CONTENTS. 



Anthropological Institute, 339 

 Antrim, Geology in, 201 

 Aphides in Ants' Nests, 257 

 Apparatus, New Physical, 50 

 Arctic Exploration, 150 

 Argasidae, Tenacity of Life in, 128 

 Arsenic and Arsenic Eaters, 298 

 Ash, Fasciateil Growth of, 24 

 ASTRONOMT, 26, 58, 92, 125, 158, 187, 220, 

 250, 280, 317, 346, 376 



Algol, Light Curve, 355 



Astronomers, Chapters for Young, 27, 

 59, 251, 281, 318 



Astronomical Society of Wales, 58 



Blotter, A Useful, 280 



Bruce Gold Medal, 26 



" Cambrian Natural Observer," 220 



Comet c 1900, 280, 317 



Comets, 26, 125 



Eros, Opposition of, 187 



Gold Medal, 317 



Greenwich Observatory, Postponement 

 of Annual Visitation, 22 ; Visitation, 

 The, 87 



Jupiter, 251, 280 281, 318, 346 ; in 1900, 

 125 • 



Leeds Astronomical Society, 125 



Leonids, 187, 250, 346 



Mars, 280, 346 



Meteor, A Brilliant, 220 : Daylight, 158 



Meteors, 125, 187 



Minor Planets, 26, 250 ; New, 58, 220, 280, 

 317, 



Moon's Path, 317 



Moon, The, 250 ; Eclipse of, 26, 375 



Nebula, New 220 



Nineteenth Century, Short Review of, 250 



Nova Persei, 376 



Observatory, Brussels, 220 



Observatory, Lick, 220, 280 

 „ Quito, 280 



Occupations and Near Approaches, 187, 

 220, 250 



Perseus, New Star in, 324 



Saturn, Occultations of, 158 



Spectra of Sun and Jupiter, 346 



Spectroscopes, 218 



Star, New Variable, 375 



Stars, New or Temporary, 321 



Sun, Annular Eclipse of, 187 



Sun, Total Eclipse of, 58, 92, 158 



Sun, Total Eclipse of, in Mav, 1901, 318, 

 375 



Sunset, A Remarkable, 187 



Telescope, Paris Exhibition, 26 



Variable Stars, Two New, 317 

 Star, New, 187 



Venus, 27, 59 

 Astronomical Observatory of Seeborg 



Burnt, 312 

 Atypus, Notes on, 165 

 Auk, Great, Eggs of, 55 

 Australia, Western, Mineral Wealth of, 182 

 Australian Ceratodus, 279 

 Autumn, The Mild, 254 



Bacteria, Literature of, 22 

 Barbastelle Bat in Hants, 24 

 Barmouth, Geology around, 6, 43 

 Bat, Long-eared, in Westminster, 177 

 Bat Swimming. 24 

 Becquerel Rays, 255 

 Beech Tree, Peculiar Growth of, 95 

 Bee-orchis, Pale-coloured, 54 

 Bees, Instinct in, 86 



„ Owners of, Liable for Injuries, 122 

 Beetles, Some British Diving, 289, :;25 

 "Bilge Keels," Medal to Prof. G. H. 



Bryan, 312 

 Bird-louse Changing Hosts, 191 

 Birds at Lynmouth, 1, 11 

 Birds' Eggs, Colouring of, 17 



„ „ Fading of, 54 

 Birds, Society for Protection of, Prizes 



Given, 183 

 Birkbeek Institution, 147 

 Books to Read, 21, 52, 115, 148, 178, 210, 

 240, 271, 307, 340, 367 



Air in Rooms, 240 



Aleurodidae, American, 116 



Alga Flora of Yorkshire, 240 



Alpine Plants, 367 



American Association of Economic 

 Entomologists, Proceedings of Twelfth 

 Annual Meeting, 240 



Books to Read — continued. 

 Andersonian Naturalists' Society, Annals 



of, 240 

 Antarctic Continent, First on, 340 



Regions, The, 115 

 Arsenical Poisoning in Beer-drinkers, 272 

 Art, Story of, in the British Isles, 367 

 Astronomy, A Primer of, 307 ; Modern, 



308 

 Bacteria, 180 



Bacteriology of Everyday Practice, 52 

 Berzelius and Schonbein, Letters of, 21 

 Bird Friends, Our, 240 

 Birdland, In, with Field-glass and 



Camera, 117 

 Bird Life, Story of, 274 

 Birds in Northern Shires, Among the, 52 

 „ of Ireland, 178 



„ „ Siberia, 368 

 Botanic Terms, A Glossary of, 210 

 Botany, First Stage, 115 

 Book of Fair Devon, The, 240 

 Bournemouth, the Flora of, 116 

 Brain in Relation to Mind, 180 

 British Rubi, Handbook of, 149 

 By Land and Sky, 271 

 Chamonix, Guide to, 52 

 Chemistry, History of, 240, 308; In- 

 organic, 308 : Introduction to Modern 



Scientific, 308 ; Modern, 240, 308 ; 



Scientific Foundations of Analytical, 



272 

 Church Stretton, 148 

 Comparative Physiology of the Brain 



and Psychology, 340 

 Construction of Large Induction Coils, 



210 

 Convalescent's Diet, 340 

 Coral Reefs, 179 



Dartmoor and its Surroundings, 180 

 Design in Nature's Story, 180 

 Devon, Book of Fair, 240 

 Electric Batteries, 53 

 Electrician's Practical Pocket-Book, 368 

 Electricity and Magnetism, Elementary 



Lessons in, 54 

 Elementary Mechanics of Solids, 240, 272 

 Elementary Practical Physics, 54 ; 



