CONTENTS OF VOL. XXXVII. 



(FIFTH SEEIES). 



NUMBEE CCXXIV.— JANUAEY 1894. 



Page 

 Prof. Sydney Young on the Generalizations of Yan der Waals 



regarding " Corresponding " Temperatures, Pressures, and 



Yolumes 1 



Prof. P. E. Barrell, Mr. Gr. L. Thomas, and Prof. Sydney Young 



on the Separation of Three Liquids by Practional Distillation. 8 

 Mr. M. Carey Lea on Endothermic Decompositions obtained 



by Pressure. (Second Part.) Transformations of Energy 



by Shearing-Stress 31 



K. D. Kraevitch on an Approximate Law of the Yariation 



in the Pressure of Saturated Yapours. With Notes by 



Prof. EitzGerald and Prof. Eamsay 38 



Prof. G-. M. -Minchin on the Action of Electromagnetic 



Eadiations on Eilms containing Metallic Powders 90 



Prof. Oliver J. Lodge on the Sudden Acquisition of Con- 



ducting-Power by a Series of Discrete Metallic Particles . . 94 

 Prof. A. W. Eiicker on the Magnetic Shielding of Concentric 



Spherical Shells 95 



H. Nagaoka on Hysteresis attending the Change of Length 



by Magnetization in Nickel and Iron. (Plates I. & II.) . . 131 

 Prof. C. Gr. Knott on Magnetic-Elongation and Magnetic-Twist 



Cycles 141 



Mr. S. H. Burbury on the Law of Distribution of Energy . . 143 

 Dr. John Shields on the Relative Strengths or " Avidities " 



of Weak Acids 159 



On the Ereezing-points of Sodium-Chloride Solutions, by 



S. U. Pickering 162 



NUMBER CCXXY.— EEBEUAEY. 



Mr. Y. H. Yeley on the Phases and Conditions of Chemical 

 Change 165 



Mr. John Daniel : A Study of the Polarization upon a Thin 

 Metal Partition in a Yoltameter. — Part I. (Plates III. 

 & 1Y.) 185 



