666 
Evans (Dr. J.) on explorations in caves 
in the carboniferous limestone in the | 
south of Ireland, 132. 
Everett (Prof.) on standards for use in 
electrical measurements, 41; on under- 
ground temperature, 45. 
Ewing (Prof. J. A.) on the magnetic sus- 
ceptibility and retentiveness of soft 
iron, 402. 
Facial characteristics of the races and 
principal crosses in the British Isles, 
report of the Committee for defining 
the, and obtaining illustrative photo- 
graphs, 306. 
Fats, the constitution of the natural, J. 
A. Wanklyn and W. Fox on, 470. 
Fauna and flora of the Ashton-under- 
Lyne district, the, by J. R. Byrom, 541. 
Fell (J. B.) on the Euphrates Valley rail- 
way, 632; on the construction and 
working of Alpine railways, 633. 
Fellows (F.) on the work of the Anthro- 
pometric Committee, 253. 
Fire-extinction, the injector hydrant for, 
by J. H. Greathead, 635. 
Fire risks of electric lighting, by K. 
Hedges, 653. 
Fitzgerald (Prof. G. F.) on standards for 
use in electrical measurements, 41; on 
Maxwell’s equations for the electro- 
magnetic action of moving electricity, 
404; on theenergy lost by radiation from 
alternating electric currents, 7b.; ona 
method of producing electro-magnetic 
disturbances of comparatively short 
wave-lengths, 405. 
Fleming (Dr. J. A.) on standards for use 
in electrical measurements, 41. 
Flint implement found on Torre-Abbey 
sands, Torbay, W. Pengelly on a, 564. 
Flora and fauna of the Ashton-under- 
Lyne district, the, by J. R. Byrom, 541. 
Floridez, protoplasmic continuity in the, 
T. Hick on, 547. 
Flower (Prof.) on the facial characteris- 
tics of the races and principal crosses 
in the British Isles, 306. 
Foot and mouth disease of cattle: its 
true history and remedy, by Rev. Dr. 
Ace, 620. 
Forbes (H. 0.) on the Koeboes and other 
tribes of Sumatra, and on some cus- 
toms prevalent among the inhabitants 
of ‘Timor, 565. 
Forbes (Dr. L.), notes on the territory of 
Arizona, 590. 
Fordham (H.G.) on the erratic blocks 
of England, Wales, and Ireland, 136 ; 
on local scientific societies, 318; on a 
boulder from the chloritic marl of Ash- | 
| Galvanometer, the imperfection of the, as 
well, Herts, 505. 
Forestry, by W. Botly, 621. 
Formosa, North, W. Hancock on, 597. 
INDEX. 
Forsyth (Prof. A. R.) on an approximate 
expression for #!, 407; on a gene- 
ralised hypergeometric series, 408. 
Fossil fish-remains, some, found in the 
upper beds of the Yoredale series at 
Leyburn, in Yorkshire, J. W. Davis on, 
492. 
Fossil phyllopoda of the palzozoic rocks, 
report on the, 215. 
Fossil plants of Halifax, report on the, 160. 
Fossil polyzoa, fourth report on, 161; Part 
I. Cretaceous polyzoa (British area 
only), ib.; Part II. Classification of 
cyclostomatous polyzoa, &c., 175; Part 
III. Pseudo-polyzoan forms, 205; Part 
IV. Bibliography, 206. 
Foster (A. Le Neve) on the determination 
of a gauge for the manufacture of 
various small screws, 318. 
Foster (Dr. C. Le Neve) on underground 
temperature, 45. 
Foster (Prof. G. C.) on standards for 
use in electrical measurements, 41; on 
fixing a standard of white light, 127; 
on the workings of the proposed revised 
New Code, and of other legislation 
affecting the teaching of science in 
elementary schools, 309. 
Foster (Prof. M.) on the Scottish zoological 
station, 233; on the occupation of a 
table at the zoological station at 
Naples, 234; on the influence of bodily 
exercise on the elimination of nitrogen, 
242. 
Fox (C. D.) on the Mersey tunnel, 371. 
Fox (W.) and J. A. Wanklyn on the 
constitution of the natural fats, 470. 
Frankland (Prof.) on chemical nomen- 
clature, 127. 
*Free libraries, Prof. L. Levi on, 605. 
Free public library, Notting Hill, the 
statistics of the, J. Heywood on, 604. 
Friedel (Prof. C.) and Prof. J. M. Crafts 
on the decomposing action that chlo- 
ride of aluminium exerts on hydro- 
carbons, 468. 
Gaels, personal names and tribe-names of 
the, by H. McLean, 573. 
Galla and Somali countries, E. G. Raven- 
stein on the, 595. 
Galloway (Mr.) on underground tempera- 
ture, 45. 
Galton (Capt. D.) on the circulation of 
underground waters, 147; on patent 
legislation, 316. 
Galton (F.) on the work of the Anthropo- 
metric Committee, 253; on the facial 
characteristics of the races and prin- 
cipal crosses in the British Isles, 306 ; 
on local scientific societies, 318. 
a test of the evanescence of a transient 
current, Prof, Lord Rayleigh on, 444. _ 
