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REPORT — 1903 



Non-holonomic systems, the form of 

 Lagrange's equations for, Prof. L. 

 Boltzmann on, 569. 



Ocean basins and continents, a theory of 

 the origin of, by Dr. W. Mackie, 668. 



Oceanic circnlation, the influence of ice- 

 melting upon, by Prof. O. Pettersson, 

 712. 



Odell (Wm.), preliminary experiments 

 on air friction, 789. 



Oil fuel, by A. M. Bell, 780. 



Oldham (R. D.) on seismological investi- 

 gation, 77. 



*Oliveb (Prof. F. W.) and Dr. D. H. 

 Scott, the seed of lyginodendron, 859. 



Oocyte of Tomo2>teris, Wm. Wallace on 

 the, 282. 



Ophiocoma nigra, D. C. Mcintosh on 

 variation in the, and on the echino- 

 dermata of the Firth of Clyde, 696. 



Orchids, recent experiments on the hy- 

 bridisation of, by C. C. Hurst, 853. 



Ordnance Survey, majjs of the, T. V. 

 Holmes on, 481. 



Orion nebula, photograplis of the, by 

 W. E. Wilson, 567. 



Osmometer for direct determinations of 

 osmotic pressure of colloids, a new 

 form of, by Prof. B. Moore, 699. 



Oxides of nitrogen, the action of, on 

 oximido-compounds, by W. S. Mills, 

 637. 



Oximido-compounds, the action of oxides 

 of nitrogen on, by W. S. Mills, 636. 



Pads and papillary ridges on the palm of 



the hand, E. J. Evatt on, 802. 

 Page (T. B.) on school curricula, 879. 

 Palseolithic implements from the shelly 



gravel pit at Swanscombe, Kent, by 



Mrs. C. Stopes, 803. 

 Palfeoliths, saw-edged, by Mrs. C. Stopes, 



804. 

 Parallel working of alternators, by B. 



Hopkinson, 778. 

 Parkin (J.) on the localisation of antho- 



cyan (red-cell sap) in foliage leaves, 



862. 

 Paekinson (John) 07i olserrationn on 



clianges in the sea coast of the United 



Kingdom, 258. 

 Pakey (Joseph), the afforestation of 



waterworks catchment areas, 717. 

 * water-supply in South-west Lan- 

 cashire, 783. 

 Paulsen (Dr. A.), comparison of the 



spectrum of nitrogen and of the 



aurora, 575. 

 Patience (Alexander) on the crmtacea 



collected during the dredging cruise of 



the Millport Marine Biological Asso- 



ciation's steamer 'Mermaid' mice 



May 1902, 308. 

 Paton (J. L.) on school curricula with 



special reference to commercial educa- 

 tion, 885. 

 Peach (B. N.) on life-zones in the British 



carboniferous rocks, 185. 

 Pearl-formation in the Ceylon pearl 



oyster. Prof. W. A. Herdman and 



J. Hornell on, 695. 

 Pearson (Richard), history of the dis- 

 covery of natural gas in Sussex, 



Heathfield district, 785. 

 Peat moors of the Southern Pennines, 



the: their age and origin, by C. E. 



Moss, 727. 

 Pendulum apparatus for testing steel as 



regards brittleness, by E. G. Izod, 787. 

 Pennatulida, polymorphism in the, by 



Prof. S. J. Hickson, 688. 

 Pennines, the Southern, the peat moors 



of : their age and origin, by C. E. 



Moss, 727. 

 Perkin (Prof. W. H.) on securing the 



use of duty-free alcohol for scientific 



research, 170. 

 on the study of hydro-aromatic 



substances, 179. 

 Perman (Dr. E. P.), the influence of 



small quantities of water in bringing 



about chemical reaction between 



salts, 631. 

 Permanent set in cast iron due to small 



stresses, and its bearing on the design 



of piston rings and springs, by C. H. 



Wingfield, 788. 

 *Pebnter (Hofrath J. M.), emploi de 



I'hygromfetre a cheveu au lieu du 



psychrometre, 661. 

 Perry (Prof. J.) on practical electrical 



standards, 33. 



on seismological investigation, 77. 



on the resistance of road vehicles to 



traction, 365. 

 *Peru, Upper, A. W. Hill on the botany 



of, 853. 

 Petavel (J. E.) on the rate of combus- 

 tion and explosive pressure of cordite, 



556. 

 and R. S. Hutton on some electric 



furnace reactions under high gaseous 



pressures, 630. 

 Peteie (Prof. W. M. Flinders), the 



temples of Abydos, 818. 

 the beginning of the Egyptian 



kingdom, 819. 

 Pettersson (Prof. O.), the influence of 



ice-melting upon oceanic circulation, 



712. 

 Philip (Dr. J. C), freezing-point carves 



for binary systems, 632. 

 Phillips (J. St. J.) on the collection of 



photographs of geological interest, 197. 

 Phosphorescence phenomenon in the 



