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309, 497, 550; Fog Signals and Meteorolc^-, Prof. H. 

 Hazen, 23 ; Audibility of Fog Signals, 309 ; Differ- 

 ences between Fogs, R. H. Scott, F.R.S., 215 ; Arctic 

 fogs in relation to Dust, Prof. W, H. Brewer, 309; 

 Double Diurnal Oscillation of Relative Humidity due to 

 Sea Breezes, Alfred Angot, 24 ; Brilliant Aurora, 35 ; the 

 Aurora at Waterford, Dr. M. F. O'Reilly, 437 ; a Bright 

 Aurora, Lloyd Bozward, 444 ; Aurora of March 4, Prof. 

 Cirenville A. J. Cole, 461 ; Barometrical Disturbances of 

 November 10, British Temperature and Rainfall Averages for 

 Summer Quarter of last Thirty Years, 35 ; the Weather 

 Week by Week, 59, 87, 253, 325 ; Berlin Meteorological 

 Society, 72, 215, 288, 359, 503, 575 ; Thermo-Element In- 

 strument for indicating Rapid Variations of Temperature, 

 Paul Czermak, 61 ; a Relative Actinometer, 61 ; Influence of 

 Weather on Sugar-beet Cirowth, Dr. Kassner, 72 ; Relations 

 of Weather Bureau to Science and Industry of United States, 

 Prof. W. L.- Moore, 94 ; Monte Cimone Observatory, A. L. 

 Rotch, 94; a "Direct-reading" Platinum Thermometer, R. 

 Appleyard, 95 ; the Rainfall of Athens, M. Mascart, 108 ; 

 Royal Meteorological Society, 119, 215, 287, 454, 501. 599; 

 the Indian Cold-Weather Storms of 1893, J. Eliot, F.R.S., 

 119; Experiment illustrating Formation of Tornado Cloud, 

 H. Dines, 119; Summary of Results of Forty-seven 

 erman Balloon Ascents, Dr. Assmann, 136 ; Balloon 

 Voyages from the Meteorological Point of View, Prof, von 

 Bezold, 503 ; Improved Anemometer, G. Guglielmo, 161 ; 

 Underground Temperatures at Great Depths, Prof. A. Agassiz, 

 161 ; ^Iechanical Device for performing Temperature Correc- 

 tions of Barometers, Dr. John Shield, 167 ; Northerly Wind 

 in Winter Seasons, 174; the (iuinea Current, 179; New 

 Method of determining Directions of High Atmospheric 

 Currents, Seiior Ventosa, 179 ; the Antwerp Meteoro- 

 logical Congress, 182 ; Sympathetic Movements of Freely- 

 suspended Needles, M. Lagrange, 183 ; Causes of Storms, 

 M. Plumandon, 183 ; Climatological Summary of British 

 Empire for 1894, 213 ; Symons's Monthly Magazine, 

 213, 430, 526; the Mild Winter, Mr. Symons, 430; 

 the High January Mean Pressure, Mr. Symons, 430 ; 

 Thermal Constitution of Climates, Dr. Zenker, 215 ; Photo- 

 graph of Lightning-Flash, Mr. Archenhold, 215; the Early 

 History of Weather Telegraphy, 227 ; Bombay Rainfall, 

 1894-5, 228; Psychrometer Studies, Dr. Nils Ekholm, 238; 

 Violent Wind-storm in New York, 252 ; Record High Baro- 

 meter Reading for British Islands, January 9, 1896, 253 ; High 

 Barometric Readings in Great Britain, January 29, 1896, 325 ; 

 Recent unusually High British Barometer Readings, R. H. 

 Scott, F.R.S.,454; Experiments on Wind-pressure, H. C. 

