XI 



Solar Parallax, Prof. S. Newcomb on, 69 ; R. A. Proctor on, 



61,82 

 Solar Phenomenon seen at Brighton, 470 

 Solar Radiation, 46 



SoUas (W. Johnson), on an Aberrant Foraminifer, 83 

 Sorby (H. C, F.R.S.), Blood Spectrum, 7 ; Colouring Matters 



found in Fungi, 298 

 South Wales Institute of Engineers, igi 

 Species viewed Mathematically, 135 {See Origin of Species) 

 "Spectra, Index of," by W. M. Watts, D.Sc, 442 

 Spectra of Hydrogen, 2 1 

 Spectroscopic Nomenclature, 499 

 Spectroscopic Notes by Prof. C. A. Young, Ph.D., S5 

 Spectrum of the Aurora, 172 ; of the Chromosphere, 31, 312 ; 



of the Atmosphere, 341 

 Spencer (flerbert). Survival of the Fittest, 263 

 Spheroidal State of Water, 321, 341 

 Spiders of Australia, by Dr. L. Koch, 262 

 Spiders of Palestine and Syria, 3s6 

 Spottiswoode (W , F. R. S.), Contact of Surfaces, 354 

 Spiritualism and Ethnology, 343 

 Standards of Weights and Measures, 430 

 Star Maps, by R. A. Proctor, F.R.A.S., on, 43 

 Statics, J. W. Mulcaster, F.R.A.S-, on. 43 

 Stationary Wave on a Moving Cord, 262 

 Stations, Zoological, 437 

 Stations, Science, E. Ray Lankester, on, 399 

 Stevens (J.), Recent Discovery of Pit Dwellings, 308 

 Stewart (Prof. B., F.R.S.), Periodicity of Sunspots, 192; 



Maxwell's "Theory of Heat," 319; Planetary Influence on 



Solar Activity, 423, 493 

 Stone(E. J., F.R.A.S.), Phenomena of Contact, 182; Aurora 



of Feb. 4, 1872, 443 

 Stone Circles and other Monuments, 386 

 Stone Implements, iii, 131, 210 

 Stow (F. W. ), Solar Intensity, 364 

 Sfrachan (R. ), Height of Cirrus Cloud, 462 

 Strange (Col., F.R, S.), Theodolite for Indian Survey, 509 ; on 



a Physical Observatcry, 497 

 Strasburg University, 290 ; Library Committee, 311 

 Strieker (S. ), Medhimsche Jahrbncher, 339 

 Stuart (James), "Treatise on Magnetism," by the Astronomer 



Royal, 120; Deschanel's Natural Philosophy, by Prof. Everett, 



339 ; "Magnetism, ' by Sir W. S. Harris and H. M. Noad, 363 

 Submarine Cables injured by Crustacea, 132 

 " Submarine World, The," by Dr. George Harting, 305 

 Sunday Lecture Society, 155 

 Sun, its Temperature, 505 (See Solar Atmosphere) 

 Sunspots, Periodicity of, 192 

 Sunspots and the Vine Crop, 501 

 Survival of the Fittest, by Herbert Spencer, 263 ; Prof. E. D. 



Cope on, 393 

 Sutton (F.), " Volumetric Analysis," 158 

 Swedish Academy of Sciences, 213, 372 

 Swedish Ichneumonidje, 100 

 Switzerland, Lake Villages, 369 

 Switzerland, Science in, 411,430 

 Sylvester (Prof., F.R.S.), his Candidature for the London School 



Board, 410 

 Symons (W., F.C.S.), on the Aurora Borealis, Feb. 4, 1872, 284 



Tait(Lawson, F.R.C.S. ), Cranial Measurements, 463 



Tait (Prof. P. G., F.R.S), Tiue and Spurious Metaphysics, 81 ; 



Geological Time, 161 

 Tapir, Hairy, of South American Andes, 391 

 Tate (Ralph, A.L.S., F.G.S.), "Rudimentary Treatise on 



Geology, 121 

 Tattooing in Japan, 211 

 Taunton College School, 430 

 Taylor (R. N.), on the Solar Eclipse, 222 

 Taylor (Sedley), Composition of Vibrations, 321 

 Technological Education, by E. C. H. Day, 233 

 Temperature produced by Solar Radiation, J. Ericsson on the, 46 

 Temperature, Low, of Nov. and Dec, 1871, 151, 169 

 Temperature of the Sun, 287, 344, 505 

 Terebratulina, by Prof. E.S. Morse, Ph.D., 221, 444 

 ** Terrestrial Magnetism, Treatise on," 181 

 Theorell (Dr. A. G.), his Printing Meteorograph, 327 

 Thibet, Eastern, Natural History of, 406 

 Thompson, G. C, Solar Halo seen at Cardiff, 103 



Thomson (Prof. Allen, F.R.S.), Prof. Huxley's " Anatomy of 



Vertebrated Animals," 245 

 Thomson (Prof G. C.) Scandinavian Coleop'eia, 99 

 Thomson (Prof. Jas., LL.D.), Fluid and Gaseous States of 



Matter, 106 

 Thomson (Prof Sir. W., F.R.S.), Ripples and Waves, i ; 



