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Index 



r Nature, 



December 1-^, 1900 



Bougault, 240 ; Theoretical and Physical Chemistry, Part II. : 

 Chemical Statics, J. H. van 't Hoff, 245 ; the Wellcome Re- 

 search Laboratories, R. J. Friswell, 271 ; Morphine (I.), 

 S. B. Schryer and F. II. Lees, 260 ; Oxime of Mesoxamide, 

 M. A. Whiteley, 260 ; Dehydracetic Acid, J. N. Collie, 260 ; 

 New Series of Pentamethylene Derivatives (I.), W. H. Perkin, 

 jun. , J. F. Thorpe and C. Walker, 261 ; Action of Sodium 

 and Methyl Iodide on Ethyl Dimethylbutanetricarboxylate, 

 W. H. Perkin, jun., and J. F. Thorpe, 261 ; Condensation of 

 Ethyl a-bromoisobutyrate with Ethyl Malonates and Cyan- 

 acetates, W. T. Lawrence, 261 ; Estimation of Furfural, W. 

 Cormack, 261 ; Inhibiting Effect of Etherification on Sub- 

 stitution in Phenols, H. E. Armstrong and E. W. Lewis, 

 261 ; Action of Nitric Acid on Trichlorguaiacol, H. Cousin, 

 264 ; Composition of Albumen of Gleditschia Triacanthos 

 Seed, Maurice Goret, 264 ; Combustible Gases of Atmosphere, 

 Armand Gautier, 264 ; Synthesis of oo-dimethyl-7-cyanotri- 

 carballylic Ester, A. Haller and G. Blanc, 264 ; Chemical 

 Constitution of Steel, MM. Carnot and Goutal, 288 ; an 

 Ammoniacal Chromous Sulphate, Ch. Laurent, 288 ; Com- 

 bustible Gases of Atmosphere, Armand Gautier, 288 ; Pre- 

 paration of Gentopicrine and Glucoside from Fresh Gentian 

 Root, Em. Bourquelot and H. Herissey, 288 ; Le Fluor et 

 ses Composes, Henri Moissan, 291 ; an Introduction to 

 Analytical Chemistry, G. G. Henderson, M. A. Parker, 292 ; 

 a Text-book of Physical Chemistry, Dr. R. A. Lehfeldt, 292 ; 

 Chemistry in United States, Prof. Chandler, 301 ; Products 

 of Nitroso-Benzene, Prof. Bamberger, 304 ; Two New 

 Silicon Borides, Henri Moissan and Alfred Stock, 312; 

 Crystallisation of Gold, A. Ditte, 312 ; Solubility of Calcium 

 Phosphate in Soil Water in Presence of Carbon Dioxide, Th. 

 SchlcEsing, 312 ; Temperature of Maximum Density of 

 Aqueous Solutions of Ammonium Chloride and Lithium 

 Bromide and Iodide, L. C. de Coppet, 312; Electrolytic 

 Estimation of Bismuth, Dmitri Balachowsky, 312; Sodium- 

 potassium Amalgams, MM. Guntz and Feree, 312; Pre- 

 paration of Pure Tungsten, Marcel Delepine, 312; "Die 

 Harze und die Harzbehalter," A. Tschirch, 316; Santalol, 

 E. J. Parry, 322 ; American, Russian, and French Turpen- 

 tines, and Terebenes, C. T. Tyrer and A. Wertheimer, 322 ; 

 the Viscosity of Essential Oils, E. Douzard, 322 ; Organic 

 Solutions of Ferric Chloride, <JL. de Coninck, 336 ; on the 

 Driving Energy of Physico-Chemical Reaction, and its Tem- 

 perature Coefficients, Prof. T. W. Richards, 351; "Die 

 Glykoside," Dr. J. J. I. Van Rijn, 363 ; Preparation of Free 

 Hydroxylamine, Dr. R. Uhlenhuth, 376 ; a Standard Table 

 of Atomic Weights, 376 ; Electrolysis of Concentrated Solu- 

 tions of Hypochlorites, Andre Brochet, 383 ; Diphenylcarb- 

 azide as Sensitive Reagent for Metallic Compounds, P. 

