Supplement to Nature,'}. 

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Index 



Xlll 



quakes, Charles Davison, 174 ; Prof. Milne's Observations of 



the Argentine Earthquake, October 27, 1894, Dr. K. von 

 Rebeur-I'aschwitz, 55 ; Earthquake in Italy, 83 ; Effects of 

 Earthquake in Sumatra, Th. Delprat, 129; P^arthquake at 

 Elorence, 152: Kccent Earthquakes in Leeward Islands, Y. 

 Walls, 230 ; Earthquake Shock at Algiers, 301 ; the Earth- 

 quake of Januarj- 17, 1895, in I'ersia, 302; Earthquake in 

 New Zealand, 396 ; in Peru, 396 ; at Zerniatt, 418 ; Earth- 

 quakes and Storms in Austria during June, C. P. Zenger, 432 ; 

 Earthquake near Southamplon, September 13, 1895, 552 ; 

 Dr. A. Schmidt's Theory of Earthquake Motion, C. Davison, 



631 

 Eaton (Prof. Daniel C), Death of, 249; Obituary Notice of, 



Eberhard (Dr. \.), Die Grundgebilde der Ebenen Geometrie, 

 616 



Ebert (II.). Temperature of the Sun, 232 



Eclipse, the Total Solar, of August 8, 1896, Col. A. Burton- 

 Brown, 633 



Eclipse, Total Solar, of 1898, January 21-22, 113 



Eclipses : the Recurrence of Eclipses, Prof. J. M. Stockwell, 

 180 



Edinburgh, the Bifilar Pendulum at the Royal Observatorj', 

 Thomas Heath, 223 



Edinburgh, the Electric Lighting of, H. J. Burslall, 655 



Edison (Thomas Alva), the Life and Inventions of, vV. K. L. 

 Dickson and Antonia Dickson, 193 



Edser (Mr.), on the \'elocityof Light in \acuuni Tubes convey- 

 ing an Electric Discharge, 536 



Education : Research in. Dr. S. T. tlrant, 4 : Miss L. Edna 

 Walter, 105 ; the Use and Abuse of Examinations, Dr. H. 

 Belcher, 66 ; Scientific Education in .\merica, 357 ; the New 

 Natural Science Schools at Rugby, 401 ; the Foundations of 

 Engineering Education, Prof G. Lanza, 405 ; Report of the I 

 Committee on the Teaching of .Science in Elementary Schools, 

 536 ; the Normal School at Paris, R. .\. Gregory, 570 ; the 

 New Chicago University, Mr. Herrick. 5S6 



Egyptologj- : the Papyrus of Ani in the British Museum, E. A. 

 Wallis Budge, i ; Recent Excavations at the Pyramids of 

 Dahshur, 131 ; the Climate of Cairo and Alexandria, 133: 

 Unscientific Excavations in ICgypt, 439 ; Incubation among 

 the Egyptians, J. Tyrrell Baylee, 414 ; Death of H. W. \'. 

 Stuart, 626 



Eteocarpus, New , J. H. Maiden and K. T. Baker, 540 



Election, University of London, Right Hon. Sir John Lubbock, 

 Bart.. F. R.S., 340 



Electricity : Effects of Electricity and Magnetism on Develop- 

 ment, Dr. Bertram Windlc, 10 ; Rate of Loss of Electric 

 Charge due to Effects of Light in Badly-conducting Bodies, 

 M. Branly, 10; Third Report to the .\lloys Research 

 Committee, Messrs. Roberts-.Vusten, .\llan Gibb, and .Mfrcd 

 Stansfield, 18 ; Resistance and Contact of two .Metals, 

 Edward Branly, 24 ; Optical Method of observing Alter- 

 nating Current, J. Pionchon, 35 ; Prof. Roberts-.Vusten's 

 Magnesia Furnace, 37 ; Effects of Internal Currents on Mag- 

 netisation of Iron, Dr. Hopkinson, 37 ; Crompton's Electrical 

 Healing .\pparatus, 37 : New Instrument for Testing Hys- 

 teresis in Iron, Prof. Ewing, 38 : Deposit on .St. Pancras 

 Light-main Insulators, Major Cardew, 38 : Electricity and 

 Optics, Prof Righi, 42 : the (Srowth of Electric Railways in 

 the United States, Joseph Wetzler, 43 : Electric Locomotion 

 in United States, 303 : Electric Locomotion, the Nantasket 

 Beach Trials, 513 ; a Neglected Experiment of .Ampere, Prof. 

