VUl 



Index 



r Nature, 



December lo, 1903 



Periodical Comet, C. Hiilebrand, 580; the Royal Univer- 

 sity Observatory, Vienna, 580 ; Astronomical Mechanics, 

 Dr. Schwarzschild, 586 ; Ancient Calendars and Con- 

 stellations, Hon. Emmeline M. Plunket, 593 ; a Novel 

 Feature for Geodetical Instruments, Sir Howard Grubb, 

 606; the Path of Comet 1894 I. (Denning), Dr. P. Gast, 

 606 ; Natal Government Observatory, E. Nevill, 607 ; 

 Recent ' Spectrographic Observations of Novae, Prof. 

 Perrine, 631 ; Rotational Velocity of Venus, V. M. 

 Slipher, 631 ; sec also British Association 

 Astrophysics : Work at the Smithsonian Astrophysical 

 Observatory, Dr. S. P. Langley, 22 ; Problems in Astro- 

 physics, Agnes M. Gierke, Prof. R. A. Gregory, 338 

 Athens, the Annual of the British School at, 391 

 Atlantic? Can Carrier-pigeons Cross the, H. B. Guppy, 



497 

 Atmosphere, Height of the, Determined from the Time of 



Disappearance of Blue Colour of the Sky after Sunset, 



Dr. T. J. J. See, 526 

 Atmosphere, Physical Constitution of the, Louis Maillard, 



216 

 Atmospheric Electricity, C. T. R. Wilson, F.R.S., 102 

 Atmospheric Temperature, Connection between Sun-spots 



and, Charles Nordmann, 162 

 Atmospheric Variations, Prof. F. H. Bigelow, Prof. T. H. 



Davis, Prof. K. Kassner, 139-140 

 Atomic Theory, the, and the Development of Modern 



Chemistry, P. J. Hartog, 82 

 Aubel (Edmond van). Electrical Conductivity of Selenium in 



the Presence of Bodies Treated with Ozone, 96 

 Aurora borealis, the Diurnal Period of the, Charles Nord- 

 mann, 191 

 Austin (Prof.), Loss of Weight of the Platinum Metals, 66 

 Austin (L.), the Coefficient of Thermal Surface-conductivity 



Across the Surface of Separation of a Solid and a Fluid, 



374 

 Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, 



Forthcoming Meeting of the, 85 

 Australia : Nature Studies in Australia, W' . Gillies and R. 



Hall, 100 

 Austria-Hungary, Geology of, Prof. Grenville A. J. Cole, 



550 

 Automobiles : Proposed Service of Motor Carriages on Some 



Sections of the Great Western Railway, 40; Automobile 



Races in Ireland, the, 230 ; Electric Automobile Chairs, 



421 ; Alkaline Storage Battery Developed for Commercial 



Use, Mr. Edison, 460 

 Avebury (Rt. Hon. Lord, F.R.S.), on Nature Study, 39 ; 



Experiment in Mountain-building. 191 

 Aveline (William Talbot), Death and Obituary Notice of, 65 



Babel, Bible and. Prof. Paul Haupt, 349 | 



Bach (A.), the Degradation of Carbohydrates in the Anmial 

 Organism, 144 . 



Bacon, Scientific Investigation and Experimental Phil- 

 osophy, Sidney Lee, 552 .„,,,,.. 



Bacteriology : Phosphorescent Bacteria, Prof. Molisch, 41 ; 

 Bacillus of Salmon Disease, Hume Patterson, 86 ; 

 Phenomenon of Agglutination, Dr. A. E. Wright, 86; 

 Experiments on the Effects of Freezing and Other Tem- 

 peratures upon the Viability of the Bacillus of Typhoid 

 Fever, with Considerations Regarding Ice as a Vehicle 

 of Infectious Disease, Prof. William T. Sedgwick and 

 Charles Edward A. Winslow, Dr. Allan Macfadyen, 127 ; 

 Typhoid-infected Blankets, 134; Not Possible for 

 Organisms to exist Appreciably Smaller than those which 

 can be observed with Microscopes, Prof. Errera, 136; 

 Bacteriological Examination of Irish Butter, David 

 Houston, 135 ; Colon Bacillus in Oysters, Bacteriological 

 Examination of Digestive Tract of Oysters, Caleb A. 

 Fuller 13s ; the Study of Bacterial Toxins, Dr. Allan 

 Macfadyen, 152 ; Dangers of the New Method for Sewage 

 Disposal by Bacterial Treatment, 206; Bacterial Treat- 

 ment of Sewage bv Different Methods, Ce-:il Duncan, 

 278 • Power of the 'Typhus Bacillus of Spreading along 

 the 'surfaces of Solids in Contact with the Nutrient 

 Liquid Dr. Constantino Gorini, 231 ; Bactericidal Action 

 of Ultra-violet Radiations Produced by the Continuous- 

 current Arc, J. E. Barnard and H. de R. Morgan, 261 ; 

 an Oxidising Bacterium, R. Sazerac, 264; a Slime Bac- 



terium from the Peach, Almond, and Cedar, Dr. R. 

