TOPICS IN GENERAL 



779 



ASTRONOMY, Unexpected 



developments in 263 



. (See also EARTH; 



EXACTNESS OF SCIENCE; 

 LIGHT; MOON; PLANETS- 

 SPECTROSCOPE; SPECTRUM; 

 STARS; SUN; TIME.) 



ATHEISM Destroys Man's 



nobility 1784 



, Heart revolts from .... *264 



Lacking in evolution. . 1104 



, Philosophy an antidote 



to 2464 



Results from dethron- 

 ing humanity 1514 



ATHEIST Incapable of seeing 



God *265 



vs. Theist 2807 



ATHENS, Museum of natural 



curiosities at 2300 



ATLANTIC, Blackness of, 



depths 375 



Cable destroyed by 



heat from rust 2153 



, Ocean floor of the North 2449 



ATMOSPHERE, Change of 



pressure of 1502 



Contrasted with the 



ether 518 



of Death *272 



Affected by volcanic 



eruption *267 



, Earth's, balances in- 

 ternal forces 307 



, Effect of, on light 3606 



Effects of rarefaction. 3778 



, Fathomless ocean .... *266 



, Heat of 1461 



, Life diffused through- 

 out the 1877 



, Life surrounded by an 



of destruction 1914 



-, Magnetic *270-*71 



307 

 *275 

 2425 

 *274 

 2791 



of Moon Denied. . 



of Moon Possible .... 

 , Nitrogen of, unlimited. 



Once a source of error . 



, Purification of the .... 



Separated into strata 



would destroy pitch of 

 sounds 



of Sun exceeds central 



*276 



*273 



a Trap for sunbeams . . *268 



.Twinkling of stars 



caused by 3220 



a Vast hydro-electric 



machine *269 



Veils splendor of stars. 3216 



of Venus 3509 



, Star-colors d ue to stellar 3200 



. (See also AIR; HEAT; 



LIGHT; SOUND; WAVES.) 



ATOM, Indestructibility of 



the 1623 



ATOMIC THEORY Explain- 

 ing phenomena 2115-17 



ATOMIC EVOLUTION the 



Study of chemistry 280 



ATOMIC FORCE Exceeds 



gravitation 1281 



ATOMIC MOTION, Heat in, 279 



Not convertible into 



consciousness 598, 2256 



ATOMIC THEORY Foreshad- 

 owed 3398 



Often overloaded . .1055, 1191 



a Product of imagina- 

 tion 1574 



Statement of action of 



in chemistry 1452 



in Theoretical physics. 1191 



. (See also THEORY, 



ATOMIC.) 

 ATOMS Baffle microscope. . . 1959 



Fall together in com- 

 bustion *277 



, The "Falling," of an- 

 cient philosophy 578 



, no Fortuitous con- 

 course of 454 



in Greek philosophy. . . 1052 



ATOMS, Infinitesimal minute- 

 ness of 3123 



, Life depends on num- 

 ber of 1873 



, Light separates, from 



gas 384,540 



, Number and weight of 



279, 1614 



, Polarity of *278 



, the Soul not a combin- 

 ation of 609 



the Ultimate elements 



of chemistry *280 



, Weight of *279, 1614 



ATROPHY of Eyes due to 



disuse *281 



of Mental powers *282 



of Optic nerve 1991 



of Wings of Great Auk 1992 



ATTACK, Ferocity of gorilla in 

 , Increase by exemption 



from 



ATTAINMENT, Reading of 



character a rare 



, Slow, of better things . . 



ATTEMPT, Mistaken, at 



cleanliness Dairy 1652 



to Shape science to 



theory 3399 



ATTEMPTS, All, to explain 



obligation vain 2436 



to Avert extinction of 



bison 1165 



ATTENTION, Awakening due 



to expectant 301 



Brief if voluntary *283 



, Distraction of, from 



grief 881 



, Education based on ... 969 



, Fixation of *284 



, Genius unfavorable to 



voluntary 1353 



of Infant is automatic . 3065 



.Limit of visual field 



concentrates 



in Listening 



Longer sustained if 



3238 

 1131 



2827 

 982 



1960 



*285 



passive 



, Mind capable of sus- 

 tained 



, Concentration of, gives 



mastery 



, Mobility of, in child- 

 hood 



, Perception increased 



by habitual 



, Power of, attributed to 



earthworms 



, Power of expectant. . . 



