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Index 



VSvpplemeni to Nature, 

 L May 31, 1894 



Magazine, 139, 238, 449, 520 ; Symons's Summary of 

 Persian Rainfall Oftservations, 139; New Form of Rainfall 

 Map, H. C. Russell, 180 ; Rainfall of Jerusalem, J. 

 Glaisher, F. R.S., 297 ; Meteorological Councirs Summary of 

 Rainfall and Mean Temperature, 1866-93, 369 ; Temperature, 

 Rainfall, and Sunshine at Las Palmas, Grand Canary, Dr. J. 

 C. Taylor, 425 ; Rainfall Records in British Isles, G. J. 

 Symons, 438 ; Excessive Rainfall at Lesmahagon, C. M. 

 Irvine, 440 ; Montevideo Rainfall Observations, 1833-92, 

 Rev. L. Morandi, 539 ; Rainfall in Edinburgh, 520 ; Vallot's 

 1887 Mont Blanc Observations, Alfred Angot, 167 ; Meteoro- 

 logical Conditions of Hamburg and the Cholera Epidemic, 

 Captain C. H. Seeman, 180 ; Harvard College Observatories 

 in Peru, Prof. W. H. Pickering, 180 ; Forest Fires and 

 Drought, E. Rayet and E. Clavel, 191 ; the Sonnblick 

 Mountain Observatory, 205 ; Report of Meteorological 

 Council for Year ending March 31, 1893, 206; the Great 

 Storm of Nov. 16-20, 1893, C. Harding, 215 ; the Transport 

 of Heat by Aerial Currents on Earth's Surface, Dr. Arendt, 

 216; Snovir Crystals, Prof. Helimann, 216; Report on the 

 Present State of Our Knowledge respecting the General 

 Circulation of the Atmosphere, L. Teisserenc de Bort, 217 ; 

 on Hail, Hon. Rollo Russell, 217; Weather Lore, Richard 

 Inwards, 217; the Misti (Peruvian Andes) Meteorological 

 Station, Prof. S. J. Bailey, 229 ; Meteorological Work in 

 Australia, Sir Charles Todd, 229 ; Climate of Mexico City, 

 Senor M. Harcena, 229 ; March to October, 1893, M. 

 Symons, 238 ; Diurnal Variation of Tension of Aqueous 

 Vapour, Alfred Angor, 240 ; Diurnal Variation of 

 Atmospheric Electricity, A. B. Chauveau, 240 ; 

 New South Wales Government Report of Observations for 



1892, H. C. Russell, 252; the Climate of Torquay, A. 

 Chandler, 253 ; the Winds of the Indian Ocean, W. M. 

 Davis, 263 ; South American Meteorology, W. H. Picker- 

 ing, 263 ; a South American Tornado, W. G. Davis, 263 ; 

 Errors of the Psychrometer, H. A. Hazen, 263 ; Death of 

 W. von Freeden, 270; Glazed Frosts of November 11-12, 



1893, in Roumania, 272 ; the January Frost, 449 ; the Moon 

 and Weather, 275 ; the Great Gale of November 16-20, 

 Charles Harding, 294 ; Unusual Rise of Water Characteristic 

 of Atlantic Coast Storms, M. W. Harrington, 297 ; the 

 Climate of Sulina, Dr. S. C. Hepites, 297 ; the Climatic and 

 National Economic Influence of Forests, Dr. J. Nisbet, 302 ; 

 the Climate of Southern California, Dr. C. Theodore 

 W^iJliams, 307 ; Contribution to Daily Range of Meteoro- 

 logical Elements in Higher Strata of Atmosphere, Dr. J. 

 Hann, 321 ; a Lunar Rainbow, Rev. C. W. Langmore, 321 ; 

 History of Weather Map, M. W. Harrington, 329 ; Early 

 Individual Observers in United States, A. J. Henry, 329 ; 

 Recurrence of Hurricanes in Solar Magnetic 26 '68 Day 

 Period, F. H. Bigelow, 330 ; Eclipse Meteorology, 349 ; 

 Great Storm in United States, 369 ; Compensating Open-Scale 

 Barometer, Mr. Griffiths, 379 ; Lowest Temperature 

 hitherto known, 394 ; the Commencement and End of 

 Winter, A. Lancaster, 394; Dr. Charles Davison's "Cli- 

 mates of United States," 396; the Sun-spot Period and the 

 West Indian Rainfall, Maxwell Hall, 399 ; Meteorology, 

 H. N.Dixon, 412; Observations during Nocturnal Balloon 

 Ascents at Munich, Profs. Sohncke and Finsterwalder, 416 ; 

 Thunderstorms, R. de C. Ward, 416 ; Aspects of Town as 

 contrasted with Country Air, Dr. G. H. Bailey, 417 ; the 

 Dynamics of the Atmosphere, M. Moller, 422 ; the Study of 

 Thunderstorms in Italy, R. de C. Ward, 423 ; Climatic 

 Features of Maryland, W. B. Clark, 423 ; Ten Miles above 

 the Earth, H. A. Hazen, 423 ; Mercurial Barometers com- 

 pared with Boiling-point Thermometers, Colonel H. Hartl, 

 424; Phenological Observations for 1893, E. Mawley, 426 ; 

 Comparative Observations with Two Thermometer Screens at 

 Ilfracombe, W. Marriott, 426 ; Number of Dust Particles in 

 Atmosphere of Certain Places, John Aitken, 426 ; the Tem- 

 peratures in and outside Berlin, Prof. G. Helimann, 460; 

 the Texan Monsoons Prof. M. W. Harrington, 460 ; 

 Tropical Hurricanes of South Sea, E. Knipping, 463 ; Solar 

 Magnetic Influences on Meteorology, Prof. H. A. Hazen, 

 464 ; Application of Meteorology to the Art of War, J. R. 