 Grieg Smith, 264 ; Bacterial Disease of Tobacco, G. 

 Delacroix, 492 ; Bacterial Origin of the Gums of the 

 Arabin Groups, Dr. R. Grieg Smith, 520 ; Canker-areas 

 on Trees Due to Bacteria, J. Brzeziriski, 518; Death of 

 A. Certes, 528 ; Insect, Vermin and Plague Bacilli, Prof. 

 Simpson, 603 



Baillie (G. H.), Infortuni sul lavoro, Mezzi Tecnici per 

 Prevenirli, E. Magrini, 219 



Bain (Dr. Alexander), Death of, 516 



Bainbridge (F. A.), on the Adaptation of Pancreas to 

 Different Foodstuffs, 189 



Baker (Thomas), the Influence of Silicon on Iron, 463 



Baker (W. M.), Graphical Statics Problems with Diagrams, 

 436 



Balfour (Mr.), and the National Antarctic Expedition, 106; 



Balfour (Graham), the Educational Systems of Great 

 Britain and Ireland, 175 



Balfour (H.), Tools Used by the Natives of north-west 

 Australia in the Manufacture of Glass Spearheads, 4(5 



Ball (Henry), Botany of the Southport District, 225 



Ball (L. C), Wide Bay, Queensland, 182 



Baly (E. C. C), Spectra of Neon, Krypton, and Xenon, 237 



Ban'achiewicz (T.), Occultation of a Star by Jupiter, 631 



Barber (Samuel), the Cloud World, its Features and Signi- 

 ficance, 436 



Barger (G.), Microscopic Method of Comparing Molecular 

 Weights, 46 



Barnard (Prof.), the South Polar Cap of Mars, 138 ; Re- 

 ported Change on Saturn, 207 ; Observations of Nova, 

 Geminorum, 207 ; Reported Discovery of a Nova, 580 



Barnard (J. E.), Bactericidal Action of Ultra-violet Radia- 

 tions Produced by the Continuous-current Arc, 261 



Barnes (Prof. H. T.), Heating Effect of the Radium 

 Emanation, 622 



Barnes (J.), Microscopic Structure of the Mountain Lime- 

 stones of Derbyshire, 304 



" Barometer," First Use of the Word, 86 



Barren (Prof. Frank R.), Elementary Geometry, 147; 

 School Geometry Reform, 296 



Barrett-Hamilton (Captain G. E. H.), on the Position of the 

 Legs of Birds in Flight, 41 ; on Winter Whitening in 

 Mammals and Birds Inhabiting Snowy Countries, and 

 on the Occurrence of White Markings in Vertebrates 

 generally, 119; Remarkable Addition to the list of British 

 Mammals of Boreal Type, 119 



Barron (T.), Topography and Geology of the Eastern 

 Desert of Egvpt (Central Portion), 569 



Bartlett (Clarence), Death of, 12 ; Obituary Notice of, 40 



Barus (Dr. Carl), Experiments with Ionised Air, 21; the 

 Structure of the Nucleus, 548 



Basil, a, Ocimum viride, which is a Protection against 

 Mosquitoes, Sir George Birdwood, 41 ^ ■ 



Basil Plant in Relation to its Effects on Mosquitoes, Experi- 

 ments on the, Dr. W. T. Prout, 302 ^ „ , 



Bass Pike, Perch, and Others, James A. Henshall, 363 



Bassett (H., jun.). Note on the Corrosion of an Egyptian 

 Image, 238 , ^^ 



Bastian (Dr. H. C, F.R.S.), Development of Vauchena 

 Resting Spores, 94 . , , . . ,. 



Bastiani (Flavio), Lavori marittimi ed Impianti portuali, 571 



Bate (Dorothy M. A.), Discovery of a Pigmy Elephant in 

 the Pleistocene of Cyprus, 71 



Bateson (W., F.R.S.), Mendel's Principles of Heredity in 

 Mice, 33 ; Mendelian Heredity of Three Characters Allelo- 

 morp'hic to Each Other, 142 „ c a„ 



Bath Mineral Waters, Radio-active Gas from, H. S. Allen, 



343 

 Batson (H. M.), 



Concise Handbook of Garden Flowers, 



Ba^t^elli (F.), the Degradation of Carbohydrates in the 

 Animal Organism, 144 • r^ • 



Baubigny (H.), Estimation of the Halogens in Organic 

 Compounds, 96 . c- 1 u • k 



Baud (E.), a Combination of Aluminium Sulphate with 

 Sulphuric Acid, 568 



Baum (I.) Electrolytic Refining of Copper, 630 



Baxendell (J.), Report of the Fernley Observatory for 1902, 

 Comparisons between Instruments and Methods, 135 ; the 

 Dines-Baxendell Anemograph and Anemometer, 262 