 Vogt and I. Irminger, 279 ; Introduction of First Hermeti- 

 cally sealed Thermometer into France, G. Maze, 279 ; 

 Meteorological Observatories, R. Inwards, 287 ; Thunderstorm 

 of September 30, 1895, Dr. Fischer, 288; Crime and Weather, 

 C. E. Linney, 304 ; the September High Temperatures and 

 Ben Nevis Observatories, 335 ; Two interesting Light- 

 ning Strokes, Prof. Neesen, 336 ; Instrument for showing 

 Minute Variations of Atmospheric Pressure, Herr von Hefner- 

 Alteneck, 336 ; Oscillatory Long and Short Period Changes 

 of Pressure in India, J. Eliot, F.R.S., 350; Effect of 1895 

 Frost on Kew Gardens, 350 ; Duration of Sunshine over 

 Europe, Prof. Kremser, 359 ; the Part played by Carbonic 

 Acid Gas in Air, Prof. Abbe, 373 ; the Distribution of Carbon 

 Dioxide in Air, 374 ; Great Atmospheric Pressure of February 

 9, 1896, Dr. Buchan, 383 ; the Weather and Disease, Dr. 

 A. L. Gillespie, 383 ; Climate and Disease, Dr. W. J. Van 

 15ebber, 421 ; Prof. Cleveland Abbe, 422 ; the European 

 \early Storm Period, Prof. G. Hellmann, 400; the Counter- 

 twisted Curl Aneroid, 452 ; Phenological Observations for 

 1895, Mr. Mawley, 454 ; the New York Storm of March 2-3, 

 471 ; the St. Louis (jersey) Observatory, 471 ; Report of 

 Meteorological Council, 471 ; Sun Columns at Night, Prof. 

 Bohuslav Brauner, 486 ; Diurnal Variations of Atmospheric 

 Pressure at Arequipa Observatory, Prof. S. I. Bailey, 493 ; 

 Typhoon Highways in Far East, Rev. L. Froc, 493 ; Rain- 

 falls of Malay Archipelago, Dr. A. Woeikof, 497 ; Weather 

 Forecasts and Storm Warnings, 50X ; Weather and Mortality in 

 Edinburgh, R. C. Mossman, 501 ; Mountain-Sickness, Prof. 

 Zuntr, 503 ; the Underground Pendulum of the Paris Observ- 

 atory, F. Tisserand, 503 ; an Unusual Solar Halo, William J. S. 

 Lockyer, 509; Death of Charles Chambers, F.R.S., 517; 

 Extreme Heat in Australia, Mr. Russell, 526 ; Severe Frost in 



North America, 526 ; Severe Cold in United States, 562 ; Nitric 

 Acid in Seine Water, Th. Schloesing, 527 ; Data as to Cloudi- 

 ness in Northern Norway, Prof, H. Mohn, 544 ; the Monthly 

 Current Charts for the Indian Ocean, 544 ; Observations in 

 Isle of Denmark, Scoresby Sound, C. Ryder, 545 ; Abnormal 

 Rambows, C. E. Peek, 557 ; Magdeburg 1894 Meteorological 

 Observations, 565; Physical Phenomena of the High 

 Regions of the Atmosphere, Prof A. Cornu, F.R.S., 588; 

 Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 573; Observations at Boroma 

 (Zambesi), 573 ; Indo-Germanic Weather Superstitions, Prof. 

 Hellmann, 575 ; Mean Daily Average of Cloud at Greenwich, 

 W. Ellis, F.R.S., 599; Amount of Atmospheric Dust in 

 various places, E. D. Fridlander, 599 ; the Diurnal Lunar 

 Wave, P. Garrigou-Lagrange, 600 ; Minimum Temperature 

 at Height of Eight and a half Miles, G. Hermite and G. 