 Cazeneuve, 383 ; Arsenic and Iodine in Animal Economy, 

 Armand Gautier, 383 ; Action of Hydrogen on Arsenic Sul- 

 phides, H. P^labon, 408 ; Boiling Points of Zinc and Cad- 

 mium, Daniel Berthelot, 384 ; Atomic Weight of Radiferous 

 Barium, Madame Curie, 384 ; Electrolytic Estimation of 

 Cadmium, Dmitri Balachowsky, 384 ; Blue Oxide of Molyb- 

 denum, Marcel Guichard, 384, 408 ; Iodine in Organism, P. 

 Bourcet, 384 ; Amyl Ester of Eudesmic Acid in Eucalyptus 

 Oils, H. G. Smith, 384 ; the Lavoisier Monument, 390 ; 

 Elements of Qualitative Analysis, Dr. G. H. Bailey 

 and G. J. Fowler, 412 ; Unveiling of a Monument 

 to Bertrand Pelletier and J. B. Caventou, 421 ; 

 Manufacture of Artificial Dyestuffs in Germany, 

 422 ; Composition of Air at Different Levels, G. Hinrichs, 

 432 ; Extraction of Oxygen from Air by Solution at Low 

 Temperatures, Georges Claude, 432 ; Use of Sodium Peroxide 

 for Purifying Wells containing Carbonic Acid, 432 ; 

 Structure and Constitution of Two New Meteorites, 

 G. P. Merrill, H. N. • Stokes, 459 ; Death of Sir 

 John Bennet Lawes, Bart., F.R.S., 456, Obituary 

 Notice, of Prof. R. Warington, F.R.S., 467 ; Report of 

 Government Laboratory, Dr. T. E. Thorpe, F.R.S., 499; 

 International Congress of Applied Chemistry, 519 ; the 

 Nitro-celluloses, Leo Vignon, 520 ; the Theory of Ions, 524 ; 

 Products of Decomposition of Nitric Esters and Nitroglycerine 

 by Alkalis, Daniel Berthelot, 544; Reduction of Nitro- 

 celluloses, Leo Vignon, 544 ; Crystallised Calcium Aluminate, 

 Em. Dufau, 568 ; Combustible Gases in Paris Air, Armand 

 Gautier, 568 ; Absorption of Free Oxygen by Normal Urine, 

 Daniel Berthelot, 592 ; Oxycelluloses from Cotton, Flax, and 

 Hemp, Leo Vignon, f592 ; Lehrbuch der Anorganischen 



Chemie, Dr. A. F. Holleman, 598 ; Iron Silicide, P. Lebeau, 

 616 ; New Pyrogenous Product from Tartaric Acid, L. J. 

