•t-r 14, 1905J 



Index 



Ebell (M.), Ephemeris for Comet 1905a, 43 ; Comet 1904 ii 



(1904^), 89 

 Ebert (W-), Determination of Constant of Aberration by 



Observation of Tliree Stars close to the Pole, 239 

 Eclipses : Memoria sobre el Eclipse Total de sol del dia 

 30 de Agosto de 1905, D. Antonio Tarazona, 77 ; Pro- 

 posed Magnetic and Allied Observations during the Total 

 Solar Eclipse on August 30, Dr. L. A. Bauer, 342 ; the 

 Forthcoming Total Solar Eclipse, Dr. William J. S. 

 Loclcyer, 399 ; the Total Solar Eclipse, August 30, Dr. 

 William J. S. Lockyer, 457; the Solar Physics Observ- 

 atory Eclipse E-xpedition, Dr. William J. S. Loclcyer, 

 50S ; Observations of the Total .Solar Eclipse in Tripoli, 

 Barbary, Prof. David Todd, 4S4 ; French Observations 

 of the Total Solar Eclipse, Prof. Janssen, 518; M. 

 Bigourdan, 518; M. Stephan and M. Trepied, 518; M. 

 Bourget, 518; M. Nordmann, 518; M. Salet, 518; 

 M. Moye, 518; Further Results obtained by French 

 Eclipse Expeditions, MM. Deslandres and Andoyer, 567 ; 

 Further Eclipse Results by French Observers, M. Salet, 

 591; M. Bigourdan's Eclipse Results, 610; Further 

 Results of the French Eclipse Expeditions, Prof. Janssen, 

 639 ; E. Stephan, 640 ; Geodetic Measurements from Solar 

 Eclipses, C. E. Stromeyer, 230 ; Proposed Observation 

 of Mercury during the Solar Eclipse, Dr. G. Johnstone 

 Stoney, F.R.S., 244; Eclipse Shadow Bands, A. 

 Lawrence Rotch, 307 ; Eclipse Predictions, J. Y. 

 Buchanan, F.R.S., 603 ; Dr. A. M. W. Downing, F.R.S., 

 629; Eclipse Phenomena, Sir Oliver Lodge, F.R.S., 

 029 

 Economic Essays by Charles F'ranklin Dunbar, 52 

 Edgar (E. C.),' Atomic Weight of Chlorine, 165 

 Edinburgh Royal Society, 143, ib7, 191, 2S6, 391 

 Edridge-Green (Dr. F. W.), Luminosity and Colour, 222 

 Education : the State and Higher Education, 58 ; Death 

 of -M. Fernet, 62 ; Higher Education in London, Sir 

 .Arthur Riicker, F.R.S., 69 ; Lord Londonderry, 70 ; 

 School Teaching and School Reform, .Sir Oliver Lodge, 

 195; the Empire and University Life, 217; Gunga- 

 Gunga, 319; Education in Belgium and Holland, F. H. 

 Perry-Coste, 221; the Needs of Our Oldest University, 

 2ji ; Preliminary Report of the Departmental Committee 

 on the Royal College of Science and Royal School of 

 .Mines, 232 ; the Academic Side of Technical Training, 

 Dr. Alex. B. W. Kennedy, F.R.S., 256; Entrance Ex- 

 amination to the Indian Forest Service, 274; Death of 

 -Alexander Bell, 347; Death of Rev. Dr. J. Keith, 384; 

 Colony of Natal Report of the Technical Education Com- 

 mission, 460; .Science Teaching in Elementary Schools, 

 512 ; Physical Laboratories in Germany, Prof. G. W. 

 Kiichler's Report to Director-General of Education in 

 India, 60=; ; Connection between Scientific Training and 

 Industrial Development, W. Burton, 608 ; M^canisme et 

 Education des Mouvements, Prof. Georges Demeny, 

 .Supp. to October 19, v 

 Edwards (R. W. R.), Radial Area-scale, 150 

 Effront (Jean), Development of .Amylase during the 



Ciormination of Seeds, (548 

 Eggar (Mrs. Henry Cooper), an Indian Garden, 125 

 Eggar (W. D.), Mechanics, a School Course, 601 

 Eginitis (M.), Determination of Meteor Radiants, 303 

 Egypt : Summary of the Dimensions of the Nile and its 

 Basin, Captain H. G. Lyons, 349 ; the Relations of the 

 Eocene and Cretaceous Rocks in the Esna-Aswan Reach 

 of the Nile Valley, H. J. L. Beadnell, 263; the Topo- 

 graphy and Gcologv of the Favum Province of Egypt, 

 H. J. L. Beadnell, '335 

 Egyptology : Results obtained in Egvpt by Prof. Flinders 



Petrie, 228 

 Eichelberger (Prof.), New Refraction Tables, no 

 Eldridge (George H.), Death of, 275 



Electricity : Practical Methods of Electrochemistry, F. 

 MoUwo Pcrkin, 5 : the High-frequencv Electrical Treat- 

 ment, Rev. F. J. Jervis-Smith, F.R.S., 7; Messrs. 

 Isenthal and Co.'s Installation for the Production of 

 High-tension Electricity, 18; Variations of Lustre given 

 by a Crookes's Tube, S. Turchini, 23 ; the " Lead 

 Voltameter," A. G. Betts and E. F. Kern, 42 ; Electrical 

 Charge of the Sun, Prof. Svante .Arrhenius, 43 ; Magnetic 

 and Electrical Properties of Sheet Steel and Steel Cast- 

 ings, G. Dillner and .A. F. Enstrom, 69 ; Electrolytic 



Reduction of the Nitrocinnamic Acids, C. Marie, 71 ;. 

