VI 



Index 



r Nature, 

 L June 14, 10, 



Allen (Grant), Death and Obituary Notice of, 13 



Alloys, Gold Aluminium, C. T. Heycock, F.R.S., and F. II. 



Neville, F.R.S.,357 

 Almanac, Nautical, Day Numbers of, 208 

 Aloi (Prof. Antonio), Gli Agrumi, 294 

 Aluminium Electric Cable, an, 399 

 Ambronn (Dr.L.), Handbuch der Astronomischen Instrumenten- 



kunde, 241 

 Ameghino (Seilor), Arrhinolemur, 372 



America: American Journal of Mathematics, 46, 457 ; American 

 Journal of Science, 93, 190, 310, 432, 528, 626 ; Bulletin of 

 American Mathematical Society, 93, 213, 404, 554, 577 ; 

 Transactions of, 504 ; Marriages of the Deaf in America, 

 Edward Allen Fay, Dr. Macleod Gearsley, 97 ; the North 

 American Slime Moulds, Prof. T. H. MacBride, 173 ; An- 

 ticjuity of Man in America, the Evidence as to Auriferous Gravel 

 Man in California, W. H. Holmes, 206 ; Astronomical and 

 Astrophysical Society of America, 208 ; a Glimpse at Guate- 

 mala, and some Notes on the Ancient Monuments of Central 

 America, Anne Carey Maudslay and Alfred Percival Maudslay, 

 A. H. Keane, 292 ; American Higher Technical Education, 

 Prof. F. W. Burstall, 299 ; the Birds of Eastern North 

 America— Water Birds, C. B. Coty, 323 ; the Fishes of North 

 and Middle America : a Descriptive Catalogue of the Species 

 of Fish-like Vertebrates found in the Waters of North America, 

 North of the Isthmus of Panama, David Starr Jordan and 

 Barton Warren Evermann, 362 ; Fifteen Years' Sport and Life 

 in the Hunting-grounds of Western America and British 

 Columbia, W. A. Baillie-Grohman, 566 ; the Development of 

 Astronomy in America, 574 ; North American Geology, 600 

 Amphioxus, Notes on the Occurrence of, at Singapore, F. P. 



Bedford, 444 

 Amsterdam Royal Academy of Sciences, 71, 167, 216, 407, ^60, 



580 

 Anesthetic, Liquid Air as, Dr. A. C. White, 258 

 Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires, 46, 372 

 Anatomy ; Death of Emile Blanchard, 370 

 Anderlini (F.), New Lines in Infra-red Spectrum of Argon, 235 

 Anderson (Dr. T. D. ), New Variable Star in Draco, 374 ; New 

 Variable in Andromeda, 547 ; New Variables in Taurus and 

 Cassiopeia, 621 

 Andrews (C. W.), on the relation of Christmas Island to the 

 Neighbouring Lands, 19 ; the Land Fauna of Christmas 

 Island, 4S8 

 Andrews (Thos., F.R.S.), Internal Stresses in Iron and Steel, 



541 ; Wear of Steel Rails in Tunnels, 595 

 Andromeda, New Variable in. Dr. T. D. Anderson, 547 

 Andiomedes, the, 61 

 Angling, Sea, the Necessity for Legislative Regulation of, F. G, 



Aflalo, 2^1; 

 Animal and Vegetable Organisms, the Growth of, Charles Bene- 

 dict Davenport, 218 

 Animals of Britain and their Origin, Dr. R. F. ScharfT, 341 

 Animals, Experiments on, Stephen Paget, 512 

 Animals, Types oif British, F. G. Aflalo, 77 

 Anlage and Rudiment, Prof J. Mark Baldwin, 29 

 Annalen der Physik : see Wiedemann's Annalen 

 Antarctica : Account of the Cruise of Sir George Newnes' 

 Yacht, Soii/kerii Cross, from HobarttoCape Adarc, Dr. H. R. 

 Mill, 18 ; Account of the Voyage and Wintering of the Bel- 

 gian Expedition in the Antarctic Ice-pack South-west of Cape 

 Horn, II. Arctowski, 18 ; Further Work required in Antarctic 

 Exploration, and Method of conducting it, M. Arctowski, 18 ; 

 Physical and Chemical Work required for an Antarctic Expe- 

 dition, J. Y. Buchanan, F.R.S., 18; Prof, Riicker, Major 

 Darwin, Mr. George Murray, Dr. Koettlilz on Antarctic Ex- 

 ploration, 19 ; Dr. Gerhard Schott on the chief results of the 

 Voyage of the Valdivia, 19 ; the Possibilities of Antarctic 

 Exploration, Dr. F. A. Cook, 136 ; Geographical Results of 

 Belgian Antarctic Expedition, Dr. F. A. Cook, 258 ; German 

 Antarctic Expedition, Prof. Erich von Drygalski, 318 ; Tides 

 along the Antarctic Continent, R. A. Harris, 490 ; Return 

 of Borchgrevink's Antarctic Expedition, 544 

 Anthrax, Serotherapy of, S. Arloing, 459 



Anthropology, Aboriginal Stonework in Porto Rico, Dr. O. T. 

