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Index 



of the Atmosphere and their Relations with Solar 

 Activity, Prof. Schuster, 301 ; Verification of Ohm's 

 Law, Prof. Lecher, 304 ; Electrical Discharge in Mono- 

 atomic Gases, F. Soddy and T. D. Mackenzie, 310; 

 Theory of a Receiver consisting of a Camparativelv 

 Short Vertical Wire, Dr. J. Zenneck, 327; Atmospheric 

 Electricity and Fog, Dr. Charles Chree, F.R.S., 343 ; 

 the Electromagnetic Theory of Dispersion in Gases, L. 

 Xatanson, 352 ; New Electric Arc Furnace applicable to 

 Laboratory Researches, Louis Clerc and Adolphe Minet, 

 359 ; Lehrbuch der theoretischen Elektrochemie auf 

 thermodynamischer Grundlage, J. J. van Laar, 389; the 

 Filament Electrometer, Dr. C. W. Lutz and Dr. M. 

 Edelmann, jun.. 401 ; Electrolysis of Solutions of Hydro- 

 chloric Acid, E. Doumer, 407 ; a Fundamental Contra- 

 diction between the Electrical Theory of Dispersion and 

 the Phenomena of Spectrum Series, Dr. G. A. Schott, 

 413 ; Modern X'iews on Electricity, Sir Oliver Lodge, 

 F.R.S., 438; Cours d'Klectricit^,' H. Pellat, 458; les 

 Decouvertes modernes en Physique, O. Manville, 458 ; 

 Measurement of the Zeeman Effect for the Principal 

 Lines of Helium, Dr. W. Lohmann, 470 ; Contact 

 Potential Differences determined by Means of Null Solu- 

 tions, S. W. J. Smith and H. Moss, 477 ; Distribution 

 in Electric Fields of the .\ctive Deposits of Radium, 

 Thorium, and Actinium, S. Russ, 503 ; the Corpuscular 

 Theory of Matter, Prof. J. J. Thomson, F.R.S., 505; 

 the Production in the Electric Furnace of Carbon 

 Bisulphide, E. R. Taylor, 519; Gases arising from 

 Electric Sparks, ^L de Broglie, 527 ; .Armature Con- 

 struction, H. M. Hobart and .'\. G. Ellis, 532 ; the 

 Electric Propulsion of Ships, H. .'\. Mavor, 543 ; the 

 Conversion of Diamond into Coke in High Vacuum by 

 Kathode Rays, Hon. C. A. Parsons, C.B.. F.R.S., and 

 -Alan \. Campbell Swinton, 549 ; Handbuch der Physik, 

 Dr. A. Winkelmann, 559 ; Electrical Equipment of Gold 

 Mines, H. J. S. Heather, 575; an Extremely Sensitive 

 Electric Hygroscope, J. Pionchon, 600: Comparative 

 ■ Electrophysiology, Prof. J. C. Bose, Supp. to March 5, 

 iii ; Modern Views of Electricity, Sir Oliver Lodge, 

 F.R.S., Supp. to March 5, viii 

 Eliot (Sir John, K.C.LE., F.R.S.), Memoirs of the Indian 

 Meteorological Department, being Occasional Discussions 

 and Compilations of Meteorological Data relating to 

 India and Neighbouring Countries, vol. xviii., part iii., 

 v., a Discussion of the .Anemographic Observations re- 

 corded at Allahabad from September, 1890, to -August, 

 1904; vi., a Discussion of the Anemographic Observa- 

 tions recorded at Lucknow from June, 1S78, to October, 

 1892, 353 

 Eliot (Sir John, K.C.I.E., F.R.S.), Death of, 467; Obituarv 



Notice of, 490 

 EUery (Lieut.-Colonel R. L. J., C.M.G., F.R.S.), Death 



of, 254 : Obituary Notice of. 29S 

 Elliot (G. F. Scott), the Romance of Savage Life, 

 describing the Life of Primitive Man, his Customs, 

 Occupations, Language, Beliefs, Arts, Crafts, Adven- 

 tures, Games, Sports, &c., 171 

 Elliott (Prof. E. B.), the Projective Geometry of some 



Covariants of a Binarv Ouintic, 47S 

 Ellis (.A. G.), Armature Construction, 532 

 Ellis (H. Russell), .Action of .Muminium Powder on Silica 



and Boric .Anhydride, 47 

 Ellis (H. R.), Interaction in Solution of Ferrous Sulphate 



and Copper Sulphate, 144 

 Ellis (\V., F.R.S.), Summary of Greenwich Air-tempera- 

 ture Observations, 1841-1905, 206 

 Elsden (J. V.), the St. David's Head " Rock Series," 406 

 Embryology : Experimental-Zoologie, Dr. Hans Przibram, 



520 , 

 Encke's Comet, 1908a, Ephemeris for, M. Kamensky and 

 Frl. Korolikov, 208; Return of. Prof. \Volf, 234; 

 Observation of, on December 25, 1007, Prof. Wolf, 

 2S1 ; Photographic Observations of. Prof. Wolf, 302 ; 

 Encke's Comet, 1908a, M. Kamensky and Mdlle. 

