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Index 



Chemistry in the Service of Medicine, Dr. Wolfgang 

 Pauli, 76; the Structure of the Ether, Prof. O. W. 

 Richardson, 78; Sir Oliver Lodge, F.R.S., 126; Dr. 

 C. v. Burton, 150; E. Cunningham, 222; the /Ether 

 and Absolute Motion, Prof. J. Larmor, F.R.S., 269; 

 Dr. C. V. Burton, 270; /Ether: a Theory of the Nature 

 of .(Either and of its Place in the Universe, Dr. Hugh 

 Woods, 410; Physical Society, 94, iig, 190, 237, 310; 

 a Te.\t-book of Practical Physics, Dr. William Watson, 

 F.R.S., 99; a New Property of Gases issuing from 

 Flames, Maurice de Broglie, 143 ; Heat Shadows, 

 Walter Jamieson, 149 ; Latent Heat of Fusion of 

 Ice, L. F. Guttmann, 161 ; the Longitudinal Impact 

 of Metal Rods with Rounded Ends, J. E. Sears, 

 167 ; the National Physical Laboratory Report for the 

 Year 1906, 200 ; Statistical Problems of the Kinetic 

 Theory, Boltzmann's Minimum Theorem, Dr. Paul and 

 Tatina Ehrenfest, 206 ; Ascent of Water in Trees, Prof. 

 A. J. Ewart, 212; Application of the Method of Limit- 

 ing Densities to the Liquefiablc Gases, Ph. A. Guye, 

 216; Memoir and Scientific Correspondence of the late 

 Sir George Gabriel Stokes, Bart., Past Pres.R.S., Prof. 

 Horace Lamb, F.R.S., 218; Absorption of the Air for 

 Light of Short Wave-lengths, Prof. Theodore Lyman, 

 222 ; the Gravitational Stability of the Earth, k. E. H. 

 Love, F.R.S., at Royal Society, 223 ; Physical Proper- 

 ties of Mixed Solutions of Independent Optically .Active 

 Substances, Clerk Ranken and Dr. W. W. Taylor, 238 ; 

 some Questions in Terrestrial Physics, T. Steel, 239 ; 

 Death of Andr^ Prosper Paul Crova, 239 ; Obituary 

 Notice of, 277 ; Theory of Thermoelectricity, Shizuwo 

 Sano, 257; Determinations of the Specific Heat of a 

 Large Number of Substances between the Temperatures 

 — 185° C. and +20° C, P. Nordmayer and A. L. 

 Bernoulli, 257; Free Gases contained in Monazite, R. J. 

 Moss, 263 ; the lonisation of .Air, L. Bloch, 264 ; 

 Resistance dcs Car^nes, M. Fricker, 268 : Polarisation 

 by Refraction and the Propogation of Light in a Non- 

 homogeneous Medium, Ch. Fabry, 288; Endosmosis 

 between Two Liquids of the same Chemical Composi- 

 tion at Different Temperatures, G. Lippmann, 288; 

 Thermoendosmosis of Gases, G. Lippmann, 288 ; Use 

 of Radiometry for the Observation of Low Pressures in 

 Gases, Sir J. Dewar, 288; the Melting Point of 

 Platinum, C. W. Waidner and G. K. Burgess, 300 ; 

 Drs. L. Holborn and S. Valentiner, 300 ; Experiments 

 on the Production of Sand Ripples on the Sea Shore, 

 Mrs. Ayrton, 310; Electric Conductivity and Angles of 

 Minimum Deviation of Ninety Samples of Sea Water, 

 and a Comparison of these with the Salinity and Density, 

 Prof. E. G. Hill, 311 ; Scale of Molecular Weights of 

 Gases, Daniel Berthelot, 312 ; the Condensation of 

 Vapour as induced by Nuclei and Ions, Prof. Carl Barus, 

 3.15: New High Vacuum Pump, Dr. Graede, 340; Two 

 Modes of Condensation of Water Vapour on Glass 

 Surfaces, Prof. Fred. T. Trouton, F.R.S., 342 ; Pheno- 

 menon Resembling the Spheroidal State, G. Lippmann, 

 344; Compressibility of Gases in the Neighbourhood of 

 .Atmospheric Pressure, Daniel Berthelot, 376 ; Elektro- 

 magnetische Schwingungen und Wellen, Dr. Josef 

 Ritter von Geitler, 377 ; Theorie der Elektrizitat, Dr. A. 

 Foppl and Dr. M. Abraham, 377 ; Ueber den gegen- 

 wartigen Stand der Frage nach einer mechanischen 

 Erklarung der elektrischen Erscheinungen, Dr. Hans 

 Witte, 377 ; die Fortschritte der kinetischen Gastheorie, 

 Dr. G. .Tager, 377 ; an Elementary Treatise on Theo- 

 retical Mechanics, J. H. Jeans, F.R.S., 377; Physics 

 and Chemistry, Sir Oliver Lodge, F.R.S., 414; Death 

 of Rev. Dr. John Kerr, F.R.S., 417; Obituary Notice 

 of, 571; ; Intensity of Gravitv at the Island of Booth- 

 Wandel, Grahamsland. M. Matha, 440; Air Currents 

 and the Laws of Ventilation, Dr. W. N. Shaw, F.R.S., 

 442 ; the Explosion of Gases. 470 ; Ics Ravons cathodiques 

 et I'Aurore bor^ale, M. P. Villard. Dr. C. Chree, 

 F.R.S., 4.S1 ; Osmotic Pressure of Compressible Solu- 

 tions of any Degree of Concentration, Alfred W. Porter, 

 .187; Regnault's Experiments on the Joule-Thomson 

 Effect, Edgar Buckingham. 493 ; the Coefficients of 

 Expansion of Solids, H. G. Dorsey, 501 ; Force Required 

 to Stop a Moving Electrified Sphere, G. F. C. Searle, 



F.R.S., 511; le Feste Giubilari di Augusto Righi, 587; 

 the Physical Nature of Meteor Trains, Prof. C. C. 

