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Index 



tSupj>lement to Nature 

 niay 31, 1894 



Petroleum in relation to Asphalte Pavement, S. P. Peckham, 

 306 



Petroleum on the Mendip Hills, Discovery of, 346 



Pfeffer (Prof.), Irritability of Plants, 586 



Pharmaco-Therapeutics, Chemistry in Relation to, and Materia 

 Medica, Prof B. J. Stokvis, 587 



Philip's Systematic Alias, Physical and Political, E. G. Raven- 

 stein, 574 



Phiiipp (K.), the Suspension of Foreign Bodies from Spiders' 

 Webs, 481 



Philology : Death of Prof. Robertson Smith, 538 ; Catalogue 

 of Prince Louis Lucien Buonaparte's Library, Victor Collins, 



584 



Philosophical Society, Cambridge, 143, 166, 378, 424, 452 



Phisalix (C), Poisonous Principles of Adder's Blood, 284; 

 Viper Poison, 380 



Phosphorus, New Method of Preparing, Messrs. Rossel and 

 Frank, 323 



Photiniis corriiscus Beetle, Spectroscopic Examination of Light 

 emitted by, A. P. Miller, 540 



Photography : Photographs of Ascending Currents in Gases and 

 Liquids, Herr P. Czermak's, 15 ; Chrono-Photographic 

 Study of the Locomotion of Animals, 41 ; Photography of 

 Aerial Vibrations, Dr. Raps, 48 ; Astronomical Photography, 

 H. C. Russell, F.R.S., in ; Photography of Snowflakes, A. 

 Sigson, 131 ; Photography of Rays of very short Wave- 

 Length, Victor Schumann, 254 ; Cloud Photography, 267 ; 

 Geological Photographs, 347 ; Method of Photographing 

 Spectrum of Lightning, G. Meyer, 417 ; Photographic Nebu- 

 losities in the Milky Way, Prof E. E. Barnard, 51 1; the 

 Solandi Sun-printing Process as applied to Botanical 

 Technique, Prof. Byron Halsted, 370 ; Effect of Temperature 

 upon Sensitiveness of Photographic Dry Plate, Dr. J. Joly, 

 F.R S., 379 



Photometric Method, New, J. B. Spurge, 355 



Physics ; Artificial Amoebse and Protoplasm, Dr. G. Quincke, 

 5: Herr P. Czermak's Photographs of Ascending Currents in 

 Gases and Liquids, 15 ; Wiedemann's Annalen, 46, 117, 239, 

 376, 449, 547 ; Air Vibrations, A. Raps, 46 ; Application of 

 Sound- Vibrations to Analysis of Mixtures of Gases, E. Hardy, 

 47 ; Physical Society, 46, 93, 141, 190, 354, 402, 450, 521, 

 617; Behaviour of Air-Cone Transformer when Frequency 

 below certain Critical Values, E. C. Rimington, 46 ; 

 Lecture-room Experiments on (i) Rings and Brushes in 

 Crystals, and (2) Electric Radiation in Copper Filings, W. 

 B. Croft, 47 ; Photography of Aerial Vibrations, Dr. Raps, 48 ; 

 Berlin Physical Society, 48, 167, 216, 356, 427, 595 ; 

 Spectra of Hot Gases probably due to Temperature, 82 ; 

 Herr Galitzini's Experiments in Estimation of Critical 

 Temperature, 83; "Flame," Prof Arthur Smithells, 86, 

 149, 198; Prof Henry E. Armstrong, F.R.S., 100, 171 ; G. 

 S. Newth, 171 ; Separation of Three Liquids by Fractional 

 Distillation, Prof. F. R. Barrell, G. L. Thomas, and Prof. 

 Sydney Young, F. R.S., 93 ; Van der Waal's Generalisations 

 regarding "corresponding" Temperatures, &c., Prof 

 Sydney Young, F. R.S., 93; Phenomena of the Time- 

 Infinitesimal, Prof. E. L. Nichols, 113; Elementary Course 

 of Practical Science, Hugh Gordon, Sir Phillip Magnus, 121 ; 

 Velocity of Crystallisation in Super-cooled Substance, Mr. 

