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INDEX 
Xxi 
a 
Meade (R.), Statistics and Value of Coal raised in British 
Empire, 514 
Meadow, Upland and, a Poaetquissings Chronicle, Chas. C. 
Abbott, 190 
Measures, Weights and, International Committee of, 79 
Mechanical Engineers, Institution of, 45, 399, 576, 625 
Mechanics : Practical Mechanic’s Companion, W. Templeton, 
W. S. Hutton, C.E., 28 ; Dr. Konig on the Modern Attempts 
towards laying down an Unexceptionable Basis of, 212; a 
Manual of Mechanics, T. M. Goodeve, Prof. Geo. M. Minchin, 
358. See also British Association, Section G, Mechanical 
= Science 
Medical Index Catalogue, A. T. Myers, 98 
Mediterranean, Eastern, Earthquakes in, 460 
Meehan (Thos. ), Superimposed Stamens, 17 
Melbourne Observatory, 155 
Meldola (Prof. R., F.R.S.): Oils, Resins, and Varnishes, 213 ; 
Scientific Development of the Coal-Tar Colour Industry, 324 ; 
Physiological Selection and Origin of Species, 384 
Meloe, Larve of, Dr. Sharp, Mr. Billups, Mr. Saunders, Prof. 
Riley, 306 
Melting-Points of Minerals, H. L. Crosthwait, 22 
Mémoires de la Société des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles de 
Bordeaux, 99 
Memoirs of the Kazan Society of Naturalists, 277 
Men of Science in the House of Commons, 299 
Mendelssohn (Maurice), Researches on the Axial Nervous 
Current, 380 
Mendenhall (T. C.), Characteristic Curves of Composition, 559 
Mensuration, Exercises on, T. W. K. Start, 494 
Menthol, Effect of, on Nerves of Temperature, Dr. Gold- 
scheider, 71 
Mercury, Preservation of Gases over, H. B. Dixon, F.R.S., 511 
Mercury Vapour, Absorption of, by Spongy Platinum, T. 
Thmori, 354 
Meridian Instruments, Flexure of, Prof. Harkness on, 40 
Meridian of Paris, 61 
Merionethshire, Manganese-Mining in, C. Le Neve Foster, 
512 
Merrifield (John, LL.D.), a Treatise on Nautical Astronomy for 
the Use of Students, 262 
Merrill (G. P.), Pliocene Sandstones from Montana and Idaho, 
539 
Merritt (W. Hamilton), the Cascade Anthracite Coal-Field of 
the Rocky Mountains, Canada, 259 
Metallurgy: Neutral, Lining for Metallurgical Purposes, 62; 
M. Cornu on the Hydrogen Function of certain Metals, 104 ; 
Effect of Magnetisation on the EJasticity and Internal Fric- 
tion of Metals, H. Tomlinson, B.A., 115 
Metamorphic Rocks, Cretaceous, G. F. Becker, So 
Meteoric Stones, E. S. Dana and A. L. Penfield, 540 
Meteorites, Meteors, and Shooting-Stars, Prof. H. A. Newton, 
532 
Meteorology: J. G. Grenfell on Iridescent Clouds, 3 ; Climate 
_ of Killarney, Ven. Archdeacon Wynne, M.A., 21; Meteoro- 
logical Society, 23; Berlin Meteorological Society, 23; Dr. 
Woeikof on Croll’s Hypothesis of Geological Climates, 46 ; 
Influence of Forests on the Climate of Sweden, 53; Earth 
Temperatures, W. Marriott, F.R.Met.Soc., 95 ; After-Glows 
of 1883-84, A. W. Clayden, M.A., 95 ; a Remarkable Hail- 
storm, A. Ernst, 122; on the Working of the Harmonic 
Analyser at the Meteorological Office, R. H. Scott, F.R.S., 
and R. H. Curtis, 135 ; Solar Halo of May 30, 1886, M. A. 
Cornu, 139; Solar Halo, Commander T. H. Tizard, 168 ; 
Dr. W. Doberck’s Observations at Hong Kong, 148 ; Hong 
Kong Observatory, Dr. Doberck, 175 ; Meteorological Results 
at Levuka and Suva, 1875-1885, J. D. W. Vaughan, F.R. 
Met.Soc., 187; Squall of January 13, 1886, R. H. Scott, 
F.R.S., 187; Floods of May 1886, F. Gaster, F.R.Met. 
Soc., and W. Marriott, F.R.Met.Soc., 187; Summer 
Isobars, Winds and Cloudiness on the Atlantic, L. T. de 
Bort, 188 ; Solar Meteorology, Signor Tacchini, 194 ; Blan- 
ford’s Memorandum on the Himalayan Snowfall, 201 ; an 
Australasian Meteorological Society, 201; Meteorology of 
Ben Nevis, A. Buchan, 211; Mirage at Algiers preceding 
Thunderstorm, 277; the Weather at Caracas, Dr. A. Ernst, 
313 ; Meteorological Station of ]’Aigoual, M. F. Perrier, 331 ; 
the Persistent Low Temperature, Chas. Harding, 340; Nor- 
wegian Meteorological Institute of Christiania, Ingenious 
Plan for disseminating its Weather Reports, 347; Meteor- 
ology and Colliery Explosions, Hy. Harries, 361 ; the August 
Perseids, W. F. Denning, 372; Report of Scottish Meteoro- 
logical Society, 460; Aurora, M. A. Veeder, 469; Lunar 
Rainbow, D. Pidgeon, 469; Proposed Observatory near 
Chepstow, 506; Annual Movement of the Barometer in 
Central Russia, General A. de Tillo, 516 ; Rainfall of the Cape 
Colony, T. Stewart, 573; Law of Storms, W. H. Rosser, 
594 ; Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 603 ; Observations at Polar 
Meteorological Station, Mouth -of Lena, M. Eigner, Dr. Rk. 
