Index 



V Nature, 

 [^December lo, 1903 



Indicators, P. Vaillant, 96 ; Electrical Conductivity of 

 Selenium in the Presence of Bodies Treated with Ozone, 

 Edmond van Aubel, 96 ; Analytical Chemistry, E. P. 

 Treadwell, loi ; the Conditions of Decomposition of Am- 

 monium Nitrite, V. H. Veley, 117; Freezing- Point 

 Curves for Some Binary Mixtures of Organic Substances, 

 Chiefly Phenols and Amines, Dr. J. C. Philip, 117; the 

 Action of Liquefied Ammonia on Chromic Chloride, W. R. 

 JLang and C. M. Carson, 117; the Action of Methylamine 

 on Chromic Chloride, W. R. Lang and E. H. Jolliffe, 

 117; Cholesterol, R. H. Pickard and J. Yates, 117; 

 Hydrogen Cyanide in Fodder Plants, J. C. Briinnich, 

 117; Chemical Reactions Involved in the Rusting of 

 Iron, Prof. W. R. Dunstan, F.R.S., 117; the Rusting of 

 Iron, Dr. Moody, 167 ; the Thermal Conductivity of 

 Crystallised Bismuth, F. Louis Perrot, 119; on Bismuth, 

 R. H. Adie, 239; Bismuth Compounds, G. Urbain and 

 H. Lacombe, 616 ; Electrolysis of Barium Sulphide with a 

 Diaphragm, Andr6 Brochet and Georges Ranson, 119; 

 Influence Exerted on the Rotatory Power of Cyclic Mole- 

 cules by the Introduction of Double Linkages into the 

 Nuclei Containing the Asymmetric Carbon Atom, A. 

 Haller, 119; on Acetones Containing Acetylene Linkages, 

 a New Synthesis of the Pyrazols, MM. C'h. Moureu and 

 Brachin, 120 ; Preparation of Carbides and Acetylene 

 Acetylides by the Action of Acetylene Gas upon the Hy- 

 drides of the Alkalis and the Alkaline Earths, Henri 

 Moissan, 215 ; Action of a Trace of Water on the Decom- 

 position of the Alkaline Hydrides of Acetvlene, Henri 

 Moissan, 520 ; on the Mode of Splitting up of Mixed 

 Organo-magnesium Compounds, the Action of Ethylene 

 Oxide, V. Grignard, 119, 120; on the Presence of 

 Cadaverine in the Products of the Hydrolysis of Muscle, 

 A. Etard and M. Vila, 120; Die Grosse des Eiweiss- 

 molekuls, Dr. F, N. Schulz, F. Escombe, 123 ; Elementary 

 Chemistry, R. H. Bradbury, 125 ; Death of Eugene 

 Demarcay, 134; a New Refractory Material, " Siloxicon," 

 137 ; Identification of Basic Salts, Messrs. Miller and 

 Kenrick, 137 ; Dibromoacetylene, P. Lemoult, 137 ; the 

 Purification of Hydrogen on the Industrial Scale by 

 Cold, Ch. Renard, 143 ; Form Assumed by Mercuric 

 Iodide on Separating from Solution, D. Gernez, 143 ; 

 Metallographic Study of the Alloys of Copper and Mag- 

 nesium, O. Boudouard, 143 ; Silicides of Chromium. P 

 Lebeau and J. Figueras, 143 ; Electrolytic Reduction of 

 Unsaturated Acids, C. Marie, 144 ; Text-book of Organic 

 Chemistry, Prof. A. F. Holleman, 149 ; the International 

 Congress for Applied Chemistry, Dr. H. Borns, 156, 209 ; 

