SttppUment to Nat it r 

 December lo, 1896 



Index 



Mercury : the Planet, 17, 84 



Meridian Observations, Temperature Errors in, M. Hamy, 84 



Merrill (CI. P.), Free Gold in Granite, 45 : Mineral Composition 

 of Sedimentary Deposit evidence of Climate, 577 



Meslin (M.), a Photometer for Rontgen Rays, in 



Messerschmitt (M), Plumb-line Deviations, joi 



Metallic Carbides, 357 



Metallurgy : Iron and Steel Institute, 38 ; the Production of 

 Metallic Iron Bars of any Section by Extrusion, P. F. 

 Nursey, 39 ; Process of Covering Telephone Cables with 

 Lead by Extrusion, Mr. Snelus, 39 ; New Zealand Method 

 of Smelting Iron Sand, E. M. Smith, 39 ; the Introduction 

 of Standard Methods of Analysis, Baron Hans Jtiptner von 

 Jonstorff, 40 ; Mond Gas as applied to Steel Making, J. H. 

 Darby, 40 ; the Diffusion of Metals, Prof W. C. Roberts- 

 Austen, F. R.S, 55; Magnetising and Hysteresis of various 

 kinds of Steel and Iron, Dr. Du Bois, 95 ; Magnetic Irregu- 

 larity and Annealing of Iron and Steel, E. Schmidt, 285 ; 

 Microscopic Internal Flaws in Steel Axles, ic. , T. Andrews, 

 159; on the Liquation of certain Alloys of Gold, Edward 

 Matlhey, 256: Steel-making in Northern Spain, 514; the 

 Spanish Iron Industry, Pablo de Alzola, 515 ; the Roasting 

 of Iron Ores with a View to their Magnetic Concentration, 

 Prof. H. Wedding, 515: Sand on Pig-iron, H. D. Ilibbard, 

 516; Fixed Nitrogen in Steel, F. W. Harbord and T. 

 Twynam, 516; the Micro-structure and Hardening Theories 

 of Steel, A. Sauveur, 578 ; Contrast between the Action of 

 Metals and their Salts on Ordinary Light and on the New 

 Rays, Dr. J. H. Gladstone and Mr. W.'Hibbert, 5S3 



Metopic Suture, the. Dr. G. Papillault, 254 



Metric System in the United States, the, 42 



Metz (G. de), Photography in the Interior of a Crookes' Tube, 

 384 



Metzner (R. ), the Preparation of Selenic Acid, 336 



Meudon, Solar Photography at, Dr. Janssen, 64 



Mexico : .Ancient Mexican Mosaics, A. Oppel, 280 ; Archaeo- 

 logical .Studies in Mexico, Alfred P. Maudsley, 274 ; Remark- 

 able .Meteorite in Mexico, 324 



Meyer (G. S.), Influence of Pulling and Pushing Forces on 

 Magnetic Properties, 544 



Meteorology : Auroral Display on May 2, 9 ; Suggested Origin 

 of Aurora Borealis, Kr. Birkeland, 16 ; Death and Obituary 

 Notice of Rev. \V. C. Ley, 1 5 ; Proposed Concerted Inter- 

 national Investigation of Upper Currents of Atmosphere, 16; 

 Dissolution of New England Meteorological Society, 17 ; a 

 Self-registering Thermometer Balance, M. Parenty and R. 

 Bricard, 23 ; the Height of Luminous Clouds, 31 ; Bare Wire 

 Resistance Thermometers, I"". W. and H. R. J. Burstall, 36 ; 

 a Remarkable Dust Storm, 41 ; Alpengliihen, W. Larden, 

 53 : the Recent Drought, 61 ; the Spring Drought of 1896, 

 Mr. Symons, 334 ; Severe Storm in Texas, 61 ; the Brocken 

 Observatory, A. L. Rotch, 68 ; American Meteorological 

 Journal, 68 ; the Exposure of Anemometers, R. H. Curtis, 

 94; Royal Meteorological Society, 94, 215; Dissipation of 

 Electricity by Vapour, Dr. Schwalbe, 95 ; Berlin Meteoro- 

 logical Society, 95, 120; the Tornado at St. Louis, 104; 

