Index 



51 ; the Diffusion of Metals, Prof. W. C. Roberts- Austen, 

 F.R.S., 55; Dependence of tlie Colour of Solutions on the 

 Nature of the Solvent, F. G. Donnan, 55 ; Physical Society, 

 69, 93, 165, 214 ; Numerical Relations between Atomic 

 Weights of Elements, M. C. Lea, 92 ; Atomic Weii;ht of 

 Oxygen and Combining Volumes of Carbon Monoxide and 

 Oxygen, A. Scott, 94 ; Application of Clapyron's Formula 

 to Melting-point of Bentene, R. Demerliac, 95 : Berlin 

 I'hysical Society, 95, 120 ; Physics for Students of Medicine, 

 Alfred Daniell, 100 ; Physical Units, Magnus Maclean, lOi ; 

 the Kinetic Theory of Gases, J. Bertrand, 106; Prof. Boltz- 

 niann, 106 ; Dr. C. del Lungo, 298 ; Vapour Pressures of 

 Formic Acid Solutions, G. M. Raoult, 119 ; Experiments on 

 Transparency of Liquids, W. Spring, 136 ; the Circulation 

 • if Organic Matter, Dr. C. V. Poore, 141 ; Distribution of 

 N'elocities in Tubes, M. Bazin, 144 ; the Linear and Vector 

 Function, Prof. Tait, 166 ; Fluorescence, G. C. Schmidt, 

 1 89 ; Colour Relations of Atoms, Ions and Molecules, ^L C. 

 Lea, 189: New Mercurial Air-Pump, R. W. Wood, 190; 

 the Surfusion of Water, J. Passy, 192 ; the Theory of Fluid 

 Friction, Dr. A. Umani, 204 ; Relation between Viscosity 

 and Chemical Nature of Liquids, Dr. J. E. Thorpe, F. R.S., 

 and J. W. Rodger, 213 ; Properties of Body having 

 Negative Resistance, Prof. S. P. Thompson, 214 ; 

 Death of Prof .\. G. Stoletow, 228 ; Relation between Re- 

 fraction and Chemical Equivalents of Elements, Dr. J. H. 

 Gladstone, F.R.S. , 238 ; Physical Laboratory at Leiden, Dr. 

 Kamerlingh Onnes', 345 ; on the Motion of a Heterogeneous 

 Liquid, commencing from Rest with a given Motion of its 

 Boundary, Lord Kelvin, F.R.S., 250; Resistance to Liqviids 

 of .\Iuminium and its .-Mloys, J. W. Richards, 253 ; Complete 

 Freezing-point Curves of Alloys of Silver or Copper with 

 another Metal, C. T. Heycock and F. H. Neville, 263 ; Ex- 

 periment with Liquid Carbon Dioxide, C. Barus, 2S5 ; Per- 

 cussion Figures on Cleavage Plates of Mica, T. L. Walker, 

 285 ; the Fusibility of Metallic Alloys, H. Gautier, 287 ; 

 Polarised Fluorescence, L. .Sohncke, 311 ; Measurement of 

 Flame-Temperatures by Thermo-Elenients, W. Waggener, 

 311 : Ratio of Specific Heats of Air, Carbon Dioxide, and 

 Hydrogen, G. Maneuvrier and J. Fournier, 336; Specific 

 Heat of Vi.scous Sulphur, J. Dussy, 359; Capillary Ascents 

 of Liquid Carbon near Critical Temperature, Mr. Verschaffelt, 

 360 ; a Text-book of Experimental, 7'rof Edward Riecke, 

 vol. i , Prof. A. Gray, F. R.S., 363 ; Research on Liquefac- 

 tion of Helium, Prof. K. Olszewski, 377, 544; Apparatus for 

 Rapid Determination of Surface Tension of Liquids, C. E. 

 Linebarger, 383 ; Distance Action of Absorption Force, W. 

