INDEX. 
Pore (W. J.) on the influence of solvents 
upon the optical activity of organic 
compounds, 708. 
——— on a method for resolving racemic 
oximes into their optically active 
components, 709. 
*Popre HENNESSY (Lieut. H.) on some 
West African tribes north of the Benue, 
880. 
Porcelain, the expansion of, with rise of 
temperature, 1. G. Bedford on, 245 
Porrer (Prof. M. C.) on white rot, a 
bacterial disease of the turnip, 921. 
Pouuton (Prof. E. B.) on records of 
pedigree stock, 424. 
Powder burnt in ordinary air, presence of 
potassium nitrite in the residue of, 
Mr. Seton and Mr. Stevenson on, 717. 
POWNALL (G. H.) on Bank reserves, 833. 
PoynTING (Prof. J. H.) on seismological 
investigation, 161. : 
——.,, Address to the Section of Mathe- 
matical and Physical Science by, 615. 
—on a method of making a half- 
shadow field in a polarimeter by two 
inclined glass plates, 662. 
Pre-animistic religion, R. R. Marett on, 
878. 
PREECE (Sir W. H.) on practical electrical 
standards, 240. 
— on the B. A. screw gauge, 464. 
Prehistoric remains, sequences of, Prof. 
Flinders Petrie on, 876. 
Presidential Address at Dover by Sir 
Michael Foster, 3. 
PRESTON (Prof. T.) on radiation from a 
source of light in a magnetic field, 63. 
PRICE (W. A.) on the B.A. screw gauge, 
464. 
*Protamines, the simplest proteids, Prof. 
A. Kossel on, 901. 
*____ and their cleavage compounds, the 
physiological effects of, Prof. W. H. 
Thompson on, 801. 
Publication, zoological and botanical, 
Report on, 444. 
*PULLAR (¥. P.) and Sir Joun MURRAY 
on the bathymetrical survey of the 
Scottish freshwater lochs, 809. 
Pulsation of the heart of the rabbit, Prof. 
Kronecker and Dr. F. C, Busch on the, 
895. 
—— —— of the dog, Dr. F. C. Busch on 
the, 896. 
*Queensland, North, the Otati tribe, 
C. G. Seligmann on, 871. 
Racemic oximes, a method for resolving, 
into their optically active components, 
, 709. 
Radiation from a source of light in a 
magnetic field, Report on, 63. 
949 
*Railway signalling, a new system of, 
W.S. Boult on, 858. 
Rainfall of the south-eastern counties of 
England, J. Hopkinson on, 658. 
RAMBAUT (Dr. A. A.) on solar radiation, 
159. 
RAmsAy (Prof. W.) on recording the 
results of the chemical and bacterial 
examination of water and sewage, 255. 
Ratesin England and Wales, increase in 
local, 1891-2 to 1896-7, Miss Hewart 
on, 832. 
RAVENSTEIN (E. G.) on the climatology 
of Africa, 448. 
on an ethnographical survey of the 
Onited Kingdom, 493. 
Ray (Sidney H.) on the languages of 
Torres Straits, 589. 
RAYLEIGH (Lord) on practical electrical 
standards, 240. 
on the mutual induction of coaxial 
helices, 241. 
READ (C. H.) on photographs of anthro- 
pological interest, 592. 
—— Address to the Section of Anthro- 
pology by, 861. 
READE (T. Mellard) on the Drift at Moel 
Tryfaen, 414, 420. 
REID (A. S.) on the collection of photo- 
graphs” of geological interest in the 
United Kingdom, 377. 
(Clement) on seismological investiga- 
tion, 161. 
(Prof. E. Waymouth) on electrical 
changes accompanying the discharge of 
the respiratory centre, 599. 
Religion, pre-animistic, R. R. Marett on, 
878. 
*RENARD (Prof. A.) on the origin of 
chondritic meteorites, 747. 
RENNIE (J.) on practical 
standards, 240. 
Rent, the theory of, geometrical illustra- 
tions of, Prof. Everett on, 825. 
Resonance of nerve and muscle, Dr. F.C. 
Busch on the, 894. 
Respiration on mountains, Dr. Emil Burgi 
on, 900. 
Respiratory centre, electrical changes 
accompanying the discharge of the, 
Report on, 599. 
REYNOLDS (Prof. J. Emerson) on some 
new silicon compounds, 690. 
— (T. H.) on the excavation of caves at 
Ophill, 402. 
Ruys (Prof. John) on an ethnographical 
survey of the United Kingdom, 493. 
*Rhythmic motion, Prof. R. J. Anderson 
on, 782. 
RickMers (W. R.) ona visit to the 
Karch-chal Mountains, Transcaucasia, 
813. 
—— (Mrs. W. R.) on travels in Kast 
Bokhara, 806. 
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