 S. P. Thompson, 45 ; a Theory of the .Synchronous Motor, 

 W. <;. Rhodes, 46 ; Electric Resistance of Saccharine Liquids, 

 MM. (;in and Leleux, 47 ; on the Electrification of .\ir and 

 Thermal Conductivity of Rock at DiffereiU Temperatures, 

 Lord Kelvin, P.R.S., 67 ; the Conductivity of Healed <.;a.ses, 

 Dr. Pringshcim, 71 ; Hall's Phenomenon as investigated on 

 Thin Layers of Bismuth deposited Electrolytically, Prof, van 

 Aubel, 71 ; the Scientific and Technical Papers of Werner 

 von Siemens. W. Watson, 73 ; the Influence of Magnetic 

 Fields upon Electrical Resistance, J. Sadovsky, 87 ; Normal 

 and .Vnomalous I)is|iersion of Electric Waves, L. Graetz and 

 L. Fomm, 94 ; the Doulile Refraction of Electric Rays, W. 

 von Bezold, 94 ; Applications of the Niagara Falls Power, 

 no; Herroun's Iodine \'oltameter, 119; Alternate Current 

 Dynamo Electric -Machines, J. Hopkinson, F.R.S., and E. 

 Wilson, 141 ; Goldstein's Experiments on Kathode Rays, 143 ; 

 Electric Resonance, \'. Bjerknes, 189 ; Electric Lights on 

 Buoys, 230 ; Effect of Surrounding Gas Pressure on Temi>era- 



ture of Arc-Light Crater, W. E. Wilson, 238 ; Cours Ele- 

 mentaire d'Electricite, M. B. Brunhes, 243 ; the Electrical 

 Mea.surement of Starlight, Prof Geo. M. Minchin, F.R.S., 

 246 ; an Electro-.Magnetic Effect, Mr. Bowden, 263 ; Arma- 

 ture Reaction in Single Phase Alternating Current Machine, 

 Mr. Rhodes, 263 ; Electrical Properties of Selenium. Shel- 

 ford Bidwell, 263 ; Apparent Attractions and Repulsions of 

 Electrified Conductors in Dielectric Fluid, M. Gouy, 264 ; 

 Influence of Gases Di.ssolvecl in Electrolyte of Silver Volta- 

 meter on Weight of Deposited Silver, J. E. Myers, 276 ; 

 Velocities of Ions, W. C. D. Whetham, 286 ; the Earliest 

 Magnetic Meridians, Cajitain Eltrick W. Creak, F.R.S., 295 ; 

 Aureole and Stratification in Electric Arc, P. Lehmann, 309 : 

 DjTiamical Theory of Electrons, Joseph Larmor, F. R.S., 310 ; 

 the Discharge of the Torpedo, -M. d'Arsonville, 312 ; Inven- 

 tions, Researches, and Writings of Nikola Tesla, T. C. 

 Martin, Prof. A. tiray, 314 ; Phosphorescence Phenomenon 

 in Tubes of Rarefied Nitrogen after Passage of Electric Dis- 

 charge, Gaston Seguy, 336 ; Electromotive Force of Latimer 

 Clark, Gouy, and Daniel Standards, C. Limb, 336 ; Electrical 

 Laboratory Notes and Forms, Dr. J. -A. Fleming, F". R.S., 

 339; a New \oltaic Cell, .M. Mori'sol, 359; Lighting by 

 Luminescene, A. Witz, 383 ; Velocity of Electric Waves, 

 John Trowbridge and William Duane, 431 ; Die Lehre von 

 der Elektrizitiit und deren Praklische \'erwendung, Th. 

