439 
INDEX. 
PAGE 
Absorption-Spectrum of Potassium 
Permanganate 309 
Acetic Acid, Solubility of Sulphur 
in 423 
^Esthetics, Physiological 297 
Agates and Agate-working 23 
Algerian Fossil Hippopotamus, new 202 
Alkaline Earths, Volatility of the.. 96 
,, Lakes of California 153 
Allen’s "Physiological ^Esthetics” 297 
Alpha Centauri, Orbit of 193 
Altazimuth Stand, Equatorial Mo- 
tion with an 91 
Alveoliform Depressions in Meteor- 
ites 203 
Amateur Mechanic, the 299 
American Crinoid, new, 98 
„ Dinosaur, G-igantic 424 
„ Geological Publications.. 290 
„ Geological Surveys 79 
,, Meteor, great 204 
„ Pterodactyles 97 
„ Tertiary Mammals 97 
Amoebae, Studies amongst 217 
Amphiuma, the Spermatozoa of ... 100 
Animals, Geographical Distribution 
of 261 
Anthracene.. 187 
Anthropology 87, 191 
Ants, Intelligence of 215 
,, Parthenogenesis in 325 
Aquaria 86 
Archaeopteryx 426 
Arctic Expedition, the 64 
Ardeche, Volcanos of the 250, 329 
Ariadne, Opposition of 305 
Arnott’s “ Elements of Physics ” ... 186 
Artificial Colouring of Wine 94 
Astronomy 88, 191, 302, 416 
Atomic Weight of Selenium 95 
Auerbach’s “ Anthracene ” 187 
Automatism, Modern Theories of... 184 
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Auvergne, the Volcanos and Gla- 
ciers of l 
Aye-aye, Nest of the 210 
Bats, Protective Mimicry in 209 
Bitumen, Veins of, in Granite 316 
Books, Reviews of 74, 174, 285, 402 
Boracic Lakes of California 153 
Botany 93, 195, 308 
,, Thome’s Text-book of 180 
Brazil, Metallic Iron from 205 
British Coral, new fossil 425 
,, Fungi 83 
„ G-eological Formations, new 96 
Bunsenine 427 
California, Alkaline and Boracic 
lakes of 153 
Carbo-hydrate in Milk 422 
Carbon Dioxide, Liquid, in Mineral 
Cavities 95 
,, Process, the 300 
„ Solid, in Luminous Flames 197 
Carboniferous Hexactinellid Sponge 424 
,, Limestones, Radiolaria in 203 
Carpet Eater, a 102 
Caspian Sea, Zoology of the 104 
Caterpillars, Commensalism in 213 
Caves and their Occupants 369 
Chambers’ Science Manuals 78 
Chemical Composition of the Hali- 
but 311 
Chemistry 94, 195, 309, 421 
„ Fownes’s Manual of 190 
Chlorophyll, red colouring matter 
accompanying 423 
Chromatic Aberration of the Eye... 433 
Cicada, the Song of the 353 
Clays, microscopical examination of 197 
Collective Light and Distribution of 
Fixed Stars 419 
