INDEX. 
575 
1878] 
U NITED States Entomological 
Commission ” (review), 138 
“United States Geological Survey” 
(review), 137, 419,421, 430 
Universe, past changes in the, 360 
“ Universe, Physical System of the ” 
(review), 413 
“ Ure’s Dictionary of Arts, Manu- 
factures, and Mining ” (review), 
414 
V ACCINATION, does it afford any 
Protection against Small Pox ?” 
(review), 109 
Van Wagenen.T. F., rare minerals in 
Colorado, 144 
“Venus, Transits of” (review), 266 
“Vertebrate Animals, Zoology of” 
(review), 271 
“ Victoria, Geological Survey of ” (re- 
view), 275 
Victoria, mineral- statistics for 1876, 
144 
“ Victoria, Royal Society of” (review), 
103 
Von Bibra, M. E., process for sea- 
soning new casks, 426 
--- restoration of writing effaced by 
time, 425 
W ATER, microscopical examina- 
tion of, 285 
Wenham, F. H., another improve- 
ment to the Ross microscope, 
427 
Wheeler, C. J., “ Catalogus Poly- 
glottus Historic Naturalis” (re- 
view), 105 
Whitaker, W., “ Geological Record” 
(review), 13 1 
Whitley, A., “ Critical Examination 
of Flints from Brigham Cavern” 
(review), 271 
Wicklow, gold and placer mines of, 189 
Wilson, A. D., photo-lithographic 
plat of the primary triangulation 
carried on during the summer of 
1877, 288 
“ Woman’s-rights’ ” question consi- 
dered from a biological point of 
view, 469 
World, organic aCtion of light on the 
colouration of the, 34 
“ World, Origin of the ” (review), 280 
“ Worlds other than Ours ” (review), 
266 
Wright, C. R. A., “ Metals and their 
Chief Industrial Applications ” 
(review), 410 
Writing effaced by time, restoration 
of, 425 
Z EISS, Herr, objective construction 
instead of adjustment collar, 428 
Zenith, halo in the, and the halo of 
go°, 140 
Zollner, J. C. F., space of four di- 
mensions, 227 
“ Zoology ” (review), 271 
“Zoology for Students, Manual of” 
(review), 403 
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