 Second Stage Magnetism and Electricity, Dr. R. Wallace- 

 Stewart, 77 ; Use of Electric Valves for the Production, 

 of High-tension Continuous Current, Sir Oliver Lodge, 

 go ; Oscillation Valve for Rectifying Electrical Oscilla- 

 tions, Prof. J. A. Fleming, F.R.S., 91 ; (i) Resonance 

 Induction Coil and High Potential Apparatus, (2) Re- 

 sonance Electromagnet, .Messrs. Isenthal and Co., 91 ; 

 New Models of Laboratory Electric Furnaces, R. S. 

 Hutton, 91 ; Atmospheric Electricity observed from 

 Balloons, George C. Simpson, 92 ; Normal Electrical 

 Phenomena of the Atmosphere, G. C. Simpson, 216: 

 Observations of the Electric Conditions of the .Atmo- 

 sphere during the Recent Solar Eclipse, Prof. V . Elster 

 and Prof. H. Geitel and F. Harms, 490; Continuous 

 Observations of the Rate of Dissipation of Electric 

 Charges in the Open Air, Dr. C. Coleridge Farr, 94 : 

 New Type of Electric Furnace with a Re-determination 

 of the Melting Point of Platinum, Dr. J. A. Harker, 94; 

 Effects of Foucault Currents and the Hysteresis of Iron 

 on Oscillatory Sparks, G. A. Hemsalech, 95; Maxwell's 

 Theory and Wireless Telegraphy, H. Poincar^ and F. K. 

 \'reeland, .Maurice Solomon, 99 ; Experiments with the 

 De Forest Wireless Telegraphy in Moving Trains, 228 ; 

 Experiments with Different Methods of Earth Connection 

 for Wireless Telegraphic Installations, Lieut. Evans, 

 492 ; Alternating Currents, A. Russell, Maurice Solomon, 

 99; What Do We Know Concerning Electricity? .Antonia. 

 Zimmern, Maurice Solomon, 99 ; Modern Electricity, 

 J. Henry and K. J. Hora, .Maurice Solomon, 99: Modern. 

 Electric Practice, Maurice Solomon, 99 ; Electricity 

 Control : a Treatise on Electric Switch-gear Systems of 

 Electric Transmission, Leonard Andrews, Maurice 

 Solomon, 99 ; Electrical Phenomena : Shoals of Dead 

 Fish thrown up at Karachi, 106 ; Application to Electro- 

 lytes of the Hydrate Theory of Solutions, Dr. T. Martin 

 Lowry, 142 ; a Null Method of .Measuring Small lonisa- 

 tions, N. R. Campbell, 142 ; Strialion of the Positive 

 Column in Electric Discharges, Prof. Thomson, 142 ; 

 the Calculation of the Coefficient of Re-combination of 

 the Ions and the Size of the Ions, Prof. Thomson, 142 ; 

 Electrolytic Production of very Fine Wires, Henri 

 -Abraham, 143 ; Conductivity of Colloidal Solutions, J. 

 Duclaux, 143 ; the Insulation of Electric Machines, 

 H. W. Turner and H. M. Hobart, Prof. Ernest Wilson, 

 liQ ; -Mathematische Einfiihrung in die Elektronentheorie, 

 Dr. A. H. Bucherer, Dr. Harold .A. Wilson, 170,- Ex- 

 perimcntelle Elektrizitatslehre, Dr. H. Starke, Dr. 

 Harold -A. Wilson, 170; Leitfaden der Physik fur die 

 oberen Klassen der Realanstalten, Dr. F. Bremer, Dr. 

 Harold A. Wilson, 170; Electric Discharges, the 

 Poisonous Action of Ozone, Prof. E. Wiedemann, 182 ; 

 " Osnii " Incandescent Lamp, 208; Electric Winding 

 Machines, Paul Habets, 212; Ratio between the Mean 

 Spherical and the Mean Horizontal Candle-power of 

 Incandescent Lamps, Prof. Fleming, 215 ; Electrical Con- 

 ductivity of Flames, Dr. H. .A. Wilson, 215; Contact 

 with Dielectrics, RoUo Appleyard, 215; Sj^nthesis by 

 Means of the Silent Electric Discharge, J. N. Collie, 

 238; Manuale dellTngegncre Elettricista, Attilio Marro, 

 243 ; le Four £lectrique : son Origine, ses Transform- 

 ations et ses Applications, .Adolphe Minet, R. S. Hutton, 

 267; Gaiffe Auto-motor Mercury-jet Interrupter, 277: 

 the Comparison of Electric Fields by Means of an 

 Oscillating Electric Needle, D. Owen, 286: Electric 

 Furnace for the Direct Production of Steel from Mag- 

 netic Iron Sands of Taranaki, New Zealand, D. R. S. 

 Galbraith, 299 ; the Effect of Membranes in Liquid 

 Chains, M. Chanoz, 312; Experimental Researches on 

 the Effect of Membranes in Liquid Chains, M. Chanoz, 

 336 ; Contribution to the Study of Liquid Dielectrics, P. 

 Gourde de Villemont^e, 312; Death of Prof. Bichat, 347; 

 Compact Form of Direct-reading Cymometer for' the 

 Measurement of Wave-lengths and Frequencies in Con- 

 nection with Electric-wave Telegraphy, Prof. J. A. 

 Fleming. 350: a New Carbon, Mr. Howell, 351: Rapid 

 Electro-deposition of Copper, Sherard Cowper-Coles, 350 ; 

 Passage of Electricity through Gaseous Layers of Great 

 Thickness, E. Bouty, 360 ; Special Form of Voltameter, 

 D. Albert Kreider, 387; Minimum Potential of a Point 

 Discharge is Increased by the Discharge, Blunting is 



