June 



Index 



April Meteors, the, W. F. Denning, 500 ; John R. Henry, 

 560 



Aquatic Plants of Our Waters, Microscopic, Dr. F. E. 

 Fritsch at London Institution, 499 



Aquikc, Nova, Nebulosity around, Prof. Frost, 279 ; Prof. 

 E. C. Pickering, 279 



Aquilse, Nova, No. 2, J. A. Parkhurst, 136 



Aquilae, Nova, No. 2, the Supposed Nebulosity around, 

 Prof. Frost, 518; see also Astronomy 



Arber (E. A. N.), the Origin of Gymnosperms, 542 ; Cata- 

 logue of the Fossil Plants of the Glossopteris Flora in 

 the Department of Geology, British Museum (Natural 

 Hi-torv), being a Monograph of the Permo-Carboniferous 

 Flora of India and the Southern Hemisphere, 577 



Archaeology : Important Egyptian Finds of Theodore M. 

 Davis, 36 ; a Remarkable Discovery in Egypt, 468 ; 

 British Excavations in the Near East, 1904-5, 102 ; Notes 

 on Stonehenge, Sir Norman Lockyer, K.C.B., F.R.S., 

 153, 224; Ruins in Rhodesia, D. Randall Maclver, 213-4; 

 Irish Cave Explorations, Dr. R. F. Scharff, 215; some 

 Questions for Archaeologists, Sir Norman Lockyer, 

 K.C.B., F.R.S., 2S0 ; Mural Paintings and Engravings 

 of the Pyrenean Caves, E. Cartailhac and Father Breuil, 

 354 ; Notes on some Cornish Circles, Sir Norman Lockyer, 

 K.C.B., F.R.S., 366, 561 ; Natural History and Archae- 

 ology of the Waterlilies, 379 ; Copper and its Alloys in 

 Antiquity, Prof. W. Gowland, 3S1 ; Manuel de Recherches 

 prehistoriques, 411; the Preservation of Antiquities, a 

 Handbook for Curators, Dr. Friedrich Rathgen, 412 ; 

 the Origin of Bronze, Dr. John W. Evans, 414; Ruins 

 of a Large City found in Afghanistan, 515; the Evolu- 

 tion of an English Town, being the Story of the Ancient 

 Town of Pickering in Yorkshire, Gordon Home, 538 ; 

 Discovery of Sanctuarv of Artemis Orthia, at Sparta, 

 589 



Archimedes, the Cattle Problem of, 86 



Architecture : a Descriptive Handbook of Architecture, 

 Martin A. Buckmaster, 52 ; Institution of Naval Archi- 

 tects, 571 



Arctica : Expedition to the North Magnetic Pole, Captain 

 Amundsen, 59 ; Study of the Meteorological Observations 

 made during Nansen's North Polar Expedition in 1893-6, 

 Prof. Mohn, 595 



7) Argus, the Magnitude of, R. T. A. Innes, 64 



Arithmetic, the Winchester, C. Godfrey and G. M. Bel!, 

 Supp. to November 30, viii 



Armagnat (H.), la Bobine d'Induction, 124 



Armies, the Wastage in, by Disease, Prof. R. T. Hewlett, 

 105 



Armstrong (E. Frankland), the. Mechanism of Fermentation, 

 -1 Studies :.n Enzyme \ct12n v;i Synthesis of Maltose 

 and Iso-maltose, 03 



Armstrong (Prof. Henry F... F.R.S.), Studies on Enzyme 

 Action— Lipase, 94 ; Cooperation between Scientific 

 Libraries, 438 



Arth (G.), Prehistoric Mass of Metal found near Nancy, 180 



Ascent of Sap in Trees, Frank Harris, 246 



Aschan (Prof. Ossian), Chemie der Alicyklisehen Verbind- 

 ungen, 601 



Ascidians : the British Tunicata, an Unfinished Monograph, 

 the late Joseph Alder and the late Albany Hancock, Dr. 

 W. Garstang, 508 



Ashe (S. W.), Electric Railways, Theoretically and Prac- 

 ticallv Treated, 169 



Asia, Mast and Sail in Europe and, H. Warington Smyth, 

 Sir W. H. White. K.C.B., F.R.S., 536 



Asia, Scientific Exploration in Central, Dr. Gottfried 

 Merzbacher, 227 



Asiatic Society of Bengal, 143, 423 



Assheton (Mr.), Structure of the Placenta of an Elephant, 



59 

 Uteroid 14441 Gyptis, Variability of the. Dr. W. Valen- 



tiner, 39 

 Aston (YV. G.), Ancestor Worship in Japan, 503 

 Astronomy : Report of Inter-State Astronomical and 

 Meteorological Conference, Adelaide, May, 1905, 8; 

 Death of Prof. Ralph Copeland, 13 ; Obituary Notice of, 

 32; Our Astronomical Column, 17, 38, 63, 87, 109, 136, 

 "160, 1S2, 208, 232, 255, 279, 305, 326, 351, 375, 400, 

 425, 44S, 473, 494, 518, 544, 560, 592, 617; Astronomical 

 Occurrences in November, 17; in December, 109; in 



January, 232 ; in February, 326 ; in March, 425 ; in April, 

 544 ; Wave-lengths of Silicium Lines, Prof. Frost and 

 j. A. Brown, "17; Report of the Yerkes Observatory, 

 Prof. Hale, 18; Observations of Jupiter's Sixth Satellite, 

 1S; Systematic Error in Transit Observations of Jovian 

 Spots, Stanley Williams, 38 ; Photographs of Jupiter's 

 Sixth and Seventh Satellites, 122 ; Observations of 

 Jupiter, Major Molesworth, 401 ; New Spot on Jupiter, 

 W. F. Denning, 584, 007 ; the Spectrum of Nova Persei 

 No. 2, 18; Dr. K. Graff, 305; Reduction Tables for 

 Equatorial Observations, C. W. Frederick, 18 ; Photo- 

 graphic Star Catalogue, 18 ; the Leonid Meteors, 1905, 

 John R. Henry, 2S ; Death of Prof. Walter F. Wisli- 

 eenus, 33 ; Obituary Notice of, 57 ; Italian Observations 

 of the Recent Solar Eclipse, CI. Rozet, 3S ; Intrinsic 

 Brightness of the Solar Corona during the Eclipse of 

 August 30, 1905, Charles Fabry, 167; the Total Solar 

 Eclipse of August 30, J. Y. Buchanan, F.R.S., 173; 

