ' 



Astronomy, 425 ; Old and New Astronomy, Mrs, S. D'. 

 Proctor- Smyth, 438 ; the Reviev;er, 438 ; the Early Asterisms, 

 J. Norman Lockyer, F.R.S., 438, 518; the Transit of Venus 

 of 1874, 447 ; the Planet Venus, Ellen M. Gierke, 447 ; 

 Memorie della Societa, &c., 448; Variations of Latitude, Prof. 

 C. L. Doolittle, 451 ; Latitude Determination at Bethlehem, 

 1892-93, Prof. Doolittle, 460 ; Astronomical Photography, 

 Dr. A. A. Common, F.R.S., 459; H. F. Newall, 517 ; Sir 

 Robert S. Ball, F. R.S., 541 ; a Determination of the Con- 

 stant of Aberration, Prof Geo. C. Comstock, 460 ; Mr. 

 Tebbutt's Observatory, 483 ; Universal Time in Australia, 

 484 ; Bishop's Ring, T. W. Backhouse, 509 ; Double Star 

 Measures, 512; Pubblicazioni della Specola Valicana, 512;: 

 Fireball of January 13, 1S93, Prof. H. A. Newton, 524 ; 

 Report of the Committee on Solar Radiation, 525 ; the 

 Moon's Atmosphere and the Kinetic Theory of Gases, G. H. 

 Bryan, 526 ; Shooting Stars of August, 1893, P- F. Denza, 

 535 ; 'he Constellations of the Far East, Kumagu-u Minakata, 

 541 ; on the Parallax of the Planetary Nebula B.D. -f 

 4l°'4O04, 548 ; Solar and Lunar Ephemeris for Turin, 

 548 ; Observatory on Mont Blanc, 549 ; Astronomy at 

 the World's Fair, 573 ; the Aurora of July 15, 1893, M. 

 A. Veeder, 573 ; New Variable Stars in Cygnus, Herr Fr. 

 Deichmiiller, 573; Deductions from Pulkowa Latitude Obser- 

 vations, S. Folie, ^83 ; the Scintillation of Stars, M. Dufour, 

 600 ; a Universal Tele-cope Stand, 600 ; Popular Astronomy, 

 600 ; Astronomy of the Fellahin of Palestine, P. J. Balden- 

 sperger, 601 ; Determination of Geographical Longitude, Herr 

 C. Runge, 623 ; Astronomy and Astro-Physics at Chicago, 

 623 ; a New Astr. momical Observatory at Manila, 623 ; the 

 Visibility of Venus to the Naked Eye, 623; Meyer's Con- 

 versational Lexicon, 623 



Asymmetrical Frequency Curves, Prof. Kar! Pearson, 615 



Atlantic Water, Density and Alkalinity of, J. Y. Buchanan, 16S 



Atlas, the Universal, 147 



Atlatl, or Throwing Stick, the Mexican, P. T. Mason, 597 



Atmosphere, the General Motions of the, W. L. Dallas, 341 



Atmosphere, High, Thermometer Soundings in the, W. de 

 Fonvielle, 160 



Atmosphere, the Lunar, 40 ; M. Spee, 62 



Atmosphere of the Sun, the Coronal, 301 



Atmospheric Oxygen, Origin of, T. L. Phipson, 384 



Atmo.spheric Phenomenon in the North China Sea, Capt. 

 Chas. J. Norcoik, 76 



Atmospheric Refraction and Star Photographs, Prof. A. A. 

 Rambaut, 379 



Atom, Prof Ebert's Method of Estimating the Radiating Power 

 of an, 527 



Atomic Weight of Oxygen, Prof. Morley's Final Determination 

 of the, 461 



Aubel (M. van). Resistance of Bismuth, 571 



Augen-Structure in Relation to the Origin of Eruptive Rocks 

 and Gneiss, J. G. Goodchild, 532 



August Meteors, the, 1893, W. F. Denning, 374 



Aurora Observations, 112 



Aurora of July 15, 1893, M. A. Veeder, 573 



Aurora Borealis, Observation of an, M. le due Nicolas de 

 Leuchtenberg, 608 



Aurora;, the Observation of. Dr. M. A. Veeder, 355 



Ausdehnungslehre, Grassman's, Prof. R. W. Genese, 517 



Australia, Journey of Guy Boothby across, 40 ; Prize offered 

 by Hon. Ralph Abercromby for Study of "Southerly 

 Burster," 77; the New Flora and the Old in Australia, A. 

 G. Hamilton, 161 ; the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, its 

 Products and Potentialities, W. Saville Keht, Prof Allred C. 

 Haddon, 217 ; Australasian Association for Advancement of 

 Science, 229, 569 ; Universal Time in Australia, 484 ; The 

 Hour-Zone System of Time-reckoning for, 601 ; Australian 

 Museum, Annual Report for 1892, 621 



Austria, Disastrous Floods in, 376 



Automatic Balance of Reciprocating Mechanism, Mr. Beau- 

 mont, 556 



Automatic Gem Separator, an, Wm. S. Lockhart, 557 



Autumn of 1893, Spring and, Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Fry, F.R. S., 

 509 



Aveling (Edward), an Introduction to the Study of Geology, 

 292 



Axioms of Dynamics, the Fundamental, Prof Oliver Lodge, 

 F.R.S., 62, 101, 126. 174; Edward T. Dixon, loi, 149; 

 Prof. A. W. Riicker. F.R.S., 126; Prof J. G. MacGregor, 

 126, 223 



