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and P. F. Crosland, 23; a Black Modification of 
Chromium Sesquioxide, bk. A. Werner, 23; the So-called 
‘* Benzidene Chromate,’’ J. Moir, 23; New Derivatives of 
Diphenol, J. Moir, 23; Interaction of the Alkyl Sul- 
phates with the Nitrites of the Alkali Metals and 
Metals of the Alkaline Earths, P. C. Ray and P. Neogi, 
23; Electrolytic Preparation of Dialkyldisulphides, T. 5. 
Price and D. F. Twiss, 23; the Action of Nitrogen 
Sulphide on certain Metallic Chlorides, O. C. M. Davis, 
23; the Pure Alloys of Tungsten and Manganese, and 
the Preparation of Tungsten, G. Arrivaut, 24; the Pro- 
ducts of Condensation of Acetylenic Esters with Amines, 
Ch. Moureu and I. Lazennec, 24; the Atomic Weight of 
Dysprosium, G. Urbain and M. Demenitroux, 24; the 
Presence of Formol in certain Foods, G. Perrier, 24; 
Protoxide of Casium, E. Rengade, 24; a Practical 
Chemistry Note-book for Matriculation and Army Can- 
didates, S. E. Brown, 26; Chemistry Note-books, E. J. 
Sumner, 26; the Science of Common Life, J. B. Cop- 
pock, 26; Practical Methods of Inorganic Chemistry, 
Dr. F. M. Perkin, 26; Chemical Analysis, Qualitative 
and Quantitative, Drs. W. Briggs and R. W. Stewart, 
26; Methods of Organic Analysis, Dr. H. C. Sherman, 
26; the Efficiency of the Present Process of Natural 
Indigo Manufacture, C. Bergtheil, 30; Constituents of 
Natural Indigo, A. G. Perkin, 477; some Constituents 
of Natural Indigo, A. G. Perkin and W. P. Bloxam, 
406; the Rusting of Iron, Rev. Joseph Meehan, 
3z;. Prof. Wyndham R. Dunstan, FsR.S:, 390, 
477; Dr. G. ¥. Moody, 438, 575; C. E. Stromeyer, 
461; the Dimorphism of Calcium and Barium Carbon- 
ates, H. E. Boeke, 39; Migration of the Phenyl Group, 
M. Tiffeneau, 48; Death and Obituary Notice of Prof. 
A. K. Christomanos, 61; Gases observed in the Attack 
of Tantalite by Potash, C. Chabrie and F. Levallois, 71 ; 
the Alcoholysis of Fatty Bodies, A. Haller, 71; Selenium, 
QEchsner de Coninck, 71; Albumin from the Eggs of 
Fish: Comparison with Vitelline from Hens’ Eggs, L. 
Hugounenq, 71; Development of the Atomic Theory, W. 
Barlow and W. J. Pope, 94; Hydrolysis of ‘* Nitro- 
cellulose ’’ and ‘‘ Nitroglycerine,’’ O. Silberrad and R. C. 
Farmer, 94; Acidic Constants of some Ureides and Uric 
Acid Derivatives, J. K. Wood, 94; the Depreciation of 
Electrolytically-produced Solutions of Sodium Hypo- 
chlorite, W. P. Digby, 95; the Hermite Electrolytic Pro- 
cess at Poplar, C. V. Biggs, 95; Reduction of Molybdic 
Acid in Solution by Molybdenum, M. Guichard, 96; 
Xanthone and Xanthydrol, R. Fosse, 96; some Founders 
of the Chemical Industry Men to be Remembered, T. 
Fenwick Allen, Dr. T. E. Thorpe, €.B., F.R.S., 100; 
Presence of Neon in Radio-active Minerals, Hon. R. J. 
Strutt, F.R.S., 102; the Study of Pseudo-solution, the 
Colloidal Forms of Ferric Hydroxide, F. Giolitti, 110; 
Determination of the Rate of Chemical Change by 
Measurement of Gases Evolved, F. E. E. Lamplough, 
118; Anhydride of Phenylsuccinic Acid, F. B. Dehn and 
J. F. Thorpe, 118; Influence of Sodium Arsenate on the 
Fermentation of Glucose by Yeast-juice, A. Harden and 
W. J. Young, 118; the Organic Phosphorus Compound 
formed by Yeast-juice from Soluble Phosphates, W. J. 
Young, 477; the Elements of Chemical Engineering, Dr. 
J. Grossmann, 125; Radium, Actinium, and Helium, 
H. S. Allen, 126; Action of Radium and certain other 
Salts on Gelatin, W. A. Douglas Rudge, 141; Ionisa- 
tion of Gases by a Particles of Radium, Prof. Bragg, 
478; Enzymes capable of Possessing more than One 
Kind of Activity, L. Marino and G. Fiorentino, 136; 
Hydrocyanic Acid in Plants, P. Fitschy, 136-7; Alco- 
holysis of Cocoa Butter, A. Haller and M. Youssoufian, 
143; Detection and Estimation of Methane and Carbon 
Monoxide, Nestor Gréhaut, 143; a Mode of Preparation 
of Hydrated WHypovanadic Acid, Gustave Gain, 143; 
Eiements producing Phosphorescence in Minerals, G. 
Urbain, 143; the Transformation of Cinnamic Alcohol 
into Phenylpropylene and Phenylpropyl Alcohol by the 
Metal-ammoniums, E. Chablay, 143; New Method of 
Estimating the Halogens in Organic Compounds by 
means of the Metal Ammoniums, E. Chablay, 360; 
Method of Preparing the Oxynitrites ROCH,CN, 
D. Gauthier, 143; Vicianine, a New Cyanogenetic Gluco- 
side contained in Vetch Seeds, Gabriel Bertrand, 144; 
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the Culture of the Artificial Cell, Stéphane Leduc, 144; 
Preservatives in Food and Food Examination, Dr. John 
©. Thresh and Dr. A. E. Porter, ©. Simmonds, 145; 
Chemical Structure of Cellulose, C. F. Cross and E. J. 
