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Index 



XXIX 



Irrigation, Artificial, in the Western States of North 



America, 17 

 Isle of Wight Disease in Bees, Dr. J. Ritchie, 160 ; F., 161 

 Isomers T,., and T,., of Stearolic Acid, S. Posternak, 395 

 Italy, Earthquakes in, in 1910, Dr. G. Martinelli, 147 

 Italian : Earthquakes, Epicentres of. Prof. A. Ricc6, 206 ; 



Royal Geographical Society, New Honorary Members, 



12 ; Society for the Advancement of Science, Eighth 



Meeting of the, 42 



Japan : Cyclonic Precipitation in. Distribution of, Terada, 



Yokota, and Otuki, 550 ; Mosses of, S. Okamura, 206 

 Japanese : Cherries, M. Miyoshi, 504 ; Ocean Wave, A 



Large, K. Sano and K. Hasegama, 108 ; Supplement 



of the Times, 308 

 Jaius lalandii. Larval and Post-Larval Stages of. Dr. 



J. D. F. Gilchrist, 74 

 Jefferson Medical College, Gift to, by D. Baugh, 414 

 Jewels and Charms, The Magic of, Dr. G. F. Kunz, 157 

 Johns Hopkins University, Bequest to, by Miss J. Gillender, 



^13 

 Jointing as a Fundamental Factor in the Degradation of the 



Lithosphere, Prof. F. Ehrenfeld, 492 

 Joly's, Prof., Method of Avoiding Collision at Sea, Prof. 



H. C. Plummer, 73 

 Jungle Life, New Aspects in the Study of, 552 

 Jupiter and Saturn, Monochromatic Photography of, R. W. 



Hood, 75 



K Absorption Band of the Elements for the X-rays, The, 



de Broglie, 496 

 Kaldurga Conglomerates, Dr. Smeeth, 367 

 Kelvin, Lord, and Terrestrial Magnetism, Dr. C. Chree, 509 

 Kent's Cavern, Discovery of a Molar Tooth of a Mammoth 



at, W. F. Powe, 246 

 Kerogen-shales, The, E. H. Cunningham Craig, 247 

 Kerguelen : German Names replaced by French ones, 15 ; 



The Bryological Flora of, J. Cardot, -jso 

 Kew : Bulletin, Annual Volume of the, 426 : Royal Botanic 



Gardens, Presentation of Sir A. Church's Collection of 



Botanical Water-colour Drawings, 504 

 Kimmeridge Oil-shales, The, 202 

 Kingr's College, London, School of Slavonic Studies, Books 



for, 414 

 Kivu Country, A New Volcano in the, Sir A. Sharpe, no 

 Knox College, Galesburg, Gift to, by Mrs. R. Sage, 454 



Laboratory Manual : A, for Work in General Science, 

 O. W. Caldwell, W. L. Eikenberry, and C. J. Pieper, 

 99 ; Arranged to Accompany " A Course in General 

 Chemistry," Profs. W. McPherson and W. E. Hen- 

 derson, 218 



" La Ciencia, La Universidad, y La Academia," Dr. Z. G. 

 de Galdeano, 347 



Lake Baikal, Proposal to Establish a Biological Station on, 



449 

 Lamb's Hydrodynamics, Lord Rayleigh, 318 

 La Naulettte, Early Date of the Jaw found at, M. Baudouin, 



175 

 Lapland Bunting, Life-history of the. Miss M. Haviland, 14 

 Lassen Peak, J. S. Diller, 367 

 Latin : as an International Language, F. H. Perrycoste, 



P. W. Stuart-Menteath, 16; International, Dr. W. A. 



Caspari, 8i ; Dr. J. W. Evans, 122 

 Latitude, Determination of, A New Method for the. Dr. G. 



Zappa, 109 ; Observations by Photography, Dr. Ross, 



311 ; Variation of. Prof. F. Schlesinger, 369 

 Laugerie Basse, Nouvelles d^couvertes k, Capt. Bourlon, 250 

 Leaf : -Architecture, Prof. F. O. Bower, 155 ; -Morphology 



in Relation to Taxonomic Botany, A. A. Hamilton, 415 

 Leather Work, Early Ornamented, in Ireland, J. J. 



Buckley, 227 

 Leeds University : Address by Dr. M. E. Sadler, 413 ; Gift 



bv Sir J. Roberts, 373 ; New Course of Study in 



Scientific and Technical Subjects ; Gift by W. Morrison | 



to the School of Russian Studies, 453 1 



Legendre's Function P„(ff), Lord Rayleigh, 253 I 



Length, English Measures of, The Origin of. Sir C. M. 



