Index 



Frank A. Healy, 318; Lehrbuch der Experimental 

 Physik in elementarer Darstellung, Dr. Arnold Berliner, 

 317; Scientific Worthies, Lord Rayleigh, 361 ; Changes of 

 Curvature Exhibited by the Air Bubble in Spirit Levels 

 under the Influence of Temperature Variation, G. Bigour- 

 dan, 392; Death of Prof. J. D. Everett, F.R.S., 387; 

 Obituary Notice of, 397 ; Wilhelm Ostwald, P. Walden, 

 422 ; Lehrbuch der Physik, O. D. Chwolson, 422 ; the 

 Constitution of Matter, C. Alfred Smith, 424 ; Particular 

 Results in the Theory of Seiches, Prof. Chrystal, 448; 

 a Source of the lonisation of the Atmosphere, J. R. Ash- 

 worth, 454; Death of Dr. Petr Petrovic van der Vliet, 

 4S''' 557 I Herstellung doppelt brechender Korper aus iso- 

 tropen Bestandteilen, Dr. F. Braun, 457 ; Mathematical 

 and Physical Papers, Sir G. G. Stolies, Prof. Horace 

 Lamb, F.R.S., 503 ; CEuvres scientifiques de L. Lorenz, 

 528; on van 't Hoff's Law of Osmotic Pressure, Geoffrey 

 Martin, 531; Atmospheric Friction, A. F. Zahm, 558; 

 Text-books of Physical Chemistry, Electrochemistry, R. A. 

 Lehfeldt, 575 ; Fliissige Kristalle, sowie Plastizitat von 

 Kristallen im AUgemeinen, Molekulare Umlagerungen 

 und Aggregatzustandanderungen, Dr. O. Lehmann, 622 ; 

 sec also British Association , 



Physiography, an Introduction to the Study of Nature, 



T. H. Huxley, 624 

 Physiology ; Action of Chloroform on the Heart and 

 Arteries, Prof. Schafer and Dr. Scharlieb, 23 ; Chloro- 

 form Perfusion Experiments on the Isolated Mammalian 

 Heart, Prof. Sherrington and Miss Sowton, 306 ; Death 

 and Obituary Notice of Prof. E. J. Marey, 57 ; the 

 Chemical Regulation of the Secretory Process, Croonian 

 Lecture at Roval Societv, Dr. VV. M. Bayliss, F.R.S., 

 and Prof. E. H. Starling, F.R.S., 65; the Tissue-lymph 

 Circulation, Dr. George Oliver at Royal College of 

 Physicians, 88 ; Study of the Spinal Cord by Means of 

 the n-Rays, Andr^ Broca and K. Zimmern, 96 ; Sciatic 

 Nerve of the Frog not Excitable by n-Rays, Paul L. 

 Mercanton and Casimir Radzikowski, 192 ; Colour and 

 Coloration in Mammals and Birds, J. L. Bonhote, 118; 

 the Mammalian Brain, Prof. G. Elliot Smith, 139 ; Ten 

 Cases of Arterial Hypertension Treated by D'Arsonval- 

 isation, A. Moutier, 144 ; a Urea-forming Enzyme, MM. 

 Kossel and Dakin, 160 ; Physiological Action of the 

 Emanation of Radium, Ch. Bouchard, P. Curie and 

 V. Balthazard, 167 ; Physiological and Pathological 

 Actions of the Radium Emanations derived from 10 Milli- 

 grams of Radium Bromide Dissolved in 10 Cubic Centi- 

 metres of Water, E. S. London, 331 ; Relations between 

 Intra-organic Combustions and the Proportion of Oxygen 

 Contained in the Arterial Blood, J. Tissot, 192 ; on the 

 Combining Properties of Serum-complements and on Com- 

 plenientoids. Prof. Robert Muir and Dr. Carl H. Brown- 

 ing, 214; Expenditure of Energy in Negative and Positive 

 Work, A. Chauveau, 311; Influence of Lactation on the 

 Resistance of the Organism to Morbid Agencies, MM. 

 Charrin and Vitry, 312 ; Mechanical Cleansing of the 

 Blood, Ch. R^pin, 312 ; Alcohol Fails to Produce Usual 

 Effects at High Altitudes, A. Mosso and G. Galeotti, 330; 

 the Self-digestion of Pepsin, A. Herlitzka, 330 ; Opsinines, 

 Dr. Wright, 334 ; Histogenesis of the Blood of the Larva 

 of Lepidosiren, Dr. T. H. Bryce, 448; Comparative 

 Morphography of the Cartilaginous Cell, Joannes Chatin, 

 524; Chemical Origin of Leucocytes, Dr. Schmoll, 534; 

 Parasites in Blood of Vertebrates in Ceylon, Messrs. 

 Castellani and Willey, 534 ; Physiologie des Menschen, 

 Dr. Luigi Luciani, 552 ; Comparison of the Expenditure 

 of the Flexor and Extensor Muscles of the Forearm, A. 