 Trowbridge, 598 ; the Annealing of Copper, with Special 

 Reference to Dilatation, Prof. T. Turner and D. M. 

 Levy, 631 ; some Scientific Centres, XL, the Physical 

 Laboratories of Manchester University, Prof. A. 

 Schuster, F.R.S., Dr. J. A. Harker, 640; see also 

 British Association 



Physiology : Mode of .Action of Sodium Salicylate on the 

 Uric Excretion, I'ierre Fauvel, 48; the .So-called Renal 

 Portal System, W. Woodland, 86; the "Renal-portal 

 System " and Kidney Secretion, W. Woodland, 151 ; 

 Occurrence of Iron in Tissues, A. Mouncyrat, 95; the 

 Sense of Touch in Mammals and Birds, with Special 

 Reference to the Papillary Ridges, Dr. Walter Kidd, 

 loi ; Capillary Electrometer Records of the Electrical 

 Changes during the Natural Beat of the Frog's Heart, 

 Prof. Francis Gotch, F.R.S., 118; the Integrative Action 

 of the Nervous System, Dr. C. S. Sherrington, F.R.S., 

 122 ; Practical Physiological Chemistry, R. H. Adcrs 

 Plimmer, 123 ; Opening of International Laboratory for 

 Alpine Investigations at the Col d'Olen, Monte Rosa, 

 132 ; the Work developed during Phonation, M. Marage, 

 144; on Reciprocal Innervation of Antagonistic Muscles, 

 Prof. C. S. Sherrington, F.R.S., 165 ; Influence of the 

 Rapid Displacements of Air caused by the Motor-car on 

 the General Nutrition, .A. Mouneyrat, 167 ; la Voix, sa 

 Culture physiologique, Theorie nouvelle de la Phonation. 

 Conferences faites au Conservatoire de Musique de Paris 

 en 1906, Pierre Bonnier, 170 ; Correlation of the Ovarian 

 and Uterine Functions, E. S. Carmichael and Dr. 

 F. H. A. Marshall, 213 ; Practical Physiological Chem- 

 istry, Dr. Philip B. Hawk, 268 ; the Measurement of 

 Nerve Force, Dr. A. T. Schofield, 279; F. J. M. 

 Stratton and P. Phillips, 280 ; Experiments to determine 

 the Nature of the Factors which Induce Sleep, Henri 

 Pi^ron, 298 ; Origin of the Amniotic and Allantoic 

 Fluids, Prof. D. Noel Paton and Dr. B. P. Watson, 

 311; Destructive Function of the Spleen towards Try- 

 panosomes, A. Rodet and G. Vallet, 344 ; the Coagula- 

 tion of .Albumins by the Actions of Ultra-violet Light 

 and Radium, Georges Dreyer and Olav Hanssen, 344; 

 Degenerations following Experimental Lesions in the 

 Motor Cortex of the Monkey, Drs. W. A. Jolly and 

 Sutherland Simpson, 407 ; Cause of the Beating of the 

 Heart, H. Kronecker, 440; High-frequency Currents 

 without .Action on Arterial Pressure, J. Bergonie, .Andri 

 Broca, and G. Ferris, 560 ; Pressure of Bile Secretion 

 and the Mechanism of Bile Absorption in Obstruction of 

 the Bile Duct, Dr. Percy T. Herring and Dr. Suther- 

 land Simpson, 607 ; Relation between the Output of 

 I'ric .Acid and the Rate of Heat Production in the Body, 

 E. P. Cathcart and J. B. Leathes, 607; Stray Leaves 

 and some Fruit on Cancer based upon Physiologic 

 Chemical Principles, Henry D. McCulloch, 636 ; the 

 Harveian Oration, Dr. F. Taylor, 644; Plant Physi- 

 ology : die Reizleitungsvorgange bei den Pflanzen, Dr. 

 H. Fitting, 221 ; Parasitism of Botrytis, F. T. Brooks, 

 311; Physiology of Plants in the Tropics, .A. M. Smith, 

 311; sec also British Association 



Pickard (R. H.), Reaction between Organo-magnesium 

 Halides and Nitro-compounds, 143 



Pickering (Prof. E. C), the Harvard College Observatory, 

 17; the Computation of Cometary Orbits, 89; the late 

 Prof. S. P. Langley, 503 



Pickering (Prof.), Discovery of Seventy-one New Variable 

 Stars, 477 



Pickering (Spencer, F.R.S.), Root Action and Bacteria, 

 126, 222, 315; Sixth Report of the Woburn Experi- 

 mental Fruit Farm, 231 



Pictet (Am^), Mixed .Anhydride of Sulphuric and Nitric 

 Acids, 344 



Pictures ifrom Nature's Garden, Stories from Life in Wood 

 and Field, H. W. Shepheard Walwyn, S17 



Piel, Report for 1906 on the Lancashire Sea-fisheries 

 Laboratory at the University of Liverpood and the Sea- 

 fish Hatcherv at, Frank Balfour Browne, 91 



Pier (G. C), Egyptian Antiquities in the Pier Collection, 

 148 



Pi^ron (Henri), Experiments to determine the Nature of 