 Korolikov, 353; Prof. Wolf, 3^^; Dr. Backlund, S47 ; 

 Dr. Ebell, 54V 

 Endowment of Universities, the Increased, 152 

 Energ^tique, 1', et le M^chanisme au Point de \'ue des 



Conditions de la Connaissance, .Abel Rev, 580 

 Engel (Pierre), Deviations des Conipas, 534 



Engineering: Institution of Civil Engineers' Awards for 

 1906-7, 14; Inaugural .Address at Institution of Civil 

 Engmeers, Sir William Matthews, K.C.M.G., 14; Steam 

 and other Engines, J. Duncan, 29; the Maitretania, 41- 

 Engineering Workshop Practice, Charles C. Allen, 28 ; 

 the Development of the American Locomotive, 65 ; 

 Electric Power and Traction, F. H. Davies, 74; Liquid 

 and Gaseous Fuels and the Part they Play in Modern 

 Power Production, Prof. V. B. Lewes, 98; Death of 

 M. Walton Brown, 11 1; a Text-book of Electrical 

 Engineering, Dr. Adolf Thomalen, 124; the Elements of 

 Electrical Engineering, Profs. W. S. Franklin and Wm. 

 Esty, 124 ; Experiments on Wind-pressure, Dr. T. E. 

 Stanton, 139 ; the Predetermination of Train-resistance, 

 C. A. Carus-Wilson, 156 ; Electric Traction, Prof. Ernest 

 Wilson and Francis Lydall, Gisbert Kapp, i6g ; Gyro- 

 scope illustrating Brennan's Mono-railway, Prof. H.' A. 

 Wilson, 189 ; an Experimental Study 'of Stresses in 

 Masonry Dams, Karl Pearson, F.R.S., A. F. Campbell 

 Pollard, C. W. Wheen, and L. F. Richardson, Prof. E. 

 Brown, 209 ; the Stresses in Masonry Dams, H. M. 

 Martin, 269, 320, 392 ; Sir Oliver Lodge, F.R.S., 269 ; 

 Prof. Karl Pearson, F.R.S. , 269, 366; Sir John W. 

 Ottley, K.C.LE., and Dr. A. W. Brightmore, J. S. 

 Wilson and W. Gore, at Institution of Civil Engineers, 

 303 ; a Point in the Mathematical Theory of Elasticity, 

 H. JI. Martin, 198; Prof. E. Brown, 221; the Place of 

 the Laboratory in the Training of Engineers, Prof. .A. L. 

 Mellanby at Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders 

 in Scotland, 211; Clean Water and How to Get It, 

 Allen Hagen, 218; Influence of the Thickness of the 

 Pipe Wall on the Rate of Discharge of Water from 

 Minute Orifices piercing the Pipe, W. R. Baldwin- 

 Wiseman, 231 ; Tests of Reinforced Concrete Beams, 

 .A. X. Talbot, 232 ; Road-making and Maintenance, 

 Thomas Aitken, 244 ; Death of Prof. C. D. West, 254 ; 

 Death and Obituary Notice of J. Macfarlane Gray, 277 ; 

 Building as an Engineering Work in' New York, 301 ; 

 Death and Obituary Notice of Dr. Coleman Sellers, 325 ; 

 Experiments on Premier Company's Gas Engine, Prof. 

 F. W. Burstall, 326 ; Inter-relation of the Theory and 

 Practice of Shipbuilding, J. J. O'Neill, 327; Problems 

 in Strength of Materials, Dr. William Kent Shephard, 

 365; Whittaker's Arithmetic of Electrical Engineering 

 for Technical Students and Engineers, 365 ; the Pheno- 

 menon of Soft Steel Disc Revolving at a High Speed 

 Cutting Hard Steel, F. W. Harbord, 419 ; the Shaft 

 Sinking at the Horden Colliery, South-east Durham, 

 J. J. Prest, 420 ; High Steam-pressures in Locomotive 

 Service, W. F. M. Goss, 445 ; the Use of Gyrostats, 

 Prof. J. Perry, F.R.S., at Physical Society, 447 ; Prac- 

 tical Coal Mining, 457; Symmetrical Masonry .Arches, 

 M. A. Howe, 507 ; the Electric Propulsion of Ships, 

 H. A. Mavor, 543 ; Practical Calculations for Engineers, 

 C. E. Larard and H. .A. Golding, 555 ; the Practical 

 Application of Reinforced Concrete, M. Kahn. 566 ; 

 Effect of Mixture Strength and Scavenging upon Thermal 

 Efficiency, Prof. Bertram Hopkinson, 588 ; some Lln- 

 solved Problems in Metal-mining, " James Forrest " 

 Lecture at Institution of Civil Engineers, Prof. Henry 

 Louis, 619; Principles of Reinforced Concrete Construc- 

 tion, F. E. Turneaure and E. R. Maurer, Supp. to 

 March 5, vi 

 Entomology: Entomological Society, 22, 71, 166, 189, 430, 

 477> 55° ; the Symphyla, S. R. Williams, 39 ; New 

 Dipterid Larva, Acanthomera tetratrunciint, from 

 Paraguay, Karl Fiebrig, 63 ; Precis des Caract^res 

 g^n^riques des Insectes, disposes dans un Ordre naturel 

 par le Citoyen Latreille, 77 ; the Habits, Life-history, 

 and Breeding-places of the House-fly, R. Newstead, 135 ; 

 New .Acari from New Zealand, A. D. Michael, 142 ; 

 Trumpet Leaf-miner of the Apple, Tischeria malifoUella, 

 A. L. Quaintance, 156 ; Early Chinese Description of the 

 Leaf-insects, Kumagusu Minakata, 173 ; the Story of 

 Insect Life, W. P. Westell, Fred. V. Theobald, 175 : 

 the Apple Sucker, Spraying Experiments, Kenneth G. 

 Furley, 180; Dragon-flies from Central Australia, R. J. 

 Tillyard, 192 ; .Australian Genus Petalura, Dragon-fly, 

 R. J. Tillyard, 192 ; the Dragon-flies of South-western 

 Australia, R. J. Tillyard, 192 ; Wild Bees, Wasps and 

 Ants, and other Stinging Insects, Edward Saunders, 