 Chauveau, 596; Physiological Chemistry in the University 

 of Glasgow, 640 ; Plant Physiology : the Available Energy 

 of Timothy Hay, Messrs. Armsby and Fries, 132 ; the 

 Physiology of Plants, a Treatise upon the Metabolism 

 and Sources of Energv in Plants. Prof. W. Pfeffer, 242 ; 

 Vorlesungen iiber Pflanzenphysiologie, Prof. Ludwig 

 Jost, 242 ; Plant-geography upon a Physiological Basis, 

 Dr. A. F. W. .Schimper, 573 ; Disease-proof Potatoes, bob ; 

 see also British Association 



Physiotype Printing, Francis Sheridan, 206 



Physique and Education : Physical Deterioration, its Causes 

 and the Cure, A. Watt Smyth, Sir Hugh R. Beevor, Bart., 

 363 ; les Exercises physiques et le D^veloppement intel- 

 lectuel, Angelo Mosso, Sir Hugh R. Beevor, Bart., -563 



Pickering (Prof. E. C), Saturn's Ninth Satellite (Phoebe), 



308; Saturn's Ninth Satellite, 351 ; Dr. Common's 6o-incl% 

 Reflector, 487 ; a New Variable Star, 634 

 Pickering (Spencer, F.R.S.), Residual AtTmity, 270 

 Pickering (Prof. W. H.), Comet 1904 a, 87; Variations ire 

 the Lunar Landscape, 512; E.xplanation of the Martiaii' 

 and Lunar Canals, 53b; Phoebe, Saturn's Ninth Satellite, 

 634 ; the Moon, a .Summary of the Existing Knowledge 

 of Our Satellite, with a Complete Photographic Atlas, 

 Supp. to May 5, xi 

 Pickworth (Charles N.), Logarithms for Beginners. 193 

 Pictet (Dr. Am^), the Vegetable Alkaloids, with Particular 



Reference to their Chemical Constitution, 52b 

 Pierson (Clara D.), Arfiong the Garden People, 20 

 Pioneer Irrigation for Farmers in the Colonies, E. O. 



Mawson, 340 

 Pirie (Dr. George), Death of, 414; Obituary Notice of, 456 

 Pisciculture : Hatching of Sea-fish at Piel, 38 ; Pisciculture 



at the Port Erin Station, 607 

 7) Piscium, Variable Radial Velocity of, Prof. H. C. Lord,. 



no 

 Pittard (Eugene), Survival of a Negroid Type in the Moderm 



Populations of Europe, 192 

 Place-names, Celtic, Joseph Meehan, 454 ; the Reviewer, 4541 

 Place-names of Scotland. James B. Johnston, 292 

 Plague, the Spread of. Dr. E. H. Hankin, 616 

 Planes of the Stars, Principal, Prof. New-comb, 308 

 Planets : the Periodical Apparition of the Martian Canal-s 

 Percival Lowell, 14; Moisture in the Atmosphere of Mars,. 

 Arthur J. Hawkes, 55 ; Position of the .'\xis of the Rota- 

 tion of Mars, Mr. Lowell, 186 ; Visibility of the Martian 

 Canals, Mr. Lowell, 416; Explanation of the Martiart 

 and Lunar Canals, Prof. W. H. Pfckering, 53b ; Observ- 

 ations of Jupiter during 1903, MM. Flammarion and 

 Benoit, 205 ; Mass and Shape of Jupiter, Br\an Cookson, 

 286 ; the Red Spot on Jupiter, 332 r W. F. r)pnning, 480 ; 

 the South Temperate Spots on Jupiter, Mr. Denning, 560 ; 

 Recurrent Markings on Jupiter, Mr. Denning, 610; 

 Observations of the Satellites of Saturn, Lucien Rudaux, 

 205: Saturn's Ninth Satellite, Prof. E. C. Pickering, 354; 

 Position of Saturn's Ninth Satellite^ Prof. Barnard, 536; 

 Visual Observation of Phoebe, Profs. Barnard and H. H. 

 Turner, 584; Phoebe, Saturn's Ninth Satellite, Prof. 

 W. H. Pickering, 634; Rotation of Saturn's Rings, 

 W. F. Denning, 47"; : the Markings and Rotatfon Period' 

 of Mercury, 210; Variability of Afinor Planets, J. Holet- 

 schek, 256 ; Grundriss der Theoretischen Astronomie und 

 der Geschichte der Planetentheorie, Prof. Johannes 

 Frischauf, 267 

 Plant-geography upon a Physiotogical Basis, Dr. A. F. W. 



Schimper, 573 

 Plant Physiology : the Available Energy of Timothy Hay, 

 Messrs. Armsby and Fries, 132 ; the Phvsiologv of Plants, 

 a Treatise upon the Metabolism and Sources of Energy 

 in Plants, Prof. W. Pfeffer, 242 ; Vorlesungen iiber 

 Pflanzenphysiologie, Prof. Ludwig Jost, 242 ; Plant- 

 geography upon a Physiological Basis, Dr. A. F. W. 

 Schimper, 573 ; Disease-proof Potatoes, 606 

 Plants : Origin of Plants Common to Europe and America, 

 A. T. Drummond, 51; : Insular Races of Animals and 

 Plants, Prof. T. D. A. Cockerell, 102 ; the Classification of 

 Flowering Plants, A. B. Rendle, 598 

 Platinum, Behaviour of Radium Bromide Heated to High 



Temperatures on. Prof. J. Joly, F.R.S., 31 

 Pleiades, Radial Velocities of the, W. S. .'\dams, 230 

 Pleiades Stars, Photographic Magnitudes and Places of, 350 p 



Mr. Dugan, 447 

 Plicque (Dr. A. F.), the Depopulation of Rural Districts fr? 



France in the Canton of Donnemarie-en-Afontois, 201 

 Plumandon (J. R.), the Dryness of the Air, 282 

 Pocket-Gophers and their Effect on the Soil, E. T. Setorr,. 



•85 



Poison of the Banded Krait, the. Captain George Lamb,. 

 Prof. R. T. Hewlett, 233 



Polar E-xpedition, 1893-1S96, the Norwegian, Scientific Re- 

 sults, i;49 



Pollock (Sir Montagu, Bart.), Light and Water, a Study of 

 Reflexion and Colour in River, Lake, and' Sea, 55, 



Pollok (J. H.), Extraction of Glucina from Beryl by Fusfow 

 with Caustic Soda, 167 



Polonium, Formation of, fi'om Radium, Hon. R'. J'. Strutf,. 

 627 



