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 June II, 1896 



and C. B. Thwing, 436 ; Ostwald's Energetics, 487, Prof. 

 Geo. Fras. Fitzgerald, F.R.S, 441, 487 ; Invisible Radiation 

 emitted by Phosphorescent Bodies, H. Becquerel, 445, 455, 

 527 ; Effect of Currents on Assimilation of Water- Plants, 

 F. Darwin and D. F. M. Pertz, 455 ; Determination of Mass 

 of Cubic Decimetre of Distilled Water, J. M. de Lepinay, 

 480 ; the Edison (Electrical) Effect, Prof J. A. Fleming, 

 526 ; Fluorescence of Sodium and Potassium Vapour, E. 

 Wiedemann and G. C. Schmidt, 526 ; Means of finding 

 Dimensions of Hydrogen-Liquefying Apparatus, Prof. Kamer- 

 lingh Onnes, 552 ; the Astronomical and Physical Society of 

 Toronto, 587 ; Cours de Physique de I'Ecole Polytechnique, 

 M. Bouty, 604 ; Biological Value of Inflammatory Leucocy- 

 tosis, W. Woronine, 24 ; Attraction Sphere in Fi.xed Cells of 

 Conjunctive Tissue, C. de Bruyne, 70 ; Constancy of Freezing 

 Point of some Liquids of the Organism applied to Analysis 

 of Milk, J. Winter, 71 ; Berlin Physiological Society, 119, 

 215) 3365 407, 503, 576 ; Martin's Experiments on Action 

 of Internal Intercostal Muscles, Dr. Rene du Bois Reymond, 

 119; the use of Haematoxylin, Hasmatein, Alizarin, and 

 Alizaro-Cyanin for Staining Purposes, Dr. Rawitz, 120; Das 

 Pflanzenphysiologische Prakticum, Dr. W. Detmer, 127 ; 

 Death of Dr. Popoff, 160 ; the Nature of the Physiological 

 Element in Emotion, Prof. A. C. Wright, 206 ; Dental 

 Enamel, J. L. Williams, 213 ; Large Interstitial Cells of 

 Testis, Dr. Hausemann, 215 ; Loeb's Experiments on Normal 

 Developments of Exovates, Dr. Rawitz, 215 ; the Opposition 

 of the Thumb, Dr. Rene du Bois Reymond, 216; Develop- 

 mient of Lymphatic Vessels, L. Ranvier, 239 ; Expenditure 

 ■ of Energy in Muscular Work, A. Chauveau, 288 ; Relation 

 rbelween Muscular Work and Albuminoids of Body, A. Chau- 

 veau, 431; Relation between Muscular Energy and Albu- 

 ^minoids in Food, A. Chauveau and C. Contejean, 455 ; a 

 Manual of Physiology, G. N. Stewart, Dr. J. S. Edkins, 266 ; 

 .Physiology, A. Macalister, F.R.S., Dr. J. S. Edkins, 266; 

 Elementary Physiology, J. R. Ainsworth Davis, Dr. J. S. 

 Edkins, 266 ; Law of Equivalence in Transformations of 

 Energy in Animals, A. Chauveau, 311 ; Mental Physiology, 

 Theo. B. Hyslop, 313 ; Physiology and Psychology, Prof. G. S. 

 Fullerton, 326 ; Presumed Regeneration of Extirpated Bile- 

 duct, Dr. Rosenberg, 336 ; Physiological Researches on Re- 

 spiration of Ammodytes tobiamis, J. B. Pieri, 359 ; Supposed 

 Self- regulative Process in Muscles, Dr. Joachimsthal, 407 ; 

 Experiments on Dog's Stomach, Dr. Lewin, 407 ; the Ciliary 

 Ganglion, Dr. Apolant, 408 ; the Attraction-Spheres in 

 Testicular Cells of Salamander maculosa. Dr. Rawitz, 408 ; 

