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Stars: Variation in Magnitude of a Orionis, Dr. E. Packer, 

 16 ; the Nebula around Nova Persei, Prof. C. D. Perrine, 

 16 ; Spectrum of the Nebulosity Surrounding Nova 

 Persei, Prof. Perrine, 593 ; Change' of Focus in the Light 

 from Nova Persei, Prof. E. E. Barnard, 66; Early Ob- 

 servations of Nova Persei, Prof. Pickering, go; Proper 

 Motion and Parallax of Nova Persei, Asten Bergstrand, 

 183; Observations of the Light of Nova Persei, 496; 

 Pulkova Observations of Nova Persei, Dr. William J. S. 

 Lockyer, 515 ; Density and Change of Volume of Nova 

 Persei, C. E. Stromeyer, 612; the Variable Star 13, [902 

 Lyra;, 16; Algol Variable R. V. (13, 1902) Lyra;, Prof. 

 Pickering, 183 ; Variable or Temporary Star in Lvra 

 Herr Seeliger, 545 ; New Variable Star 15, 1902, Delphini, 

 Dr. Anderson, 16; New Variable Star 16, 1902, Delphini, 

 Madame Ceraski, 114; New Variable Stars 15S ; Ob- 

 servations of Variable Stars, M. Luizet, 233 ; A Stanley 

 Williams, 329; New Variable Star, 21, 1902, Sagitta; 

 Madame Ceraski, 254; Observations of Long Period 

 Variable Stars, Father Esch, 254; a Unique Variable 

 Mar, Dr. William J. S. Lockyer, 467; Three Stars with 

 Large Proper Motions, A. Virschaffel, 40; Co-operation 

 in Observing Stellar Radial Velocities, Prof. E. B. Frost 

 67 ; Photographs of Stellar Regions, Egon von Oppolzer' 

 2*0; Proper Motion of the Sun compared with Stellar 

 Velocities, Profs. Frost and Adams, 400; Stellar Parallax 

 Dr. W. L. Elkin, 496; Stellar Parallax, A. S. Flint w ■ 

 Determination of Stellar Radial Velocities, M. Deslandres' 

 376; Total Light of all the Stars, Gavin J. Burns gi '• 

 Suggestion made by Sir D. Gill that the Brighter Stars 

 are rotating with respect to the Fainter Stars, Prof. H. H. 

 Turner, 94 ; Star with Probable Large Proper Motion, 

 J. Pidoux, 184 ; the Spectrum of e Auriga;, Prof. H. C. 

 Vogel, 233 ; New Star Catalogue, 425 ; New Spectro- 

 scopic Binaries, Profs. Frost and Adams, 472 ; New 

 Catalogue of Double Stars, W. J. Hussev, 496; Proper 

 Motion of Stars, Gavin J. Burns, 447; a New Star in 

 Gemini, Prof. H. H. Turner, 522 ; Mr. Newall 522 • 

 Prof. Hartmann, 522 ; Prof. Hale, 522 ; Nova Geminorum| 

 Prof. Hartwig, 567, S Q3 ; Prof. Hartmann and Dr. Luden- 

 dorff, 567 ; Prof. Millosevich, 593 ; Dr. Halm, 593 ; Drs. 

 Ristenpart and Guthnick, 593 ; Nova Geminorum before 

 its Discovery, Prof. Pickering, 618 ; Catalogue of 

 Measures of New Double Stars, Prof. R. G. Aitken, 619 



Static Converter, the Hewitt Mercury Lamp and, 248 



Statolith Theory of Geotropism, the, Francis Darwin 

 F.R.S., 571 



Steam Navigation, Count Zeppelin's Automobile Launch 

 373 



Steel Ships, their Construction and Maintenance, a Manual 

 for Shipbuilders, Ship Superintendents, Students, and 

 Marine Engineers, Thomas Watson, 389 



Steel-Works Materials, the Analysis of, Harry Brearley and 

 Fred Ibbotson, 76 



Steele (Dr.), Vapour-Density Determinations, 190 



Stein (Dr.), Discovery of Inscribed Wooden Tablets on the 

 Niya River Site, Chinese Turkestan, 231 



Stellar Parallax, Dr. W. L. Elkin, 490 ; A. S. Flint, ^94 



Stellar Radial Velocities, Cooperation in Observing' Piof. 

 E. B. Frost, 67 ; Determinations of, M. Deslandres, 376 



Stellar Regions, Photography of, Egon von Oppolzer, 280 



Stellar Velocities, Proper Motion of the Sun compared with 

 Profs. Frost and Adams, 400 



Stephens (Francis J.), Geological Notes on the North-West 

 Provinces (Himalavan) of India, 142 



Stereotomy, A. W. French and H. C. Ives, 439 



Steven (A. B.), Purpurogallin, 23S 



Steward (Rev. Canon), the Nature Student's Note Book, 

 Tables for Classification of Plants, Animals, and Insects 

 in Full Detail, Alice E. Mitchell, 367 



Stewart (Col. C. E.), the Tiger a Recent Intruder in India, 

 383 



Stewart (R. Wallace), the Tutorial Phvsics, 533 



Stickney (J. H.), Earth and Skv, 6 



Stimulus and Response, Electrical, Jagadis Chunder Bose 

 409 



Stokes (Sir George Gabriel, Bart., F.R.S.), Death of, 324; 