Lenz, 604; Meteorological Observations near the Upper 
Rhine, M. Hirn, 612 
Meteors, 580; Meteor-Showers, 85, I11, 177, 435, 496, 502, 
532, 604, 628; Baron Schwerin on the November Stream, 
60; Bolide in Russia, 60; Meteor of June 13, Kk. Strachan, 
143 ; the Biela, of November 27, 1885, H. A. Newton, 297 ; 
W. F. Denning on Meteors, 336; New Aérolite, 439 ; the 
September Taurids, W. F. Denning, 546; Fine Meteor, 
Rey. J. H. Abrahall, 602 
Methylic Compounds, Comparative Volatility: of, L. Henry, 
588 
Meunier (M. S.), Jurassic Bilobites, 140 
Meusnier’s (General) Projected Aérostatic Machine, 331 
Meyer (Dr. A. B.), Hybrids between the Black Grouse and 
the Pheasant, 218; Mimicry in Snakes, 596 
Mexican Cemeteries, Discovery of Two Ancient, 379 
Mexico, New, Turquoise from, F. W. Clarke and J. S. Diller, 
539 
Mice and Frogs, W. A. Carter, 109 
Michaelis (Capt. O. E.), Application of Electricity to the De- 
velopment of Marksmanship, 462 
Michelson (A. A.) and E. W. Morley, Experiments on Velocity 
of Light, A. Cornu, 139; Influence of Motion of the Medium 
on the Velocity of Light, 158 
Michigan Sanitary Convention, 554 
Microbes, Ferments, and Moulds, E. L. Trouessart, 239 
Micrococcus pasteuri, Dr. Sternberg, 162 
Micro-Organisms, Multiplication and Vitality of Certain, Percy 
F, Frankland, 539 
Microscopy: Determination of the Index of Refraction of a 
Fluid by, G. Thompson, 157; as a Refractometer, Rev. 
Gordon Thompson, 217 ; as a Refractor, L. Bleekrode, 290 ; 
Microscopic Flora of Sulphurous Waters, L. Olivier, 563 ; 
Microscopic Organisms in Air and Water, M. le Dr. Miquel, 318; 
Microscopical Society of Glasgow, 14 ; Cheshire, on a Device 
for the Better Examination of Bacteria in Culture-Tubes, 235 ; 
Phylloxera vastatrix, Dr. Morris, 355 ; Chlamydomyxa in the 
Engadine, Prof. E. Ray Lankester, JF.R.S., 408 ; Prof. T. 
G. Bonney, F.R.S., on the Microscopic Analysis of Rocks, 
443 
Middlesex, Scientific Society for, 83 
Middlesex Natural History and Science Society, Field Meeting, 
oI 
Mistation, Lepidoptera and, W. H. Bath, 618 
Migration of Birds, Observations on, at Lighthouses, 481 
Migratory Instincts of Trout, 246 
Mikluho-Maclay (Baron), in New Guinea, 4! 
Milk Scarlatina, Dr. Klein, 471 
Mill (Dr. H. R.); and J. T. Morison, Tidal Variations of Tem- 
perature and Salinity in Forth Estuary, 187 ; Temperature of 
Water in Firth of Clyde, 461 ; on the Chemistry of Estuary 
Water, 511 
Miller (Hugh), on the Classification of Carboniferous Limestone 
Series, Northumberland Type, 515 
Milne (Prof. John) : on Geology of Japan, 59 ; and the Crater of 
Asamayama, 130; Earthquakes and other Earth Movements, 
Major A. Cunningham, 141; Prize Essays on Earthquakes, 
153; an Earthquake Invention, 193; Volcanoes of Japan, 
434 
Mimicry in Snakes, W. II. Tooke, 547; A. B. Meyer, 596 
Minchin (Prof. G. M.): Scientific Nomenclature, 76; Statics 
with Relation to Physics, Major A. Cunningham, 165 ; 
Ampére’s Rule, 192 ; a Manual of Mechanics, T. M. Good- 
eve, 358 
Mindanao, Ethnology of, Prof. Blumentritt, 372 
Mindoro, Manguians of, Prof. Blumentritt, 557 
Mineral Resources of India, Conference on, 129 
Mineral Waters of Bagnéres-de-Luchon, Haute-Garonne, on the 
Composition of, M. Ed. Willm, 403 
Mineralogical Society, 211, 235 
Mineralogy : Prof. E. S. Dana on the Progress of, 370 ; Contri- 
butions to, W. E. Hidden, 539; Progress of Chemistry and, 
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