 Organic Matter in Exposed Air, Drs. Billings and Mitchell, 

 429 ; Experimental Plant Physiology, D. T. MacDougal, 

 436; Rhythmic Contractility of Spleen, E. A. Schafer, 

 F.R.S., and B. Moore, 453; on the Spinal-Root and Gan- 

 glion-Cell Connections of Spleen- contracting Nerve-fibres, 

 Prof. E. A. Schafer, F.R.S. , and B. Moore, 550; Elektro- 

 physiologie. Prof. W. Biedermann, Prof. F. Gotch, F.R.S., 

 457 ; Aberration and Regression of Lymphatics in Course of 

 IDevelopment, L. Ranvier, 480 ; Physiological Chemistry of 

 Milk, Dr. D. F. Harris, 501 ; Dorsal Muscles of Hand, Dr. 

 D. Hepburn, 501 ; the Regeneration of Blood-corpuscles in 

 Man, Dr. Benda, 503 ; Influence of Temperature on Work- 

 ing Power of Unstriated Muscles, Dr. Schulz, 503 ; the 

 Visual Purple of Fishes, Dr. Abelsdorff, 503 ; Death of 

 'George Holt, 542 ; Experiments on Nutritive and Caloric 

 Value of Food, Prof. Atwater, 543 ; Importance of Respira- 

 tion and Peristaltics to Resorption in Intestine, Dr. H. J. 

 Hamburger, 552 ; Relations of Turacin and Turacoporphyrin 

 to Colouring Matter of Blood, Prof. A. Gamgee, F.R.S., 

 574 ; Electrical Changes in CEsophagus during Deglutition, 

 Messrs. Asher and Liischer, 576 ; Investigations on Meta- 

 bolism, Prof. Zuntz, 576 ; the Deafness of Imperfect Albinos, 

 Dr. Rawitz, 576 ; Experiments on Bacteria-free Animals, 

 Prof. Thierfelder and Dr. Nuttall, 576 ; Animal Temperatures 

 in the Problems of Evolution, M. Quinton, 600 

 Pichard (P.), Rapid Estimation of Nitric Nitrogen in Vegetable 



Products, 119 

 Pickard (R. H. ), Rotation of Optically Active Compounds in 



Organic Solvents, 357 

 Pickering (Prof.), New Variable Stars, 519 

 Pidgeon (Dan), Butterflies and Hybernation, 510 

 pierce (B. O. ), Thermal Conductivity of Rocks, 4 

 pieri (J. B. ), Physiological Researches on Respiration of 

 Ammodytes tobiamis, 359 



Pilcher (Percy S.), Experiments with Soaring Machines, 365 

 Pillsbury (Prof J. H.), the Nomenclature of Colours, 55 

 Piltchikoff (M.), Cause of Invisibility of Rontgen Rays, 431 ; 

 Action of Rontgen Rays on Double and Triple Electric 

 Layers, 600 

 Pinto (Dr. A. de C), Death of, 160 



Pirsson (L. V.), Igneous Rocks of Yogo Peak, Montana, 262 

 Pisciculture : the Hatching and Rearing of Food Fishes, Harald 

 Dannevig, 117 ; Influence of Marine Currents in Transporting 

 Floating Eggs and Larvae from Off-shore Spawning Areas, 

 Dr. T. Wemyss Fulton, 117 ; the Development of the Turbot, 

 Prof. Mcintosh, 118; Oysters and Typhoid, 280 

 Pitch, Trinidad, L. F. Peckham and L. A. Linton, 573 

 Pithecanthroptts erectus, a Transitional Form between Man and 

 Ape, Dr. Eugene Dubois, 115; Dr. D. J. Cunningham, 

 115; Prof. Haddon, 116; Dr. Pearsall, 116; Prof. Sollas, 

 116 

 Pithecanthroptts erectus and the Evolution of the Human Race, 



Prof. W. J. Sollas, F.R.S., 150 

 Pithecanthropus, the Place of, in the Genealogical Tree, Dr. 

