Index 



Arrhenius' Eleclrjlytic Dissociation Theory, Prof. Kahlenberg, 



383 ... 



Arsenic, on the Detection and Eslimation of, in Beer and 

 Articles of Food, W. Thomson, 612 



Arsonval (M. D'), Osmotic Pressure as Protection from Cold in 

 Living Cell, 295 



Artesian Water, on the Conditions under which it is obtained 

 in Queensland, Dr. R. Logan Jack, 565 



Artillery, Hailstorm, \V. N. Shaw, F.R.S., 159 



Artini ( E. 1, Ricerche Petrografiche e Geologiche sulla Valsesia, 640 



Arts, Society of, Medal .-Vwards, 213 



Ascarza (Sig.), Wave-length nf Green Corona Line, 289 



Ashton (A. W. ), Mechanical Electrification of Dielectrics, 141 ; 

 Model Imitating Behaviour of Dielectrics, 141 



Aso (Mr.), Causes of Difference in Colour between Green and 

 Black Tea, 607 



Astral Gravitation, Essays in Illustration of the Action of, in 

 Natural Phenomena, W. L. Jordan, 155 



Astronomy : Magnetic Observations during Total Solar Eclipse 

 of May 28, 1900, Dr. William Ellis, F.R.S., 15; Observa- 

 tions at Santa Pola of the Total Eclipse of the Sun 

 on May 28, 1900, Sir Norman Lockyer, F.R.S., 343; 

 Obituary Notice of Dr. A. Hirsch, iS ; Comet 1901 I (3), 

 21, 42, 63, 114, 191. 436> 557 ; E. C. Willis, 55 ; J. Cress- 

 well, 410 ; Observ.ations at Algiers, MM. Rambaud and Sy, 

 143; Definitive Orbit of Comet 1S94, II (Gale), 89 ; Encke's 

 Comet, 359, 384, 5S3 ; Elliptic Elements of Comet 1900, c, 

 M. Perrotin, 644 ; April Meteors of 1901, W. F. Denning, 

 21 ; the Meteoric Epoch of July and August, W, F. Den- 

 ning, 240; the August Meteors, W. F. Denning, 410 ; W. 



E. Rolston, 411 ; the October Orionids, W. F. Denning, 



F. R. S., 651 ; Aurora; and Meteors, .A.lex. C. Henderson, 

 527; Our Astronomical Column. 21, 42, 63, 89, 114, 136, 

 167, 191, 216, 240, 265, 2S9, 311, 335, 359, 384, 410, 436, 

 456, 491,523, 532, 556, 5S3, 609,639, 659; Stellar Photo- 

 graphy with a Siderostat, 42 ; Forms of Images in Stellar 

 Photography, 191 ; the Cape Photographic Durchmusterung 

 for the Equinox 1875, David Gill, 'F.R.S., J. C. Kapteyn, 

 257 ; a Photometric Durchmusterung, including all the Stars 

 of the Magnitude 7 '5 and brighter North of Declination 

 - 40°, Edward C. Pickering, 257 ; Formula; for Variation of 

 Latitude, 42 ; Nova Persei, 42, 191, 410, 437, 491 ; Sir 

 Norman Lockyer, F. R.S., 69, 341 ; Prof. Copeland and Dr. 

 J. Halm, 1 19 ; Spectrum of Nova Persei, 240, 456, 556, 639 ; 

 Appearance of the Photographic Image of Nova Persei, 639 ; 

