1006 
Reykjanes, by Drs. T. Anderson and 
H. J. Johnston-Lavis, 810. 
Volcanic eruptions, T. Hart on, 825. 
Volcanic phenomena of Vesuvius and its 
neighbourhood, report on the, 397. 
*Voltapile, a new form of, useful in 
standardising operations, by Sir W. 
Thomson, 956. 
*Voltmeter, an engine-room, by Sir. W. 
Thomson, 956. 
*___, the multicellular, 
Thomson, 956. 
Voltmeters, alternating-current, the com- 
pensation of, by J. Swinburne, 753. 
by Sir W. 
Wages, the probable effects on, of a 
general reduction of the hours of 
labour, by Prof. J. E. C. Munro, 472. 
Walker (Dr. J.) on the theory of solution, 
325. 
Walker (J. F.) on liassic sections near 
Bridport, Dorset, 799. 
*Wansdyke at Woodyates, excavations of 
the, by Gen. Pitt-Rivers, 983. 
Ward (Prof. M.) on the steps taken 
for establishing a botanical station at 
Peradeniya, Ceylon, 470. 
Warington (R.) on the power of certain 
bacteria to form organic compounds 
from inorganic matter, 866. 
Watts (Dr. M.) on the preparation of a 
new series of wave-length tables of 
the spectra of the elements and com- 
pounds, 224. 
Watts (W. W.), the geology of the Long 
Mountain, on the Welsh borders, 817. 
Wave-length tables of the spectra of the 
elements and compounds, report on the 
preparation of a new series of, 224. 
Wave velocity in certain dielectrics, some 
experiments to determine, by F. T. 
Trouton, 741. 
Waves and currents, the action of,onthe 
beds and foreshores of estuaries, report 
on the investigation of, by means of 
working models, 512. 
Weiss (F. E.) on androgynous cones in 
Pinus Thunbergii, and some remarks 
on their morphology, 854; on a curious 
cell-content in Eucommia ‘ulmoides 
(Oliv.), 20. 
Welby (Hon. Lady), ‘ Is there a break in 
mental evolution ?’ 972. 
Wells (J. W.), the physical geographical 
features of Brazil, in relation to their 
influence upon the development or 
otherwise of the industrial and com- 
mercial interests of the country, 893. 
West India Islands, third report on the 
present state of our knowledge of the 
zoology and botany of the, and on the 
steps taken to investigate ascertained 
» deficiencies in the fauna and flora, 447. 
INDEX. 
Wethered (E.) on the circulation of un- 
derground waters, 352. 
Wheeler (W. H.) on the investigation of 
the action of waves and currents on the 
beds and foreshores of estuaries by 
means of working models, 512. 
Whidborne (Rey, G. F.) on the best 
methods for the registration of all type 
specimens of fossils in the British 
Isles, 339. 
Whipple (G. M.) on the best methods of 
recording the direct intensity of solar 
radiation, 144; on the best means of 
comparing and reducing magnetic ob- 
servations, 172. 
Whitaker (W.) on the work of the Cor- 
responding Societies Committee, 55; 
on the circulation of underground 
waters, 352; suggestions on sites for 
coal-search in the south-east of Eng- 
land, 819. 
*White (A. 8.), the political partition of 
Africa, 892. 
Whitehouse (Cope), ancient maps of 
Egypt, Lake Moeris, and the Mountains 
of the Moon, 896; the Raiyan Canal, 
955. 
Wicksteed (J. H.), measurement of elon- 
gation in test samples, 962. 
Wilkinson (C. §.), on the mineral re- 
sources of New South Wales, 805. 
*Wilkinson (K.), the Kalahari, 892. 
Williams (E. L.) on the investigation of 
the action of waves and currents on 
the beds and foreshores of estuaries by 
means of working models, 512. 
Williamson (Prof. A. W,) on the work 
of the Corresponding Societies Com- 
mittee, 55. 
Wills (A. W.) on the disappearance of 
native plants from their local habitats, 
465. 
Wilson (Sir D.) on the North-western 
tribes of the Dominion of Canada, 553. 
Wilson (Dr. J. M.) and T. H. Easterfield, 
the River Aire: a study in river pollu- 
tion, 780. 
Wilson (W., jun.), an overlooked variety 
of Cynosurus cristatus (crested dog’s- 
tail-grass), 872. 
Wilson (W. E.) on a radiometric record 
of sun-heat from different parts of the 
solar disc, 760. 
Woodward (A. 8,) on the discovery of a 
Jurassic fish-fauna in the Hawkesbury- 
Wianamatta beds of New South Wales, 
822, 
Woodward (Dr. H.) on the earthquake 
and volcanic phenomena of Japan, 
160; on the best methods for the regis- 
tration of all type specimens of fossils 
in the British Isles, 339 ; on an ancient 
sea-beach near Bridlington Quay, 375; 
on the cretaceous polyzoa, 378 ; on the 
