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Obsirvations made at x^requipa, i.Sga-s, Solon 1. Bailey, 

 W E Rolston, 286; the Isothermal Layer of the Atmo- 

 sphere Dr. C. Chree, F.R.S., 293; Ramlall in 

 Mauritius for 1906, 304 ; Meteorological Observations in 

 Western Australia for 190b, 305 ; Rare Gases in the 

 Atmosphere at Various Heights, L. Teisserenc de l^"' 

 312 • the Observer's Handbook, Meteorological Oftice, 

 1908, Dr. R. H. Scott, 315; Report to the Director of 

 the Meteorological Office on the Calculation of Wind 

 Velocity from Pressure Distribution, and on the Varia- 

 tion of the Meteorological Elements with Altitude, 

 Ernest Gold, 357; Proposals for a Standard Temperature 

 for Use in Tropical Countries, Paul Briihl, 360; Long 

 Drought over England, 373; the Sinking of Stones, 

 H H. Scott, 376; Report of Bidston Observatory, 400; 

 Attempt at an Explanation of the Phenomenon of the 

 Second Twilight, H. Deslandres, 408 ; Hailstorm which 

 followed the Path of a High-tension Circuit, J. V|ole, 

 408- das Wetter und seine Bedeutung fur das praktische 

 Leben Prof. Karl Kassner, 412 ; the Hong Kong 

 Typhoon of July 27-28, L. Gibbs, 476 ; Observations of 

 Solar Radiation at the Regina Margherita Observatory 

 on Monte Rosa, Dr. C. Alessandri, 51?; Maryland 

 Weather Service, Dr. O. L. Fassig, 568; Mauntms 

 Rainfall, 578; the Influence of Humidity on Resistances, 

 Messrs. Rosa and Babcock, 583 ; British Rainfall, 1907, 

 Dr. H. R. Mill, 604 ; a Red Rainbow at Sunset, E. 

 Armitage, 605 ; Influence of Forests on Rainfall and 

 the Probable Effect of " Deboissement " on Agriculture 

 in Mauritius, A. Walter, 610: Instrument for Measuring 

 Cloud Velocity, M. Richard, 611; Auroral Display on 

 September 29, J. H. Elgie, 642 ; the Magnetic Disturb- 

 ances of September 29 and Aurora Borealis, Walter 

 Sid«reaves, 663 ; Origin of Meteorological Observations 

 and" Instruments, Prof. Hellmann, 642; the Climate and 

 Meteorology of Australia, 653 ; Rain-making Experi- 

 ments by Gun Firing in New Zealand, Rev. C. D. 

 Bates, 676 

 Meteors : Observations of Perseids in 1907, W. Milowanov, 

 38 ; Observations of the Perseid Shower in 1907, Prof. 

 J. Sykora, 183; L. Ben^s, 330; Early Perseids, Mr. 

 Denning, 306 ; May Meteors, W. F. Denning, 43 ; 

 Meteors from k Draconis in May, W. F. Denning, 102 ; 

 a Brilliant Meteor, T. F. ConnoUv, 65 ; H. E. Goodson, 

 6s ; P. W. Copeland, 65 ; Bright Meteor, Mr. Denning, 

 136, 207, 644; Rev. John Brown, 207; Dr. J. KavAn, 

 255 ; Meteoric Phenomena in June, W. F. Denning, 90 ; 

 the Large Meteor of June 28, Mr. Denning, 351 ; July 

 and August Meteors, W. F. Denning, 232 ; August 

 Meteors of 1908, W. F. Denning, 367; Bright Meteors 

 on August 19, W. F. Denning, 390; Recent Meteors, 

 Mr. Denning, 470; Meteors and the Comet, W. F. 

 Denning, 509 ; Meteors, W. F. Denning, 509 ; Large 

 Meteors from Scorpio, Mr. Denning, 306; Bright 

 Bolides, W. Moss, 580; Mrs. E. Gifford, 580; a Bolide 

 with a Persistent Tail, M. Qu^nisset, 612 

 Mettam (Prof. A. E.), Malignant Tumours in Birds, 47 ; 



Spirochactes in Infective Sarcomata of Dogs, 47 

 Meunier (Louis), New Method of Tanning, 72 

 Mcuse, Etude sur la Vall(5e Lorraine de la, J. Vidal de la 



Blache, 66 1 

 Mever (Mr.), Elements of the Orbit of Jupiter's Eighth 



Satellite, 401 ; Comet Morehouse, 549 

 Meyer (Prof. Max), an Introduction to the Mechanics of 



the Inner Ear, 114, 342 

 Meyer (M. Wilhelm), das Weltgebaude, eine gemeinver- 



standliche Himmelskunde, 538 

 Miall (Prof. L. C, D.Sc, F.R.S.), Opening Address in 

 Section L at the Meeting of the British Association at 

 Dublin, 584 ; Rural Education, 619 ; Note-taking and 

 Reports of Work, 620 

 Microbarograph, Theory of the, and on some Observations 



with the Dines-Shaw Instrument, Prof. Chrystal, 239 

 Microbes, la Lutte contre les. Dr. Etienne Burnet, Prof. 