 Photographs of the Zodiacal Light, 42 ; Publications de 

 rObservatoire Astronomique et Physique de Tachkent : Etudes 

 sur la Structure de I'Univers, W. Stratonoff, Howard Payn, 

 56 ; the Vatican Observatory, 61 ; Washington Observations, 

 1S91-92, 63 ; Stellar Photometry, B. Baillaud, 63 ; New 

 Nebukie, 63 ; Variability of Eros, 63, 359, 384 ; Opposition 

 of Eros in 1903, 491 ; Duration of Period of Variation in 

 Luminosity of Eros, Ch. AndVe, 368 ; Hipparchus and the 

 Precession of the Equinoxes, Rev. H. M. Close, 71 ; Astro- 

 nomical Society, 71, 247 ; the Recent Total Solar Eclipse of 

 May 18, 1901, 79, 114, 136, 289, 311; Spectrum of f 

 Puppis, 89 ; New Variable Star 71 (1901) Aurigie, Stanley 

 Williams, 89; Hisgon's Variable 13(1900) Cygni, 114; Two 

 New Variable Stars, Prof. W. Ceraski, 167 ; New Variable 

 Stars, 191 ; Orbits of Algol Variables, RR Puppis and V 

 Puppis, 384; New Variable Star 77 (1901) Herculis, 532; 

 New Algol-type Variable 78 (1901), Cygni, 583 ; New 

 Southern Algol-Variable, 639 ; Climate and Time and Mars, 

 106 ; the Planet Saturn, W. F. Denning, 114 ; Astronomical 

 Occurrences in June, 114; in July, 216 ; in August, 335; in 

 September, 436 ; in October, 532 ; in November, 659 ; the 

 Supposed Ultra-Neptunian Planet, Prof. George Forbes, 

 F.R.S., 119, 587; Evidence of the Existence of an Ultra- 

 Neptunian Planet, 524 ; the Centenary of the Discovery 

 of Ceres, 129; Snow on the Moon's Surface, 136 ; Oxford 

 University Observatory, 136 ; the Royal Observatory, 

 Greenwich, 136 ; Uniform Transmission of Astronomical 

 Telegrams, 167 ; Photography of Corona, 167 ; the Solar 

 Activity, 1833-1900, Papers read before Royal Society, Dr. 

 William J. S. Lockyer, 196 ; Black Spot on Jupiter, 216 ; 

 Dark Spot on Jupiter, 240 ; Markings on Jupiter, W. F. 

 Denning, 351 ; Influence of Magnification on Apparent 

 Value of Diameters of Jupiter, J. Guillaume, 668 ; on 

 the Theory of Temporary Stars, Dr. J. Halm, 253 ; 

 Opening of Tycho Brahe's Tomb, 261 ; Death and Obituary 



Notice of Sir Cuthbert Peek, 261 ; Death of Prof. T. H. 



Saflford, 261 : L'ght Variation of the Minor Planet (345) 

 Tercidina, 265 ; the Minor Planet Tercidina, 289 ; United 

 Slates Naval Observatory, 265 ; on the Determination of 

 Positions in Polar Exploration, E, Plumstead. 278 ; Ten- 

 year Greenwich Star Catalogue for 1890, 216 ; New Nebula;, 

 216, 336; G. Bigourdan, 312; Parallax of (H Cassiopeia, 

 216; Wave-length of Green Corona Line, Signor Ascarza, 

 289 ; Deformation of the Sun's Disc, Signor A. Ricco, 289 ; 

 the Twelve Movements of the Earth, M. Flammarion, 

 312 ; the Paris Observatory in 1900, 335 ; Photography by 

 the Light of Venus, 336 ; Death of Prof. Wilhelm Schur, 

 356 ; Obituary Notice of. Dr. William J. S. Lockyer, 380 ; 

 Celestial Objects having Peculiar Spectra, 359 ; Motion 

 of o Persei in the Line of Sight, 359 ; Observations 

 of Mars, 384 ; Variations of the Magnetic Needle, 384 ; 

 the Cape Observatory. Sir David Gill, 410; Period of 

 Mira Ceti, Prof. A. A. Nijland, 410 ; Period of Mira 

 (0 Ceti), 659 ; a Text-book of Astronomy, Prof. George C. 