 Schwartze, 519 ; on the ^Electrolysis of Gases, Prof. f. J. 

 Thomson, F.R.S., 451; Electrical Forge at Niagara, 525 ; 

 Electrical Corn-thresher. 525 ; New Arc Lamp for Projection, 

 C. M. Hepworth, 525 ; Report of the Electrical Standards 

 Committee, 536 ; Simple Objective Presentation of Hertzian 

 Reflection Experiments, \'. Biernacki, 539 ; Convenient 

 Method for show ing Electric Refractive Powers of Liquids, P. 

 Drude, 539 ; Inconstancy of Spark Potential, G. Jaumann, 

 540 ; Discharge of Malapteriirus ehctricus. Prof. F. Gotch, 

 556 ; Persistence of Electric Irritability in Peripheral Ends of 

 Divided Nerve.s, Prof. .-Vrloing, 603 ; Two Kinds of Electrical 

 Response to Muscle-excitation by Nerve, Prof. Burdon 

 Sanderson, 604 ; Influence i>f Chemical Reagents on Electrical 

 Excitability of Isolated Nerve, Dr. Waller, 604 ; Action of Elec- 

 tric Tetanisation on Nerve-Muscle Apparatus, Prof Wedensky, 

 604 ; Electrification and Diselectrification of Air and other 

 Gases, Lord Kelvin, Magnus Maclean, and A. Gait, 608 ; 

 Double Refraction of Electromagnetic Rays, i'eter Lebeden, 

 611 ; Luminescence of Organic Substances in ttie Three 

 States, E. Wiedemann and G. C. Schmidt, 611 ; a Vibration 

 Galvanometer, H. Rubens, 611 ; the Theory of Magnetic 

 Action on Light, A. B. Basset, F.R.S., 618 ; Measurement ot 

 very High Potentials by means of a Modified .\ttracted Disc- 

 Electrometer, MM. .Vbraham and Lemoine, 628; New- 

 Method of Mea.suring Resistance of .Vir-gap during Spark- 

 passage, X'ictor Biernacki, 653 : Electric Lighting of Edin- 

 burgh, H. J. Burslall, 655 ; Electrograph for .Marking Linen, 

 Nalder's, 1 80 



Elements, on the Line-Spectra of the, Prof. C. Runge, 106 



Eleusis, the Excavations at, 511 



Eleusinian Mysteries of Egyptian Origin, 511 



Elger (T. Gwyn), the Moon, 127 



Eliot (|., F.R.S.), .Meteorolog)' in India, 654 



EliseieY(Dr. \.), Death of, 200 



Elkin (Dr. W. L.), the Observatory of Vale University, 375 



Ellery (R. L. J.), the Melbourne Observatory, 603 



Ellington (E. B.), Hydraulic Power Supply in Towns, 350 



Elliot (G. F. Scott), the Fauna of .Mount Ruwenzori, 95 ; 

 Geology of Mount Ruwenzori, 191 ; the Best Route to Uganda, 

 257 . , . 



Elliptic Functions : Albrege de la Theorie des Fonclions EUip- 

 tiques, Charles Henry H. F. Baker, 567 



F:i.ster ([.), .Vtmospheric Electricity on the Sonnblick, 59 



Elworlliy (Mr.) on Horns of Honour, Dishonour, and Safely, 

 581 



Embryology : Effects of Electricity and Magnetism on Develop- 

 ment, Dr. Bertram Windle, 10 



Emerson (P. II.), Birds, Beasts, and Fishes of the Norfolk 

 Broadlands, 195 



Emery (C.) on the Origin of European and North American 

 Ants, 399 



Endowments, Oxford, R. E. Baynes, Prof. Sydney J. Hickson, 

 F.R.S., 644 



ICnergelics, the Present Position of, Georg Helm, 308 



Energ)-, the Source and Mode of Solar, Dr. I. W. Heysinger. 

 316 



