INDEX. 



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on wave-length tables of the spectra of 



the elements and compounds, 387. 

 EoscOE (Sir H. E.) on the teaching of 



science in elementary schools, 566. 

 Eoss (J. MacEwan) on a percussive tool 



for calking, chipping, mining, 877. 

 Roth (Ling) on uniformity in the spelling 



of barbaric and savage languages atid 



race names, 662. 

 EoTHEEA (G. B.) on the aetiology and 



life-history of some vegetal galls and 



their inhabitants, 805. 

 EiJCKEB (Prof. A. W.) o?i the establishment 



of a national physical laboratory, 120. 

 on comparing and reducing magnetic 



observations, 120. 



on electro-optics, 121. 



on magnetic tvork at the Falmouth 



Observatory, 121. 



on the magnetic shielding of two 



concentric spherical shells, 698. 



EuDLER (F. W.) on the volcanic phe- 

 nomena of Vesuvius and its neighbour- 

 hood, ill . 



on the exploration of ancient re- 

 mains in Abyssinia, 557. 



EuMLEY (Mair) on the dryness of steam 

 in boiler trials, 572. 



EussELL (Dr. W. J.) on the action of 

 light upon dyed colours, 373. 



on the action of light on the hydracids 



<yf the halogens in presence of oxygen, 381. 



Sacred number, ' Four ' as a. Miss A. "W. 

 Buckland on, 898. 



Salvin (O.) on the zoology of the Sand- 

 wich Islands, 523. 



Sandwich Islands, the zoology of the, third 

 report on the present state of our know- 

 ledge of, 523. 



, , D. Sharp on, 783. 



*Saters (W. B.) on self-exciting arma- 

 tures and compensators for loss of 

 pressure, 881. 



*Scandinavia, Anglo-Saxon remains and 

 coeval relics from. Prof. Hans Hilde- 

 brand on, 896. 



SCHLICHTER (Dr. H. G.) on the vertical 

 relief of Africa, 837. 



Schools, anthropometric work in large, 

 B. C. A. Windle on, 895. 



Scott (H. H.) on agricultural depression, 

 851. 



Schuster (Prof. A.) on the establishment 

 of a national 2)hy steal laboratory, 120. 



on comparing and reducing magnetic 



observations, 120. 



on practical electrical standards, 127. 



on the best methods of recording the 



Science teaching in schools, 



* Discussion on, 700. 



Apparatus for elementary practical 

 physics. Prof. G. C. Foster on, 700. 



Teaching physics in schools, W. B. 



Croft on, 700; A. E. Hawkins on, 701. 



Scientific papers, the publication of, A. 



B. Basset on, 704. 

 Sclatee (Dr. P. L.) on the presejit state 



of our Imowledge of the zoology of the 



Sandwich Islands, 523. 

 on our knowledge of the zoology and 



botany of the West India Islands, 524. 

 on the occupation of a table at the 



zoological station at Naples, 537. 



on the compilation of an index 



direct intensity of solar radiatio7i, 144. 

 on wave-length tables of the spectra 



of the elements and compounds, 387. 

 Science, the teaching of, in elementary 

 schools, report on, 566. 



generum et speciertim animalium, 553. 



Scott (Dr. D. H.) on the 2)resent state fif 

 our knowledge of the zoology and botany 

 of the West India Islands, 524. 



Scottish place-names, repioi't on, 554 



Sea water between the Atlantic Ocean 

 and the North Sea, the temperature 

 and density of, H. N. Dickson on, 835. 



Seals and whales seen during the voyage 

 to the Antarctic Ocean, 18y2-93, W. S. 

 Bruce on, 807. 



Sedg'WICK.(A.) 0)1 the occupation of a table 

 at the zoological station at Naples, 537. 



Seebohm (H.), Address to the Geo- 

 graphical Section by, 819. 



Sell (W. J.) and T. H. Easteefield on 

 the salts of a new platinum-sulphurea 

 base, 731. 



on citrazinic acid, 731. 



Sensory canal system of fishes, W. E. 

 Collinge on the, 810. 



*Shadbolt (W. p.) on a new artificial 

 horizon, 706. 



fSHAFARiK (Dr. A.) on the construction 

 of specula for reflecting telescopes 

 upon new principles, 704. 



Sharp (D.) on the present state of our 

 hnowledge of the zoology of the Sand- 

 wich Islands, and on the steps taken to 

 investigate ascertained deficiencies in 

 the fauna, 523 ; on the jfresent state of 

 our knowledge of the zoology and botany 

 of the West India Islands, and on, 

 taking steps to investigate ascertained 

 deficiencies inthe fauna and ftora, 524. 



■ on the zoology of the Sandwich 



Islands, 783. 



Shaw (W. N.) on practical electrical 

 standards, 127. 



on the present state of our know- 

 ledge of electrolysis and electro- 

 chemistry, 146. 



Shell-bearing deposits, the high-level, at 

 Clava, Chapelhall, and other localities, 

 the character of, report on, 483 ; report 

 on organic remains, by Darid Itobcrf- 

 son, 502 ; note by minority of the Com- 

 mittee, 512. 