 Moore, 130 ; the Freezing-points of Dilute Aqueous Solutions, 

 Harry C. Jones, 132 ; a more Exact Method for Determina- 

 tion of Lowering of Freezing-points, E. H. Loomis, 547 ; 

 Magnetic Shielding of Concentric Spherical Shells, Prof A. 

 W. Riicker, F. R.S., 141 ; Action of Electro-Magnetic 

 Radiation on Films containing Metallic Powders, Prof. G. M. 

 Minchin, 142 ; Ripples, E. Guyon, 143 ; Mutual Action of 

 Bodies vibrating in Fluid Media, MM. Berson and Juppont, 

 143; Righi's Experiments on Hertz's Oscillations, Dr. Rubens, 

 167 ; a Text-Book of Heat, R. Wallace Stewart, 171 ; Heat : 

 an Elementary Text-Book, R. T. Glazebrook, F.R.S., 386 ; 

 the Theory of Heat, Thomas Preston, Prof. G. C. Carey 

 Foster, F.R.S., 573 ; Mr. M. C. Lea's Researches on Trans- 

 formation of Mechanical Work into Chemical Action, 181 ; 

 Utility of Quarternions in Physics, A, McAulay, Prof P. 

 G. Tail, 193 ; Differential Method of determining Refractive 

 Index of Solutions, W. Hallwachs, 206 ; Method of Coating 

 Aluminium with other Metals, Prof. Neesen, 216 ; Physico- 

 Chemical Measurements, W. Ostwald, J. W. Rodger, 219 ; 

 Proposed Standard of Normal Air, A. Leduc, 272 ; Stas's 

 Determination of Atomic Weights, E. Vogel, 283 ; on the 



Change of Superficial Tension of Solid-liquid Sufaces with 

 Temperature, Prof Geo. Eras. Fitzgerald, F.R.S., 293; on 

 the Equilibrium of Vapour Pressure inside Foam, Prof. G. F. 

 Fitzgerald, F. R.S., 316 ; Torsional Oscillations of Wires, 

 Dr. W. Peddie, 331 ; the Compression of Fluids, Prof Tait, 

 331 ; the Cloudy Condensation of Steam, John Aitken, 

 F.R.S., 340; Dr. Carl Barus, 363; Shelford Bidwell, 388, 

 413 ; Forms of Steam Jets from various Orifices, II. Parenty, " 

 347 ; on the Motion of Bubbles in Tubes, 351 ; Thermal 

 Constants of some Polyatomic Bases, MM. Colson and 

 Darzens, 356 ; Radiation of Gases, F. Paschen, 376 ; the 

 Artificial Colouring of Crystals and Amorphous Bodies, 

 O. Lehmann, 376 ; Condition of Interior of Earth, Rev. O. 

 Fisher, 379 ; some Simple Methods in Teaching Elementary 

 Physics, IDr. J. Joly, F. R. S., 379 ; Experiments in Elemen- 

 tary Physics, W. Rheam, 433 ; Viscosity of Liquids, O. G. 

 Jones, 402 ; a Theorem connecting Theory of Synchronisation 

 with Theory of Resonances, A. Cornu, 404 ; Interior Pressure 

 in Gases, E. H. Amagat, 404 ; Straining of Earth resulting 

 from Secular Cooling, Charles Davison, 424 ; on Homogen- 

 eous Division of Space, Lord Kelvin, P. R. S., 445i 469 ; the 

 Attachment of Quartz Fibres, Prof C. V. Boys, F.R.S., 

 450 ; Method of determining Refractive Indices of Liquids, 

 Mr. Littlewood, 450 ; Internal Pressure of Fluids, Amagat, 

 500 ; the Behaviour of Liquids under High Pressure, J. W. 

 Rodger, 506 ; General Law of Solubility of Normal Sub- 

 stances, H. Le Chatelier, 524 ; a Lecture Experiment, J. C. 

