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Index 



Stars : Absolute Magnitudes of, Dr. H. D. Curtis, 395 ; 

 Double, Observations of, 1907-1919, Prof. G. C. 

 Comstock, 7 ; of the N type, Observations of, C. 

 Nordmann and Le Morvan, 167 ; The Atmosphere 

 of the, H. Deslandres and V. Burson, 268 ; The 

 Radial Velocities of, 594; Dr. J. S. Plaskett and 

 others, 95 ; the Spectra of, The Role of Anomalous 

 Dispersion in, M. Maggini, 723 ; Variable, 645 ; near 

 M. 53, Dr. Baade, 364 ; Visual Binary, The Masses 

 of, J. A. Miller and J. H. Pitman, 555 



State throw away the Keys ? Shall the, 782 



Statesman's Year-Book, The, 1922, Edited by Sir John 

 Scott Keltie and Dr. M. Epstein, 75 



Static Deflection, Logarithmic Decrement and First Semi- 

 period of the Vacuum Gravitation Needle, "Prof. C. 

 Barus, 687 



Statics : Dynamics, and Hydrodynamics, Dr. S. Brodetsky, 

 243 ; Elementary, of Two and Three Dimensions, 

 Prof. R. J. A. Barnard, 243 



Stearoptene, Preliminary Note on a New (probably a 

 Phenol Ether) occurring in some Essential Oils of the 

 Myrtaceae, A. R. Penfold and F. R. Morrison, 300 



Steel : Bars, Mild, hardened by Extension, The Possi- 

 bilities of the Commercial use of, M. Seigle, 623 ; The 

 Principal Characteristics of Mild, previously broken 

 by Traction, M. Seigle, 591 ; Oxygen in, The Estima- 

 tion of, G. Chaudron and L. Blanc, 795 ; The Case- 

 hardening of, an Illustrated Exposition of the 

 Changes in Structure and Properties induced in Steels 

 by Cementation and Allied Processes, H. Brearley. 

 Second edition, 537 ; Thermal Treatment, J. W. 

 Urquhart, 837 



Steels : Engineering, Dr. L. Aitchison, 537 ; the Ar 1 

 Change in, The Effect of Deformation on, J. H. 

 Whiteley, 682 ; The Flow of, at a Low Red Heat, 

 J. H. Dickenson, 776 ; under Stress, Electrical 

 Resistivity of, Sin-iti Fukuta, 430 



Stellar : Distances, The Determination of, Dr. W. J. S. 

 Lockyer, 219 ; Radiometers and Measurements of 

 the Energy Distribution in the Spectra of 16 Stars, 

 Tests of. Dr. W. W. Coblentz, 367 ; Radiation in 

 the Infra-red, 367 ; Temperatures and Planetary 

 Radiation, Dr. W. W. Coblentz, 886 ; Velocities, 

 Spectroscopic Studies of, Dr. W. J. S. Lockyer, 95 



"Stereo-autograph," A New, M. Poivilliers, 723 



Sterility : Interspecific, Dr. W. Bateson, 76 ; Prof. R. R. 

 Gates, 179, 447 ; Dr. J.W. H. Harrison, 312 ; Prof. J. 

