iS79-J 
INDEX. 
*>37 
Prusol, J., “ Dreams of the Mysteries 
of the Heavens V (review), 643 
Punjab, ancient, glacier, aCtion in the, 
338 
— geology of the salt range in the, 
711 
“ Puteaux blue,” 767 
QUEEN BEE, “stingless,” 262 
“ Queensland Philosophical Society, 
Report of the ” (review), 118 
Quelet, L., and M. C. Cooke, “ Clavis 
Synoptica Hymenomycetum Eu- 
ropasorum ” (review), 130 
Quick, J., the old stannaries of the 
West of England, 282 
Quin, C. W., large crystal growing, 
328 
— the Jablochkoff candle ; its practi- 
cal results in London, 290 
J^ABIES, studies on, 761 
Radlkofer, M. v and M. Naudin, change 
of climate on plants, 763 
Rainfall, comparative observations of, 
326 
Rambosson, J., propagation of ner- 
vous phenomena, 454 
Rath, J., two new phosphates, 589 
Raw silk, preparation of, 709 
Read, W. T., “ Navigation and Nau- 
tical Astronomy ” (review), 644 
Reason or instinCt ? 173 
Reflection and refradtion of light, 
eledtro-magnetic theory of, 199 
Regnier, E., report on his eledtric light 
regulator, 332 
Renon, B. E., weather predictions, 701 
Renaut, J., mixture for histological 
uses, 762 
Research, endowment of, 760 
“Rhymes of Science” (review), 367 
Richardson, B. W., researches on 
Prof. Hughes’s audiometer,. 499 
— sphygnophone, 502 
Richet, C., contraction of the muscles 
of the crayfish, 453 
— effedts of heat on the functions of 
the nerve-centre of the crayfish, 
5 12 
Roberts, E., new tide-predidtor, 577 
— W. C., analogy between con- 
ductivity for heat and induction 
balance effedt of copper-tin alloys, 
814 
Robin, C., production of electricity by 
the rays, 701 
Rocks, moving, 601 
Rodwell, G. F., “ Etna ; a History of 
the Mountain and its Eruptions ” 
(review), 127 
— history of Vesuvius during the last 
ten years, 463 
Roscoe, H. E., new chemical industry, 
385 
— “ Treatise on Chemistry” (review), 
193 
“ Rose of Jericho,” 203 
Rossiter, W. s “ Illustrated Dictionary 
of Scientific Terms” (review), 
189 
Royal Institution of Great Britain, 
385 
— Society, 198, 255, 318, 376, 443, 
497. 575. 816 
Soiree scientific novelties, 516 
“ Royal Society of New South Wales, 
Proceedings of the ” (review), 439 
“ Royal Society of Tasmania, Papers, 
&c., of” (review), 754 
“ Royal Society of Victoria, Transac- 
tions and Proceedings of” (re- 
view), 437 
Royston-Pigott, G. W., microscopical 
researches in high-power defini- 
tion, 576 
Rucker, Marshall, Green, Miall, and 
Thorpe, “ Coal ” (review), igo 
Russell, Dr., instrument for micro- 
scope, 266 
Rutley, F. E., “ Elementary Text- 
book of Petrology ” (review), 252 
Q^AFFRON, adulteration of, 205 
Salt-range in the Punjab, geology of 
the, 711 
Samarskite, examination with the 
spectroscope of mixture of earths 
from, 394 
Sanitary science in the United States, 
49 
Sea-serpent, the, 196, 315, 375, 759 
Season, the anomalous, 457, 650 
Seasons, extraordinary, 574 
Seed-breeding, 531 
Selmi, Prof., detection of arsenic 
737 
Senses, the, 495 
— of the lower animals, 316 
Sepulchral and perpetual lamps, le- 
gends of, 715 
Sequoias of California, age of the, 
5i3 
Serpents, habits of, 651 
— poison of, 262 
Sexes, character of the, 254 
