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tion only.—A. Blanc: A radiation accompanying the 
oxidation.of phosphorus. The oxidation of phos- 
phorus is accompanied by the production of an ionis- 
ing radiation of very slight penetrating power, and 
resembling the y rays of radio-active substances.— 
M. de Broglie: The spectroscopy of the secondary 
rays emitted outside R6ntgen tubes and the absorp- 
tion spectra.—L. Bouchet : A manometric arrangement 
for studying very small deformations of indiarubber.— 
Ch. Fabry and H. Buisson; The experimental verifica- 
tion of the Doppler-Fizeau principle.—R. Swyngedauw : 
The control of the insulation of a triphase network.— 
Ernest Berger: The oxidation of copper: the influence 
of temperature and pressure. The oxidation of copper 
by dry oxygen can be traced down to a temperature 
of 15° C. The velocity of oxidation is tripled for 
each 10° rise of temperature.—Jules Roux: Study of 
the limit of some reactions by means of the hydro- 
static balance. Examples of the application of a 
quartz float to determine small changes of density.— 
Victor Henri and Venceslas Moycho: The action of 
monochromatic ultra-violet rays on the _ tissues. 
Measurement of the energy of radiation corresponding 
to sunstroke.—G. Courtois: Some organic uranium 
salts of the monoacids of the fatty series.—P. Lebeau 
and M. Picon: The hydrogenation of the cyclic hydro- 
carbons by sodammonium. The preparation of naph- 
thalene tetrahydride. Naphthalene and powdered 
sodium are treated with liquid ammonia, naphthalene 
tetrahydride, and sodium amide are produced.—G. 
André ; The development of the bud in a living plant 
(chestnut).—W. Kopaczewski: Researches on the com- 
position of Scilla maritima. A toxic glucoside, not 
containing nitrogen, has been isolated from the scilla. 
—Raoul Bayeux and Paul Chevallier: Comparative 
researches on the concentration of the arterial blood 
and venous blood at Paris, Chamonix, and Mt. Blanc, 
by the refractometric study of the serum.—J. Tissot : 
Destruction of serum activity by heat.—Robert Dollius : 
Trochicola enterica, a parasitic Eucopepod of the in- 
testine of the Trochida.—M. Herlant: The existence 
of a periodic rhythm in the determination of the first 
phenomena of experimental parthenogenetic develop- 
ment in the sea-urchin (Paracentrotus lividus).— 
Ch. A. Rolland: Contribution to the study of the con- 
stitution. of bovine vesicular bile and of its lipoid 
portion.—Maurice Gignoux and Paul Combay: The 
history of the last rhodanian glaciations in the Belley 
basin.—L,. Cayeux: The existence of numerous traces 
of perforating algz in French oolitic iron minerals.— 
H. Fonzes-Diacon and M. Fabre: The detection of 
boron in mineral waters.—Albert Baldit: A case of 
globular lightning. 
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