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[January 15, 1903 



acids, by M. C. Marie. — On bromo-isopyromucic acid, by 

 M. G. Chavanne, From the experiments described, it is 

 probable that the constitution of isopyromucic acid remains still 

 uncertain. — On a cellular structure in amorphous bodies, by 

 M. G. Cartaud. The free surface of some suddenly cooled 

 metals and some collodion films presents the appearance of a 

 microscopic cellular tissue. In some cases, each cell contains a 

 circular nucleus in relief. — The oxidation of ammonia and 

 amines by catalytic action, by M. A. Trillat, The action of a 

 red-hot platinum wire on a mixture of amines and air has been 

 studied ; in presence of water, ammonia is transformed into a 

 mixture of nitrate and nitrite, amines of the fatty series are 

 decomposed and give the separate oxidation products of the 

 alcohol and ammonia, and in the case of the aromatic 

 amines the oxidation chiefly takes place in the chains 

 containing alkyl groups. — The diminution in the amount of 

 lecithin in heated milks, by MM. Bordas and Sig. de 

 Raczkowski. Milk which has been sterilised by boiling over 

 the naked flame, or by heating at no° in an autoclave, loses 

 about one-third of its lecithin, and it is possible that some of 

 the digestive troubles traced to the use of sterilised milk may 

 be due to this cause. — On the presence of labial kidneys and a 

 phagocytal organ in the Diplopoda, by M L. Brunti.- On a 

 new ergometer, by MM. Th. Simon and J. Ch. Roux. A 

 description of a simple form of ergometer capable of measuring 

 the work done by a muscle in the index finger. — Contribution 

 to the study of locomotor reflexes, by M. Maurice Philippson. 

 — On the revivification of the heart. The production of beating 

 of the human heart thirty hours after death, by M. A. Kuliako. 

 The heart removed from the body of an infant, aged three 

 months, thirty hours after death, was submitted to an artificial 

 circulation by the method of Langendorff with warm Locke's 

 solution, saturated with oxygen. The heart commenced to beat 

 alter twenty minutes and the entire heart gave regular pulsations 

 for an hour. — Researches on the physiology of the skin, by MM. 

 N. Vaschide and CI. Vurpas. — An earthquake at Smyrna, by 

 M. VuriR. 



DIARY OF SOCIETIES. 



FRIDA Y, January 16. 



Royal Institution, at 9. — Low Temperature Investigations : Prof. 

 Dewar, F.R.S. 



Epidemiological Society, at 8.30. — Discussion on the Bearing of Out 

 breaks of Food-Poisoning upon the Etiology of Summer Diarrhea. 

 Opened by Dr. Newsbolme. 



TUESDAY, January 20. 



Royal Institution, at 5. — Physiology of Digestion: Prof. A. Mac- 

 fad yen. 



Zoological Society, at 8.30. — Report on his Expedition to Uganda : 

 J. S. Budgett.— On the Brain of Nasaiis and s >me other Old-W.-rld 

 Monkeys: F. E. Brddard, F.R.S.— On the Fishes collected by Mr. 

 G. L. Bates in Southern Cameroon : G. A. Boulenger, F.R.S. — On the 

 Anatomy of the Gephyrean Phascolosovta teres, n.sp. : W. K. Hutton. 



Society of Arts, at S. — The Principles which should guide all Applied 

 Art: G. F. Bodley. 



Royal Statistical Society, at 5.— The Finances of Federal Govern- 

 ment for the United Kingdom : Hon. T. A. Brassey. 



Institution of Civil Engineers, at 8.— Discussion of paper on Electric 

 Automobiles : H. F. Joel. 



WEDNESDAY, January 21. 



Chemical Society, at 5.30. — Researches on Silicon Compounds. Part 

 VIII., Interactions of Silicopbenjlamide with Thiocarbamide : J. 

 Emerson Reynolds. — Phenccycloheptene : F. S. Kipping and A. E. 

 Hunter.— (1) On the Relation between the Absorption Spectra and the 

 Chemical Structure of Corydaline, Berberine and other Alkaloids ; (2) 

 The Absorption Spectra of Laudanine and Laudanoxine in Relation to 

 their Chemical Constitution : J. J. Dobbie and A. Lander. — The 

 Influence of Molybdenum and Tungsten Trioxides on the Specific Rota* 

 tions of i-Lactic Acid and Potassium i-Lactate : G. G. Henderson and 

 J. Prentice. — Estimation of Ethyl Alcohol in Essences and Medicinal 

 Preparations: T. E. Thorpe and J. Holmes. — Carbon Monoxide as a 

 Product of Combustion of the Bunsen Burner : T. E. Thorpe. — Deriva- 

 tives of £-Resorcylic Acid and of Protocat-rchuic Acid: W. H. Perkin, 

 lun., and E. Schiess. — Synthesis of Imino-ethers. N-Ethyl-, Methyl-, 



. and Benzylbenzimino-Ethers : G. D. Lander. — (1) A Synthesis of 

 1.3.5. Triphenyl 2.4.DJmethylcyclopenlane and of 1-3.5 Triphenyl.2. 

 Methylcyclopentane ; (2) The Condensation of Phenyl-Ethylketone 

 (propiophenone) with Benzalaceto-Phenone, and of Acetophenone with 

 Benzalpropiophenone : R. D. Abell. — Formation of Carbazoles by the 

 Interaction of Phenols, in the Orthoketonic Form, with Arylhydrazines : 

 F. R. Japp and W. Maitland.— (1) Dimorphism of a-Metriylanhydr- 

 acetonebenzil ; (2) The Oxidation Products of the Methyl Homologues of 

 Anhydracetonebenzil : F. R. Japp and A. C. Michie. 



