\J>plement to NatureA 

 June II, 1896 J 



Index 



XV 



Electric Tram-Lines, Dr. Frolich, 384 ; Electric Propul- 

 ion in United States, 399 ; the Alleged Dissipation of 

 ' itive Electricity by Light, J. Elster and H. Geitel, 430 ; 

 inge of Resistance of Contact by Irradiation, V. von 

 ng, 430 ; the Electric Arc, L. Arons, 430 ; Analytical 

 tudy of Alternating Current Arc, Prof. Fleming and Mr. 

 Petaval, 430 ; Experiments with Incandescent Lamps, Sir 

 1). Salomons, 430 ; Determination of Electromotive Force of 

 Clark Cell in Absolute Measure, C. Limb, 445 ; on the 

 (feneration of Longitudinal Waves in Ether, Lord Kelvin, 

 K.R.S.,450; Methods of Determining Dielectric Constants, 

 \V. Nernst, 453 ; Modification of Electrometer Method, 

 J. F. Smale, 453; Apparatus for Varying Self-induction, 

 Max Wien, 453 ; Elektro-physiologie, Prof.^W. Biedermann, 

 Prof F. Gotch, F.R.S., 457; Mesures Electriques, Eric 

 <;erard, 411 ; Tests applied to Standard Clark Cells, Mr. 

 Fisher, 472 ; Behaviour of Argon and Helium under Electric 

 ischarge. Dr. J. N. Collie and Prof W. Ramsay, F.R.S., 

 ,78 ; White Poplar specially attractive to Lightning, 492 ; 

 "mple Method of determining Electrical Constants of Solid 

 adies, H. Starke, 504 ; Electrolytic Solution of Carbon, 

 X. Koehne, 504 ; Velocity of Propagation of Electrostatic 

 'orce, Prof J. Willard Gibbs, 509 ; Determination of Wave- 

 ength of Hertz Waves, V. von Lang, 518; the Edison 

 ffect, Prof. J. A. Fleming, 526 ; Influence of Light on 

 'orm of Discharge of Influence Machine, J. Elster and E. 

 eitel, 526 ; Change of Resistance due to Electric Radiation, 

 Aschkinass, 526 ; Problems in Electric Convection, 

 F. C. Searle, 550 ; Cause of Variation of Resistance 

 Microphonic Contacts produced by Electric Vibrations, 

 ot Haga, 552 ; Condition for Maximum Power of 

 rookes' Tubes, H. J. Chappuis and E. Nugues, 575 ; 

 lectrical Changes in CEsophagus during Deglutition, Messrs. 

 sher and Luscher, 576 ; Verification of Kerr's Law in 

 Absolute Measure, Jules Lemoine, 599 ; the Intellectual Rise 

 in Electricity, Park Benjamin, 601 ; Velocity of Propagation 

 of Electromagnetic Disturbance along Wire, M. Blondlot, 

 611 ; the Existence of Anodic Rays, E. Villard, 616; the 

 Adjustment of the Kelvin Bridge, Mr. Appleyard, 623 ; Effect 

 ol Wave-form on Alternate Current Arc, J. Frith, 623 ; Com- 

 pensation of Directing Forces and Sensibility of Galvanometer 

 \\ ith Moving Coil, H. Abraham, 624 ; Influence of Induced 

 Currents on Living Bacteria, L. Lortet, 624 

 Eliot (J., F.R.S.), the Indian Cold-weather Storms of 1893, 119 5 

 Oscillatory Long and Short Period Changes of Pressure in 

 India, 350 

 Elline (F. ), the Rbntgen Rays, 421 

 Elliot (D. G. ), Departure for Somaliland of, 542 

 Elliott (E. B., F.R.S.), an Introduction to the Algebra of 



Quantics, 147 

 Ellis (H. D.), Graphic Arithmetic, 411 

 Ellis (W., F.R.S.), Mean Daily Average of Cloud at Greenwich, 



599 

 Elster (J.), Movable Light Phenomena caused by Electric 

 Oscillations in Rarefied Gases, 262 ; the Alleged Dissipation 

 of Positive Electricity by Light, 430 ; Influence of Light on 

 form of Discharge of Influence Machine, 526 

 Embryology, the Study of. Prof Sully, 18 

 Embryology of Invertebrates, Text-book of the. Dr. E. 