R. T. Hewlett, 270 

 Miciographic Study of Leather, Henri Boulanger, t8 

 Micrometer Measures of Jovian Features, Dr. H. E. Lau, 



33° 



Microscopy : Dendritic Growths of Oxide of Copper on 

 Paper, J. Strachan, 46; Royal Microscopical Society, 

 46, 119, 261; Mercury Vapour Lamps for Microscopic 



Illumination, J. E. Barnard, 60; Apparatus for Micro- 

 metric Levellings, M. Gouy, 167 ; the Minute Structure 

 of Calcareous Sponge-spicules, Prof. E. A. Minchin and 

 Dr. D. J. Reid, 261 ; Small Simple Microscope by Gary, 

 A. Skinner, 261 ; Illuminating Apparatus for the Micro- 

 scope, J. W. Gordon, 261 ; the ISrownian Motion, Dr. 

 M. Seddig, 329 

 Midland .Agricultural and Dairy College, Bulletins i to S 



of the, (Field Trials in 1907), iSS 

 Midsummer Day, Why June 24 is called, W. T. Lynn, 



303 

 Mie (Dr. G.), Molekule, Atome, Weltiither, 316 

 Miehe (Dr. H.), Bakterien und ihre Bedeutung im 



praktischen Leben, 76 

 Mikkelsen (Captain), Return of, from Alaska, 107 

 Milkv Way, the, 129 



.Mill "(Dr. H. R.), British Rainfall, 1907, 604 

 Miller (Prof. J. A.), Coronal Streamers, 158 

 Millosevich (Prof.), Comet Morehouse, 1908c, 612 

 Milne (Prof. J., F.R.S.), the Californian Earthquake of 

 1906, 27 ; Seismograms Recorded by a Milne Seismo- 

 graph in the Isle of Wight, 61 ; Seismic Storm on 

 August 13-14, 374 ; the Duration and Direction of Large 

 Earthquakes, 591 

 Milner (Dr. S. R.), Nature of Streamers in the Electric 



Spark, 439 

 Milowanov (W.), Observations of Perseids in 1907, 38 

 .Milroy (Dr. J. A.), Physiologie des Menschen, Dr. L. 



Luciani, 601 

 Minchin (Prof. E. A.), the Minute Structure of Calcareous 



Sponge-spicules, 261 

 Minchin (Prof. George M., F.R.S.), " Seleno-aluminium 



Bridges," 310 

 Mineralogy : Refractometer for Rapid Determination of the 

 Refractive Indices of Faceted Gem-stones, Dr. G. F. 

 Herbert Smith, 16; Radium Contents of the Rocks of 

 the St. Gothard Tunnel, Prof. J. Joly, 47; Granites of 

 Northern New England (New South Wales), E. C. 

 Andrews and J. C. H. Mingave, 139; Mining District 

 of Pitkaranta, Finland, Otto Triistedt, 139 ; Wadsworth's 

 '■ CumberlanJite," Messrs. Johnson and Warren, 139; 

 an Unusual Group of Rocks from Vizagapatam District 

 of Madras, T. L. Walker and W. H. Collins, 139 ; 

 Rhyolites and Basalts from Pdvagad Hill, Bombay Presi- 

 dency, L. L. Fermor, 139 ; Researches on Calcium 

 Carbonate, Herr Meigen, 139 ; Hallerite, a New Mica 

 of the Paragonite Group, Ph. Barbier, 168 ; the Halos 

 round Zircons in Biotite, A. R. Hunt, 198 ; Geology 

 and Mineralogy of Albany, Prof. Young, 216; a New 

 Mineral, Bityite, .A. Lacroix, 239 ; Mineralogical Society, 

 287 ; a Nickel-iron Alloy (FejNi,) Common to the 

 Meteoric Iron Youndegin and the Meteoric Stone of 

 Zomba, L. Fletcher, 287 ; Kaolinisation and other 

 Changes in West of England Rocks, F. H. Butler, 287 ; 

 Schwartzembergite and the Drawing of Light-figures, 

 G. F. Herbert Smith, 287 ; the Chemical Composition of 

 Seligmannite, G. T. Prior, 287 ; Minerals, including 

 Gem-stones, at the Franco-British Exhibition, 30b : 

 Minerals from the Fumaroles of Etna and Boric Acid 

 in the Fumaroles of Vesuvius, A. Lacroix, 311; Helium 

 in Saline Minerals and its Probable Connection with 

 Potassium, Hon. R. J. Strutt, F.R.S., 594; the Accumu- 

 lation of Helium in Geological Time, Hon. R. J. Strutt, 

 F.R.S., 594 

 Minerals : Mineral Resources of Trinidad, John Cadman, 

 140; some Chilian Copper Minerals, Prof. H. F. Keller, 

 188 ; the Magnetic Separation of Heavy Minerals in 

 the Field, J. D. Falconer, 247; Mines and Minerals of 

 the British Empire, Ralph S. G. Stokes, 248; China 

 Clay is a Mineral, Mr. Justice Eve, 251 ; a Pocket 

 Handbook of Minerals, G. Montague Butler, 270 ; 

 Minerals, including Gem-stones, at the Franco-British 

 Exhibition, 306 ; Mineral Resources of the Philippine 

 Islands, Warren D. Smith, 516 

 Mines and Minerals of the British Empire, Ralph S. G. 



Stokes, 248 

 Mingaye (J. C. H.), Granites of Northern New England 



(New South Wales), 139 

 Mining : Absorption and Accumulation of Gold on Copper 

 Plates, Edward Halse, 9^; ; W. F. A. Thomas, 9.=; : New 

 Discovery of Coal at Bentley, no; the Ancient Gold 