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Royal Meteorological Society, at 7.30.— Annual General Meeting. 

 — The president (Mr. W. H. Dines) will deliver an Address on " The 

 Method of Kite-Flying from a Steam Vessel and Meteorological Observa- 

 tions obtain- d thereby oft the West Coast of Scotland." 



Roval Microscopical Society, at 8.— President's Annual Address. 



Society of Arts, at 8.— The Metric System : A. Sonnenschein. 



Geological Society, at 8.— The Figure of the Earth : Prof. W. J. 

 Sollas, FR.S. — The Sedimentary Deposits of Southern Rhodesia: 

 A. J. C. Molyneux. 



Entomological Societv, at 8. — Annual Meeting. — Address by the 

 President. 



THURSDAY, January 22. 



Royal Society, at 430. — Probable papers: — Preliminary Note on the 

 Relationships between Sun-spo's and Terrestrial Magnetism : Dr. C. 

 Chree, F.R.S. — Characteristics of Electric Earth-Current Disturbances 

 and their Origin : J. E. Taylor. — Solar Eclipse of 1900. May 28. 

 General Discussion of Spectroscopic Results : I. Evershed.— On the 

 Electrodynamic and Thermal Relations of Energy of Magnetisation : 

 Dr. J. Larmnr, Sec. R.S. 



Society of Arts, at 400. — Indian Domestic Life : J. D. Rees. 



Royal Institution, at 5 — Pre- Phoenician Writing in Crete and its 

 Bearings on the History of the Alphabet : Dr. A. J. Evans, F.R.S. 



Institution of Electrical Engineers, at 8. — Discussion on the 

 Metric System. Opened by Mr. Alexander Siemens, in favour of the 

 Metric System, and by Sir Frederick Bramwell, Bart., in favour of the 

 British System. 



FRIDAY, January 23. 



Royal Institution, at 9. — Recent Volcanic Eruptions : Dr. Tempest 

 Anderson. 



SATURDAY, January 24. 



Mathematical Association, at 2.— On some Class Diagrams for Intui- 

 tional Geometry: E. M. l.angley. — On the Representation of Imaginary 

 Points on a Plane by Real Points : Prof. A. Lodge.— Incommensurables 

 by Means of Continuous Decimals: Edwin Budden. 



CONTENTS. page 



The Holy Shroud of Turin. By Prof. R. Meldola, 



F.R.S .241 



Irish Folklore . 243 



Migratory Locusts. By W. F. K. 245 



Our Book Shelf: 



Duncan: " Applied Mechanics for Beginners" . . . 245 

 "Compte rendu du deuxieme Congres international 

 des Mathematiciens tenu a Paris, 6 au 12 Aout, 



1900" 245 



Boulger : " Wood : a Manual of the Natural History 

 and Industrial Applications of the Timbers of Com- 

 merce " 245 



Malmejac : " L'Eau dans 1' Alimentation " .... 246 



Barnett : " Our Dogs' Birthday Book " 246 



Letters to the Editor: — 



The Hydrographical Work of the North Sea Investi- 

 gation Committee (Scotland). — Prof. D'Arcy W. 



Thompson 246 



The Quadrantidsof 1903. — G. McKenzie Knight . 247 

 Sun-spots and Summer Heat. (With Diagram.) — 



Alex. B. MacDowall 247 



A Curious Projectile Force. — B.A. Oxon . ... 247 

 The Hewitt Mercury Lamp and Static Converter. 



By C V. B 248 



The Vibrations of Gun Barrels. (Illustrated.) By 



Prof. G. H. Bryan, F.R.S 24S 



Prof. John Young. By Prof. John G. McKendrick, 



F.R.S 249 



James Wimshurst, F.R.S 250 



Notes 250 



Our Astronomical Column: — 



New Variable Star 21, 1902, Sagitta; 254 



"The Heavens at a Glance," 1903 254 



Observations of Long-period Variable Stars .... 254 



Observations of Occultations 254 



The Vaccinaticn Acts. By Dr. John C. M'Vail . . 254 

 An American Report upon the West Indian Erup- 

 tions. (Illustrated.) 256 



Prizes Proposed by the Academy of Sciences for 



the Year 1903 259 



London Conference of Science Teachers. By 



A. T. S 259 



University and Educational Intelligence 260 



Societies and Academies 261 



Diary of Societies 264 



