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INDEX. 



Metal coils, the friction of, by Prof. H. 

 Shaw and E. Shaw, 540. 



♦Meteorites, on the mechanical condi- 

 tions of a swarm of, and on theories 

 of cosmogony, by Prof. G. H. Darwin, 

 590. 



* , the spectra of, compared with the 



solar spectrum, by J. N. Lockyer, 

 576. 



♦Meteorological conditions of the Ked 

 Sea, by Lieut.-Gen. Strachey, 738. 



Meteorological instruments distant from 

 the observer, on reading electrically, 

 by J. Joly, 589. 



Meteorological observations on Ben 

 Nevis, report of the Committee for 

 co-operating with the Scottish Me- 

 teorological Society in malting, 49. 



Microscopic structure of the older rocks 

 of Anglesey, report on the, 367. 



Midford sands, further note on the, by 

 H. B. Woodward, 650. 



Migration of birds, report on the, 146. 



Mill (Dr. H. R.) on arranging an inves- 

 tigation of the seasonal variations of 

 temperature in lakes, rivers, and es- 

 tuaries, 326 ; on the temperature of 

 some Scottish rivers, 588 ; the salinity 

 of the Cl3-de Sea area, 738 ; sea tem- 

 peratures on the continental shelf, 739. 



Miller (J. B.) and Dr. W. Bott, further 

 researches on the pyrocresols, 642. 



Milne (Prof. J.) on the earthquake and 

 volcanic phenomena of Japan, 422. 



Milne-Home (Mr.) on meteorological 

 observations on Ben Nevis, 49. 



Mineral and thermal waters, British, a 

 list of works referring to, by W. H. 

 Dalton, 859. 



Mineralogical evolution, by Dr. T. S. 

 Hunt, 682. 



Mineralogy, the study of. Dr. T. 8. Huiat 

 on, 627. 



Miners' electric safety-lamps, by N. 

 Watts, 816. 



Mining royalties and their effect on the 

 iron and coal industries, Prof. W. R. 

 Sorley on, 755. 



Molecular weight of caoutchouc and 

 other colloids. Dr. J. H. Gladstone and 

 W. Hibbert on the, 640. 



Monetary standard, the, variations in the 

 value of, second report on the best 

 method of ascertaining and measuring, 

 181 ; memorandum on an official index- 

 number, 186 ; memorandum by Prof. 

 F. Y. Edgeworth on the accuracy of 

 the proposed calculation of index- 

 numbers, 188. 



Moon, on the genesis of the, and the 

 oscillations of a rotating liquid sphe- 

 roid, by A. E. H. Love, i362. 



, some photographs of an eclipse of 



the, F. Greene on, 617. 



More (A. G.) on the migration of birds, 

 146. 



Morgan (E. D.), 'Little Russia,' 740; 

 ♦Russian topographical surveys, 741. 



♦Morocco, Southern, akkas and dwarfs 

 in, by R. G. Haliburton, 745. 



Mortar, the ancient Roman, from the 

 London Wall, the composition of, by 

 J. Spiller, 637. 



Morton (G. H.) on the circulation of 

 underground waters, 145. 



Moseley (Prof.) on arrangements for as- 

 sisting the Marine Biological Associa- 

 tion laboratory at Plymouth, 94 ; on 

 the occupation of a table at the 

 zoological station at Naples, 150; on 

 the desirability of further research in 

 the Antarctic regions, 316. 



Mott (F. T.) on the provincial museums 

 of the United Kingdom, 124. 



Muir (Dr.) on the desirability of intro- 

 ducing a uniform nomenclature for the 

 fundamental units of mechanics, 27. 



Muir (P.) on the present methods of 

 teaching chemistry, 73. 



Muirhead (Dr. A.) on standards for use 

 in electrical measurements, 55. 



Muirhead (Dr. H.) on the effects of 

 different occupations and employments 

 on the physical development of the 

 human body, 100 ; on the prehistoric 

 inhabitants of the British islands, 289. 



Mulhall (M. G.), the growth of American 

 industries and wealth, 757. 



Munro (Dr. R.) on the prehistoric inhabi- 

 tants of the British islands, 289. 



Murray (G. M.) on the flora of the 

 Bahamas, 361. 



Murray (Dr. J.) on meteorological obser- 

 vations on Ben Nevis, 49 ; on the de- 

 sirability of further research in the 

 Antarctic regions, 316 ; on the marine 

 biological station at Granton, 319 ; on 

 arranging an investigation of the sea- 

 sonal variations of temperature in 

 lakes, rivers, and estuaries, 326. 



Nares (Capt. Sir G.) on the desirability 

 of further research in the Antarctic 

 regions, 316 ; on the erosion of the sea- 

 coasts of England and Wales, 898. 



Nation, the definition of a, by J. P. Harri- 

 son, 850. 



Necklaces in relation to prehistoric com- 

 merce, by Miss A. W. Buckland, 849. 



Nehemiah's wall and the royal sepulchres, 

 by G. St. Clair, 744. 



♦Nepenthes, the morphology of the pitcher 

 of. Prof. Bower on, 702. 



New Britain group, marriage customs of 

 the, by Rev. B. Danks, 847. 



Newberry (P. E.) on the plant-remains 

 discovered by Mr, W. M. Flinders 