 Simon, 616 ; Acetyl Derivatives of Cellulose and Oxycellulose, 

 Leo Vignon and F. Gerin, 616 ; Lectures on the History of 

 the Development of Chemistry since the time of Lavoisier, 

 Dr. A. Ladenburg, 618 ; Elementary Physics and Chemistry, 

 R. A. Gregory, A. T. Simmons, 620 ; the Division of Racemic 

 Amido-acids into their Optical Components, Emil Fischer, 

 629 ; the Action of Permanganate on Hydrogen Peroxide, 

 Herren von Baeyer and Villiger, 629 ; Carbides of Neodidy- 

 mium and Praseodidymium, Henri Moissan, 639 ; Accessory 

 Reactions of Electrolysis, A. Brachet. 639 ; Isopyrotritaric 

 Acid, L. J. Simon, 639 ; Proteolytic Ferment of Germinat- 

 ing Seeds, V. Harlay, 640 



China : on the Probable Economic Changes following the 

 Development of the Resources of, G. C. Chisholm, 590 ; on 

 a Gymnosporangium from China, Prof. F. E. Weiss, 613 



Chisholm (G. C), on the Probable Economic Changes follow- 

 ing the Development of the Resources of China, 590 



Chittendon (F. H.), Garden-pests, 109 



Christie (W. H. M.), Observations of Capella as a Double 

 Star, 383 



Christmas Island, a Monograph of (Indian Ocean), Physical 

 Features and Geology, C. W. Andrews, 193 



Church Stretton, vol. i., Geology, E. S. Cobbold, Macro-Lepidop- 

 tera, F. B. Newnham : Molluscs, Robert A. Buddicom, 571 



Chytridinese, Observations on, M. Poirault, 614, E. J. Butler, 

 614 



Circular Components in the " Faraday Effect," Observation of 

 the. Prof. D. B. Brace, 368 



Circulation of the Blood, Historical Aspects of the Discovery of 

 the, Prof. T. Clifford Allbutt, F.R.S., 630 



Citrus Trees in Australia, Fungus Diseases of, and their 

 Treatment, D. McAlpine, 494 



Clark (E. K.), on the Construction of Shop Buildings in large 

 Engineering Works, 610 



Clarke (Eagle), on the Migration of British Birds, 588 



Claude (Georges), Extraction of Oxygen from Air by Solution at 

 Low Temperature, 432 



Clerc (A.), Anti-coagulating Power of Serum in Pathological 

 State, 216 



Cleverley (Mr.), Mud Island in Walfisch Bay, 464 



Climate during Past Epochs, on the Influence of Winds upon, 

 F. W. Harmer, 588 



Clowes (Dr. Frank), the Bacterial Treatment of Sewage, 128 



Clusters, Variable Stars in, 352 



Coal : the Duration of the British Coal-fields, E. Loze, 

 Bennett H, Brough, 124 ; Accidents in Coal Mines, Prof. 

 Le N. Foster, 136 ; Electricity direct from Coal, E. F. 

 Bamber, 437 ; on the Heating and Lighting Power of Coal 

 Gas, T. Fairley, 567 ; on the Physical Conditions during the 

 growth of the Coal Measures, A. Strahan, 587 ; on Plant 

 Life during the Growth of the Coal Measures, R. Kidston, 

 587, 610 ; on Rapid Changes in the Thickness and Character 

 of the Coal Measures of North Staffordshire, W. Gibson, 587 ; 

 on a Concealed Coalfield beneath the London Basin, Prof. 

 W. J. SoUas, F.R.S., 587 ; on the Geological Evidence of the 

 Conditions under which Coal was Formed, J. C. Marr, 588, Dr, 

 Horace Brown, 588, Prof. P. F. Kendall, 588, R. D. Oldham^. 

 588 ; on the Climatic and other Physical Conditions unde^ 

 which Coal was Formed, Mr. Seward, 610 ; on the Possible 

 Richness in COj of the Atmosphere of the Coal Period, Dr. 

 Horace Brown, 610 ; the Coal and Iron Ore Fields of Shansi 

 and Honan, Mr. Glass, 610 



Cobbett (Dr. L.), Rise of Temperature in Fabrics when 

 Moistened, 239 



Cobbold (E. S.), Church Stretton, vol. i. Geology, 571 



Cockerell (Prof. T. D. A.), Note on some Blue and Red Pig- 

 ments, 31 



" Codium," 63 



Coelostat, Orientation of the Field of View of the Siderostat and, 

 A. Fowler, 428 



Coffee : Le Cafe, Culture — Manipulation — Production, Henri 

 Lecomte, 338 



Cohen (Dr. J. B.), on the Chlorination of the Aromatic 

 Hydrocarbons and the Constitution of the Dichlorotoluenes, 

 567 



Colardeau (M.), Researches on Presence of Saturated Mercury 

 Vapour, 191 



Colbourne (Henry J.), the Trembling of the Aspen leaf, 436 



