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Batoum, Curious Marine Phenomenon at, 426

Atacama, on the supposed Enormous Showers of Meteorites in Bears and Wolves in Bosnia, 325

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Bebber (Dr. Van): Loomis on Rainfall of the Earth, 43; De-

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Sheep Farming in, Prof. Wallace, 113; the Useful Plants of, Ben Nevis Observatory Report for January 1890, 348

J. H. Maiden, 194; Among Canibals, Carl Lumholtz, 200 ; Benda (Dr.), the Coiled Glands in the Skin, 24

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Gas from Common Salt, Dr. Hempel, 19; the Microscope as Temperatures, Dr. G. H. Bailey and W. B. Hopkins, 502 ;
Applied to Physiological Chemistry, Prof. Kossel, 23 ; Sorbite, Influence of Different Oxides on Decomposition of Potassium
Vincent and Delachanal on, 23; Double Nitrites of Ruth Chlorate, Fowler and Grant, 502; Ammonium Hypochlorite,
enium and Potassium, Joly and Vezes, 23 ; Agricultural Cross and Bevan, 502; the Production of Ozone by Flames,
Chemistry, Fixation of Nitrogen by the Leguminosa, M. J. T. Cundall, 502 ; Action of Sulphuric Acid on Aluminium,
Bréal, 23; Air in the Soil, Th. Schlesing, fils, 23; the A. Ditte, 503 ; the Dextro- and Lævo-rotatory Borneol
Exhaustion of Soils Cultivated without Manure, and the Value Camphorates, A. Haller, 503 ; Isolation of Fluoroform, M.
of Organic Matter in Soil, P. P. Dehérain, 119; the Fer Meslans, 521; Gas oblained by heating Silver Fluoride with
mentation of Stable Manure, Th. Schlesing, 143 ; Composi Chloroform in Sealed Tube, M. Chabrié, 521; the Glow of Phos-
tion of Tobacco-growing. Soils in Deli and Java, Van phorus, Prof. T. E. Thorpe, F.R.S., 523 ; Apparatus for Dis-
Bummelen, 384; Absorption of Atmospheric Ammonia by tilling Mercury in Vacuum, Prof. Dunstan, 526; Thecry of
Soils, H. Schlæsing, 479 ; Redetermination of Atomic Weight Osmotic Pressure, Prof. S. U. Pickering, 526; Crystalline Sub-
of Palladium, Dr. E. H. Keiser, 44 ; Nitrosochloride of stances obtained from Fruits of various Species of Citrus, Prof.
Pinol, a new Isomer of Camphor, 44 ; Researches on Digita W. A. Tilden, F.R.S., and C. R. Beck, 527 ; Studies on iso.
line and Tanghinine, Arnaud, 48; Phenyl-thiophene, A. meric Change, IV. ; Halogen Derivatives of Quinone, A. R.
Renard, 48; the Composition of the Chemical Elements, A. Ling, 527 ; Hydrazine, Drs. Curtius and Jay, 547 ; Crystals of
M. Stapley, 56; New Mode of Preparing Manganese, Dr. Lime, H. A. Miers, 560; a Nitrosoplatinichloride, M. Vézes,
Glatzel, 67 ; Laboratory at Stalybridge Mechanics' Institute, 576 ; Glycollic Nitrile and Direct Synthesis of Glycollic Acid,
85; a Case of Chemical Equilibrium, W. H. Pendlebury, Louis Henry, 576; Nessler's Ammonia Test as a Micro-
104 ; a New Method of Preparing Fluorine, M. Moissan, Chemical Reagent for Tannin, Spencer Moore, 585 ; New
117; Perfected Mode of Preparation of Fluorine, Henri Form of Benzoic Acid, 594
Moissan, 138; the Anhydrous Platinous Fluoride, H. Moissan, Chenab Bridge, Testing of, 372
119; Introduction to Chemical Science, R, P. Williams and Chiff-Chaff Singing in September, F. M. Burton, 298 ; Rev.
B. P. Lascelles, 128; Chemical Society, 142, 191, 262, 335,

