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Index 



Nature, 

 June iS, 1903 



311 j Comparative Bactericidal Power of the Electric Arc 

 between Poles of Ordinary Carbon or of Carbon Con- 

 taining Iron, Alfred Chatin and S. Nicolau, 311 ; the 

 Chinehona Alkaloids, MM. Berthelot and Gaudechon, 

 3 11 . 335; the Chemistry of Indiarubber, Carl Otto 

 Weber, C. Simmonds, 313 ; Physico-Chemical Tables, 

 vol. i., Chemical Engineering and Physical Chemistry, 

 John Castell-Evans, 314; Directions for Laboratory Work 

 in Physiological Chemistry, Holmes C. Jackson, 316; 

 Die Zersetzung stickstofffreier organischen Substanzen 

 durch Bakterien, Dr. O. Emmerling, F. Escombe, 

 316; Isomeric Change in Benzene Derivatives, Dr. 

 K. J. P. Orton, at the Royal Society, 332 ; Electrolytic 

 Superoxides of Lead, Nickel, and Bismuth, A. Hollard, 

 335 ; Chlorination of Aromatic Substituted Hydrocarbons 

 by Ammoniacal Plumbic Chloride, A. Seyewetz and P. 

 Trawitz, 335 ; 1 : 6 Hexanediol and its Derivatives, l'Abbe 

 J. Hamonet, 336; a New Reducing Agent, Titanium 

 Trichloride, E. Knecht, 352 ; the Electrochemical Society, 

 354 ; Interactions of Silicophenylamide with Thiocarb- 

 imides. Prof. Emerson Revnolds, 358; Relation between 

 Absorption Spectra and Chemical Structure of Certain 

 Alkaloids, Drs. Dobbie and Lauder, 358 ; Influence of 

 Molybdenum and Tungsten Trioxides on the Specific 

 Rotation of 7-Lactic Acid and Potassium /-Lactate, Dr. 

 Henderson and Mr. Prentice, 358 ; Estimation of Ethvl 

 Alcohol in Essences and Medicinal Preparations, Dr. 

 T. E. Thorpe and Mr. Holmes, 358; Influence of Nitro- 

 groups on the Reactivity of Halogen Derivatives of 

 Benzene, Dr. Lapworth, 358 ; Thermodynamique et 

 Chimie, P. Duhem, 366 ; Yergleichende Chemisrhe 

 Physiologic der Niederen Tiere, Dr. Otto von 

 Furth, 366 ; Simple Apparatus for the Manufacture of 

 Oxygen, 375 ; the Gases Enclosed in Coal, P. P. Bedson, 

 376; Solubilities and Transition Points of Lithium 

 Nitrate and its Hydrates, Dr. F. G. Donnan and Mr. 

 B. C. Burt, 382 ; Distillation of Chlorine Water, Dr. A. 

 Richardson, 3S2 ; a New Vapour Density Apparatus, 

 J. S. Lumsden, 382 ; Tertiary Butyl Phenol, E. W. 

 Lewis, 382 ; a New Synthesis of Orthodiazine, R. 

