ature, "1 

 •II, 1908J 



Index 



Rossignol, 502; Modern Xitre Beds, 513; Explosive 

 Rhodium, E. Cohen and Th. Strengers, 519; the Pro- 

 duction in the Electric Furnace of Carbon Bisulphide, 

 E. R. Taylor, 519; Diffusion and Osmosis, Prof, 

 ijtephane Leduc, 519; the Quantitative Determination 

 of Arsenic by the Gutzeit Method, C. R. Sanger and 

 O. F. Black, 519; Action of Chlorine upon Dithymol, 

 H. Cousin, 527; Derivatives of Phenylisoxazolone, A. 

 Wahl and Andr6 Meyer, 527 ; Products of the Action of 

 Aluminium Chloride and Hydrochloric Acid Gas on 

 Benzene, G. Gustavson, 527 ; Gases arising from 

 Electric Sparks, M. dc Broglie, 527 ; Detection of Minute 

 Ouantities of Helium in Minerals, F. Bordas, 527 ; De- 

 rivatives of Thiophene, \ . Thomas, 528 ; Formation of 

 Acetic Aldehyde in Alcoholic Fermentations, A. Trillat, 

 528; Traits complet d'Analyse chimique appliquee aux 

 Essais industriels, J. Post and B. Neumann, 531 ; Death 

 and Obituary Notice of Dr. James Bell, C.B., F.R.S., 

 539 ; Mochus of Sidon and the Theory of Atoms, Dr. 

 T. J. J. See, 541 ; Dr. Dreyer, 541 ; Re-determination 

 of the .^tomic \Veight of Chlorine, \V. A. Noyes and 

 H. C. P. Weber, 543 ; the Society of Dyers and 

 Colourists, 547 ; the Conversion of Diamond into Coke 

 in High \'acuum by Kathode Rays, Hon. C. A. Parsons, 

 C.B., F.R.S., and Alan A. Campbell Swinfon, 549; 

 Action of Heat on a-Hydroxycarboxylic Acids, H. R. 

 Le Sueur, 551 ; Spontaneous Crystallisation of Sodium 

 Sulphate Solutions, H. Hartley, B. M. Jones, and G. A. 

 Hutchinson, 551 ; Quantitative Conversion of Aromatic 

 Hydrazines into Diazonium Salts, F. D. Chattaway, 

 551 ; Quantitative Separation of Thallium from Silver, 

 J. F. Spencer and M. Le Pla, 551 ; Density of the Vapour 

 of Propionic Acid, A. Faucon, 552 ; the OH(i)Cl(2 : 4 : 6)- 

 Trichlorophenol and its Transformation into Chloro- 

 quinones, E. L^ger, 552 ; Chemie der hoheren Pilze, 

 eine Monographic, Dr. Julius Zellner, Prof. R. Meldola, 

 F.R.S., 553 ; the Chemistry of the Diazo-compounds, 

 Dr. J. C. Cain, 558; the Corrosion of Iron and Steel, 

 Dr. Frank Clowes, 560 ; Decomposition of Ozone by 

 Heat, Prof. E. P. Perman and R. H. Greaves, 574; 

 an Isomer of Diphenylcamphomethane, A. Haller and 

 E. Bauer, 575 ; New Method of Estimating the Vapour 

 of Mercury in Air, P. M^nifere, ^76 ; Formation of 

 Mixtures of Isomers of Constant Melting Point in the 

 Friedel and Crafts Reaction, G. Perrier and H. Caille, 

 576; Untersuchungen in der Puringruppe (1882-1906), 

 Emil Fischer, 579 : Occurrence of Cyanogenetic Gluco- 

 sides in Feeding Stuffs, T. A. Henry and S. J. M. 

 .■\uld, 508; Considerations affecting the "Strength" of 

 Wheat Flours, Julian L. Baker and H. F. E. Hulton, 

 59S : Action of Selenium and Tellurium on Arsine and 

 Stibine, F. Jones, 599 ; Simple Reaction producing a 

 Disinfectant Gas, G. Carteret, 600 ; Austenite, Ed. 

 Maurer, 600 ; New Method of Estimating Phosphorus in 

 Organic Materials, Isidore Bay, 600 ; Sulphur Com- 

 pounds of Thorium, A. Duboin, 600; Semicatalysis, the 

 Oxidation of Hydrocarbons in Air in Presence of 

 Phosphorus. .Albert Colson, 600; Science and Industry, 

 621 : Reducing Power of Ferropyrophosphates, P. Pascal, 

 ^623 



Ch^neveau (C), Influence of Temperature on the Optical 

 Properties of Dissolved Bodies, 216 



Chevalier (J.), .Action of Choline on the Arterial Pressure, 

 288 



Chevalier (Mr. I, a Detailed Study of the Photosphere, 378 



Chicago Meeting of American Association, 283, 302 ; the 

 Interdependence of Medicine and other Sciences, Dr. 

 W. H. Welch at, 2S3 ; Sectional Addresses at the, 378 



Chick (Harriette), Theory of Disinfection, 494 



Child-study, an Introduction to, W. B. Drummond, 410 



Child's Mind, the, its Growth and Training, W. E. 