 MiillerErzbach, 456 ; Cryoscopy of Precision, F. M. Raoult, 

 568 : Osmotic Pressure, W. C. D. Whetham, 571: Re- 

 sponsibility in Science, Dr. C Chree, 572 ; Rate of Condensa- 

 tion in Steam-jet, A. de F. Palmer, 638 ; Peculiarities of Solu- 

 bility Curves, IF Le Chatelier, 639. See also Section A, 

 British .Vssociation 



Physiography: Death of Dr. Simony, 351 



I'hysidlogy : Human Respiration at High Altitudes, Prof U. 

 Mosso, II ; Action of Acids on Metabolism, Dr. J. C. 

 Dunlop, 71 ; Effdctlessness of Rectal Injection of Toxins and 

 Anti-To\-ins on .\nimals, P. (iibier, 71 ; Die Physiologie des 

 Geruclis. Dr. H. Zwardemaker, 75 ; Active Principle of 

 Indian Hemp, Messrs. Wood and Eastcrfield, 94; Pharma- 

 cological Action of Hemp Resin, Mr. Marshall, 94 ; Trans- 

 form.uion of Fat into Carbohydrates in Unfed Animals, A. 

 Chauveau, 95 ; Direct Potential in Muscular Work, A. 

 Chauveau,II9; Berlin Physiological Society, 1 20; the Theory of 

 Lymph Formation, P. D. Cohn.stein, I20; .Slowness of Coagu- 

 lation of Blood in Birds, C. Delezenne, 144 ; Physiological 

 Papers, H. Newell Maitin, Prof. E. A. Schiifei, F.R.S., 147 \ 

 the Laws of Osmosis, Dr. L. Barlow, 185 ; the Reason of 

 Kii;hl-IIandedness, Dr. D. (!. Brintim, 230 ; Action of Various 

 dances on Movements of Stomach, F. Battelli, 239; 

 Mological Action of High Frequency Currents, A. 

 \isonval, 264; Effects of Dividing one Inferior Peduncle 

 .1 cV-rebfllum, Dr. J. S. R. Russell, 287 ; Relations between 

 I'.OL-rgy Exi)enditure of Muscle and amount of Shortening it 

 iiiuiergues, .•\. Chauveau, 312 ; Photography of Heart-Sounds, 

 \ le Holowinski, 312 ; Influence of Lecithine on Growth of 

 W iiin-bloodfd Animals, B. Danilewsky, 312 ; Physiological 

 \ I iiin of Eucaine, Prof. Charteris, 335 ; .A.llas of Nerve Cells, 

 M. A. Starr, Prof. E. A. Schafer, F.R.S., 340; Respira- 

 ;. Exchange of Inhabitants of Tropics, C. Eykman, 360 ; 



Origin of Normal Heart-Movement, Prof. Engelmann, 360; 

 the Coagulation of the Blood, J. Athanasiu and G. Carvallo, 

 432 ; Stability of Blood rendered incoagulable by Extract of 

 Leech, MM Bosc and Delezenne, 520 ; Hints on Elementary 

 Physiology, F. A. Haig-Brown, 546 ; High Altitudes and 

 .\n*mia. Dr. Kuthy, 577 ; Influence of Alcohol on Digestion, 

 Drs. Chittenden and Mendel, 598 ; Digestibility of Cocoa- 

 Butter and ordinary Butter, MM. Bourot and F. Jean, 639. 

 See alio Section I, British Association 

 Physiology, Vegetable : see Botany 



Pichard (P.), Detection of Nitrous Acid by Brucine, 639 

 Pickering (Prof. E. C), Harvard College Observatory, 231 ; a 



New Spectroscopic Binary, 527 

 Pierpont (Prof. J.), the Ruffini-Abelian Theorem, 92 

 Pigeons, Colour Variation in Ducks and, W. T. Van Dyck, 54 

 Pillar and Tree Worship in Mykencean Greece, Arthur J. Evans, 



611 

 Pilot Chart of North Atlantic, 372 

 Piloty (O.), New Method of preparing Salts of Hyponitrous 



Acid, 300 

 Piorkowski (Dr.), New Distinguishing Test of Colon and 



Typhoid Bacilli, 156 

 Pisciculture : Sea-Fish Hatching at Port Erin, 15 ; Fresh-water 



Eels in Alpine Lakes, Dr. Inihof, 134 

 Pithecanthropus erectus. Dr. Dubois, 135 ; Dr. R. Martin, 135 ; 