Bevan, Dr. Arthur Harden, 147; Death of Dr. William 
H. Chandler, 155; the Composition of Thorianite, and 
the Relative Radio-activity of its Constituents, Dr. E. H. 
Bichner, 165; Reduction of Oxide of Chromium by 
Boron, Kinet du Jassonneix, 167; an Extremely Sensitive 
Method for the Precipitation of Zine, Gabriel Bertrand 
and Maurice Javillier, 167; Nilrites and Carbamines, 
P. Lemoult, 167; Esterification of Arsenious Anhydride 
by Alcohols and Phenols, V. Auger, 167; the Constitu- 
tion of Hordenine, E. Léger, 168; a History of Chemistry 
from Earliest Times to the Present Day, Ernst von 
Meyer, 169; a History of Chemistry, F. P. Armitage, 
169; Radio-active Impurity in Ordinary Lead, Messrs 
Elster and Geitel, 181; Material obtained by Decom- 
posing a Solution of Hydrogen Sulphide with Sulphur 
Dioxide, a Hydrate having the Composition S,H,O, Prof, 
W. Spring, 182; a Delicate Reaction for Carbohydrates, 
Dr. Fenton, 189; Xanthoxalanil and its Analogues, S. 
Ruhemann, 189; the Solubility of Stereoisomerides in 
Optically-active Solvents, H. O. Jones, 190; Estimation 
of Copper, W. H. Foster, 190; the Action of Rennin, 
A. H. Moseley and Ur. H. G. Chapman, 191; a Colour 
Reaction given by reducing Sugars by m-Dinitrobenzene 
in Alkaline Solution, MM. Chavassieu and Morel, 191; a 
Tetrabromo-derivative of Methylethylketone, M. Pas- 
tureau, 191; the Distribution of Vicianine and of its 
Diastase in the Seeds of Leguminosz, Gabriel Bertrand 
and Mile. L. Rivkind, 191; Action of reducing Agents 
on 5-chloro-3-keto-1 : 1-dimethy!-A*-tetrahydrobenzene, 
A. W. Crossley and Miss N. Renouf, 215; a New Tri- 
nitroacetaminophenol and its Use as a Synthetical Agent, 
R. Meldola, 215; some Derivatives of Benzophenone, 
W. H. Perkin, Jun., and R. Robinson, 215; Influence of 
Light on Diazo-reactions, K. J. P. Orton, J. E. Coates, 
and F. Burdett, 215; Society of Chemical Industry, 215, 
334, 383, 527, 622; the Direct Estimation of Antimony, 
. W.. Rowell, 215; Petroleum and its Products, 
Sir Boverton Redwood, 218; Anhydrous  Protoxides 
of the Alkaline Metals, E. Rengade, 239; a 
Colloidal Compound of Thorium with Uranium, Béla 
Szilard, 239; Definite Compounds formed by Chromium 
and Boron, Binet du Jassonneix, 239; New Method for 
Estimating Free Sulphur, E. Berger, 239; the Hy- 
droxamic Acids, R. Marquis, 239; New Method of Form- 
ation of Organic Compounds of Phosphorus, J. Berthaud, 
239; a Butyric Lactone and Unsymmetrical Dimethyl- 
butylene Glycol, Louis Henry, 263; a New Manganese 
Silicide, G. Gin, 263; Solubility of Carbon in Manganese 
Sulphide, M. Houdard, 263; the Density of Gaseous 
Hydrochloric Acid, the Atomic Weight of Chlorine, Ph. 
A. Guye and G. Ter-Gazarian, 263; the Condensation 
of Hydrazines with Acetylenic Nitriles, Ch. Moureu and 
I. Lazennec, 263; New Laboratory Method for the Pre- 
paration of Hydrogen Sulphide, F. R. L. Wilson, 262 ; 
Affinity Constants of Aminocarboxylic and Aminosul- 
phonic Acids as determined by the Aid of Methyl-orange, 
V. H. Veley, 262; Formule for Calculating Molecular 
Volumes of Complex Paraffins and Alcohols, G. Le Bas, 
263; Service Chemistry: a Short Manual of Chemistry 
and its Applications in the Naval and Military Services, 
Vivian B. Lewes and J. S. S. Brame, 266; the New 
Physics and Chemistry: a Series of Popular Essays on 
Physical and Chemical Subjects, W. A. Shenstone, 
F.R.S., 269; Growing ‘‘ Alumina,’’ T. A. Vaughton, 
281; the Distillation of Alloys of Silver and Copper, 
Silver and Tin, and Silver and Lead, Henri Moissan and 
Tosio Wetanabe, 287; Alkaline Reduction of p- and 
m-nitrobenzophenone, P. Carré, 287; Calcium as 
an Absorbent of Gases, and its Applications in 
the Production of High Vacua and for Spectro- 
scopic Research, Frederick Soddy, 309; Results 
of Gauging High Vacua by the Evaporation Test, A. J. 
Berry, 310; a Sulphate of Chromium the Acid of which 
is Entirely Hidden, Albert Colson, 311; a Continuous 
Apparatus for the Preparation of Pure Oxygen, A. 
Seyewetz and M. Poizat, 311; Cours de Chimie or- 
ganique, Fréd. Swarts, 316; Death and Obituary Notice 