 Marquis, 383 ; Synthesis of Anisic Acid and Paraethoxy- 

 benzoic Acid, F. Bodroux, 384; Essence of Calamintha 

 Nepeta or Marjolaine, P. Genvresse and E. Chablay, 

 384 ; Silica Glass, 403 ; Action of Phosphoric Acid upon 

 Erythritol, P. Carre, 407 ; Action of Epichlorhydrin on 

 the Sodium Derivatives of Acetone-dicarboxylic Esters, 

 A. Hallor and F. March, 407; Change in Catalytic De- 

 composition of Hydrogen Peroxide by Metallic Mercury, 

 Bredig and Weinmavr, 424 ; Composition of Oleum 

 Cacao, J. Klimont, 425 ; Action of Acetylene as Kathodic 

 Depolarising Agent in the Electrolysis of Acid and Alka- 

 line Solutions, Dr. Billitzer, 425 ; Chitin, Drs. Frankel 

 and Kelly, 425 ; Peculiar Reaction Exhibited by Iron and 

 Steel, Dr. von Cordier, 425 ; Influence of Constitution on 

 the Affinity Constants of Organic Acids, Prof. Weg- 

 scheider, 425 ; Acid Character of Acetylene, Dr. Billitzer, 

 425 ; New Acetylenic Acids, Ch. Moureu and R. Delange, 

 455 * Hydration of the Acetylenic Acids, Ch. Moureu and 

 R. Delange, 52S ; Formation of Carbon Ions in Aqueous 

 Solution, Dr. Billitzer, 425 ; the Future of Coal Gas, Cantor 

 Lecture at Society of Arts, Prof. V. B. Lewes, 426 ; 

 Molecular Arrangement of ./V-substituted Imino-ethers, 

 Dr. G. D. Lander, 430 ; Biological Method for Resolving 

 Inactive Acids into their Optically Active Compounds, 

 Dr. A. McKenzie and A. Harden, 430 ; Colour Changes 

 in Solutions of Cobalt-Chloride, Prof. W. N. Hartley, 

 F.R.S., 430; Products of Reduction of Copper Salts by 

 Hydroxvlamine, E. Pechard, 431: the Testing of 

 Chemical Reagents for Purity. Dr. C. Krauch, C. 

 Simmonds, 436; Text-book of Electrochemistry, Svante 

 Arrhenius, 437 ; the Methods of Liquefying Gases, Dr. 

 M. W. Travers, 443 ; Heat of Combustion of Phosphorus 

 and on the Phosphoric Anhydrides, H. Giran, 455 ; 

 Kekule Method of Production of True Thio-acids, Y. 

 Auger and M. Billy, 43s": Para-ethyl-benzoic Aldehyde, 

 H. Fournier, 455 ; Method for Estimating Glycerol in 

 the Blood, Maurice Xicloux, 4^5 ; Two Tetra-alkyl- 

 diamido-diphenylanthrones, A. Haller and A Guyot, 

 4^5 ; the Analysis of Oils and Allied Substances, A. C. 

 Wright, 460; the Aftermath of the Paris Exhibition, 

 Dr. F. Molhvo Perkin, 465 ; Death of Rene Mamert, 



468 ; Nitrogen and Carbon in Clays and Marls, Dr. 

 N. H. J. Miller, 478; Hydrides of Rubidium and Cae- 

 sium, Henri Moissan, 479 ; Non-Conductivity of the 

 Metallic Hydrides, Henri Moissan, 479 ; Cuprous Sul- 

 phate, A. Joannis, 4S0 ; the Oxydases of Cuttle Fishes, C. 

 Gessard, 480; Theoretical Organic Chemistry, J. B. 

 Cohen, 485 ; the Bearing of Recent Discoveries on the 

 Physics of Taste and Smell, F. Southerden, 486 ; Appara- 

 tus for the Liquefaction of Air and Hydrogen, Prof. 

 Olszewski, 494 ; the Solidification of Fluorine and the 

 Combination of Solid Fluorine with Liquid Hydrogen, 

 Profs. H. Moissan and J. Dewar, 497 ; Experiments on 

 Liquid Fluorine, MM. Moissan and Dewar, 544 ; Lead 

 in Peaty Water, Dr. Houston, 498 ; the Stereochemistry 

 of Benzene, H. O. Jones and J. Kewley, 503 ; on the 

 Combination of Plumbic Acid with Organic Acids, M. 

 Albert Colson, 503 ; Heat of Transformation of Yellow 

 into Red Phosphorus, H. Giran, 503 ; on Collargol, H. 

 Hanriot, 503 ; Action of Hot Metals on the Fatty Acids, 

 Al. Hebert, 503 ; the Properties of a Solution of Sodium 

 Sulphate, C. Marie and R. Marquis, 503 ; New Method 

 of Preparation of Ammonium Chloroplumbate, A. 