 Eugene Dubois, 245 ; Prof. D. J. Cunningham, F.R.S., 

 296 

 Pithecanthropus, Anagram on, 247 

 Pizzigoni (A.), Dry and Moist Potato Cancer, 334 

 Placenta, Marsupial with an Allantoic, Prof. G. B. Howes, 



270 

 Plaice Question, the Undersized, J. T. Cunningham, 204 

 Planck (Max), Absorption and Emission of Electric Waves by 



Resonance, 430 

 Planets : the Planet Jupiter, W. F. Denning, 33 ; Rotation of 

 Jupiter, Stanley Williams, 206 ; Jupiter and his Period of 

 Rotation, 558 ; Equatorial Velocity of Jupiter, Dr. Belopolsky, 

 280 ; Surface Drift of Jupiter, Stanley Williams, 376 ; the 

 J"ifth Satellite of Jupiter, Prof. Barnard, 495 ; Photography 

 of Minor Planets, Dr. Max Wolf, 162 ; Minor Planet 

 Photography, M. Charlois, 306 ; the Planet Venus, 

 367; the Rotation Period of Venus, Prof. Tacchini, 306; 

 Maxwell Hall, 535 ; Magnetic Influence of the Planets, Prof. 

 Arthur Schuster, F.R.S., 318; the Dimensions of Saturn, 

 Prof. Barnard, 424 ; the Spots on Saturn, Stanley Williams, 

 474 ; the Surface of Mars, Prof. Barnard, 424 ; Uranus and 

 its Satellites, Prof. Barnard, 587 

 Planimeter, Modified Hatchet, E. Scott, 310 

 Plant-Breeding : being Five Lectures upon the Amelioration of 

 Domestic Plants, L. H. Bailey, Dr. Maxwell T. Masters, 

 F.R.S., 363 

 Plant Parasite, a Destructive, 18 

 Plant Physiology, Dr. Detmer, 127 



Plant Physiology, Experimental, D. T. MacDougal, 436 

 Plant Structures, the Origin of, by Self-adaptation to the 



Environment, Rev. G. Henslow, C. A. Barber, 145 

 Plant Structures, Origin of, Rev. Geo Henslow, 271 

 Plateau (Felix), Does a Net impede Passage of Winged Insects.' 



309 

 Pleiades, Nebulosities around the, 138 

 Plowman (J.), a Luminous Centipede, 249 

 Plumandon (M.), Causes of Storms, 183 

 Plummer (John), Science in New South Wales, 303 

 Plummer (W. E.), Comets of Short Period, 351 

 Plummer ( W. E. ), Obituary Notice of Dr. John Russell Hind, 



F.R.S., 201 

 Plymouth Marine Biological Laboratory, the, 610 

 Pocock (R. I.), a Luminous Centipede, 131, 223 

 Poison, Snake, the Discovery of the Anti-Toxin of. Prof. E. 



Ray Lankester, F.R.S., 128, 175 

 Pollard (W.), Lead Tetracetate, 406 

 Polydactylism, Hereditary, Dr. Gregg Wilson, 611 

 Polyphasic Electric Currents and Alternate Current Motors, 



S. P. Thompson, 293 

 Polytechnique, Cours de Physique de I'^cole, M. Bouty, 604 

 Pope (W. J.), TT-chlorocamphoric Acid, 214 : Angular Measure- 

 ment of Optic Axial Emergences, 599 

 Poplar, White, specially attractive to Lightning, 492 

 Popoff (Dr.), Death of, 160 



Popular Science Monthly Magazine, Science in, 116, 232 

 Porcher (Dr. F. P.), Death of, 133 

 Porter (Alfred W.), the New Actinic Rays, 316 ; the Rontgen 



Rays, 413 ; Experiments with Rontgen Rays, 615 

 Potato Cancer, Dry and Moist, A. Pizzigoni, 334 

 Pottery, Carib, C. W. Branch, 580 