 Observations in Mysore, 1893-4, 107 ; Definitions of Fog, 

 Mist, and Haze, 118; Symons's Monthly Meteorological 

 Magazine, llS, 213, 334, 455, 591; Meteorological 

 Observations at Greenwich Observatory, 140 ; Measure- 

 ments of St. Lawrence Winter Temperature, Howard 

 Barnes, 141 ; a Prognostic of Thunder, B. Woodd-Smith, 

 151 ; Meteorological Kite-flying, R. de C. Ward, 156 ; the 

 First use of Kites in Meteorology, A. L. Rotch, 445 ; 

 Scientific Kite-tlying, Mr. Rotch, 59S ; Kite-flying at Blue 

 Hill Observatory, 629 ; Notes on Clouds, 164 ; Measurement 

 of Cloud Heights and Velocities, Dr. E. Kayser, 274 ; 

 Meteorology of Edinburgh, R. C. Mossman, 167 ; Atmo- 

 spheric Electricity at Kew, Dr. C. Chree, 190 ; the Paris 

 Diurnal Rain-Variation, A. Angot, 192 ; Meteorological Work 

 of Mersey Docks Observatory, 1895, ^- ^- Plumnier, 205 ; 

 Gale of March 24, 1895, 213 ; Arctic Hail and Thunder- 

 storms, H. Harries, 215 ; the Deep Borings at Charmoy and 

 Macholles, A. M. Levy, 216 ; Mean Temperature Conditions 

 of Verchoyansk, Siberia, Dr. Hann, 230 ; Wind Velocity at 

 Top of Eiffel Tower, M. Angot, 230 ; a Sular Halo, Dr. H. 

 Warlh, 248 ; Report of Scottish Meteorological Society, 253 ; 

 the Great Tidal Wave in Japan, 252 ; a Cvirious Rainbow, 

 C. O. Steevens, 271 ; Evaporation, Prof. Cleveland Abbe, 

 283 ; the Seven-Day Weather Period, H. II. Clayton, 285 ; 



St. Elmo's Fire at Sea, H. Haltermann, 299 ; Measurements 

 of Chemical Intensity of Light, Prof. Wiesner, 299 ; Baro- 

 metrical Levellings, General Pyevtsoff, 299 ; Die Bauern 

 Praktick, 329 ; Determination of Freezing Point of Mer- 

 curial Thermometers, Dr. J. A. Harker, 334 ; Theoretical 

 Researches on Daily Change in Temperature of Air, Dr. 

 Halm, 335 ; Abnormally Hot Weather in United States, 

 351, 401 ; Cause of Production of Atmospheric Electricity, 

 P. de Heen, 356 ; Ciel et Terre, 359 ; Intensity of Tropical 

 Rainfall, A. Lancaster, 359 ; the Transvaal \'olksraad on 

 Rain-making, 371 ; Pilot Chart of North Atlantic, 372 ; the 

 Causes of Australian Weather, H. C. Russell, F. R.S., 374 ; 

 Periodicity of Good and Bad Seasons, H. C. Russell, F.R.S., 

 379; the British Rainfall of 1895, G. J. Symons, F.R.S., 

 and H. S. Wallis, 390 ; the Sonnblick Observations for 1895, 

 Dr. Trabert, 425 ; Thermometer Readings during the Eclipse, 

 H. Wollaston Blake, F. R.S., 436; the Thames run dry, 

 Mr. Symons, 455 ; the Paris Cyclone, 481 ; Bkie Sun, Prof. 

 H. Mohn, 483 ; Remarkable Lightning Flash, G. J. Burch, 

 492; Benjamin Davies, 573; the Paris Tornado of September 

 10, 1896, A., .\ngot, 520; J. Jaubert, 520; International 

 Meteorological Conference at Paris, 523, 624 ; the September 

 Rainfall, 525 ; a Lunar Rainbow, Walter Williams, 525 ; 

 Mr. A. W. Clayden's Report on the Application of Photo- 

 graphy to the Elucidation of Meteorological Phenomena, 567 ; 

 Bremen Climate and Sunspots, 572 ; the Stormy October 

 Weather, 576 ; Most Destructive West Indian Cyclone on 

 Record, 577 ; the Meteorology ol Copenhagen, V. Willaume, 

 578 ; the First Daily Weather Map, 591 ; Dry Periods, G. J. 