 Polarisation Phenomena at Guelma in the Eclipse 1905 

 August 30, H. F. Newall, 191 ; Spectroscopic Observ- 

 ations made during the Eclipse of the Sun of August 30, 

 1905, P. Salet, 191-2 ; Eclipse Spectra, M. Salet, 208; 

 Ionisation of the Atmosphere during Total Solar Eclipse, 

 Charles Nordmann, 208 ; Magnetic Observations during 

 the Total Eclipse of the Sun, Father P. Cirera, 400 ; 

 Eclipse Observations at Catania, 405 ; the Solar Eclipse 

 of 1905, Dr. W. J. S. Lockyer, 537 ; Photography of the 

 Solar Protuberances with Coloured Screens during the 

 Eclipse of August 30, 1905, H. Deslandres and G. Blum, 

 576 ; Employment of Selenium Cells during Total Solar 

 Eclipse, 617 ; Apparatus for Measuring Coronal Radi- 

 ation during an Eclipse, Prof. H. L. Callandar, 47 ; 

 Publications of the U.S. Naval Observatory, American 

 Observations of the Total Solar Eclipses of 1900 and 

 1901, Rear-Admiral Colbv M. Chester, Dr. William J. S. 

 Lockyer, 4S6 ; the Total Solar Eclipse of the Sun of 

 January, 1907, Prof. David Todd, 617; Martian Meteor- 

 ology, Prof. W. H. Pickering, 38; a 300-Year Cycle in 

 Solar Phenomena, H. W. Clough, 38 ; some Suggestions 

 on the Nebular Hypothesis, Dr. Halm, 38; the Orbit of 

 a Corona; Borealis, Prof. Doberck, 39 ; Radial Velocities 

 of Certain Variable Stars, Prof. Frost, 39 ; Variability 

 of the Asteroid (444) Gyptis, Dr. W. Valentiner, 39 ; a 

 Suggestion for the Next International Scheme, W. E. 

 Cooke, I'-,; Phoebe, the Ninth Satellite of Saturn, Prof. 

 W. H. Pickering, 63 ; Observations of Phoebe during 

 1005, 474 ; Graphical Method of determining Altitudes 

 and Azimuths, Mr. Littlehales, 63 ; the Meteors of Biela's 

 Comet, Mr. Denning, 64 ; the Magnitude of 7) Argus, 

 R. T. A. Innes, 64 ; the Solar Observatory on Mount 

 Wilson, California, Contributions from the Solar Observ- 

 atory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. Prof. 

 G. E. Hale, 67; a Lunar Theory from Observation, Dr. 

 P. H. Cowell, 80; Discovery of a Comet, 1905b, M. 

 Schaer, 87; Comet 1905b, Prof. Hartwig, 109; Prof. 

 Aitken, 100; M. Ebelli 109, 136, 160; Prof. Wolf, 160; 

 Prof. E. Millosevich, 182; M. Giacobini, 1S2 ; Nova 

 Aquilae No. 2, Prof. Wolf, 87; J. A. Parkhurst, 136; 

 Nebulosity Around Nova Aquilae, Prof. Frost, 270 ; Prof. 

 E. C. Pickering, 270 ; the Supposed Nebulosity around 

 Nova Aquilae No. 2, Prof. Frost, 518; the Tenth Satellite 

 of Saturn, Prof. W. H. Pickering, 87 ; the Evolution of 

 the Solar System, F. R. Moulton, 87 ; Catalogue of 

 Variable Stars, 87; Star Calendar for 1906, 87; Royal 

 Astronomical Society, 05, 190, 334, 598 ; Royal Astro- 

 nomical Society's Medal Awards, 370; an Untried 

 Method of Determining the Refraction Constant, Geo. A. 

 Hill, no; Spectra of Bright Southern Stars, no; a 

 Catalogue of 42S0 Stars, no; the Anomalous Tails of 

 « omets, Prof. Barnard, 136; Catalogue of Binary Star 

 Orbits, Prof. R. G. Aitken, 136; a Popular Introduction 

 to Astronomy, Rev. Alex. C. Henderson, 149 ; Notes on 

 Stonehenge, Sir Norman Lockyer, K.C.B., F.R.S., 153, 

 224 ; another New Comet, 1005c, Prof. Giacobini, 160, 

 182, 400; Mr. Morgan, 160; Prof. Millosevich, 182; 

 Prof. Hartwig, 208; E. Strbmgren, 20S ; Mr. Denninc. 

 20S ; Mr. Backhouse, 255; New Elements and Eph'enieris 

 for Comet iqo^c, E. Stromgren, 232 ; Comet 1965c 

 (Giacobini), R. T. Crawford, 279;' Dr. Jost. --70: 

 A. Wedemeyer, 326, 351, 375. 42s, 473, ^44: Observ- 

 ation of Comet 1905c after Perihelion, Prof. H. R. 