, Sensation increased by 



, Will fixing, on Divine 



ideal 



ATTENUATION of Virulence 

 of bacteria 



ATTITUDE, Feelings mani- 

 fested by 



ATTRACTION Constant , how- 



*283 

 2212 

 1353 

 2229 

 2538 



*286 

 2671 

 3062 



3735 



*287 

 1219 



ever restrained *288 



, Magnetic, vs. human. . 1006 



, Power of earth's 853 



, Power of sun's 1303, 3620 



, Ancient riddle of, of 



- amber 2920 



of Sun and moon affects 



tides 975 



of the Sun for the 



magnetic needle 1664 



, No time required for 



action of 2117 



, Transmitted 2008 



ATTRIBUTE, Reproduction 



an essential 2032 



, Spontaneousness an, of 



intellect 900 



ATTRIBUTES Higher than 



space, time and force. . . . 2113 

 , Laws invested with, of 



mind 3002 



AUDIENCE, Actor practises 



illusion on 37 



AUK, Atrophy of wings of 



Great . . 1992 



AUK, Razor-billed 1992 



AURA around electrical con- 

 ductor 



AURICULARS in Birds 



AURORA, a Limited 



May envelop the earth 



, Mystery of 



, Proportion between ex- 

 tent and height of 2766 



, Varying height of 3621 



AURORA AUSTRALIS Re- 

 sponds to Aurora Borealis . 289 

 AURORA BOREALIS Influ- 

 ence 9n magnetic needle . . 



Mistaken for conflagra- 

 tion 



and Sun-spots 



, Superstition as to .... 



AURORAS follow Variation 



of Sun-spots 586, 934 



AUSCULTATION Scorned as 

 needless 



AUTHOR Forgets his own 

 work 



AUTHORITY in Agreement 

 of scientists 



, Agreement of special- 

 ists the test of 



a Hindrance to investi- 

 gation 



of Motherhood 



, Opinions on 



Used to sustain error . . 



AUTOGRAPH, a Sunshine. . 

 AUTOMATA, Animals and 



270 

 74 



2086 

 *289 

 3168 



3604 



2581 



586 



3320 



862 

 2145 



650 

 2456 



*290 

 *291 

 2456 

 *292 

 3313 



children not. 

 , Animals viewed as . 



AUTOMATISM Acquired .... 



- of Action ........... 



- of Adaptation the eye 



- , Association tending to 



- Characterizes instinct. 

 Economy of 



173 

 2901 

 69 



2675 

 77 



2289 

 1702 

 2055 

 Implies design ........ *293 



of Instinct ........... 1698 



- Laboriously acquired . . *294 

 -- of Musician .......... *295 



-- , Righteousness not by. 2736 



- Subsiding in Man ..... 2056 



- , Theory of, destroys re- 

 sponsibility ............. *296 



-- , Volition as essential as 3675 



- , Voluntary movements 

 reduced to .............. 3676 



AUTONOMIST THEORY 



Leaves drunkard helpless. 132 



AUTOMATON, Animal made 



true Mutilation ......... 2574 



- , Man, physical, largely 



Sure but helpless. 

 Theory an imperti- 

 nence . 



1907 

 2673 



*297 



AVALANCHE of Stones . . . *298-99 

 AVALANCHES, Roar of. ... 317 



AVENGER of Blood 381 



AVERNIAN LAKE, Story of 



the 1177 



AVERSION to Idea of spirit 2102 

 AVOIDANCE of Evil by love 



of good 1328 



AX Tool and weapon of prim- 

 itive man *302, 3719 



AXES of Stone 302, 2133 



AXIS, Comte would have im- 

 proved the tilt of earth's. . 817 

 AXLE, Wheel and, used by 



primitive man 2694 



AZORES, Island rises among 1771 



AZURE of Italian sky 526 



AWAKENING Determined 



by interest *300 



Due to expectant at- 

 tention *301 



B 



BABE Perished with mother 



Pompeii 3117 



, Mother hears stirring of. . 

 her... ,..3682 



