Index 



Su/>/>lement to Nature, 

 November 26, 1891 



Solutions of Exa'.nples in Elementary Hydrostatics, W. H. 



Besant, F.R.S., Prof. A. G. Greenhill, F.R.S., 341 

 Plane Trigonometry for the Use of Colleges and Schools, 



I. Todhunter, F.R.S., 342 

 Lessons in Astronomy, C. A. Young, 342 

 Cosmical Evolution, a New Theory of the Mechanism of 



Nature, Evan McLennan, 342 

 The Telescope, an Introduction to the Study of the Heavens, 



J. W. Williams, 342 

 Science or Romance, Rev. John Gerard, Prof. R. Meldola, 



F.R.S.,441 

 Laws of Force and Motion, John Harris, 443 

 An Introduction to the Mathematical Theory of Electricity 



and Magnetism, W. T. A. Emtage, 443 

 Le Sommeil et le Systeme Nerveux, Physiologic de la Veille 



et du Sommeil, S. Sergueyeff, 444 

 Elementary Science Lessons, W. Hewitt, 444 

 Solutions of the Examples in Charles Smith's Elementary 



Algebra, A. G. Cracknell, 444 

 Die Organisation der Turbellaria Acoela, 'Dr. Ludwig von 



Graff, Prof. E. Ray Lankester, F.R.S., 465 

 Practical Work in Organic Chemistrv, Fredk. Wm. Streat- 



feild, 466 

 Telescopic Work for Starlight Evenings, W. F. Denning, 



467 

 Abbildungen zur Deutschen Flora H. Karsten's, nebst den 

 auslandischen medicinischen Pflanzen und Ergiinzungen fiir 

 das Studium der Morphologie und Systemkunde, 467 

 Elementary Text-book of Botany for the Use of Schools, 



Edith Aitkin, 467 

 Illustrations of the C.G.S. System of Units, with Tables of 

 Physical Constants, Prof. Everett, F.R.S., Prof. John 

 Perry, F.R.S., 489 

 Oysters, and all about Them, J. R. Philpots, 490 

 The Oyster, a Popular Summary of a Scientific Study, Prof. 



W. K. Brooks, 490 

 Dragon-flies versus Mosquitoes, 491 

 Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula, George King, 



F.R.S.,492 

 Crozet's Voyage to Tasmania, New Zealand, the Ladrone 



Islands, and the Philippines in the Years 1771-72, 492 

 Livingstone and the Exploration of Central Africa, H, H. 



Johnston, 492 

 Manuel Pratique d'Analyse Bacteriologique des Eaux, Dr. 



Miquel, Prof. Percy F. Frankland, F.R.S., 513 

 Epidemic Influenza, Notes on its Origin and Method of 



Spread, R. Sisley, R. Russell, 514 

 Allgemeine chemische Mineralogie, Dr. C. Doelter, 516 

 Bush Friends in Tasmania, Louisa A. Meredith, 517 

 Elemf ntary Geometry of Conies, with a Chapter on the I^ine 



Infinity, C. Taylor, 517 

 Les Engrais Chimiques, Georges Ville, 517 

 The Ice Age in North America, and its Bearings upon the 

 Antiquity of Man, G. Fredk. Wright, Prof. T. G. Bonney, 

 F.R.S., 537 

 Das Totalreflectometer und das Refractometer fiir Chemiker, 



Dr. C. Pulfrich, 538 

 Consideraciones temperiei pro 7 annis per Magistrem Wil- 

 helmum Merle, socium domus de Merton, G. J. Symons, 

 F.R.S., 538 

 South Italian Volcanoes, Dr. Johnston-Lavis, 539 

 Buried Cities and Bible Countries, George St. Clair, 540 

 Food Physiology, William Durham, 540 

 Blackie's Science Readers, 540 



Outlines of General Chemistry, Wilhelm Ostwald, 561 

 Bulletin of the United Slates Fish Commission, 562 

 Index Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-General's 



Office, U.S. Army, Dr. A. T. Myers, 563 

 Dictionary of Political Economy, 564 

 South Africa, from Arab Domination to British Rule, 564 

 Electric Light Fitting, John W. Urquhart, 586 

 County Councils and Technical Education, J. C. Buckmaster, 



588 

 Missouri Botanical Garden, Second Annual Report, W. 



