Index 



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purity, W.N. I hirtley, 430 ; the Absorption Spectra of Isatin, 

 Carbostyril and iheir Alkyl Derivatives, W. N. Hartley and 

 and J. J- Debbie, 430 ; Radiation in a Magnetic Field, Prof. 

 Thomas Preston, F. R..S., 485; Prof. A. A. Michelson, 440; 

 the Interferometer, Lord Rayleigh, F.R.S., 533; Prof. 

 Thomas Preston, F. R.S., 605; a Chapter in the History of 

 Spectrum Analysis, Sir Norman Lockyer, K.C.B., F.R.S., 

 535 ; the Present Standpoint in Spectrum Analysis, Sir Norman 

 Lockyer, K.C.B., F. R.S., 5S5 ; Spectrum of Saturn's Rings, 

 595 ; the Michelson Echelon Spectroscope, Charles P. Butler, 

 607 : New Telescopic Objective for Spectroscopic Use, C. \V. 

 Hastings, 621 



Spencer (Prof. B.), the Native Tribes of Central Australia, 511 



Spencer Herbert), Asymmetry and Vitalism, 29; the Duke of 

 Arg)ll and Mr. Herbert Spencer, 246 ; the Duke of Argyll 

 and Prof. R. Meldola, F.R.S., 269; Prof. Meldola's Ex- 

 planation, 294 ; Prof. .Meldola and Mr. Herbert Spencer as 

 Critics; the Duke of Argyll, K.G., F.R.S., 317; Prof. R. 

 Meldola, F.R.S., 317 



Spencer (J. VV.), the History of Niagara Falls, 214 



Spencer (L. J.), Identity of Binnite with Tennantite, 454 



Sphere of Science, the, F. S. Hoffman, 149 



Spherical Hollow, Attraction in a. Prof. Thomas Alexander, 

 270; Prof. Andrew Cray, F R.S., 341 : Prof. Lang, 441 



Spherical Trigonometry, W. W. Lane, 268 



Sphinx to Oracle, from, .A. Silva White, 266 



Spider Silk Manufacture in France, 81 



Spider's Web, Breath-Figure of, Oswald H. Latter, 55 



Spiders, Indian Solpuga; or Pseudo, H. R. P. Carter, 342 



Spines, the Origin and Significance of ; a Study in Evolution, 

 Dr. C. E. Beecher, 568 



Spitsbergen, Measurement of an Arc in, 258 



Spitta (Edmund J.), an Atlas of Bacteriology, 33S 



Spruyt (Dr. G. B. ), Physiological Action of Methylnitramine, 

 623 



•Sresnevsky (Prof. B.), Rainfall of Russian Baltic Provinces, Si 



Stage Appliances, Electrical, 212 



Stansfield (F. W.), the Production of Apospory by Environ- 

 ment in Athyriuin Filix-foemina, 406 



Stapf (Dr. O. ), Conspectul Florei Roumaniei, 221 



Starfish in Oyster beds, 422 



Starke (H.), Reflection of Kathode Rays, 46; Effect of 

 Riintgen Rays on Spark Discharges, 357 



Starkweather (G. P.), Regnault's Calorie, and Specific Volumes 

 of Steam, 332 



Stars : The Chemistry of the Star.s, Sir Norman Lockyer, 

 K.C.B., F.R.S., 32; the Chemistry of the Stars in Rela- 

 tion to Temperature, Sir Norman Lockyer, K.C.B.,F.R.S , 

 463 ; Stars with Great Velocities in the Line of Sight, 

 Prof. W. VV. Campbell, 43 ; Parallax of -n Pegasi, 107 ; 

 a New Algol Variable, Edwin F. Sawyer, 136: on Francesco 

 Bianchini's Sketches of the Constellations, Dr. Francesco 

 Porro, 159; on the Brightness of NebuUe and Star Clusters, 

 Dr. Holetschek, 159; Observations of a Orionis, R. T. A. 

 Innes, 233 ; a New Variable in Cassiopeia, Dr. T. D. Ander- 

 son, 233 ; New Variable Star in Andromeda, Dr. T. D. 

 Anderson, 303 ; Variable Stars, 494, 595 ; Stars of the Fifth 

 Type in the Magellanic Clouds, Mrs. Fleming, 330 ; Classi- 

 fication of Spectra of Long Period Variables, Mrs. Fleming, 

 330 ; Spectra of Stars of Secchi's Fourth Type, Prof. G. E. 