 Besani^on, 600 ; Extraordinary Heat in United States, 609 ; 

 Death of Dr. Adalbert Krueger, 609 ; Meteorology in Russia, 

 610 ; Anemometer Comparisons, S. P. Ferguson, 611 



Meteors : the Star Showers of November, W. F. Denning, 7 ; 

 the November Meteors, W. F. Denning, 54 ; a Remarkable 

 Daylight Meteor, J. Lloyd Bozward, 54 ; a Bright Meteor, 

 R. Sheward, 78 ; Fireball of November 22, 134 ; W. F. 

 Denning, 102, R. T. Lewis, 102 ; a Meteor Photograph, 

 131 ; Blue Meteor, 177 ; Brilliant Meteor, Lieut. Wolfe 

 Murray, 177 ; Brilliant Meteor, G. Bigourdan, 192 ; Remark- 

 able Meteor, R. H. Scott, 253 ; the Meteor of January 6, 

 Dr. Riggenbach, 279 ; M. Doumet Adanson, 359 ; Remark- 

 able Meteoritic Fall at Madrid (February 10, 1896), 348 ; the 

 Great Madrid Meteor, Augusto Arcimis, 395 ; Examination 

 of Madrid Meteorite of Feb. 10, 1896, S. Meunier, 480; an 

 Unusual Meteor, J. Edmund Clarke, 437 ; a Remarkable 

 Meteor, W. F. Denning, 486, 535 ; Composition of Fisher 

 (Minnesota) Meteorite of April 9, 1894, N. II. W^inchell, 

 503 ; the Bright Meteor of April 12, J. D. La Touche, 581 ; 

 A. G. Tansley, 581 ; Worthington G. Smith, 605 ; a Daylight 

 Meteor, James Shaw, 581 ; the Lesves Meteorite, Abbe 

 Renard, 611 ; Remarkable Meteor, DaVid Flanery, 612 



Metric System, the. Prof. H. A. Hazen, 198 ; F. G. Brook- 

 Fox, 222 ; Lieut. -General Richard Strachey, F.R.S., 270 



Metric System of Weights and Measures, the, 84 ; John W. 

 Evans, 102 ; G. T. P. Streeter, 533 



Meunier (S.), Examination of Madrid Meteorite of February 

 10, 1896, 480 



Mexico, Earthquake in, 492 



Meyer (F.), Researches on Brain-weight of Copenhagen 

 Lunatics, 498 



Meyrick (Edward), a Handbook of British Lepidoptera, 265 ' 



Miall (Prof. L. C, F.R.S.), the Transformation of Insects, 

 .152 



Micromanometer, Smits', 216 



Microscopy: Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, 212, 

 334. 477 ; Collar-cells of Heterocoela, Geo. Bidder, 212 ; 

 Distribution of Assimilated Iron Compounds in Animal and 

 Vegetable Cells, Dr. A. B. Macallum, 212 ; Structural 

 Changes in Reproductive Cells during Spermatogenesis of 

 Elasmobranchs, J. E. S. Moore, 212 ; Eggs of Sphcerech- 

 inus granular is zxiA Phalhisiamamniillata, M. D. Hill, 213; 

 Royal Microscopical Society, 287, 311 ; Development of 

 Asterina gihbosa, E. W. MacBride, 334 ; Early Development 

 of Amia, Bashford Dean, 477 ; Kynotus cingiilatiis, W. B. 

 Benham, 478 ; Causes of Fractures in Marine Steel as 

 revealed by Microscope, A. E. Seaton, Prof. J. O. Arnold, 

 520 ; Die Mikroskopische Thierwelt des Susswassers. Dr. 

 Freidrich Blochman, 556 



Middendorf (Dr. E. W.), the Highlands of Peru, 442 



Milk ; New Method of Analysing, J. Winter, 71 ; Milk, its 

 Nature and Composition, C. M. Aikman, loi ; Physiological 

 Chemistry of Milk, Dr. D. Y. Harris, 501 ; Bacteria in, Drs. 

 Stewart and Young, 599 



Milking Machine, New Ten-Cow, 35 



Mill (Dr. Hugh Robert), the Venezuela and British Guiana 

 Boundary, 200; Proposed Complete Geographical Description 

 of British Islands, 444 



Miller (D. C), Exp»eriments with Rontgen Rays, 615 



Miller (Hugh), Death of, 252 



Milne (John, F.R.S.), the Movements of Horizontal Pendulums, 

 180 



Minakata (Kumagusu), the Story of the " Wandering Jew," 78; 

 the Antiquity of the Finger Print Method, 317 ; Remarkable 

 Sounds, 317, 414, 605 