 P. Lotsy, 843 ; Species-crosses in, J. B. S. Haldane, 748 



Stirling, James, A Sketch of his Life and Works, along 

 with his Scientific Correspondence, C. Tweedie, in 



Stone on Buildings, The Preservation from Decay of, 

 Prof. A. P. Laurie, 746 



Stonehenge : The Age of, E. H. Stone, 2qi ; The Date 

 of, Rear- Admiral B. T. Somerville, 429 



Storm Tracks, Anomalous, E. H. Bowie, 429 



Strasbourg University, Conferment of an Honorary 

 Doctorate upon Sir James Frazer, 754 



Strathmore Meteorite, Structure and Composition of the, 

 W. E. P. McLintock and F. R. Ennos, 99 



Stratosphere, The Geostrophic Approximation in the, 

 L. F. Richardson, A. Wagner, and R. Dietzius, 27 



Street Lighting, H. T. Harrison and others, 888 



Submarine : A New Method for detecting the Presence 

 of a, P. Sacerdote and P. Lambert, 299 ; Cable 

 Telegraphy, Pioneer Work in, Sir Charles Bright, 195 



Siid-Bayern, Dr. R. H. France, 246 



Sugar : Beet, Condensed Description of the Manufacture 

 of, Dr. F. Murke, 4 ; Cane, A Text-book on the 

 Agriculture of the Sugar Cane : The Manufacture of 

 Cane Sugar, and the Analysis of Sugar-house Products, 

 N. Deerr. Second edition, 4 ; The Manufacture of, 

 LI. Jones and F. I. Scard. Second edition, 4 ; from 

 Beet Molasses, Recovery of, C. Deguide and P. Baud, 

 22 ; Technology, Prof. A. R. Ling, 4 



Sulphate on Limestone in Urban Centres, The Spontaneous 

 Formation of, A. Kling and D. Florentin, 831 



Sulphur : Dioxide in Cattle Foods after Fumigation, 

 Presence of, H. A. Peacock, 894 ; Absorption Spectrum 

 of, for the X-rays, A. Lindh, 200 



Sulphuric Acid Test for Fish Liver Oils, N. Evers and 

 H. J. Foster, 894 



Summer Time, End of, 493 



Sun, Observations of the, made at the Lyons Observatory, 



J. Guillaume, 235 

 Sunflower, Embryo of the, Comparative Resistance to 



Heat of the Growing Points of the, E. Gain, 64 

 Suns Activity, The, 1890-1920, Dr. W. J. S. Lockyer, 465 

 Sunspot : in High Latitude, 428 ; Periodicity, The, Prof. 



T. J. J. See, 525 

 Sunspots, Invisible, Dr. G. E. Hale, 395 

 Superheated Steam, Effect of, on Non-ferrous Metals used 



in Locomotives, Sir Henry Fowler, 467 

 Surface Tension and Cell-division, H. G. Cannon, 181 

 Surveying Instruments, T. Cooke and Sons', List of, 324 

 Sussex Iron Industry, Early History of the, R. Jenkins, 893 

 Swanlev Horticultural College, Dr. Katie Barratt appointed 



Principal of, 828 

 Swastika : Symbol, Origin of the, H. K. Deb, 228 ; 



Gammadion, Fylfot, H. K. Deb, 365 

 Sweden, A Book about, 631 



Switching: and Switchgear, H. E. Poole, 805; Equip- 

 ment for Power Control, S. Q. Hayes, 373 

 Switzerland, The Lake Dwellings of, Recent Investigations 



of, Prof. E. Pittard, 12 

 Sydney University Eclipse Expedition, The Photographic 



Work of the, E. H. Booth, 896 

 Sylvinite and its Components, The Comparative Action 



of, on the First Development of Plants, P. Lesage, 831 

 Symbiosis, Studies in. Part ii., J. McLuckie, 500 

 Symbolism as a Basis for Metaphysics, Bishop Temple, 231 

 Syme, David, Research Prize of Melbourne University, 



H. G. Smith awarded the, 259 

 Syntony, Colour Vision and, Prof. E. H. Barton, 357 



T Coronae (1866), Nova, K. Lundmark, 493 



Tanning, Practical, Dr. A. Rogers. Partly based on the 

 Third edition of " Practical Tanning," by L. A. 

 Flemming, 840 



Tar Distillation, W. A. Walmsley, 130 



Tartaric Acid, The Neutralisation of, by Potash in presence 

 of the Chlorides of the Alkaline Earths, L. J. Simon 

 and L. Zivy, 655 



Technical : Education, J. Paley Yorke, 24 ; Lord Burn- 

 ham, 25 ; Institutions and the Board of Education, 



°57 

 Technische Traume, H. Gunther (W. de Haas), 663 

 Telegraphie und Telephonie, Die drahtlose, Dr. P. Lertes, 



2 73 

 Telephony : Long Distance, F. Gill, 718 ; Proposed Con- 

 ference on, 745 

 Telescope, The, Dr. L. Bell; Dr. J. Weir French, 627 

 Telescopes versus Field Glasses, Dr. A. Sonnefeld, 292 

 Tellurium, Amorphous, The Crystallisation of, A. Damiens, 



63 



Temperature : in the Upper Air, Circumstances determin- 

 ing the Distribution of, under Conditions of High 

 and Low Barometric Pressure, A. H. R. Goldie, 795 ; 

 Rise in, of Living Plant Tissue when infected by 

 Parasitic Fungus, Dr. I. B. Pole Evans and Mary- 

 Pole Evans, 480 



Temperatures : Recent Remarkable, R. C. Mossman, 126 ; 

 Surface, in the North Sea and in German Lakes, 229 



Terrestrial Magnetism, A Rapid Method of determining 

 the Elements of, A. Perot, 795 



Tetanic and Diphtheric Toxins administered by the 

 Mouth, The Action of the, J. Dumas, D. Combiesco, 

 and J. Baltiano, 724 



Tetramitus, Preliminary Note on, Martha Bunting, 687 



Textile ; Design and Colour : Elementary Weaves and 

 Figured Fabrics, W. Watson. Second edition, with 

 an Appendix in Standard Yarns, Weaves, and Fabrics, 

 74 ; Fibres, A New, A. S. Moore, 679 ; Institute, 

 Journal of the, 819 ; Technology, 272 



Textiles, Prof. A. F. Barker and others. Revised edition, 

 272 



Thermal : Basis of Gas Supply, The, Prof. J. W. Cobb, 

 671 ; Ionisation of Gaseous Elements at High 

 Temperatures, A. A. Noyes and H. A. Wilson, 687 



Thermodynamics, The Presentation of, 207 



Thermodynamik, Vorlesungen fiber, Prof. Max Planck. 

 Sechste Auflage, 207 