Science, 340 

 Elements of Physics and Chemistry, 



180 

 Englishwoman's Year-Book, 367 

 Essex Field Club, Museum Handbooks, 



Nos. 3 and 4, 240 

 Evolution, Problems of, 210 

 Experimental Farms, Reports for 1899, 

 115 

 „ „ Canada, Reports 



of Director of, 240 

 Faraday, Michael, 307 

 Field Columbian Museum, 52, 240 

 Field Geology, Outlines of, 274 

 Flies, British, 272 

 Flora of Bournemouth, The, 116 



„ Skipton and District, 178 

 Flowering Plant, 21 

 Fossil Botany, Studies in, 148 

 Fungi, Edible British, 274 

 Godalming, 240 

 Harlequin Fly, The, 272 

 Heat and Electricity ? What is, 274 

 Heredity and Human Progress, 240 

 Hull Scientific and Field Club Trans- 

 actions, 240 

 Hygiene, First Stage of, 52 



Guide Book to Natural, 180 

 Imitation, 367 

 Induction Coils, Construction of Large, 



210 

 Insects, Geological Antiquity of, 210 

 Lepidoptera of the British Islands, 115 

 Life ? What is, 274 

 Lilford, Lord : A Memoir, 271 

 Magnetism and Electricity, 240 

 Manchester Museum, 116 

 Marine Biological Association of United 



Kingdom, Report of, 240 

 Mathematics, Workshop, 210 

 Micro-organisms and Fermentation, 21 

 Microscope, Common Objects of the, 21 ; 



One Thousand Objects for the, 180 

 Microscopy of the More Commonly 



Occurring Starches. 'Jin 

 Millport Marine Biological Station. 2 to 

 Mineralogy, 53 



Books to Bead— continued. 



Moliusca of British Isles, Monograph of 

 Land and Freshwater, 181 



Monthly Review, The, 148 



Mosquitoes of the United States. 240 



Moss Exchange Club, Reports of, 17S 



Nature, A Year with, 178 

 „ in Downland, 52 



Nature's Story, Designs in, L80 

 „ Workshops, In, 308 



North Staffordshire Field Club, 53 



Object-lessons in Elementary Sciem e for 

 Standards I., II. and III., 179 



Objects for the Microscope, One Thou- 

 sand, 180 



Observatory, The Royal, Greenwich, 1 79 



Origin of Species, The, 178 



Patent Office Library, " Subject List," 

 No. 3, 240 



Photograph Works in Patent Office, 116 



Photographic Optics, Contributions to, 

 180 



Photography in Colours, 54 



Photography, Works on, in Patent Office 

 Library, 116 



Photography, Year-book of, 115 



Physics and Chemistry, Elements of, 18o 



Physics, Elementary Practical, 54 



Plant, The Flowering, 21 



Prehistoric Times, 115 



Psychical Research, Proceedings of the 

 Society for, 240 



Queensland, Royal Society of, Proceed- 

 ings, 116 



Reports of the Moss Exchange Club, 178 



Riddle of the Universe, 208 



Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 179 



Royal Society of Queensland, Proceed- 

 ings of, 116 



School Journey, The, 274 



Science, England's Neglect of, 274 



Scientific Roll, Bacteria, 240 



Skipton and District, Flora of, 178 



Solids, Elementary Mechanics of. 272 



Studies, Scientific and Social, 272 



Sun-Children's Budget, The, 52 



Sun, The, Path of, 148 



Sydenham, Thomas, 178 



Tales Told in the Zoo, 210 



Temple Encyclopaedic Primers, 21 



Tubercles, How to Avoid, 274 



Unknown, The, 116 



What the World Wants, 274 



Whence and Whither, 274 



White Cattle, 53 



Who's Who ? 340 



Workshop Mathematics, 210 



Year-Book of Scientific and Learned So- 

 cieties of Great Britain and Ireland. 117 



Year with Nature, A, 178 



Zermatt, Guide to, 52 



Zoology, A Treatise on, 140: Vertebrate, 

 307 



Zoology, Text-Book of, 115. 274 

 Botanic Terms, Glossary of, 210 

 Botanical Exchange Club, Report of. 22 

 Botanical International Congress, 150 

 Botany and Indian Forestry Department 



150' 

 Botany Editor Asked for, 275 

 Briar-root Pipes, So-called, 122 

 Britain, Prunus cerasifera New to, 23 

 British Association, 102, 142 

 Brown-tailed Moth in Essex, 95 

 Bushey House for National Physical 



Laboratory, 239 

 Butterflies of the Palaearctic Region, 10, 



39, 72, 112, 14::, 170, 199, 237. 261,299, 



336, 360 



Anthocharis i«'Ii<t, 113; .1. belia, var. 

 ausonia, 113: .1. belia, var. pult 

 113 ; .4. belia, var. romana, 113 : .1. 

 belia,va,r. simplonia, 113 ; .1. belemia, 

 113: .1. belemia, var. ;//<///,-,<. 113; .1. 

 bieti, 1 11 : A.cardamines, 143 : A.carda- 

 mines, var. alberti, 141 : .!. carda- 

 m in ex, var. hesperidis, 113: .1. carda- 

 mines, var. et ab ttwritit, 143; A. 

 charlonia, 143 : A. charlonia, var. 

 penia, 143; .1. damone, 144: .1. 

 eupheno, 144; .1. euphenoides, 144: 

 A. fallow, 113: A. gruneri, 144: A. 

 gruneri, var. armoniaca, 144: .1. 

 gruneri, var. homogena, 14-1 ; A. levail- 

 Itiu/ii. 1 i:s : .1. mesopotamica, 143; 