W. Clement Ley, 317
468, 502, 519 ; Isolation of Tetrahydrate of Sulphuric Acid Chin Tribes, North Burma, the, G. B. Sacchiero, 375
existing in Solution, S. U. Pickering, 142 ; Magnetic Rotation China, Flora of, 46
of Nitric Acid, &c., Dr. W. H. Perkin, F.R.S., 142 ; Phos- China, Increasing Coldness of Climate in, 570
phorus Oxyfluoride, Method of making, Thorpe and Hambly, China, Scientific Education in, the Question of Language, 162
142 ; Acetylation of Cellulose, Cross and Bevan, 142 ; Action Chinese Astronomical Instruments, Ancient, 66
of Light on Moist Oxygen, Dr. A. Richardson, 142 ; a-ß- Chloroform, the Hyderabad Commission, 154, 289
Dibenzoylstyrolene and Zinin's Lepiden Derivatives, Japp and Cholera, Bacteria of Asiatic, Dr. E. Klein, F.R.S., 509
Klingemann, 142; Oxyamidosulphonates and their Conversion Cholera Epidemics, the Suspected Connection between Influenza
into Hyponitrites, Divers and Haga, 143 ; Constituents of and, Dr. Smolenski, 282
Flax, Cross and Bevan, 143 ; a Text-book of Organic Chemis- Chree (C.), Effects of Pressure on Magnetization of Cobalt, 237
try, A. Bernthsen, 172; Synoptical Tables of Organic and Chrystal (Prof. G.), Algebra, an Elementary Text-book for the
Inorganic Chemistry, Clement J. Leaper, 510; Compounds of Higher Classes of Secondary Schools and for Colleges, II.,
Phenanthraquinone with Metallic Salts, Japp and Turner,

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191; B-Inosite, Maquenne, 215; a New Class of Diacetones, Cicadida, Oriental, W. L. Distant's Monograph on, 161
Behal and Auger, 215 ; Examination of Migheï (June 9, 1889) Cingalese Manuscripts, Ancient, 349
Meteorite, Stanislas Meunier, 232; Frangulin, Thorpe and City and Guilds of London Institute, 160
Robinson, 262; Arabinon, C. o. Sullivan, F.R.S., 262; the City of Paris, the Accident to the Engines of, 592
Identity of Cerebrose and Galactose, Brown and Morris, Civil Service Examinations, the Future Indian, 265
262 ; Action of Chloroform and Alcoholic Potash on Hydra- Civilization, Early Egyptian, W, M. Flinders-Petrie, 109
zines, Dr. S. Ruhemann, 263 ; Refracting Powers of Simple Clarke (Sir Marshall) on Education in Basutoland, 86
Salts in Solution, E. Doumer, 263 ; the Chlorides of Selenium, Cleland (John), the Longevity of Textural Elements, particularly
Chabrié, 284; Combinations of Gaseous Phosphoretted Hydro in Dentine and Bone, 392
gen with Boron and Silicium Fluorides, Besson, 287 1 the Clerke (Miss A. M.): Star Distances, 81; New Double Stars,
Story of Chemistry, Harold Picton, F.R.S., 292; the 132
Chemistry of Photography, R. Meldola, F.R.S., 293 ; At Climate, Dr. Bushrod W. James on American Resorts, with
tempt to express Periodic Law of Elements by Algebraic Notes on their, 79
Formula, Prof. Carnelley, 304; the Physical and Chemical Climate in China, Increasing Coldness of, 570
Characteristics of Meteorites as throwing Light upon their Clorinde, New Minor Planet, 88
Past History, J. Norman Lockyer, F.R.S., 305 ; the Carbon Cloud Phenomena, Electrical, Prof. W. K. Burton, 10
Graphites, Berthelot and Petit

, 311 ; Formation of Nitrates Clouds : Prof. von Bezold on the Production of, 95; Luminous
in Plants, Ber helot, 311 ; Refracting Power of Double Salts Night, Evan McLennan, 131 ; Sell-luminous Clouds, Geo.
in Solution, E. Doumer, 312 ; New Method of Synthesizing F. Burder, 198; C. E. Stromeyer, 225; T W. Backhouse,
Indigo, Dr. Flimm, 326 ; New Method of Estimating Oxy. 297; Joseph John Murphy, 298 ; Robert B. White, 369;
gen Dissolved in Water, Dr. Thresh, 335; Phosphorus Photographs of Luminons, O. Jesse, 592
Trifluoride, M. Moissan, 349 ; Combinations of Ammonia Clover, Bokhara, as a Weed in Western States of America,
and Phosphuretted Hydrogen with Dichloride and Di 372
bromide of Silicon, Besson, 359 ; Report on the Scientific Clupea harengus, some Stages in Development of Brain of, E.
Results of the Exploring Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger,

W. L. Holt, 525
361; Two Gaseous Fluorides of Carbon, Moissan, 3731 Cluster G.C. 3636, Variable Star in, Prof. Pickering, 183
the Absorption of Hydrogen by Iron, Bellati and Lussana, Cluster G.C. 1420 and the Nebula N.G.C. 2237, Dr. Lewis
380; New Estimates of Molecular Distance, Dr. Peddie, Swift, 285
382; a Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Prof. T. E. Coal-tar Colours, Chemistry of the, Dr. R. Benedikt and Dr.
Thorpe, F.R.S., Vol. I., Sir H. E. Roscoe, M.P., F.R.S., E. Knecht, 8
387 ; New Compounds of Hydroxylamine with Metallic Coal: Discovery of, in Kent, 400 ; Prof. W. Boyd Dawkins,