Korschelt and Dr. K. Heider, 361 

 Emotion, the Nature of the Physiological Element in, Prof. 



A. C. Wright, 206 

 Energetics, Ostwald's, 487 ; Prof. Geo. Francis F"itzgerald, 



F.R.S., 441, 487 

 Engel (R.), Rapid Method of Estimating Arsenic, 407 

 Engineering : Institution of Civil Engineers, 141, 191 ; Working 

 Models for Engineering Students, Engine Slide- Valves, 172; 

 Design and Testing of Centrifugal Fans, H. Heenan and W. 

 Gilbert, 191 ; Rope Driving, John F. Flather, 219 ; a 

 Treatise on Hydraulics, Prof. Henry T. Bovey, 267 ; a 

 System of Domestic Hot-water Supply, Prof. James Lyon, 

 335 ; Problems in the Use and Adjustment of Engineering 

 Instruments, Walter Loring Webb, 411 ; Death of Brig.- 

 Ceneral T. L. Casey, 543 ; Death of James Abernethy, 443 ; 

 Death of Prof. F. R. Faya, 562 

 1 'iitomology : Wax secreted by Lepidoptera, Dr. H. G. Knaggs, 

 13; Mr. Adkin's Collection of Orkney Lepidoptera, 70; 

 Irail Children of the Air, Excursions into the World of 

 Butterflies, S. II. Scudder, 77 ; a Handbook of British 

 Lepidoptera, Edward Meyrick, 265 ; British and European 



Butterflies and Moths, A. W. Kappel, 265 ; Die Artbildung 

 und Verwandschaft bei den Schmetterlingen, Dr. G. H. 

 Theodor Eimer, 265 ; British Moths, J. W. Tutt, 486 ; 

 Butterflies and Hybernation, Dan Pidgeon, 510 ; the Develop- 

 ment of Butterflies under Artificial Conditions, 540 ; our 

 Country's Butterflies and Moths, W, J. Gordon, 579 ; Ento- 

 mological Society, 23, 70, 142, 287, 406, 453, 499, 550, 575 ; 

 the Type of Pseiidoxia limtilus. Lord Walsingham, 23 ; the 

 Department of Entomology in the United States National 

 Museum, 58 ; Wasp-nest in Oak Plank, 88 ; Australian 

 Entomophytes, A. S. Olliff", 90 ; Concerted Harmony and 

 Timekeeping on part of Katydids, Dr. C. M. Gould, A. P. 

 Bostwick, 108 ; a Luminous Centipede, Rose Haig Thomas, 

 131; R. I. Pocock, 131; J. Lloyd Bozward, 223; R. I. 

 Pocock, 223 ; T. Plowman, 249 ; the Transformation of 

 Insects, Prof L. C. Miall, F.R.S., 152; the Natural History 

 oi Eristalis tenax, or the Drone-fly, G. B. Buckton, F.R.S., 

 172 ; the Cambridge Natural History, W. F. H. Blandford, 

 322 ; the Speculative Method in Entomology, Prof. R. 

 Meldola, F.R.S., 352; Pupae of Antheraa mylilta, Mr. 

