Nature, i 
June 9, 1904 
Index XV 
zene Series, Messrs. Klages and Sautter, 473 ; 
of Solids at Low Temperatures, Morris W. Travers, 477; 
Chemical Dynamics of the Alkyl lodides, Miss K. A. 
Burke and Fk. G. Donnan, 478; Separation of B-Crotonic 
Acid from a-Crotonic Acid, R. S. Morrell and A. E. 
Bellars, 478; Purification of Water by Continuous Frac- 
tional Distillation, W. R. Bousfield, 478; Freezing Point 
Curves of Dynamic Isomerides, A. Findlay, 473; the 
Union of Hydrogen and Chlorine, the Action of ‘1empera- 
ture on the Period of Induction, J. W. Mellor, 478; Fur- 
ther Experiments on the Action of Light on Chlorine, 
J. W. Mellor, 478; Action of Carbon Dioxide upon the 
Metal Ammoniums, Etienne Rengade, 479; Europium, G. 
Urbain and H. Lacombe, 479; General Method for the 
Preparation of Anhydrous Chlorides, C. Matignon and 
F. Bourion, 48c ; Ausgewahlte Methoden der Analytischen 
Chemie, Prof. Dr. A. Classen and H. Cloeren, 484; New 
General Methods of Preparing Aldehydes, E. E. Blaise, 
496; F. Bodroux, 496; Solubility of Silicon in Zinc and 
Lead, Henri Moissan and F. Siemens, 503; New Mode 
of Formation of Calcium Carbide, Henri Moissan, 503 ; 
Distribution of the Chemical Elements in the Earth and 
its Possible Relation with Atomic Weights, L. de Launay, 
504; Action of Formaldehyde on Milk, A. Trillat, 504; 
Practical Chemistry, William French and T. H. Board- 
man, 510; the Kathode Potential, the Essential Factor in 
the Electrolytic Reduction of Nitro- -compounds, Messrs. 
Lob and Moore, 520; Density of Fluorine, Henri Moissan, 
520; Boiling Points of Homologous Compounds, H. 
Ramage, 527; Transformation of Oxides and Oxygenated 
Salts into Chlorides, C. Matignon and F. Bourion, 528; 
the Constancy of Maltase Ferment, Mlle. Ch. Philoche, 
528; a Systematic Survey of the Organic Colouring 
Matters, Arthur G. Green, Prof. R. Meldola, F.R.S., 
529; the Chemistry of Plant and Animal Life, Prof. H. 
Snyder, 533; Theory of Amphoteric Electrolytes, Prof. 
James Walker, F.R.S., at the Royal Society, 545; Elec- 
trolytic Analysis of Gold, F. M. Perkin and W. C. 
Prebble, 551; the Separation of Chromium and Vana- 
dium, Paul Nicolardot, 552; Preparation of Ether Oxides 
by Means of Magnesium Compounds and Halogen Methyl 
Ethers, l’Abbé J Hamonet, 552; Practical Physiological 
Chemistry, Dr. J. A. Milroy and Prof. T. H. Milroy, 
557; a Laboratory Manual of Physiological and Patho- 
logical Chemistry for Students of Medicine, Prof. E. 
Salkowski, 557; Monographieen aus der Geschichte der 
Chemie, (1) Jakob Berzelius, H. G. Séderbaum; (2) 
Amedeo Avogadro und die Molekular Theorie, Icilio 
Guareschi, 558; an Attempt towards a Chemical Concep- 
tion of the Ether, Prof. D. Mendeléeff, 558; two New 
Elements, Carolinium and Berzilium, Prof. Baskerville, 
564; Molecular Weight of Solid Phosphoretted Hydrogen, 
Messrs. Schenck and Buck, 567; Mercuric Nitrite and 
its Decomposition by Heat, P. C. Ray, 574; the Higher 
Glycerides, J. B. Hannay, 5743 Heat of Formation of 
Glucinum Chloride, J. H. Pollok, 574; Composition of 
Distilled Oil of Limes, Wie Burgess and T. H. Page, 
574; the Reduction of 2 :6-Dinitrotoluene with Hydrogen 
Sulphide, J. B. Cohen and J. Marshall, 574; the Polar- 
istrobometrograph, Gaston Gaillard, 576; Introduction to 
the Study of Physical Chemistry, Sir William Ramsay, 
K.C.B., F.R.S., 579; the Phase Rule and its Applica- 
tions, Alex. Findlay, 579; Death of Dr. A. P. Aitken, 
586; Electrolytic Decomposition by Alternating Currents, 
Messrs. Le Blane and Schick, 589; Application of the 
Blondlot Rays to Chemistry, Albert Colson, 600; New 
Mode of Formation of Calcium Carbide, L. M. Bullier, 
foo; the Estimation of Nitrogen, Léon Débourdeaux, 
600; Influence of Hydriodic Acid on the Oxidation of 
Sulphurous Acid, A. Berg, 600; Action of Oxidising 
Agents on the Purity of Industrial Fermentations, Henrf 
Alliot and Gilbert Gimel, 600; A Text-book of Ceramic 
Calculations with Examples, W. Jackson, 605; the Com- 
plex Nature of Thorium, Prof. Bohuslav Brauner, 606; 
Interesting Reaction the Rate of which is Diminished by 
Raising the Temperature, Clara C. Benson, 619: Con- 
stitution of Cellulose, Prof. A. G. Green. 619; Plating 
upon Aluminium, C. F. Burgess and Carl Hambuechen, 
622; Action of Silicon upon Water at a Temperature near 
1oo®? €., H. Moissan and F. Siemens, 623; Apparent 
Diminution of Energv of a Feeble Acid in the Presence 
of its Neutral Salt, G. Chesneau, 624; a New General 
Formation 
Chester (Capt. 
