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Index 



SUBJECT INDEX. 



Aberration Constant, Prof. Doolittle, igg 



Abors, an Expedition among the, Rev. Fr. N. Krick, 64; 

 Abor Zoological Expedition, 440 



Absorption of Gases in Vacuum Tubes, S. E. Hill, 298 ; 

 Absorption of Helium under Electric Discharge, Hon. 

 R. J. Strutt, 340 ; Photography of Absorption Spectra, 

 T. R. Merton, 682 



A-ch'ang Tribe of Yunnan. J. C. Brown, 665 



Adrenaline and Glycemia, H. Bierry and Mile. Fandard, 691 



Adrenin, Action of, on Veins, J. A. Gunn and F. B. 

 Chavasse, 662 



Aerodynamics, Experimental .Studies, G. Eiffel, 677 



Aeronautics: Avanzini's Work on Pressure of Fluids on 

 Planes, Col. de Villamil, 91 ; Sailing Flight of Birds, 

 Prof. E. H. Hall, 161; F. W. Headley, 220; Surfaces 

 of Revolution of Minimum Resistance, Dr. E. J. Miles, 

 286; Dynamics of Mechanical Flight, Sir G. Greenhill, 

 Prof. G. H. Bryan, F.R.S., 53s; Resistance of Spheres 

 in Air in Motion, G. Eiffel, 561, Lord Rayleigh, 587; 

 Exhibition at S. Kensington, 602 ; Experiments, 

 G. Eiffel, 677; International Aero Exhibition at 

 Olympia, 702 



Aeroplanes : Danger of Monoplanes with Rotary Engines, 

 89 ; Aeroplane Stability, Prof. C. Mataix, 92 ; 

 Biplane versus Monoplane, 106 ; Velocity Formula, A. 

 Berget, 351 ; Prize Offered for Security, L. Lecornu, 

 664; Invention for Automatic Control, M. Moreau, 709 



Aeroscope Kinematograph Hand Camera, K. Proszynski, 

 712 



Africa : the West Coast of Africa : Diary of Rev. J. 

 Martin, 57 ; Scientific Collections of the German 

 Central Africa Expedition, Dr. H. Schubotz, Sir H. H. 

 Johnston, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., no; Victoria Nyanza to 

 Kisii. Dr. F. Oswald, 493 



Africa, South : Physical Geography for S. African Schools, 

 A. L. Du Toit, 157 ; Portuguese Commemorative 

 Pillars, Dr. L. Pdringuey, 403 ; Catalogue of Serials 

 in certain Institutions, J134 ; Stock Diseases : .'\ddress, 

 Dr. A. Theiler, C.M.G., 47.;; 



Agricultural Development Commission : 416, 472, 486, 713 



Agriculture: Agriculture in India, 115, 528; Fertilisers and 

 Crops, Dr. L. L. Van Slyke, 131 ; Experimental Work 

 at the South-Eastern Agricultural College, 174; Micro- 

 biology for Agricultural Students, Prof. C. E. 

 Marshall ; Bacteria as Friends and Foes of the Dairy 

 Farmer, W. Sadler, loth Prof. R. T. Hewlett, 1S8 ; 

 Part played by Minor Constituents of Plants, Prof. G. 

 Bertrand, Prof. Morgan, 194 ; Soil Conditions and 

 Plant Growth, Dr. E. J. Russell, 215; Influence of 

 Geographical Conditions upon Japanese Agriculture, 

 Miss E. C. Semple, 31S; Cocoa: its Cultivation and 

 Preparation. W. H. Johnson, 357 ; University of 

 Bristol, 373 ; Royal Agricultural Society : Annual 

 Meeting, 417; Russian Agriculture, Dr. J. V. 

 Eyre, 419 ; Tree Planting; at Woburn. Dr. S. Pickering, 

 419 : the Beginner in Poultry. C. S. Valentine, 486 ; 

 Determination of Experimental Error in Field Trials, 

 Prof. Lyon, 54Q ; Laboratory Manual of Agriculture 

 for Secondary Schools. Prof! L. E. Call and E. G. 

 Schafer, 569 ; Agriculture in Japan, 709 : Agricultural 

 Education, Board Development Grants : Report, Prof. 

 T. H. Middleton, 713 : see also British Association 



Air: .Air Currents, Sato Junichi, 286; Method of Deter- 

 mining Viscosity of Air, Dr. G. F. C. Searle, 402 ; 

 Tables of the Weight of Air. Dr. S. Ricfler, 565 



Alaskan Glaciers. Prof. R. S. Tarr. 44:; 



Alga. Rare Fresh-water, found bv F. L. M'Keever, 286 



Al.gebra : a New Algebra, S, Barnard and J. M. Child, 27,:; : 

 Notes on .Algebra, .A. F. van der Heyden, 607; Higher 

 .Algebra for Colleges and Secondary Schools, Dr. C. 

 Davison, 697 



.Alkaloids : Caroiline, a New Alkaloid from Jaborandi, E. 

 L^ger and F. Roques. 428 ; Destruction of Alkaloids by 

 Body Tissues, A. J. Clark, 523 



Allotropy, Mr. Benedicks, 317 



Alloys : Oxides as Impurities, E. F. Law, 199 ; Inversion 

 in Copper-zinc Alloys at 470° C, Prof. H. C. H. 