 the Phase-law of Willard Gibbs and the Formation of 

 Natural Salt Deposits, J. H. van 't Hoff, 157; Auto- 

 oxidation, Carl Engler, 157; Properties of the Alkali 

 Hydrides, H. Moissan, 157 ; Evaporation and Boiling of 

 Metals in Quartz-glass and in the Electric Furnace in the 

 Vacuum of the Kathode-light, Dr. F. . Krafft, 162 ; an 

 Anhydride of Camphoryloxime, Dr. Lowry, 167 ; Muta- 

 rotation of Glucose, Dr. Lowry, 167 ; the Solubility of 

 Dynamic Isomerides, Dr. Lowry, 167 ; Iminoethers Cor- 

 responding with Ortho-substituted Benzenoid Amides, 

 G. D. Lander and F. T. Jewson, 167 ; Hydrolysis of Ethvi 

 Mandelate by Lipase, H. D. Dakin, 167; Isomerism 

 among Quinquevalent Nitrogen Compounds, Dr. Kipping, 

 167 ; New General Relation between Electromotive 

 Forces of Saline Solutions, M. Berthelot, 167 ; Formation 

 of Alcohol in the Fermentation of Plant Juices, Armand 

 Gautier, 167 ; Mechanism of the Saccharification of the 

 Mannanes of Corrozo by the Seminase of Lucerne, Ed. 

 Bourquelot and H. H^rissey, 168 ; Analysis of Osmiridium 

 Alloys, MM. Leidi6 and Quennessen, 168; Condensation 

 of the Radio-active Emanations of Radium and Thorium 

 by Liquid Air, Prof. E. Rutherford, F.R.S., and F. 

 Soddy, 184 ; Gases Occluded by Radium Bromide, Sir 

 William Ramsay, K.C.B., F.R.S., and Frederick Soddv, 

 246 ; the Oxidising Action of the Rays from Radium 

 Bromide, \\. B. Hardy, F.R.S., and Miss E. G. 

 Willcock, 431 ; the Resolution of Elementary Substances 

 into their Ultimates and Molecular Activity of Radium, 

 Dr. Henry Wilde, F.R.S., 639; Fusibilities of Mixtures 

 of Sulphide of Antimony and Sulphide of Silver, H. 

 Pelabon, 192 ; Etherification of Sulphuric Acid, A. 

 Villiers, 192 ; the Action of Hydrogen Sulphide upon 

 Methyl-ethyl-ketone, F. Leteur, 192 ; on Formic Acid 



from the Air, H. Henriet, 192 ; Distribution of Organic 

 Substances in the Geranium, E. Charab'ot, and G. Lalone, 

 192 ; Action of Iodine Bromide on Albumenoid Materials 

 and on the Organic Nitrogen Bases, A. Mouneyrat, 192 ; 

 a Method of Crystallising Slightly Soluble Bodies, A. de 

 Schulten, 192 ; a Treatise on the Theory of Solution, in- 

 cluding the Phenomena of Electrolysis, W. C. D. 

 Whetham, 197 ; Mercury Bubbles, Dr. Henry H. Dixon, 

 199; the Auto-purification of Waters, G. Weigelt, 210; 

 Herr Vandevelde, 210; Synthetic Cyanide Processes, F. 

 Rossler, G. Erlwein and A. Frank, 210; New Resistance 

 Furnaces and New Iridium Furnace, H. Heraeus, 210; 

 Simple High Temperature Furnaces, W. Hempel, 210; 

 the Luminous Metals, H. Bunte, 210; the Critical State 

 of Gases, J. Traube and G. Teichner, 210; Apparatus for 

 Determining the Vapour Densities of COj, &c., W. 

 Nernst, 210; Colloid Zirconium, E. Wedekind', 211; Col- 

 loids of Paper, &c., O. Burns, 211; Concentration of 

 Solutions, &c., by Freezing, Mr. Monti, 211; Production 

 of Very High Temperatures by Burning Aluminium in 

 Oxygen and Other Gases, Mr. Zengelis, 211 ; Luminosity 

 of the Ions, \\'. von Bolton, 211; an Irish Specimen of 

 Dopplerite, Richard J. Moss, 215; Influence of the Sol- 

 vent on the Rotatory Power of Certain Molecules, A. 