 Symons and J. M. Eraser, 591; Influence of Atirc<:pheric 

 Variation on Attention of School-children, Dr. M. C. Schnyten, 

 631 



Meteors : Daylight Meteor, April 12, C. E. Stromeyer, 9 ; Two 

 Brilliant Meteors, W. F. Denning, 27 ; Analysis of Madrid 

 Meteoric Stone of February 10, 1896, S. B. Mirat, 168 ; 

 Petrographical Study of Madrid Meteorite of February 10, 

 1896, M. Gredilla y Gauna, 239 ; a Fine Shooting Star, 

 and Heights of Meteors in August and November, 1895, 

 Prof. A. S. Herschel, F.R.S., 221; a Brilliant Meteor, 

 C. H. H. Walker, 271 ; Horary Variation of Meteors, G. C. 

 Bompas, 296 ; November Meteors, G. Johnstone Stoney, 301 ; 

 W. F. Denning, 623 ; Remarkable Meteorite in Mexico, 324 ; 

 Meteor Trails, 354 ; the August Shower, 1896, W. F. Den- 

 ning, 41 5 ; Meteors Transiting the .Solar and Lunar Discs ,449 



Michelson (Prof. Albert A.), Experiments on Rontgen Rays, 

 65 ; a Theory of the X-Rays, 66 



Micro-Organisms and Disease, Dr. E. Klein, F.R.S., Joseph 

 Lunt, 490 



Microscopy : Method of Reconstruction from Serial Sections 

 by use of Glass Plates, R. F. Dixon, 38 ; Quarterly Journal of 

 Microscopical Science, 142 ; the Blood of Magelona, Dr. W. 

 B. Benham, 142 ; Fission in Nemertines, Dr. W. B. Benham. 

 142 ; New Enchytraeus, E. .S. Goodrich, 142 ; Development 

 of Lichenopora verrtuaria, S. F. Harmer, 142 ; Microscopic 

 Internal Flaws in Steel Axles, &c., T. Andrews, 159; Royal 

 -Microscopical Society, 215 ; Death and Obituary Notice of 

 H. J. Slack, 351 ; Mr. Price's Microscopical Method of 

 Comparing Screw Gauges, 608 ; on a New Alicrotome, Prof. 

 Minot, 634 ; Dr. Buchanan on Cell Granulations, 634; Prof. 

 Paul on some Points in Dental Histology, 635 



Microstructure of Steel, the, A. .Sauveur, 578 



Microtome, on a New, Prof. Minot, 634 



Miers (Henry A., F.R.S.), Individuality in the Mineral King- 

 dom, 208 



Migrations, Tidal, of Limpets, Dr. A. Willey, 125 



Milk, the Bacteriology of, Prof. Conn, 82 



Milk, St. Petersburg, Bacteriology of, M. P. Sacharbekoff, 550 



Milk, the Freezing Point of, MM. Bordas and Genin, 456 



Mill (Dr. Hugh Robert), Projects for Antarctic Exploration, 29 ; 

 the Relief of the Earth's Crust, 112 ; the Heart of a Con- 

 tinent, Captain Frank E. Vounghusband, 130 ; Lemons de Geo- 

 graphic Physique, Albert de Lapparent, 146 ; Air Tempera- 

 ture during Total Solar Eclpse, 391 ; the Arctic Record of 

 1896, 392 



Millar (W. J.), Latitude and Longitude : How to find them, 

 292 



Milne (Prof. John, F.R.S.), Distant Earthquake Disturbances 

 recorded, 229 ; Distortion of the Earth's Surface, 256 ; Seismo- 

 logical Observations, 352 ; on his Seismological Observations 

 during the Year n the Isle of Wight, 587 