 Plumandon, 488 ; Bartrum's Open-Scale Barometer, J. J. 

 Hicks, 488 ;. Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 49S ; Results of 

 the Swedish International Polar Expedition at Cape Thors- 

 den, Spitzbergen, 1882-83, Dr- J- Hann, 498; Mild Winter 

 Weather, 520 ; Six- and Seven-Day Weather Periods, H, 



Helm Clayton, 520 ; New High Temperature Thermometer, 

 Messrs. Baly and Chorley, 538 ; Brilliant Aurora Borealis of 

 March 30, 1894, Hon. Rollo Russell, C. E. Stromeyer, and 

 Mr. Preece, 539 ; Dust and Meteorological Phenomena, John 

 Aitken, F.R.S., 544; Relation between Mean Quarterly 

 Temperature and Death Rate, W. H. Dines, 547 ; Remark- 

 able Sudden Changes of Barometer in Hebrides on February 

 23, 1894, R. H. Scott, F.R.S., 547 ; the Typhoons of 1892," 

 Rev. S. Chevalier, 560 ; the Royal Meteorological Society's 

 Exhibition, Wm. Marriott, 579 ; the Diurnal Range in 

 Velocity and Direction of the Wind on the Eiffel Tower, 

 Prof. Sprung, 596; Further Observations of the Temperature 

 and Humidity in Woods and in the Open, Dr. Schubert, 

 596; a Fine Aurora Australis, Hon. H. C. Russell, F. R.S., 

 601 ; Luke Howard and Cloud Nomenclature, 607 ; some 

 Phenomena of the Upper Air, Richard Inwards, 619 ; on 

 Mountain Observatories in Connection with Cyclones, M. 

 Faye, 620 

 Meteors : the Perseids observed in Russia in 1892, M. 

 Bredikhin, 23 ; Meteor Showers during November, 39 ; Biela 

 Meteors, 67 ; Shower of Leonid Meteors (November 17, 

 1893), 81 ; a Bright Meteor, Prof. Schur, iii ; Meteor seen 

 at Lesmahagon, N.B., C. M. Irvine, 129 ; Meteor Shower 

 for December, 134; the Large Fireball of January 25, 324 ; 

 a Brilliant Meteor, Dr. M. F. O'Reilly, 341 ; Brilliant Day- 

 Light Meteor seen near Worcester, Lloyd Bozward, 368 ; 

 Meteors of Night of November 6-7, 1893, F. Folie, 377; 

 a Bright Meteor, 419 ; Fireballs, W. F. Denning, 434 ; Prof. 

 Arthur Rambaut on the Great Meteor of February 8, 572 ; a 

 Remarkable Meteor, Hon. R. Russell, 601 

 Meteorites : on a Meteorite from Gilgoin Station, H. C. Russell, 

 F. R.S., 325 ; on a Meteorite which fell near Jafferabad in 

 India, on April 28, 1893, Prof. John W. Judd, F.R.S., 

 32 

 Meteorite, a Tempered Steel, 372 

 Metrical System adopted by United States, 393 

 Metrology, Light Waves and their Application to. Prof. A. A. 



Michelson, 56 

 Mettam (Prof. A. E.), the Os Pedis in Ungulates, 341 

 Meunier (Stanislas), Relationship between Platinum and its 



Mother-Rock, 404 

 Meyer (Dr. A. B.), Iron-framed Museum Cases, 13 

 Meyer (G. ), Method of Photographing Spectrum of Lightning, 



Meyer (Dr. H.), Cloud-Conditions of Various Climates, 

 216 



Meyer (Prof. Lothar), Lecture Demonstration of Electrolysis of 

 Hydrochloric Acid, 584 



Meyer (Prof. Victor), Researches on Melting-points of Refrac- 

 tory Inorganic Salts, 1 10 ; Iodine as a Base-forming Element, 

 442 ; the New Iodine Bases, 467 



Michael (A. D.), Our Knowledge of the Acari, 330; Notes on 

 the Uropodinas, 594 



Michaelis (Prof.), New Boron Compounds, 371 



Michelet (Prof. K. L,), Death of, 251 



Michelson (Prof. A. A.), Light- Waves and their Application to 

 Metrology, 56 



Micro-Organisms and Fermentation, Alfred Jorgensen, Dr. A. 

 A. Kanthack, 527 ; Frank E. Lott, 577 



Microscopy' : Royal Microscopical Society, 47, 119, 263, 330, 

 594 ; a Parasitic Disease in Flounders, G. Sandeman, 119; 

 Comparative Anatomy of Sponges, V., Cakarea heleroccela. 

 Dr. Arthur Dendy, 139 ; Points in Origin of Reproductive 

 Elements in Apus and Branchipus, J. E. S. Moore, 139; 

 Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, 139, 423 ; Inter- 

 national Journal of Microscopy and Natural Science, 255 ; 

 Method for Making Permanent Preparations of Particular 

 Colonies on Gelatine Plate, Herr Hauser, 274 ; Our Know- 

 ledge of the Acari, A. D. Michael, 330; Epigonichthys 

 culteUiis, Arthur Willey, 423 ; Octineon Liiidakli, Dr. G. H. 

 Fowler, 423; Swift's New Biological Microscopes, 523; 

 Notes on the Uropodinas, A. D. Michael, 594 



Mild Winter Weather, 520 



Milky Way, the, C. Easton, 99 



Milky Way, Photographic Nebulosities in the. Prof. E. E. 

 Barnard, 511 



Mill (Dr. H. R.), Bathymetrical Survey of Haweswater, 

 540 



Miller (A. F. ), Spectroscopic Examination of Light emitted by 

 Photinus corruscus Beetle, 540 