 Carpenter, 199 ; Nomenclature, Dr. W. Rosenhain, 

 390 ; Volatilisation of Binary Alloys in High Vacua, 

 A. J. Berry, 402 ; Thermo-electric Properties of the 

 System Iron-Nickel-Carbon, L. Dupuy and A. Portevin, 

 428; Alloys of Aluminium with Vanadium Alloys, N. 

 Czako, 587 ; I.leformatlon of Plastic Alloys, A. Portevin, 

 638 ; Magnetic Properties, Dr. Gumlich, Messrs. 

 Colvert-Glauert and Hllpert. Prof. Wedekind, and 

 others, 686 ; Heusler Alloys, 687 



Alps : les Alpes de Provence, G. Tardicu, 329 ; the Building 

 of the Alps, Prof. T. G. Bonney, F.R.S., 703 



Aluminium, Action of Active, on Alkaloidal Extracts, E. K. 

 .Abrest, 429 



American : Income of American Colleges, 61 ; Transactions 

 of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, igo ; 

 American Association for Advancement of Science : 

 Programme, 416, Cleveland Meeting, 581, Next Steps 

 in Botanical Science : Address, Prof. C. E. Bessey, 

 607; American Anthropology, Rev. J. Griffith, 457 



Amphibia : Larger Coal Measure Amphibia. D. M. S. 

 Watson, 298 ; Herpetologia Europjea, Dr. Schrelber, 



339 



Anaesthesia by Digestive Canal rejected, R. Dubois, 613 



Analysis, Elementary Quantitative, Dr. W. Briggs and 

 H. W. Bausor, 217 



Anatomy : Anthropologic Anatomique, Dr. G. Paul- 

 Boncour, 33 ; Intercalated Discs of Heart Muscle, 

 H. E. Jordan and K. B. Steele, 492 



Ancient : Report of Committee on Ancient Earthworks, 

 229 ; Ancient Stone Monuments. Prof. G. Elliot Smith, 

 F.R.S., 243 ; Protection of Ancient Monuments, C. R. 

 Peers. 490 



Angiosperms, Petrifactions of the Earliest European, Dr. 

 Marie C. Slopes, 436 



Animal Intelligence, Evolution of, Prof. S. J. Holmes, :6o; 

 Animal Life : Legends of our Little Brothers, Lilian 

 Gask, 331 



Anisoptera, Australian, R. J. Tlllyard, 455 



Annelids, New Species, Rev. H. Friend, 112; British 

 Henleas, Rev. H. Friend, 401 



Antarctic : Journey to the South Pole, Capt. R. Amundsen, 

 341 ; the South Pole, Capt. Roald Amundsen, A. G. 

 Chater, Dr. H. R. Mill, s,i=i: Amphipoda of the 

 Scottish Expedition, Prof. C. Chilton, 392 : Antarctic 

 Fishes, C. T. Regan, c,o(i\ German Expedition, 548; 

 Antarctic Biology and Rocks. 572 ; British Antarctic 

 Expedition, 649, Tribute to the Dead Explorers, 674, 

 Geological Results, 675, 705 ; Australian Expedition : 

 Loss of Lieut. Ninnis and Dr. Mertz, 705 



Anteaters, Long-beaked, from New Guinea, Mr. Pocock, 

 469 



Anthropology : the Story of " Eight Deer " In Codex Colom- 

 bino, J. Cooper Clark, 32 ; Anthropologic Anatomique, 

 Dr. G. Paul-Boncour, 33 ; West .Africa, Diary of Rev. 

 J. Martin. !;7 ; the Mouthless Indians of Megasthenes, 

 Rev. H. Hosten, 63 ; Antropologia Generale, Prof. E. 

 Morselli, 67 ; Antiquity of Neolithic Man, J. Sinel, 70, 

 A. L. Leach, 134; the Oldest Men, K. E. Schrelner, 

 113; White Eskimos, D. MacRitchle, 133; Human 

 Jaw of Pala-'olithic Age from Kent's Cavern, A. R. 

 Hunt, 134, 190, Prof. A. Keith, 135, E. A. Parkyn. 281 ; 

 Kent's Cavern, W. J. L. Abbott, 382 ; Descartes' Skull, 

 E. Perrier, 183; Prehistoric Man, Prof. .A. Keith, 257: 

 Fossil Remains on S. American Coast, Dr. Ameghino, 

 27S ; Fourteenth International Congress : Homo 

 neandarthalensis. Prof. M. Boule ; Italy and Central 

 Europe during the Bronze Age, Prof. O. Mont^Hus ; 

 Cave Man, Prof. Cartailhac ; Castillo Cave, Abb^ 

 Breuil, &c., 290; Steatopygy In Mediterranean Races, 

 366: Discovery of Human Skull (Early Pleistocene?) 

 near Lewes, C. Dawson, 390; PalEeollthic Man in 

 Sussex: Mr. C. Dawson's Discovery, 43S ; the Lushei 

 Kuki Clans, Lieut. -Col. J. Shakespear, 464; From thi 