 Wateihouse, 406 ; Dyscritina longisetosa, E. E. Green, 406 ; 

 Inflammation of Eye caused by Hair of Lasiocampa rubi 

 Larvffi, W. F. H. Blandford, 406 ; Surgical Use of Ants in 

 Levant, Miltiades Issigonis, 406 ; Tenacity of Life in 

 Saturtiia pyri, J. C. Warburg, 421 ; Artificial Prolongation 

 of Larval Stage in Lepidoptera, Dr. T. A. Chapman, 447 ; 

 the so-called Secondary Wing in Beetles, Dr. D. Sharp, 453 ; 

 Insect Wax-Secretion, Dr. H. G. Knaggs, 453 ; Habits of 

 Indian Ant, CEcophylla smaragdina, Mr. Green, 453 ; 

 Flower- haunting Diptera, G. F. Scott-Elliot, 453 ; Studies 

 in Insect Morphology, Prof. G. Gilson and J. Sadones, 500 ; 

 Handbuch der palaarktischen Gross-Schmetterlinge fiir 

 Forscher und Sammler, Dr. M. Standfuss, Dr. F. A. Dixey, 

 506; an Early Swarm of Bees, A. Page, 510; the 

 Hymenoptera Aculeata of the British Islands, Edward 

 Saunders, 532 ; Eggs of Cinchona Tree Locustidae from 

 Ceylon, E. E. Green, 550 ; Texas Method of Destroying 

 Cattle-Tick, Dr. M. Francis, 584 



Environment, the Origin of Plant Structure by Self-adaptation 

 to the. Rev. G. Henslow, C. A. Barber, 145 



Epidemics, Typhoid Fever, in America, Mrs. Percy Frankland, 

 38 



Epping Forest Museum at Chingford, 16 



Eristalis tenax, or the Drone Fly, the Natural History of, G. B. 

 Buckton, F.R.S., 172 



Errara (L.), Inaction of X-rays on Phycomyces nitens, 552 



Etard (M. ), Carbides of Yttrium and Thorium, 480 



Ether, on the Generation of Longitudinal Waves in, Lord 

 Kelvin, F.R.S., 450 



Ethnography : God-worship in Malay Archipelago, Baron van 

 Hoevell, 46 ; Internationales Archiv ftir Ethnographic, 46 ; 

 Mr. Cushing's Florida Expedition, 159; Folk-Lore of South 

 Slavs, Dr. Krauss, 472 



Ethnology : the Ethnology of the British Upper Classes, R. J. 

 Horton-Smith, 256 ; Ethnische Elementargedanken in der 

 Lehre vom Menschen, .\. Bastian, 291 ; the Sacred Tree of 

 Kum-Bum, W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, F.R.S., 412, 556; A. 

 Grigoriev, 534 ; Papuan Ethnology, C. Hedley, 504 ; Bog- 

 giani's Recent Explorations amongst Native Tribes of the 

 Upper Paraguay River, Prof Henry H. Giglioli, 545 ; 

 Ethnology, A H. Keane, Prof. A. C. Haddon, 577 ; Carib 

 Pottery, C. W. Branch, 580; Blood-Brotherhood, T. L. 

 Patterson, 604 ; Megalithic Folk-Lore, S. E. Peal, 605 



Euclid's Elements of Geometry, 241 



Eumorfopoulos (Mr.), Determination of High Temperatures 

 by Meldometer, 382 



Evans (C. de B. ), Dimethylaniline Derivatives, 310 



Evans (John), Metric System of Weights and Measures, 102 



Evans (R. S.,jun.), Reduction of Selenic Acid by Hydro- 

 chloric Acid, 190 



Everett (Prof. J. D.), Resultant Tones, 310 



Everett (W. H.), Magnetic Field of any Cylindrical Coil or 

 Plane Circuit, 47 



Evolution : Evolution of the Cosmos, 25 ; Dr. Dubois' 

 "Missing Link," Dr. Eugene Dubois, 115; Dr. D. J. 

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

 Prof. Sollas, 1 16; Pithecanthropus ^r^f/«j and the Evolution 

 of the Human Race, Prof. W. J. Sollas, F.R.S., 150; the 

 Transformation of Insects, Prof. L. C. Miall, F.R.S., 152; 

 Evolution in Art, as illustrated by the Life-Histories of 