L. Manouvrier, 135 ; O. C. Marsh, 189 

 Planets : the Planet Mercury, 17, 84 ; New Divisions of Saturn's 

 Rings, M. Flammarion, 17 ; che Planet Saturn, Prof. Barnard, 

 327 ; Mass of the Asteroids, G. Ravene, 206 ; Rotation Period 

 of Jupiter, Prof. A. A. Ranibaut, 280 ; New Features on 

 Mars, 487 ; the Canals on Mars, 600 ; Planetary Notes, 

 Percival Lowell, 633 

 Planktonokrit, Dr. Chas. S. Dolley's, 120 

 Plant-Breeding, Dr. Maxwell T. Masters, F.R.S. , 138 

 Plant-Distribution, the Rational Study of, 458 

 Plants, Magical Growth of, W. R. M. Semple, 8 

 Pleiades, the, 449 ; New Nebulosity in the Pleiades, W. 



Stratonoff, 327 

 Plumb-Line Deviations, M. Messerschmitt, 301 

 Plummer (W. E.), Meteorological Work of Mersey Docks Ob- 

 servatory, 1S95, 205 

 Phivinel (Count de la Baume), Photography of Solar Corona, 



374 

 Pocock (R. I.), Distribution of Galeodes, 367 

 Poincare (H.), Electrostatic Deviation of Kathode Rays, 47 ; 



Photography in Interior of Crookes' Tube, 384 

 Pola's Red Sea Voyage, the, 4S5 

 Polarised? Are Rontgen Rays, J. W. Gifford, 172 

 Pole (Mr. W. , F.R.S.), Siemens's Domestic Gas Fire, 595 

 Pollard (Dr. H. B.), Death and Obituary Notice of, 183 

 Poore (Dr. C. V.), the Circulation of Organic Matter, 141 

 Pope (F. G.), Condensation of Chloral with Resorcinal, 40S 

 Pope (W. J.), Substances exhibiting Rotatory Power both in 

 Liquid and Crystalline States, 143 ; Polymorphism as Ex- 

 planation of Thermochemical Peculiarities of Chloral and 

 Bromal Hydrates, 408 

 Porcelain, Prof. Riicker on Measurements of Transparency of 



Glass and, to Rontgen Rays, 566 

 Port Erin, Sea-Fish Hatching at, 15 

 Porter (T. C. ), Analysis of Rontgen Rays, 1 10 ; Experiments on 



Rontgen Rays, 149 

 Post-Glacial Time in the Two Hemispheres, the Relative Lengths 



of. Dr. C. Davisor, 137 

 Post-Graduate Study in London, 173 



Potash-. Making in Essex, the Decay of, Henry Laver, 106 

 Poulet (V.), the Principle of Vegetable Digestion, 384 

 Poulton (Prof. E. B., F.R.S.), Opening Address in Section D 



of the British Association, 500 

 Power Locomotion on Highway, Rhys Jenkins, 365 

 Practical Mechanics for Sailors, Thomas Mackenzie, Rev. F. C. 



Stebbing, 364 

 Preece (W. H.), on the Tests of Glow-Lamps, 609 

 Prein (M. ), the Lime-Tree near Krasnoyarsk (Siberia), 311 

 Pressure, Osmotic, W. C. D. Whetham, 571 

 Prestwich (Sir Joseph, F.R.S.), Death of, 182; Obituary 



Notice of, 202 

 Prehistoric European Sculpture, Salomon Reinach, 482 

 Prehistoric Graves in Pennslyvania, 325 



Prehistoric Metal Implements, Dr. J. H. Gladstone, 610 ; Dr. 

 Munro, 610 