 Seyewetz and P. Trawitz, 504; on Tetraphenylbuta- 

 nediol, Armand Yaleur, 504 ; Tertiary Nitroso-paraffins, 

 Messrs. Bamberger and Seligman, 521 ; Combination of 

 Carbonic Acid with Potassium Hydride, Henri Moissan, 

 527 ; Action of Phosphorus Trichloride upon Glycol, P. 

 Carre, 528 ; Action of Mixed Organo-magnesium Com- 

 pounds on Bodies containing Nitrogen, Louis Meunier, 

 528 ; the Catalytic Decomposition of Ethyl Alcohol by 

 Finely Divided Metals, Paul Sabatier and J. B. Sen- 

 derens, 328 ; on the Alkyl- and Acyl-cyano-camphors and 

 the Alkvlcamphocarbonic Esters, A. Haller, 551; 

 Essential Oil of Hops, A. C. Chapman, 550 ; Constitution 

 of Cotarnine, Messrs. Dobbie, Lauder, and Tinkler, 551 ; 

 Decomposition of Mercurous Nitrite by Heat, Dr. P. C. 

 Ray and J. N. Sen, 531 ; Action of Nitrogen Tetroxide 

 on Pyridine, J. F. Spencer, 551 ; Pyrophosphorous Acid, 

 Y. Auger, 552 ; Constitution of the Nitrocelluloses, 

 Leo Vignon, 532 ; Grundriss der Qualitativen Analyse, 

 vom Standpunkte der Lehre von den Ionen, Dr. 

 Wilh. Bottger, 557 ; Recent Progress in Chemical Re- 

 search, Prof. J. Emerson Reynolds, F.R.S., 567; Ceric 

 Chromate, P. E. Browning and C. P. Flora, 573 ; 

 Chemical Composition of Axinite, W. E. Ford, 573 ; an 

 Attempt to Estimate the Relative Amounts of Krypton 

 and of Xenon in Atmospheric Air, Sir William Ramsev, 

 K.C.B., F.R.S., 573; Absorption Spectra of Nitric Acid 

 in Various States of Concentration, Prof. W. N. 

 Hartley, s74 ; Discoloured Rain, E. G. Clayton, 5-.' ■ 

 Reversibility of Enzyme or Ferment Action, A. C. Hill, 

 374 ; Action of Caustic Alkalis on Cinnamic Acid Dibro- 

 mide and its Esters, Messrs. Sudborough and Thompson, 



575 ; Colour of Mercuric Iodide at Different Tempera- 

 tures, D. Gernez, 576; Lead Tetracetate, Alb. Colson, 



576 ; Preparation of the Crystalline Sulphides of Zinc and 

 Cadmium, Georges Yiard, 576; Action of Alkaline Earth 

 Bases on Salts of the Pvrogallol Sulphonic Acids, Marcel 

 Delage, 576; the Principles of Dyeing, G. S. Fraps, 

 58] ; Report upon the Atmosphere of the Central London 

 Railway, Dr. Clowes and Dr. Andrewes, 591 ; Catalytic 

 Decomposition of Alcohols by Finely Divided Metals, 

 Paul Sabatier and J. B. Senderens, 599 ; Practical 

 Chemistry and Physics, J. Young, 608; Practical Proper- 

 ties of Nickel Carbonyl, James Dewar, F.R.S., and 

 Humphrey Owen Jones, 623 ; Soluble Cellulose, L£o 

 Yignon, 624 ; Methods of Gas Analysis, Dr. Walther 

 Hempel, Supp. November 6, 1902, x; Agricultural 

 Chemistry, Circuit of Nitrogen, Prof. Meyer, 21 ; 

 *' Chimica Agraria Campestre e Silvano," Italo Giglioli, 



1 60 

 Cheshire (Frederick J.), Simple Form of Reflecting 



Polariser. 157 

 Cheshunt (V. K.), the Diet of the Indians of California, 



M 

 Chicago Literary Club, Lecture at, Technical Education at 



Home and Abroad, Prof. Yictor C. Alderson, 356 

 Children's Gardens, the Hon. Mrs. Evelyn Cecil (Alicia 



Amherst), 55 

 Chisholm (G. G.), Stanford's Compendium of Geography 



and Travel, 322 



