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Index 



of Lsevulic Acid, MM. Berthelot and Andre, 384 ; Conden- 

 sation of Chloral with Kesorcinol, J. T. Hewitt and V. G. 

 I'ope, 408 ; Atomic Weight of Japanese Tellurium, Masumi 

 Chikashige, 40S ; Derivatives of Camphene Sulphonic Acid, A. 

 Lapworth ami V. S. Kipping, 40S ; Asitine, H. A. D. 

 jowett, 408; Ouercitin in Onion Skin, A. G. Perkin and J. 

 J. Hummel, 40S : Myricetin Colouring Matter of Myrica 

 nagi Rock, A. G. Perkin and J. J. Hummel, 40S ; Myricetin 

 Colouring Mailer of Sicilian Sumach, A. G. Perkin and G. 

 Y. Allen, 408 ; Fisetin Colouring Matter of Querbracho 

 Colorado, A. G. Perkin and O. Gunnell, 40S ; New Base 

 from Camphoroxime, 408 ; Condensation of Benzil with 

 L;evulic Acid, Y. R. Japp, 408 ; the Three Chloro- 

 benzeneazosalicylic Acids, J. T. Hewitt and H. E. Stevenson, 

 40S ; Action of Bromine on Pinene, W. A. Tilden, 408 ; 

 Santalal and its Derivatives, A. C. Chapman and H. E. 

 Burgess, 408 ; Liberation of Chlorine during heating of mixed 

 Potassium Chlorate and Manganic Peroxide, H, McLeod, 

 408; Polymorphism as explanation of Therniochemical Pecu- 

 liarities of Chloral and Bronial Hydrates, W. J. Pope, 408 ; 

 Applied Chemistry of Nitro-Explosives, G. S. "Sanford, 410 ; 

 Combination of Argon with Water, P. Villard, 432 ; the 

 Mutual Relation of Atomic Weights of Elements, E. W. 

 Morley, 450 ; Action of Soluble Oxidising Mushroom-Fer- 

 ment on iNaphthob, E. Bourguelot, 456 ; Prof. Clowes' 

 Elementary Practical Chemistry, 460 ; the Volatilisation of 

 Refractory Substances in the Electric Furnace, H. Moissan, 

 4S5 ; Researches with Electric Furnace, H. Moissan, 598 ; 

 lodomctric Method of determining Pho.sphorus in Iron, 

 Charlotte Fairbanks, 488 ; Simultaneous Presence of Laccase 

 and Tyrosinase in Mushroom Sugar, G. Bertrand, 520 ; 

 Chemistry in Daily Life, Dr. Lassan-Cohn, 521 ; Lord Kelvin 

 on the Molecular Dynamics of Hydrogen Gas, Oxygen Gas, 

 Ozone, Peroxide of Hydrogen, Vapour of Water, Liquid 

 Water, Ice, and Ouartz Crystal, 566 ; Osmotic Pressure, W. 

 C. D. Whetham, 571 ; Lucium, a New Element, P. Barriere, 



598 ; the Constitution of the Nitro- Paraffins, Prof. Hantzoch, 



599 ; Thermal Studies on Cyanamide, Paul Lemouet, 616 ; Dr. 

 Ludwig Gattermann, Practical Organic Chemistry, 619 ; the 

 Production of "Active" Oxygen during Slow Oxidation, W. 

 P. Jorissen, 631 ; Mea.surenients of Electrical Conductivity of 

 Methyl Alcohol Solutions, Messrs. Zelinsky and Krapiwin, 

 632 : on a Means of Detecting the Difference between Organic 

 and Inorganic Salts of Iron, Prof. Macallum, 633 ; Dr. Pavy 

 on the Glucoside Constitution of Proteid, 634 ; Dr. Kohn on 

 the Presence of Iron and Copper in the White and Green 

 Varieties of Oysters, 636 ; Dr. Abram and Mr. Marsden on 

 Detection of Lead in Organic Fluids, 636 ; the Separation of 

 Potassium and Sodium, D. A. Kreider and J. E. Breckenridge, 

 639 ; Action of Ferric Chloride on Metallic Gold, P. C. 

 Mcllhiney, 639; the Acid Decomposition of Sugars, MM. 



- Berthold and Andre, 639 : Detection of Nitrous Acid by 

 Brucine, P. Pichard, 639 ; Peculiarities of Solubility Curves, 

 H. Le Chatelier, 639. See also Section B, British Association 

 Chcrnyshefi'(Prof. ), Geology of Novaya Zemlya, 402 

 Chester (.\. H.), a Dictionary of the Names of Minerals, in- 

 cluding their History and Etymology, 124 

 Chickashige (Masumi), Atomic Weight of Japanese Tellurium, 



408 

 China : the Eastern Tian-Shan, G. E. G. Grzimailo, 388 

 Chisholm (G. G.)on the Relativity of Geographical Advantages, 



587 

 Chittenden (Dr.), Influence of Alcohol on Digestion, 598 

 Chlorine : Dr. F. Hurler on the Manufacture of Chlorine by 



means of Nitric Acid, 584 

 Cholera in Indian Cantonments, E. H. Hankin, 26 

 Chree (Dr. C), Atmospheric Electricity at Kew, 190 ; Responsi- 

 bility in Science, 572 

 Christiansen (C. ), Origin of Contact Electricity, 45 

 Christie (James C.), Folk eg Nalur i Finmarken, Dr. Hans 



Keusch, 123 

 Chrystal (Prof.), Discriminant of Differential Equation of First 



Order, 191 

 Chronology : the Indian Calendar, Robert Sewell and Saukara 

 Balkrishna Dikshit, W. T. Lynn, 219 ; the Last Day and 

 Year of the Century : Remarks on Time-Reckoning, W. T. 