 Haller and J. Minguin, 215; Estimation of Vanadiurn in 

 Alloys, Paul Nicolardot, 216; the Estimation of Vanadium 

 in Metallurgical Products, Em. Campagne, 616; Pre- 

 paration of Alkvl Nitrates and Nitrites, L. Bouveault and 

 A. Wahl, 2i6;'Stachyose, C. Tanret, 216; Conditions of 

 Oxidation of Salicylic Aldehyde by Organs and Extracts 

 of Organs, J. E. Abelous and J. Aloy, 216; Mixtures of 

 Iodine and Sulphur, R. Boulouch, 216; Crystallised Am- 

 monium Sulphate and the Position of Ammonium m the 

 Alkali Series, Dr. A. E. H. Tutton, 238; Action of 

 Halogens on Compounds Containing the Carbonyl 

 Group, Dr. Lapworth, 238; Rimu Resin, Prof. Easter- 

 field and Mr. Aston, 238; the Karaka Fruit, Prof. 

 Easterfield and Mr. Aston, 238 ; Note on the Corrosion of 

 an Egyptian Image, H. Basselt, jun., 238; Properties of 

 Strong Nitric Acid, Messrs. Veley and Manley, 238 ; Lois 

 g^nc^rales de I'Action des Diastases. Victor Henri, 221; 

 Two Methods for the Quantitative Estimation of Chloro- 

 form Vapour in Air, Dr. Waller, 238; Influence of the 

 Introduction of Unsaturated Radicles on the Rotatory 

 Power of Active Molecules, A. Haller and M. Desfon- 

 taines, 239 ; an Organic Base Containing Phosphorus, 

 P. Lemoult, 240 ; Silicon Amide and Imide, ^ Em. 

 Vigouroux and M. Hugot, 240 ; Preparation of Primary 

 Alcohols by Means of the Corresponding Acids, L. 

 Bouveault and G. Blanc. 240, 263 ; Action of Carbon 

 Dioxide on the Eggs of Echinoderms, C. Viguier, 240; 

 Action of Emulsin on Salicin and Amygdalin, Victor 

 Henri and S. Lalou, 240; Physical Chemistry for 

 Physicians and Biologists, Ernst Cohen, 245 ; Precipita- 

 tion of Colloidal Solutions by Electrolytes, Dr. Freundlich, 

 255 ; Behaviour of Chlorine towards Benzene under Cata- 

 lytic Agents, Mr. Slator, 25=5 ; Derivatives of Arabinose 

 Prof. Hugh Ryan and George Ebrill, 262 ; Action of 

 Epichlorhydrin 'upon the Sodium Derivatives of Acetone- 

 dicarboxyiic Esters, A. Haller and F. March, 263 ; Action 

 of Iodine on Pellicles of Copper, M. HouUevigue, 263 ; 

 Simplification of the Analysis of Silicates by the Use of 

 Formic Acid, A. Leclere, 263; Thiosulphuric Acid, J. 

 Aloy, 263 ; Dibromo-acetylene, P. Lemoult, 263 ; Lactase. 

 Em'. Bourquelot and H. H^rissev, 263 ; Fatty Acids of 

 Egg Lecithine, H. Cousin, 263 ; an Oxidising Bacterium. 

 R. Sazerac, 264; Der Stickstoff und seine wichtigsten 

 Verbindungen, Dr. Leopold Spiegel, 266 ; a Combination 

 of Ferric Sulphate with Sulphuric Acid, A. Recoura, 288 ; 

 Action of Carbon Monoxide upon Iron and its Oxides, 

 Georges Charpy, 288; the So-called Colloidal Silver. M. 

 Hanriot, 288 ; 'the Action of Hypophosphorous Acid on 

 Diethylketone and on Acetophenone, C. Marie, 288; the 

 Chloride of Phenvlpropargylidene, Ernest Charon and 

 Edgar Dugoujon,' 288 ; the Preparation of Secondary 

 Amides, J. Tarbouriech, 288; Die Konstitution des Kam- 

 phers und seiner wichtigsten Derivate, Ossian Aschan, 

 293 ; Die Aluminium-Industrie, Dr. F. Wintelen, 293 ; 

 American Electrochemical Society, Presidential Address, 

 Dr. Joseph W. Richards, 299 : the Chemistry of the Albu- 

 mins, Dr. Arthur Harden, 307 ; Reactions between Copper 