 Urwick, 410 



Children, Medical Inspection of School, 426 



Chinese Description of the Leaf-insects, Early, Kumagusu 

 Minakata, 173 



Chloroform, the Induction of Anaesthesia by, 226 



Chofardet (P.), Comet T907C (Mellish), 23 



Chree (Dr. C, F.R.S.). Magnetic Declination at Kew 

 Observatory, 1890-1900, 238 ; .Atmospheric Electricity 

 and Fog, 343 ; the Isothermal Layer of the Atmosphere, 

 437 ; Magnetic Results obtained by the National Antarctic 



Expedition of 1901-4, 453 ; the Ziegler Polar Expedition, 



1903-5, Anthony Fiala, 544 

 Christie (Sir W. H. M., K.C.B.), the New Eighth Satellite 



of Jupiter, 575 

 Christophers (Captain), the Disease of Dogs due to the 



Protozoan Parasite i'iroplasma canisy 444 

 Chronology : Public Clocks and Time Distribution, 253 ; 



the Sun and the Clock, 372 ; a Suggested Explanation 



of the Ancient Jewish Calendar Dates in the Aramaic 



Papyri, E. B. Knobel, 47S ; a Simplified Calendar, Ale.x. 



Philip, 479 ; Proposed Alteration in the Calendar, 489 ; 



Dr. D. Mackie, 534 ; Corr., 541 

 Chronometry : Determination of the Time, both on Land 



and at Sea, with the Aid of Wireless Telegraphy, 



Bouquet de la Grye, 551 

 Clark (.Alex.), the Polarity of Matter, 219 

 Clarke (W. Eagle), the Birds of Yorkshi*?, 511 

 Clay (J.), Variation of the Electrical Resistance of Pure 



Metals Down to Very Low Temperatures, 233 

 Clayton (.A.), Residual Affinity of the Coumarins and 



Thiocoumarins, 383 

 Clayton (H. H.), the Lagging of Temperature Changes at 



Great Heights behind those at the Earth's Surface 



Shown by Records of Sounding Balloons liberated at 



St. Louis in April and May, 1906, 495 

 Clerc (Louis), New Electric Arc Furnace applicable to 



Laboratory Researches, 359 

 Climate and Man, Prof. Grenville A. J. Cole, 314 

 Climber's Pocket Book, the. Rock-climbing Accidents, with 



Hints on First Aid to the Injured, some Uses of the 



Rope, Methods of Rescue and Transport, Lionel. F. 



West, 196 

 Clock, the Sun and the, 372 

 Clocks and Time Distribution, Public, 253 

 Clouds, Auroral Characteristics of, George C. Simpson, 



344 



Clough (C. T.), the Geological Structure of the North-west 

 Highlands of Scotland, 272 



Clowes (Dr. Frank), the Corrosion of Iron and Steel, 560 



Coal, James Tonge, 389 



Coal Mining, Practical, 457 



Coblentz (W. W.), Relative Merits of the Radiomicrometer, 

 the Linear Thermopile, the Radiometer, and the Bolo- 

 meter for the Measurement of Radiation, 445 



Cockayne (Dr. L.), Coastal Vegetation of the South Island 

 of New Zealand, 279 ; Report on a Botanical Survey of 

 Kapiti Island, 297 ; Vegetation of Disappointment Island, 

 375 ; Flora of the Snares and .Auckland Islands, 494 



Cockerell (Prof. T. D. A.), a Miocene Wasp, 80 



Cohen (Prof. Ernst), das Lachgas, eine chemisch- 

 historische Studie, 454 



Cohen (E.), Explosive Rhodium, 519 



Cohen (J. B.), Use of Pyridine Bases as Hydrogen Carriers, 

 335 ; Organic Chemistry for Advanced Students, 363 



Cohen (L.), Action of Lime on the Available Soil Con- 

 stituents, 23 



Cohen (Prof.), the So-called .Amorphous Antimony and 

 Bismuth, 352 



Coinage, .Ancient Dies for, Prof. C. Zenghelis, 65 



Cole (Prof. Grenville A. J.), the Pulse of .Asia, a Journey 

 in Central Asia illustrating the Geographic Basis of 

 History, Ellsworth Huntington, 314; Geologische 

 Prinzipienfragen, E. Reyer, 529 ; Deviation of Rivers 

 caused bv the Rotational Velocitv of the Earth, 612 



Coleman (W. S.), Our Woodlands', Heaths, and Hedges, 



College System, Technical Research and the, W. P. 



Dreaper, 367 

 Collier (W. H.), Interaction in Solution of Ferrous 



Sulphate and Copper Sulphate, 144 

 Coloration of Glass and Quartz by Radium, Charles E. S. 



Phillips, 535 

 Colouring Matters of Flowers, on the, Dr. H. C. Sorbv, 



F.R.S., 260 

 Colourists, the Society of Dyers and, 547 

 Colours and Periods of Variable Stars, the Relations 



between the, S. Beliawsky, 590 

 Colson (.Albert), the Transformations of Solutions of White 



Phosphorus into Red Phosphorus, 287 : Semicatalysis. 



the Oxidation of Hydrocarbons in -Air in Presence of 



Phosphorus, 600 