 Lynn, 438 : on Pre-classical Chronology in Greece and Italy, 

 Dr. O. Montelius, 61 1 

 Chuard (M.), Calcium Carbide as an Insecticide, 229 

 Ciel et Terre, Science in, 359 



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



Clarke (C. F.), Milton's Astronomy, 83 



Clarke (Chas. L. ), Halley's Chart of Magnetic Declinations,, 



126 

 Clayden (A. W.), Report on the Application of Photography 



to the Elucidation of Meteorological Phenomena, 567 

 Clayden (P. W.), Siemens' Smokeless Grate, 492 

 Clayton (H. H.), the Seven-day Weather Period, 285 

 Clerici (Enrico), Artificial Petrifaction of Vegetable Tissues,, 



229 

 Climate of Bremen and Sun-spots, 572 

 Clos (D.), the Tuberculoids of the LeguniinosK, 456 

 Clouds : the Height of Luminous Clouds, 31 

 Clouds, Notes on, John Aitken, F.R.S., 164 

 Cloud-heights and Velocities, Measurement of. Dr. E. Kayser,, 



274 

 Clowes (Prof. F. ), Portable Apparatus for Gas-testing in Electric 



Culverts, 37 ; Explosion and Detection of Acetylene in Air,. 



408 ; Elementary Practical Chemistry, 460 ; on the Limiting 



Explosive Proportions of Acetylene, and Detection and 



Measurement of this Gas in the Air, 583 ; Detection and 



Measurement of Inflammable Gas and Vapour in Air, 620 

 Clwyd Valley, on the Glacial Phenomena of the, Messrs. Kendal 



and Lonias, 586 

 Coal in Labuan, 82 

 Coal, Proximate Constituents of, 5S5 

 Coal Consumption in British North Atlantic Mail Service. A. J.. 



Maginnis, 608 

 Coal-damp, the Hydrogen Lamp, Prof. F. Clowes and B. 



Redwood, 620 

 Coal-dust Explosions, Prof. W. Galloway, 414 

 Coal mine Explosions, Blown-out Shots, 576 

 Coapan, Honduras, the Ancient City of. Prof. F. W. Putnam, 



480 

 Cobra Venom destroyed by High Frequency Currents, Dr.. 



D'Arsonval, 372 

 Cockerell (Prof. T. D. A.), Specific Characters among Mutillida;^ 



461 

 Cocoa : All About It, 50 

 Coffey (G. ), on the Relation of the Stone Carvings of the Tumuli 



of New Grange, Dowth, and Loughcrew to Scandinavian Art, 



611 

 Cohen (Dr. J. B.), Leerboek der Organische Chemie, Dr. A. F. 



Holleman, 100 

 Cohnstein (Dr.), the Theory of Lymph Formation, 120 

 Colardeau's (M.) New Arrangement of Vacuum Tubes for 



Riintgen Rays, 357 

 Cole (Prof. G. A. G.),HulUte, 391 



Cole (R. S. ), Instantaneous Photographs of Splashes, 37 

 Collie (Dr. J. Norman), Inactivity of Helium and Argon, 143 ; 



Homogeneity of Argon and Helium, 336, 406 

 Colliery Explosions, Causes of Death in. Dr. John Haldane, 



207 

 Colonisation in Tropical Regions, M. Stokvis, 525 

 Colour Photography with Obliquely Incident Light, Lord 



Kelvin, F. R.S., on Lippmann's, 12 

 Colour Photographs, Becquerel and Lippmann's, Prof. R. Mel- 



dola, F.R.S., 28; C. H. Bothamly, 77 

 Colour Photographs, Becquerel's, Captain W. de W. Abney, 



F.R.S., 125 

 Colour Relations of Atoms, Ions, and Molecules, M. C. Lea,. 



189 

 Colour-sense in Literature, the, Havelock Ellis, 41 

 Colour Variations in Ducks and Pigeon.s, W. T. Van Dyck, 54 

 Colours : Messrs. A. G. Green and A. Wahl on the Constitution. 



of Sun-yellow or Curcumine and Allied Colouring Matters, 



584 

 Colquhoun (A. R. ), the Nicaragua Canal, 127 

 Colson (R.), Mode of Action of X-rays on Photographic Plate, 



23 ; Action of Zinc on Photographic Plate, 264 

 Coma Berenices, the Cluster in, 256 

 Combe (.\bram), Rope-driving, 328 

 Combes (C), Preparation of Aluminium Alloys by Chemical 



Reaction, 215 

 Comets: Comet Swift, 1896, 17, 137; Dr. Schorr, 35; Search- 



Ephemeris for Comet 1889 V. (Brooks), Dr. Bauschinger, 84 ; 



Return of, 1S5 ; W. F. Denning, 251; M. Javelle, 354;. 



Prof. E. Lamp, 487 ; Brooks Periodic Comet, 231 ; Comet 



Brooks (1896), 448; Comet Giacobini, Dr. H. Kreutz, 487, 



551; Comet Giacobini, 520, 632; Comet Perrine-Lamp- 