Rigidity of the Earth, 223 ; Internal Fluidity of the Earth, 



257 ; Elected President of Glasgow Geological Society, 390 

 Thomson (Sir W., LL.D.), and Hugh Blackburn, M.A., their 



reprint of Newton's Principia, 59 

 Thomson (Prof. WyvUle, F.R.S. ), Testimonial to, 13; Relations 



between Zoology and Palaeontology, 34 

 Thring (E., M.A.), " Thoughts on Life Science," 160 

 Tidal Friction according to Thomson and Tait, 321 

 Tide Gauge, 48 1, 501 

 Times Printing Machine, 151 

 Tobacco and Alcohol consumed in France, 89 

 Torquay, proposed Zoological Station at, 280, 320 

 Transit of Venus, Dec. 8, 1S74, Preparations for Observing, 



177. 370 

 Trilobites, .Supposed Legs of, 393 



Tupper (J L ), on Prof Helmho.tz and Prof Jevons, 202 

 Turnei's Vision, Lecture by Dr. R. Liebriech on, 404, 449, 550 

 Tuttle's Comet, Observations of, !•? 

 Tyndall (Prof John, F.R.S.l, Dr. j. R. Mayer, Copley Medallist 



of 1S71, 117 ; Dn J. P. Joule, F.R.S., the Copley Medallist 



of 1870, 137 ; Dr. Carpenter and Dr. Mayer, 143; Foul Air in 



Mines, 365 

 Tylor(E. B., F.R.S ), Ethnology and Spiritualism, 343; Quete- 



let's Contributions to the Science of Man, 358 

 Typhoon at Hong Kong, 89, 166; in Japan, 14 



l^ckfield. Climate of, 419 



Uhlgren (H.), on Science and Art Examinations, 27, 122 



Vegetation of the Globe, by A. Grisebach, 45S 



Velocity of Light, 391 



Venus, Permanent Markings on, 76, 100 



Venus, Transit of, 1874, 177, 370 



Vernon (G. V.), Greatest Rainfall in England, 225, 241 



Verrill (Prof) Marine Zoology of Massachusets, 152 



Vesicular Vapour, 398 



Vibrations, Composition of, 321 



Victoria Institute, 275, 456, 475, 514 



Vienna Academy of Sciences, 32 ; Imperial Geological Institu- 

 tion, 176, 216, 276, 376,498 



Vines, Influence of Violet Li.;hton their Growth, 268 



Vine Crops and Sunspots, 501 



Vines (Benedict), Magnetical and Meteorological Observations 

 at Havana, 347 



Violet Light, its influence on Growth, 26S 



Violet Light, M. Bau'irimont on, 336 



Vision, Prof Helmholtz's Lectures on, 23 



Vision of Turner and Mulready, 390, 404, 500 



Vision, Recurrent, 512 



Vogt (Prof Carl), Foundation of Zoological Stations, 277 



Volcanic Action, 381 



" Volcanos," by G. Poulett Scrope, F.R.S., 440 



Volcano in the Philippines, 84 ; at Temate, 272 ; Colima, I 51 ; 

 Hawaiian Islands, 14 



Voltaic Pile, prize offered in France for its application, 131 



" Volumetric Analysis," by F. Sutton. 158 



Von Heuglin's Explorations in Nova Zembla Seas, 449 



Von Mohl (Prof. Hugo), Obituary Notice of, 4S8 



Wake (C. Staniland), The Adamites, 195, 490, 500 



Waldner ( Henrv), Luminous Matter in the Atmosphere, 304 



Walker (Henry), Glacial Drift at Finchley, 27 



Wallace (A. R., F.L.S., F.Z S.), Origin of Insects, 350; Eth- 

 nology and Spiritualism 363 



Ward (Thos. ), Landslips at Northwich, 289 



Warner (A. J.), Aurora of Feb. 4, 1872, 444 ; Law of Variation, 

 462 



Water Supply of London and Paris, J. Prestwich, F.R.S., on, 

 377, 431, 433, 451 



Water, its Spheroidal State under Great Heat, 321, 341 



Waterspout in Wales, 501 



Watts (W. M., D.Sc), "Index of Spectra," 442 



Waves and Ripples, by Prof Sir. Wm. Thomson, F.R.S., i 



Wejeikofer, (A.), Cause of Low Barometric Pressure, 102 



