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INDEX. 
A CHROMATIC condenser, modifi- 
cation of, 432 
“ Acoustics, Light, and Heat ” (re- 
view), 273 
“Aerial Navigation” (review), no 
Alabama, Geological Survey of, 282 
“Amateur Mechanics’ Practical Hand- 
book” (review), 543 
“ Ancient Life-History of the Earth ” 
(review), 544 
Angell, J., “ Elements of Magnetism 
and Electricity ” (review), 422 
Aniline colours, growing use of, 287 
Animal Geography, 47 
Ants, our six-footed rivals, 433 
“ Aquarium, The ” (review), 423 
“ Ararat Gold Field,” 283 
Atmosphere considered in its geolo- 
gical relations, 456 
Automatic photographic revolver, 138 
~|I> AIN, A., death of, 287 
Balance of Nature, 145 
Battye, R. F., “What is Vital Force ?” 
(review), 422 
Beard, G. M., “ Hay-Fever or Sum- 
mer Catarrh ” (review), 121 
Beck, R. J., modification of achro- 
matic condenser, 432 
Bell, Graham, experiments with the 
telephone, 561 
Belt, T., Glacial period in the 
Southern Hemisphere, 326 
— loess of the Rhine and Danube, 67 
Bert, M., influence of different co- 
lours on vegetation, 286 
Blaserna, P., “ Theory of Sound in 
its Relation to Music ” (review), 
266 
“ Brazil, Empire of at Philadelphia 
Exhibition of 1876 ” (review), ng 
British Association for the Advance- 
ment of Science, 561 
Brown, G. T., “ Substance of Lec- 
tures given by Harley ” (review), 
267 
B rowning, J., improved oxy-hydrogen 
microscope, 285 
Brunel, A., reports on weights and 
measures, and on analysis of gas 
and food, 431 
Burmeister, H., “ Description Phy- 
sique de la Republique Argentine” 
(review), 118 
RANDLE, eledtric, 430 
Carruthers, G. T., “A Letter ad- 
dressed without permission to the 
Astronomer Royal, explaining a 
New Theory of the Solar Sys- 
tem ” (review), 268 
Carpenter, W. B., “ Mesmerism, 
Spiritualism, See., Historically 
and Scientifically Considered ” 
(review), 391 
“ Catarrh, Summer” (review), 121 
Cereal crops, severe stricture upon 
P. B. Wilson concerning the 
value of infusorial earth as an 
ingredient for, 139 
“Chemical and Physical Researches’ 
(review), 273 
“ Chemistry, Aids to ” (review), 423 
Chemistry at home and abroad, phy- 
siology and its, 91 
— of the future, 289 
Chile, present condition of, 382 
Clay, china, Cornish, 500 
Cloud-masses, movementsof Jupiter’s, 
188 
Clyde River, 140 
Colouring-matters, different, various 
changes in spedtrum by, 432 
Colours, different, influence of on ve= 
getation, 286 
— growing use of, 287 
Cornish mineral, new, 284 
Crespigny, E. Ch. de, “ New London 
Flora, or Handbook to the Bo- 
tanical Localities of the Metro- 
politan Distridts ” (review), 548 
Cques, E., “ Study of the Genera 
Geomys and Thomomys, an, he 
Habits of Geomys Tuza (rev' e w) 
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