 Mason, 40 ; Eaglehawk and Crow : a Study of the Australian 

 Aborigines, including an Inquiry into their Origin and a 

 Survey of Australian Languages, John Mathew, Prof. Alfred 

 C. Iladdon, F.R.S., 193; the Evidence as to Auriferous 

 Gravel Man in California, W. H. Holmes, 206 ; Primitive 



Mathematiics, L. Frobenius, 259 ; Prof. W. J. McGee, 259 ; 

 Science and Faith, or Man as an Animal and Man as a 

 Member of Society, with a Discussion of Animal Societies, 

 Dr. Paul Topinard, 270 ; Journals and Papers of Chauncy 

 Maples, D.D., late Bishop of Likoma, Lake Nyasa, 294; 

 In Dwarf Land and Cannibal Country, a Record of Travel 

 and Discovery in Central Africa, A. B. Lloyd, 314 ; Anthro- 

 pological Institute, 434, 530, 578 ; the Races of Man : an 

 Outline of Anthropology and P'lhnography, J. Deniker, Prof. 

 A. C. Iladdon, F.R.S., 462; Stone Circles in Scotland, 

 A. L. Lewis, 530 ; Ethnography of Solomon Islands, R. Parkin- 

 son, 546 ; Native Life and Customs in Sarawak, Prof A. C. 

 Iladdon, 578 ; C, Hose, 578 ; see also British Association, 

 Section H 

 Anti-plague Inoculations, 550 

 Antiquities of Central America, Anne Carey Maudslay and 



Alfred Percival Maudslay, A. II. Keane, 292 

 Antiquity of Man in America ; the Evidence as to Auriferous 



Gravel Man in California, W. H. Holmes, 206 

 Antivenene, Snake-bite Cured by Calmette's, Major S. J. Rennie, 



85 

 Ants : can they hear? Mr. Weld, 157 

 Appell (M.), Equilibrium of Vessel carrying Liquid, 24 

 Appleyard (Mr.), Fault-test for Electric Cable-cores, 334 

 Archaeology : the Reliquary and Illustrated Archaeologist, 6 ; 

 P^lint Implements, &c., from Egypt, Prof Flinders Petrie, 

 95 ; Flint Implements from Nile V»lley, 597 ; a Catalogue of 

 the Cyprus Museum, with a Chronicle of Excavations under- 

 taken since the British Occupation, and Introductory Notes 

 on Cypriote Archeology, John L. Myresand Max Ohnefalsclv 

 Richter, 195 ; Pigmy FHnts in Yorkshire, R. A. Gatty, 282 : 

 a Glimpse at Guatemala and some Notes on the Ancient 

 Monuments of Central America, Anne Carey Maudslay and 

 Alfred Percival Maudslay, A. II. Keane, 292 

 Arctica : Account of the Trial Trip of the great Russian Ice- 

 breaker, Yertiiak, Admiral Makaroff, 17 ; Arctic Explor- 

 ation, Walter Wellman, 17 ; the Scientific Results of the 

 Polar Expedition, Dr. F. Nansen, 62; Mollusca of Kolguev 

 and Franz Josef Land, J. C. Melvill and R. Standen, 143 ; 

 Present State of Polar Ice, 422 

 Arctowski (M.), Account of the Voyage and Wintering of the 

 Belgian Expedition in the Antarctic Ice-pack South-west of 

 Cape Horn, 18 ; Further Work Required in Antarctic Ex- 

 ploration and Method of Conducting it, 18 

 Arey (Albert E.), Elementary Chemistry for High Schools and 



Academies, 442 

 Argyll (Duke of). Death of, 616 



Arithmetical Exercises in Chemistry, Leonard Dobbin, 53 

 Arithmelique, Exercises d", J. FitzPatrick et G. Chevrel, 314 

 Arloing (S ), Serotherapy of Anthrax, 459 

 Armour Plates, R. A. Had field, 301 

 Arnaud (A.), New Method for Extraction from Landolphia Bark 



of Rubber, 360 

 Arsenic in Animals, Armand Gautier, 166-7, 3^3 

 Arsonval (M. d'), Apparatus for Decorating Front of Electricity 



Section of Paris Exhibition, 628 

 Art Enamellinsj upon Metals, Theory and Practice of, Henry 



Cunynghame, 466 

 Asia, Innermost, Ralph P. Cobbold, 495 

 Astre (Ch.), New Compound of Antipyrin with Mercuric 



Chloride, 556 

 Astronomy : on the Distribution of the various Chemical 

 Groups of Stars, Sir Norman Lockyer, K.CB. , F.R.S., 8 ; 

 Our Astronomical Column, 17, 41, 61, 87, 114, 137, 157, 

 187, 207, 236, 260. 283, 306, 330, 355, 374, 402, 424, 453, 

 479, 501, 521, 547, 574, 597. 621 ; Astronomical Occurrences 

 in November, 17 ; in December, 137 ; in January 1900, 207 ; 

 in February, 330 ; in March, 424 ; in April, 521 ; in May, 

 621; Holmes' Comet (1899-^), 17. 41, 62, 87, 114, 137; 

 Holmes' Comet (1899 II.), 236; Comet Giacobini (1899^?), 

 17,41,87, 114, 137; M. Perrotin, 47; Comet Giacobini 

 (1900a), 355, 402, 424; New Variable Star, 17 ; New Algol 

 Variable in Cygnus, 17 ; Light Curve of Ceraski's First Algol 

 Variable, 355 ; Second New Algol Variable in Cygnus, 

 Madame Ceraski, 355 ; Prof E. C. Pickering, 454 ; New 

 Variable in Cygnus. 501 ; Elliptic Elements of the Vari- 

 able Y Cygni, Prof N. C. Duner. 574; Spectrum of P. Cygni, 

 Herr A. Belopolsky, 137 ; Variable Stars of the Algol Type, 

 H. P. Wilson, 521 ; Next Week's Leonid Shower, Dr. G. 

 Johnstone Stoney, F.R.S., Dr. A. M. W. Downing, F. R.S., 



