GENERAL INDEX. 
407 
determined by the spectroscope, H. 
Crew on, 1887, 583 
Sun, physical aspect of the, Prof. J. 
Phillips on the, 1864, 7 
——- relative distances of the planets 
from the, R. S. Browne on the, 1863, 5 
- some matters relating to the, Dr. A. 
Schuster on, 1882, 442 
-worship in Hampshire and Wilt¬ 
shire, traces of ancient, T. W. Shore on, 
1886, 843 
- see ‘ Solar ’ 
Sun’s heat, Prof. W. Thomson on the 
physical considerations regarding the 
possible age of the, 1861, 27 ; on the 
origin and total amount of the, 28 
-- protuberances, Dr. Janssen on a 
method of observing the, 1869, 23 
-rays, Dr. T. L. Pliipson on a new 
method of measuring the chemical ac¬ 
tion of the, 1863, 50 
* - rotation, a method of showing 
the, by spectrum photography, Capt. 
Abney on, 1877, 31 
—— spectrum, J. P. Gassiot on the adap¬ 
tation of bisulphide of carbon prisms, 
and the use of telescopes of long focal 
distance, in the examination of the. 
1864, 11 
-surface, J. Nasmyth on some pe¬ 
culiar features in the structure of the, 
1862, 16 
- surface, and the currents in its 
atmosphere, J. J. Murphy on the dis¬ 
tribution of heat on the, 1863, 9 
Sunshine, Prof. Hennessy on the relative 
amount of, falling on the torrid zone 
of the earth, 1862, 31 
-recorder, J. T. Goddard on the, 
1861, 61 
--recorder stand, a universal, G. M. 
Whipple on, 1881, 540 
-recorder, a new, W. E. Wilson on, 
1886, 533 
Sun-spot activity and terrestrial magnetic 
disturbance, the general coincidence 
between, Rev. F. Howletton, 1881 ,541 
-inequalities, apparent, of short 
period, Prof. Balfour Stewart and W. L. 
Carpenter on, 1883, 418 
* -period, Prof. W. S. Jevons on the 
influence of the, upon the price of 
corn, 1875, 217 
-period, the length of the, Dr. H. 
Muirhead on, 1880, 465 
--period, the, and planetary tides in 
the solar atmosphere, F. B. Edmonds 
on, 1881, 544 
-- 'periodicity, C. Meldrum on a pe¬ 
riodicity of cyclones and rainfall in 
connexion with the, 1873, 466 ; 1874, 
218 ; 1876, 267 
--spectrum from D to B, Rev. S. J. 
Perry on the, 1884, 635 
Sun-spots, atmospheric ozone, rain, and 
force of wind, Dr. T. Moffat on the 
apparent connexion between, 1874, 37 ; 
1875, 31 
Sun-spots and the chemical elements in 
the sun. Profs. Dewar and Liveing on, 
1883, 455 
-and their connexion with planetary 
configurations, B. Stewart on, 1863, 11 
— lieliographic latitude and longitude 
of, Prof. A. W. Thomson on the deter¬ 
mination of the, 1885, 931 
- and rainfall , report on, by C. Mel¬ 
drum, 1878 ,230 
- and terrestrial phenomena , the con¬ 
nexion between, Prof. A. Schuster on, 
1884, 446 
-a supposed connexion between the 
number of, and the heights of rivers, 
Prof. Balfour Stewart on, 1882, 462 
- see ‘ Solar ’ 
Sunfish, the short, Dr. John Cleland on 
the anatomy of Orthaqoriscus viola, 
1861, 138 
* Superphosphates and dissolved bones, 
the manufacture of, Dr. S. Macadam 
on, 1863, 191 
Supersaturated solutions, an account of 
some recent experiments on, b } 7 J. M. 
Thomson, 1879, 317 
—— of certain compound salts, J. M. 
Thomson on the action of the com¬ 
ponent salts, as nuclei on, 1882, 490 
Supracondyloid process, Prof. Struthers 
on the occurrence of the, in man, 1872, 
156 
'"Suprarenal capsules in man, the de¬ 
velopment of the, Dr. C. S. Minot on, 
1887, 755 
Surface subsidence caused by lateral coal 
mining, Prof. W. E. Benton on, 1886, 628 
* -of zero curvature and finite extent, 
Prof. Clifford on a, 1873, 9 
* -- -water of the ocean, the specific 
gravity of the, as observed during the 
cruise of H.M.S. ‘Challenger,’ J. Y. 
Buchanan on, 1876, 181 
Surface tension, G. F. FitzGerald on, 1878, 
436 
-of vapours near curved surfaces of 
their liquids, G. F. FitzGerald 011 the, 
1879, 255 
-- and capillary action, Prof. 0. Rey¬ 
nolds on, 1881, 524 
-of liquids, calculating the, by means 
of cylindrical drops or bubbles, Prof. 
G. Pirie on, 1885, 898 
-Prof. A. M. Worthington on the 
stretching of liquids, 1888, 583 
-of water which contains a gas dis¬ 
solved in it, Prof. G. Pirie on the, 1885, 
898 
- of water, investigated by the method 
of ripples, Lord Rayleigh on, 1890, 746 