 the Funeral of, 34s ; the Scientific Work of. Lord Kelvin, 

 G.C.V.O., F.R.S., 337; the late Sir G. G. Stokes, 

 Chemicus, 367 



Stone Age, Prof. Giglioli's Collection, Illustrating the, 145 



Stoney (Dr. G. Johnstone, F.R.S.), How to Introduce 

 Order in the Relations between British Weights and 

 Measures, 431 



Stookey (L. B.), Reduction of Vanadic Acid by Hydro- 

 chloric Acid, 93 



Stopes (Henry), Death and Obituary Notice of, 156 



Storm (Dr. Gustav), Death of, 493 



Strahan (A.), Geology of Coal-field Countrv around Cardiff, 

 S 9 



Stringer (E. B.), New Method of Using the Electric Arc in 

 Photomicrography, 623 



Stromeyer (C. E.), Parallax Determinations by Photo- 

 graphy, 431 ; Density and Change of Volume of Nova 

 Persei, 612 



Struggle for Existence, Genius and the, G. W. Bulman, 

 270; Sir Oliver Lodge, F.R.S., 270; Dr. Alfred R. 

 Wallace, F.R.S., 296; G. W. Butler, 344; F. W. Head- 

 ley, 344; S. Irwin Crookes, 415; Arthur Ebbels, 415 



Strutt (Hon. R. J.), Radio-activity of Ordinarv Materials, 



„ 3b9, 439 



Studnicka (Prof. F. J.), Death of, 492 ; Bis an's Ende der 

 Welt, 511 



Stupart (R. F.), the Canadian Climate, 39S 



Sub-Tropical Solar Physics Observatory, a, Prof. S. P. 

 Langley, 206 



Submarine Cables, Completion of the Pacific Cables, 12 



Submarines : Signor Siglio's Apparatus for Giving Warning 

 of the Approach of Submarine Craft, 421 ; Submarine 

 Warfare, Herbert C. Fife, 218 



Sudborough (Mr.), Action of Caustic Alkalis on Cinnamic 

 Acid Dibromide and its Esters, 575 



Suess (Prof.), the Nature of Hot Springs, 20 



Sully (Prof. James), an Essay on Laughter, 31S 



Summer and Winter, 81 



Sun : Coronal Disturbance and Sun Spots, Prof. Perrine, 16 ; 

 Magnetic Storms and Sun Spots, Father Cortie, 211; 

 Sun Spots and Summer Heat, Alex. B. MacDowall, 247 ; 

 Relationships between Sun Spots and Terrestrial Mag- 

 netism, Dr. C. Chree, F.R.S., 381 ; Report on the Total 

 Solar Eclipse of January, 1898, Kavaoji Dadabhai 

 Naegamvala, 307 ; Proper Motion of the Sun compared 

 with Stellar Velocities, Profs. Frost and Adams, 400 ; 

 Sunset Effects at Morges, Switzerland, Prof. F. A. Forel, 

 36; Sunset Glows, Rev. G. J. Bridges, 209; Recent Sun- 

 sets, Joseph Clark, 12 ; M. Perrotin, 46 



Surgery : Resume of 730 Operations for the Removal of 

 Gall Stones, Prof. Kehr, 22 ; the Jubilee of Lord Lister, 

 Prof. R. T. Hewlett, 154 ; Death of Prof. Dr. Max 

 Schede, 230; Prof. Lorenz's Treatment of Congenital 

 Dislocation of the Hips, 272 ; Descriptive and Illustrated 

 Catalogue of the Physiological Series of the Museum 

 of the Royal College of Surgeons, London, 340 ; the 

 Progress of Operative Surgery, Sir Frederick Treves, 397 



Surveying, a Medieval Treatise on, Prof. Reinhold, Prof. 

 Hammer, 42 ; Surveying as Practised by Civil Engineers 

 and Surveyors, John Whitelaw, jun., Supp., February 5. 

 1903, v ; Field Operations of the Division of Soils, 1900, 

 Milton Whitney, Supp. November 6, 1902, vi 



Sverdrup (Captain), Four Years' Arctic Exploration and 

 Scientific Observation in the Fram, 616 



Swallows, November, G. W. Bulman, 56 



Swift and Son's (Messrs. James), Microscopes with 

 " Ariston " fine-adjustment, 15 



Swinburne (James), Some Limits in Heavy Electrical En- 

 gineering, Address at Institution of Electrical Engineers, 



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 Switzerland : Sunset Effects at Morges, Prof. F. A. Forel, 



3 6 

 Sylviculture, Traite' de, Principales Essences Forestieres, 



'Prof. P. Mouillefert, Prof. W. R. Fisher, 482 

 Synthetic Society, Interaction between the Mental and the 



'Material Aspects of Things, Sir Oliver J. Lodge, F.R.S., 



read to the, 595 

 Szalay (Herr von), Peculiarity of Lightning Flashes. 350 



Taff (J. A.), Eastern Choctaw Coalfield, 448 

 Takahasi (Prof.), Poisonous Fish, 21 

 Talbot (E.), Electric Tramways, 65 

 Talbot (J.), Tvranny of Greek, 285 



Talbot (W. A.), the Trees, Shrubs^ and Woody Climbers of 

 the Bombay Presidency, 148 