 Comstock, 424 ; Brightness of the Solar Corona, January 

 22, 1898, Prof. Turner, 436 ; the Spectroscopic Binary 

 " Mizar," 437 ; the Spectroscopic Binary i; Pegasi, 609 ; the 

 Spectroscopic Binary Capella, 639 ; Density and Figure of 

 Close Binary Stars, Dr. Alex W. Roberts, 468 ; Reunion du 

 Comite international permanent pour I'execution de la Carte 

 photographique du ciel, tenue a I'Observatoire de Paris en 

 1900,449; Death of Dr. Charles Meldrum, F.RS., 452; 

 New Double Stars, 456 ; Six Stars with Variable Radial 

 Velocity, 456 ; Causes of the Variability of Earthshine, 456 ; 

 Solar Radiation, J. Y. Buchanan, F. R.S. , 456 ; Radial 

 Velocity of 1830 Groombridge, 491 ; Histoire du Ciel, 

 Clemence Royer, 497 ; Variable Radial Velocity of 5 Orionis, 

 491 ; Diameter of Mercury, 523 ; Periodicity of the In- 

 equalities of Mercury, 524 ; Observations at Algiers of Planet 

 GQ, F. Sy, 524; Fireball of September 14, 1901, 532; 

 Diameter of Venus, 556; the Collected Scientific Papers of 

 John Couch Adams, 576 ; Fireball of September 14, 1492, 

 C. E. Stromeyer, 577 ; the International Survey of the 

 Heavens, Prof. A. Ricco, 582 ; on the Rotation of Facula; on 

 the Sun's Surface, Father Cortie, 587 ; Photograph of the 

 Spectrum of Lightning, 583 ; Micrometric Observations of 

 Neptune and its Satellite, 639 ; Prehistoric Astronomy : the 

 French Stonehenge : an Account of Principal Megalithic 

 Remains in the Morbihan Archipelago, T. Cato Worsfold, 

 465 ; a Sentimental and Practical Guide to Amesbury and 

 Stonehenge, Lady Antrobus, 465 



Astrophysics : Scientific Worthies, Sir William Huggins, 

 K.C.B., Prof. H. Kayser, 225 ; Astrophysical Researches at 

 Smithsonian Institution, Prof. S. P. Langley, 269 ; Annals 

 of the .Astrophysical Observatory of the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion, Measurements of Solar Radiation, S. P. Langley, 352 ; 

 Density and Figure of Close Binary Stars, Dr. Alex W. 

 Roberts, 468 



Astruc (A.), Acidimetry of Arsenic Acid, 272; Distribution of 

 Acidity in Stem, Leaf and Flower, 572 



Athens, the Annual of the British School at, II 



Athletes, Photographic Analysis of the Movements of, 377 



Atmosphere : Memoires originaux sur la Circulation generale 

 de I'Atmosphere, Marcel Brillouin, 396 ; on the Mean Tem- 

 perature of the .-Vtmosphete, and the Causes of Glacial 

 Period, H. N. Dickson, 590 



Atmospheric Air, on the Separation of the Least Volatile 

 Gases of, and their Spectra, Prof. G. D. Liveing, F.R.S. , 

 and Prof. J Dewar, F.R.S., 294 



Atmospheric Electricity, Report on Observations in Terrestrial 

 Magnetism and, made at the Central Meteorological Observ- 

 atory of Japan for the year 1897, Dr. C. Chree, F.R.S., 151 



Atwater (Dr.), Food Consumption and Metabolism, the 

 Mechanical Efficiency of Bicyclists, 382 



Aubel (E. van). Density of Alloys, 143 



Auger (V.), Manganic Phosph.ates, 296 



August Meteors of 1901, the, W. F. Denning, 410; W. E. 

 Rolston, 411 



Auks and Puffins, Position of. Dr. R. W. Shufeldt, 408 



Auriga;, New Variable Star 71 (1901), Stanley Williams, 89 



AuroriE and Meteors, .\lex. C. Henderson, 527 



Australia : Australian Marsupials, B. .A. Bensley, 88 ; Science 

 in Australia, Prof Liversidge, 296 ; Boomerangs, Gilbert T. 

 Walker, 338 ; Ottavio Zanotti Bianco, 400 ; the Jarrah and 

 Karri Woods of West Australia, 453 



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