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INDEX. 



instruments used in the recent mag- 

 netic survey of France, 497. 



Rucker (Prof. A. W.) and Prof. T. E. Thorpe 

 on the relations between the geological 

 constitution and the magnetic state of 

 the British Isles, 586. 



Rudler (F. W.) on the nomad tribes of 

 Asia Minor, 176 ; on the efEects of 

 different occupations and employments 

 on the physical development of the 

 human body, 186 ; on the volcanic 

 phenomena of Vesuvius and its neigh- 

 bourhood, 283. 



Russell (Dr. W. J.) on the action of light 

 on the hjdracids of the halogens in pre- 

 sence of oxygen, 59 ; on the present 

 methods of teaching chemistry, 228. 



Rutherford (Dr. J. H.), technical educa- 

 tion, 710. 



*Salt industry, the Cleveland and South 

 Durham, sketch of the rise and pro- 

 gress of the, by Prof. G. A. Labour 

 and J. Marley, 580. 



Sanderson (Prof. J. S. B.), Address to the 

 Biological Section by, 604. 



* Saprolegnia, the structure of the nu- 

 cleus in, by Prof. M. M. Hartog, 618. 



*Saprolegm(e, on a moadine parasitic on, 

 by Prof. M. M. Hartog, 649. 



Schafer (Prof. E. A.) on improving and 

 experimenting vyith a deep-sea tow- 

 net for opening and closing under 

 water. 111 ; on the physiology of the 

 lymphatic system, 128. 



Schuster (Prof. A.) on the collection and 

 identification of meteoric dust, 34 ; on 

 the best methods of recording the 

 direct intensity of solar radiation, 40 ; 

 on standards for use in electrical mea- 

 surements, 41 ; on the best means of 

 comparing and reducing magnetic 

 observations, 49 ; on electrolysis in its 

 physical and chemical bearings, 223; 

 the passage of electricity through 

 gases, 510. 



Science, the teaching of, in elementary 

 schools, report on, 131. 



Sclater (Dr. P. L.) on the present state 

 of our knowledge of the zoology and 

 botany of the West India Islands, and 

 on the steps taken to investigate as- 

 certained deficiencies in the fauna and 

 flora, 93 ; on the occupation of a table 

 at the zoological station at Naples, 95. 



*Sclerotium from Botrytis, the develop- 

 ment of a, Prof. H. M. Ward on, 649. 



*Scott (Dr. A.), the composition of water 

 by volume, 544. 



Scott (Dr. D. H.), on some recent pro- 

 gress in our knowledge of the anatomy 

 of plants, 647. 

 Seasonal variations of temperature in 



lakes, rivers, and estuaries in various 

 parts of the United Kingdom, second 

 report of the Committee for arranging 

 an investigation of the, in co-operation 

 with the local societies represented on 

 the Association, 44. 



Secretion of carbonate of lime by animals, 

 R. Irvine and Dr. G. S. Woodhead on 

 the, 637. 



Secretion of silk by the silkworm, the, by 

 Prof. G. Gilson, 628. 



Sedgwick (A.) on the development of the 

 oviduct and connected structures in 

 certain fresh-water teleostei, 95 ; on 

 the occupation of a table at the zoo- 

 logical station at Naples, iJ). 



Seismological work in Japan, by Prof. J. 

 Milne, 492. 



Self-induction, a variable standard of, by 

 Prof. J. Perry, 512. 



Sensibility, the differences of, between 

 Europeans and negroes, and the effects 

 of education in increasing the sensi- 

 bility of negroes, by Dr. R. W. Felkin, 

 787. 



Series electrical traction (Northfleet 

 tramways), by E. Manville, 742. 



Sewell (P.) on botanical gardens for ele- 

 mentary schools, 648. 



Sharman (G.) and E. T. Newton on the 

 geology of the Atlas ranges in the 

 Empire of Morocco, 167. 



Sharp (Dr.) on the present state of our 

 knowledge of the zoology and botany 

 of the West India Islands, and on the 

 steps taken to investigate ascertained 

 deficiencies in the fauna and flora, 93. 



Shaw (Prof. H. S. H.) on the develop- 

 ment of graphic methods in mechanical 

 science, 322. 



Shaw (W. N.) on standards for use in 

 electrical measurements, 41; on elec- 

 trolysis in its physical and chemical 

 bearings, 223 ; *report on the present 

 state of our knowledge in electrolysis 

 and electro-chemistry, 510. 



Shelf ord (W.) on the investigation of the 

 action of waves and currents on the 

 beds and foreshores of estuaries by 

 means of working models, 327. 



Shenstone (W. A.) on the influence of 

 the silent discharge of electricity on 

 oxygen and other gases, 54 ; on the 

 present methods of teaching chemistry, 

 228. 



Ships for the carriage of petroleum, by 



A. R. Liddell, 738. 

 *Siberia, the resources of, and the prac- 

 ticability of the Northern Sea route, 

 by R. Sulivan, 668. 

 Sibley (W. K.), left-leggedness, 776. 

 Sidgwick (Prof. H.) on the best methods 

 of ascertaining and measuring varia- 

 tions in the value of the monetary 