Watson, 69 



Lenses for Light Distribution, T. Smith, 315 



Level, Periodic Disturbance of, K. Terazawa, 314 



Lice Infesting Troops, Dr. A. Hase, 312 



Liesegang Phenomenon, The, and Concretionary Structure 

 in Rocks, S C. Bradford, 80 



Life-Saving Apparatus, A New, Prof. O. Pettersson, 409 



Light : A Possible Deflection of, by a Moving Medium, 

 Prof. P. Zeeman, 67 ; A Treatise on. Dr. R. A. 

 Houstoun, 199 ; Excitation by Slow Positive and 

 Neutral Particles, A. J. Dempster, 515; Production of, 

 by Animals, Prof. U. Dahlgren, 146, 450; Signals, 

 Short, Produced by a Rotating Apparatus, A. Blondel and 

 J. Rey, 355 ; The Limiting Perception of, A. Blondel, 

 214; The Pressure of. Measuring, G. D. West, 394 



Lighting Glassware, Standardising, 147 



Limax tenellus, D. Roebuck, 286 



Limes and Cements : their Nature, Manufacture, and Use, 

 E. A. Dancaster, 3 



Linnean Society : Election of Officers of the, 284 ; Profs. 

 H. Lecomte, E. Perrier, and Pier' Andrea Sarcardo 

 elected Foreign Members of the, 246 



Liquid Pressure, Negative, at High Temperatures, Sir J. 

 Larmor, 361 



Lister, Lord, Memorial Tablet to, in W'estminster Abbey, 58 



Liverpool : Geological Society, Proceedings of the, vol. xii., 

 part ii., 350; The Cope Memorial Volume, 351; Uni- 

 versitj'. Bequests to, by N. E. Roberts, 373 



Lizards allied to Lacerta muralis, G. A. Boulenger, 194 



Ljungstrom Steam Turbine, The. R. S. Portham, 310 



Load : Line Committee, Work of the, W. S. Abell, 170 ; 

 Lines of Merchant Ships, Sir P. Watts, 170 



Local Government Board, Report of the Medical OfBcer for 

 1914-15, 14 



Locusts near Jerusalem, Plague of, J. D. Whiting, 313 



Logarithmic Tables, Handy, Y. Uraguchi, 179 



Logarithms, A New Table of Seven-Place, of all Numbers 

 from 20,000 to 200,000, E. Sang, 499 



London : Count>- Council, Annual Report of the Public Health 

 Committee, 167 : Court of Common Council, on 

 Coinage and W'eights and Measures, and a Common 

 Commercial Language, 449 ; Hydrology, 53 ; Mathe- 

 matical Society, Proceedings of the. Second Series, 

 vol. xiv., 398; (Royal Free Hospital) School of Medi- 

 cine for Women, Gift to, from A. Du Cros, 173 ; 

 University, Conferment of Degrees, 295, -iri : Gifts to 

 King's College : the University ; Conferment of Doc- 

 torates in Science, 454 ; Prof. H. Jackson, Successor 

 to Prof. Crossley on the Senate, 93 : Report of the 

 Military Education Committee, qi : Provost's Report 

 on the Session 1915-16, 434; King's College for 

 Women, Miss Lane-Claypon appointed Chief .Admini- 

 strative Officer of the Department of Household and 

 Social Science, 434 ; Public Lectures at University 

 College, 213 ; Report of the Vice-Chancellor for 19 15-16, 

 252 



Longevity of Men of Science, 344 



Longitude : between Paris and Washington, Difference of, 

 B. Baillaud, 369, 375 ; Determination of the Difference 

 of, B. Baillaud, 27 



Lo Surdo's Laws, C. Sonaglia, 389 



Lothian, East, T. S. Muir, 140 



Louvain University Library, Steps to Restore the. 414 



Lower : California, A Botanical Exploration of. E. A. 

 Goldman, 267 ; Greensand Flora, The, Dr. Marie C. 

 Stopes ; A.C.S.. 261 



Low-pressure Transformers, How to Make, Prof. F. E. 

 Austin, Second Edition. 2^8 



Lucas, A Theorem of. M. B. Porter, 255, 456 



Luminous and Calorific Effects of a Source of Light, M. 

 Dussaud. 476 



Lupulin in Plants raised by Crossing, Dr. J. Schmidt, 

 290 



Lurgecombe Mill Lamprophyre, The, and its Inclusions, 

 H. G. Smith, 274 



Lyrid Meteors of 1916, The, W. F. Denning, 229 



Machu Picchu, Inhabitants of, H.. Bingham, 450 

 Madagascar et IMpendances, Annuaire G^n^ral de. 1916, 

 327 