Chewings (Dr. 
Chicago (334), 
China: 
Chittenden (F. H.), Insect Enemies of the Sugar-beet, 494 
Chlorine Industry, the Alkali and, E. Sorel, C. Simmonds, 
Chree (Dr. Charles, F.R.S 
Chronograph, New, 
Chronometers, 
Ciamician (Prof. 
Clarke (Eagle), 
Clarke 
Clayton 
Cloeren (H.), 
Coal Statistics during 1902, 
Cockayne (L.), Flora and Fauna of the Auckland Isles and 
Reaction of Aldehydes, L. J. Simon and A. Conduché, 
624; Action of Sulphur and Selenium on the Organo- 
magnesium Compounds of Aromatic Hydrocarbons, F. 
Taboury, 624; Purification and Characterisation of 
Alcohols, L. Bouveault, 624; Hydrates of Methyl Alcohol 
and Acetone, E. Varenne and L. Godefroy, 624; Chemical 
Researches on the Thyroid Apparatus, Jean Chenu and 
Albert Morel, 624 ; Agricultural Chemistry : the Chemistry 
of the Soil as Related to Crop Production, M. Whitney 
and F, K. Cameron, 58; Experiments on Wheat, R. H. 
Biffen, 92 ; Mendel’s Laws and their Application to Wheat 
Hybrids, R. H. Biffen, 454 
Chenu (Jean), Chemical Researches on the Thyroid Appa- 
ratus, 624 
Chesneau (G.), Apparent Diminution of Energy of a Feeble 
Acid in the Presence of its Neutral Salt, 624 
C. M.), the United States Naval Observa- 
tory, 330 
Charles), 
Mineral Fexctilisers, 139 
Orbit of the Minor Planet, 
Rock Phosphates and Other 
Prof. Kurt 
Laves, 542 
Child (J. M.), a New Geometry for Schools, 97; a New 
Geometry for Junior Forms, 391 
a French-Chinese Calendar, 259 
242 
Chloroform Anesthesia, Dr. A. D. Waller, F.R.S., 572 
Choffat (Paul), Earthquakes in Portugal during 1903, 360 
Chope (R. H.), Worked Problems in Higher Arithmetic, 
486 
.), Solar and Magnetic Disturb- 
ances, 6; the Bending of Magnetometer Deflection-bars, 
23; the Relationship between Sun-spot Frequency and 
Terrestrial Magnetism, 525 
Christie (Mr.), the Greenwich Section of the Astrographic 
Catalogue, 568 
Robert Ludwig Mond and Meyer 
Wildermann, 431 
Relation between Pressure and the Rate 
of, Paul Ditisheim, 48 
Giacomo), 
Developing Chemical Indus- 
tries in Italy, 205 
Circular Orbit, the Radiation Pas an Electron describing 
a, Oliver Heaviside, Bakcos, 
Immigration st Insects from the Con- 
tinental Coasts, 191; Bird Migration in Great Britain 
and Ireland, 516 
(Walter J.), 
Plates, 366 
Phosphorescence of Photographic 
Classen (Prof. Dr. A.), Ausgewahlte Methoden der analyti- 
schen Chemie, 484 
Claude (Georges), the Extraction of Oxygen by the Partial 
Liquefaction of Air, 95 
(Henry Helm), Diminishing Size of the New 
Bishop’s Ring around the Sun, 270 
Clement (E.), Action of Formic eid on the Muscular 
System, 528 
Climate of the Argentine Republic, Walter G. Davis, 230 
Climatology, Handbook of, Dr. Julius Hann, Dr. W. N. 
Shaw, F.R.S., 3 
Climatology of 1903, the, J. Loisel, 378 
Climbs and Explorations in the Canadian Rockies, Hugh 
E. M. Stutfield and Ue Naas Collie, 
T. G. Bonney, F.R.S., 
pie te Methoden der 
Ich Si5 LETS h ie 
analytischen 
Chemie, 484 
Clouds on Mars, Mr. Denning, 160 
Clouds, the ‘‘ Sky-coloured,’? T. W. Backhouse, 31 
Clough (W. T.), Elementary Experimental Science, Physics, 
126 
Clowes (Prof.), Biological Method of Sewage Treatment, 
471 
Goal! Formation of, Henry Hall, 250; Capt. F. W. Hutton, 
F.R.S., 560 
Sir C. Le Neve Foster, 89 
Campbell Island, 14 
Cockburn (Sir John), on the Biology of Federation, 443; 
the Evolution of Empire, 568 