 Foye, 531 ; the Magnetic Rotary Dispersion of Oxygen, Dr. 

 Siertsema, 607. 

 Physiology : Physiological Action of Oxygen in Asphyxia, 16 ; 

 Movements of Surface of Heart, M. Potain, 23 ; Berlin 

 Physiological Society, 48, 167, 240, 380, 427, 596 ; Physiology 

 of Ureter, Dr. Lewin, 48 ; Influence of Diffusive Processes on 

 Transudation, Dr. Cohnstein, 48 ; Hepatic Glycogenesis, 

 Dr. Noel Paton, 141 ; Feeding Experiment with Nucleic 

 Acid on Dogs, Dr. Gumlich, 167 ; Leucocytosis, Dr. 

 Goldscheider, 167 ; Experiments on Median Pharyngeal 

 Nerve, Dr. Katzenstein, 168 ; New Method of "Measuring 

 Amount of Circulating Blood, Prof. Zuntz, 168 ; Death of 

 Dr. P. A. Spiro, 179 ; Institute of Physiology established 

 at Brussels, M. G. Solvay, 180 ; Nucleic Acid, Prof. A. 

 Kossel, 240 ; Physiological Psychology and Psycho-Physics, 

 252 ; Dr. E. B. Titchener, 457 ; Death of M. Quinquand, 

 270 ; Chronometric Determinations relating to Regeneration 

 of Nerves, C. Vanlair, 283 ; Sugar as Food in Production of 

 Muscular Work, Dr. Vaughan Harley, 283 ; Grundzlige der 

 Physiologischen Psychologie, Wilhelm Wundt, 311 ; the 

 Essentials of Chemical Physiology, Prof W. D. Halliburton, 

 313 ; the Os Pedis in Ungulates, Prof A. E. Mettan, 341 ; 

 Effects upon Respiration of Faradic Excitation of Cerebrum 

 in Animals, W. G. Spencer, 353 ; Functions of Cerebellum, 

 Dr. J. S. R. Russell, 354; Tactile Areas of Cerebral Cortex, 

 Prof. Munk, 380 ; the Kidney of the Snail, Paul Girod, 380 ; 

 the Humanest Method of Slaughtering Animals, Dr. 

 Dembo, 427 ; the Action of Quinine on Metabolism of 

 Man, Dr. von Noorden, 427 ; Prof Zuntz's Experiments on 

 Respiration by Skin and Intestine of Horse, 427 ; Human 

 Physiology, John Thornton, Dr. J. S. Edkins, 431 ; Re- 

 action Times and Velocity of Nervous Impulse, Profs. Dolley 

 and Cattell, 462 ; the Minute Structure of the Nerve Centres, 

 Prof Ramon y Cajal, 464 ; Determination of Volume of Blood 

 Corpuscles, Dr. Grijns, 476 ; Experimental Investigation of 

 Central Nervous System of Monkey, Dr. E. L. Melius, 498 ; 

 the Scope of Psycho- Physiology, Prof. C. Lloyd Morgan, 

 504 ; Note on the Liver-ferment, Miss M. C. Tebb, 523 ; 

 Death of Dr. Brown-Sequard, 538; Biographical Sketch of 

 Dr. Marcellus Malpighi, 583 

 Physodes, Morphological and Micro-chemical Investigations on, 



E. Crato, 132 

 Pickering (Prof E.), Anderson's Variable in Andromeda, 419 

 Pickering (Prof W. H.), Harvard College Meteorological 

 Observatories in Peru, 180 ; South American Meteorology, 

 263 ; Melting of the Polar Caps of Mars, 586 

 Pictures, Nature, for Little People, W. Mawer, 529 

 Pierce (G. VV.), Electric Strength of Solid, Liquid, and Gaseous 



Dielectrics, 181 

 Pigments, Ancient Egyptian, Dr. William J. Russell, F.R.S., 



374 

 Piltchikoff (N.), New Method of Studying Electric Discharge, 



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