 Hale, 330; Confirmation of Bright Lines in Spectra of 152 

 Schjellerup, Profs. Keeler and Campbell, 330 ; New Star in 

 Aquila, 473 ; New Star in Sagittarius, 561 ; New Star Cata- 

 logue, Dunsink Observatory, 566 ; an Introduction to Stellar 

 Astronomy, W. H. S. Monck, 581 ; Double Star Catalogue, 

 Prof G. W. Hough, 616 



Stassano (H.), -Xbsorption of Mercury by Leucocytes, 47 



Stassfurt Salt Deposits, the Theory of the, J. H. van't Hoff, 

 W. Meyerholfer, 379 



Statistical Aspect of Sugar Question, Mr. Martineau, 593 



Steam as Explosive in Coal-Mining, Major-General H. Schaw, 

 614 



Steam Navigation : the 0<(aiiic, 277 ; Water-Tube Boilers for 

 Warships, Sir A. J. Dursion and H. J. Oram, 471 



Stearns (Prof. H. D. ), Winter Thunderstorms more frequent on 

 Coa.sts than Inland, 397 



Steel Plates, Thin, Imporosity uniler Hydraulic Pressure of, 

 •33 



Steel Rails, W. G. Kirkcaldy, 300 ; Prof Roberts-.Vusten, 

 F.R.S., 300 



Steel (Thos.), Luminosity of Sugar, 295 ; a Remedy for Book- 

 worms, 439 



Stcger (Dr.), Rate of Substitution of Nitro-Group by Oxyalkyl, 

 120 



Steinheil (Dr. RudolQ, Use of Telephoto Lens in .\stronomy, 

 399 



Stellar Astronomy, an Introduction to, W. H. S. Monck, 581 



Step (Edward), Fertilisation of Glaiix iiiarilima, 500 



Stereo-Chemistry and \italism, I'rof. F. Stanley Kipping, 

 F.R.S., and William J. Pope, 53 ; W. M. Strong, 53 ; Prof. 

 F. R. Japp, F.R.S., 54 



Stern (A. L. ), Nutrition of Veast, 71 



Stevens (H. P.), the Chemistry of Nitrogen Iodide. 3S3 



Stevens (Joseph), Death and Obituary Notice of, 562 



Stevens ('Prof. J. S.), Study of Various Styles of Cross- Wires 

 in Telescopes, ..Vc., 255 



Stewart (Dr. De Lisle), New Nebulx, 424 



Stewart (.\Ir. ), How Experiments on Discharge of Negative 

 Electricity by Light are affected by Electrical State of Arc 

 Vapours, 301 



Stewart (W. ), Disintegration of Incandescent Platinum and 

 Palladium Wires. 46 



Stewart-Smith's (Rev. J.) Photograph of Ribbon Lightning, 

 Prof. C. Abbe, 347 



Stockton Dragon, Another, 461 



Stok (Dr. \'an der). Monthly and Annual Rainfall Values of 

 East Indian Archipelago for 1897, 613 



Stoney(Dr. G. Johnstone, F.R.S.), the November Meteors, 

 31 ; the Orbit of the Leonid Meteor Swarm, 497 ; Illusorj- 

 Resolution of the Lines of a Spectrum, 294 



Story of the Cotton Plant, the, F. Wilkinson, 76 



Story of the Farm, the, James Long, 76 



Story of Geographical Discovery, the, Joseph Jacobs, 149 



Story of Marco Polo, the, 75 



Strachey (Lieut. -General Sir Richard, F.R.S.), Connection 

 between Manasarowar and Kiikas-tal, 76 



Strahan (.\.), the Geology of the Isle of Purbeck and 

 Weymouth, 457 



Stratigraphical Geologj-, the Principles of, J. E. Marr, F. R.S., 

 313 



Strong (W. M.), Stereochemistry and Vitalism, 53 



Structure and Classification of Birds, the, F. E. Beddard, 49 



Struthers (Sir John>, Death of, 421 ; Obituary Notice of, 468 



Strutt (R. J.), the Wehnelt Current Interrupter, 510 



Studien uber Hirsche (Gattung Cerviis im weitesten Sinne), Dr. 

 II. Nitsche, 366 



Study of Waves, the, Vaughan Cornish, 523 



Submarine Photography, Instantaneous, Louis Boutan, 72 



Submarine Vessel, the French, Gustave ZMe, Trn 



Suess (Herr Dr. Fran?, E. ), Are Moldavites of Celestial Origin? 

 208 '^ 



Sugar, Beet, Industry in the United States, Special Report on 

 the, 4 



Sugar, Luminosity of, Thos. Steel, 295 



Sugar Question, Statistical Aspect of, M. Martineau, 593 



Sun : Sunspots and Air Temperature, 77 ; the Artificial Pro- 

 duction of Sunspots, M. "Th. LuUin, 208 ; Sunspots and 

 Weather, Alex. B. MacDowall, 462 ; Sunspots and Rainfall, 

 Alex. B. MacDowall, 583 ; the Total Solar Eclipse of 

 January 22, 1898, 157 ; on the Soter Prominences, Father 

 Fenyi, 159: the Spectrum of the Corona, Sir Norman 

 Lockyer, K.C.B., F.Ii.S., 279 ; Photography of Corona, 473 ; 

 the Sun's Heat, 'Dr. T. J. J. See, 350 ; A. S. Chessin, 566 ; the 

 .Sun's Mean Temperature, Prof S. Newcomb, 595, Dr. A. S. 

 Chessin, 596 ; Probable Weather Conditions in Spain during 

 the Total Solar Eclipse of May 28, 1900, Prof, .\ugusto 

 Arciniis, 439 



Surface Currents, Drift-Bottles and, 539 



Surgery : Chloroform, Robert Bell, 149 : Riinlgen Rays in 

 Military Surgery, Major Battersby, 254 : Treatment of 

 Tuberculous Ab.scess by Iodoform Injection, .M. Lannc- 

 longuc, 311 ; Death and Obituary Notice of Prof. Gurit, 

 326; Hunter and the Science of Surgery, Sir William 

 AlacCormac, Bart., 402 



Surveying : Recherches sur les Instruments, les Mcthodes et le 

 dessin Topciijraphiques, Colonel .A. I..aussedat, 481 



Surveys, Magnetic, Prof. A. ('.ray, F.R.S., 234 



Sutherland (James), Primer of Geometr)', 149 



.Swallows and Martins, the Protection of, J. H. .Mlchin, 183 



Swallows and Martins in Italy, the Alleged Destruction of, 