Trelease, 588 

 The Story of the Heavens, Sir Robert Stawell Ball, 589 

 Notes on Elementary Physiography, Horace C. Martin, 589 

 Thomas Sopwith, F.R.S., with Excerpts from his Diary of 



Fifty-seven Years, B. Ward Richardson, F.R.S., 590 

 Album de Paleographie Copte, pour servir a, 1' Introduction 

 Paleographique dcs Actes des Martyrs de I'Egypte, Henri 

 Hyvernat, 609 



Systematic List of the Frederick E. Edwards Collection of 



British Oligocene and Eocene MoUusca in the British 



Museum (Natural History), Richard Bullen Newton, 610 



Memorials of John Gunn, being some Account of the Cromer 



Forest Bed and its Fossil Mammalia, 612 

 The Melanesians, Studies in their Anthropology and Folk- 

 lore, R. H. Codrington, 613 

 Guide to Examinations in Physiography, and Answers to 

 Questions, W. Jerome Harrison, 613 

 Revue Scientifique, 324 

 Reynolds (J. E., F.R.S.), New Addition Compounds of Thio- 



carbamide affording Evidence of its Constitution, 118 

 Rhaslic Section at Pylle Hill, Bristol, E. Wilson, 94 

 Ricco (Prof. A.) : a Recent Eruption of Stromboli, 280 ; 

 Periodic Variations of Latitudes of Solar Prominences, 360, 

 391 

 Richardson (A.), Decomposition of Silver Chloride by Light, 



118 

 Richardson (Dr. B. Ward, F.R.S.), Thomas Sopwiih, F.R.S., 



with Excerpts from his Diary of Fifty-seven Years, 590 

 Richmond (H. W.), Pascal's Hexagram, 191 

 Richter (K.), European Botany, Vol. I., J. G. Baker, F.R.S., 



100 

 Richter on the Variation of Alpine Glaciers, 389 

 Riddles of the Sphinx, by a Troglodyte,3i5 

 Ridewood's (C,.) : Disections in Natural History Museum 

 Entrance Hall to illustrate Variations in Deep Plantar 

 Tendons of Bird's Foot, 303 

 Riggenbach-Burckhardt (Prof. A.), Earthquake of June 7, 151 

 Ringed Snake in the Sea, Occurrence of ttie, J. Cowper, 541 

 Rix (Herbert), a Rare Phenomenon, 541 

 Roberts (R. D.), Eighteen Years of University Extension, 52 ; 



University of London, 105 

 Roberts-Austen (Prof. W. C.,C.B., F.R.S.): Brilliant Purple 

 Gold and Aluminium Alloy discovered by, iii ; Le9ons sur 

 lesMetaux, Prof. A. Ditte, 245 ; Traiie pratique de Chimie 

 Metallurgique, Baron Jonstorff, 245 ; on Metallurgy, 399 ; on 

 his Self-recording Pyrometer, 456 

 Robertson (Prof. G. Croom) : the Proposed Albert University, 



248 ; Retirement from the Editorship of Mind of, 548 

 Robertson (G. H.), the Plante Cell from a Chemical Point of 



View, 236 

 Robertson (Miss M. W.), Appointment to Resident Lectureship 



in Natural Science at the Royal Holloway College, 231 

 Robinson (Dr. Arthur), on the Development of the Rat and the 



Mouse, 483 

 Robinson (Prof. W.), on Petroleum Engines, 509 

 Rochard (Dr.), on the Prevention of Epidemic Diseases, 367 

 Rock-Sculptures in Scotland, Sir Herbert Maxwell, 350 

 Rocks, Crystalline, of the Lizard District, Prof. T. G. Bonney, 



F.R.S., and General McMahon, 22 

 Rogers (J. Innes), the Alpine Flora, 6 

 Romanes (Prof. George J., F.R.S.), Co-adaptation, 28, 55 

 Rome, Royal Morphological Research Prize of 10,000 francs 



awarded to Prof. Saccardo by Accademia dei Lincei of, 257 

 Rommier (A.), the Yeast of Wine, 512 

 Roozeboom(Dr. B.), Solubility of Mixed Crystals of Isomorphous 



Substances, 144 

 Roscoe (Sir Henry E., F.R.S.): the Science Museum, 63; 

 ' Dictionary of Applied Chemistry, 268 

 Rosseter (J. B.) Tania lanceolata in Duck, 143 

 Rossiter (E. C): Bromo-Derivatives of Beta-Naphthol, Action 

 of Nitric Acid on Naphihol Derivates, Formation of Nitro- 

 Keto Compounds, New Method of Preparing Nitro-Deriva- 

 tives. Use of Nitrogen Dioxide as a Nitrating Agent, 190 

 Rotch (A. L.), Mountain Meteorology, 464, 512 

 Rothpletz (A.), the Karwendel Alps, 221 

 Rouault (Mathurin), Notice of, 68 



Rousseau (G.), Action of Water on Basic Salts of Copper, 316 

 Roux (Dr.): Immunity, Natural and Acquire.!, 419; and Dr. 



Metschnikoff, Tubercle Bacilli, 397 

 Royal ArchiEoIogical Institute, 350 

 Royal Botanical Society's Lectures, 136 

 Royal College of Physicians, 597 



Royal Geographical Society, 209 ; Anniversary Meeting, 164 

 Royal Holloway College, Appointment of Miss M. W. RoLert- 



son to Resident Lectureship in Natural Science, 231 

 Royal Horticultural Society, 18, 575 ; Annual Dinner of, 184; 

 Exhibition, 500 ; Exhibition of Cone-bearing Trees, 548 ; 

 Display of Autumn Foliage arranged for Esthetic Effect, 

 628 



