Number 290.

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Art. VI.—Relation of Gravity to Continental Elevation;

by T. C. MENDENHALL.....

---------------.. 81

VII.—Observations upon the Glacial Phenomena of New-

foundland, Labrador and Southern Greenland ; by G. F.

W RIGHT ............................... .........

VIII.—Recurrence of Devonian Fossils in strata of Carbon-

iferous Age; by II. S. WilliaMS........ --- 94

IX.-Constituents of the Cañon Diablo Meteorite ; by 0. A.

DERBY .--. .........

-------- 101

X.—B-Bromvalerianic Acid; by J. G. SPENZER.....

XI.-The Inner Gorge Terraces of the Upper Ohio and

Beaver Rivers; by R. R. HICE .----------------.--. 112

XII.—The Glacial Land-Forms of the Margins of the Alps;

by H. R. Mill ......

........ 121

XIII.—Distribution of the Echinoderms of Northeastern

America; by A. E. VERRILL.---.

-------- ---------- 127

XIV.–Lower Cambrian Rocks in Eastern California; by C.

D. WALCOTT..--.

--------. 141

XV.-PITHECANTHROPUS ERECTUS, Dubois, from Java; by

O. C. MARSH. (With Plate II) ---.--.-.

SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE.

Chemistry and Physics-New mode of preparing Hydrogen phosphide, RETGERS:

Hydrate of Sodium Trioxide, TAFEL, 148 - Pure wbite Stannic sulpbide,

SCHMIDT: Properties of Liquid Ethane avd Propane, HAINLEN, 149.-Effect of

Low Temperatures on Chloroform, RAOUL PICTET, 150.--Symmetrical Di-ethyl

hydrazine, HARRIES: Carbazide and Di-urea, CURTIUS and HEIDENREICH, 151. -

Phosphorescence at Low Temperatures. RAOUL PICTET and ALLSCHUL; Teie-

graphing without wires: Calculation and measure of small coefficients of Self-

induction: Self-induction in iron wires, KLEMENCIC, 152.-" Photographic

Spectrum of the Great Nebula in Orion J. N. LOCKYER: Elementary Lessous

in Electricity and Magnetism, S. P. THOMPSON, 153.

Geology and Mineralogy-Note on the Florida Reef, A. AGASSIZ, 154.--Geologi-

cal Society of America, 155.-Manual of Geology, J. D. DANA, 161.- Manual of

the Geology of India, and Stratigraphical and Structural Geology, H. B. MEDLI-

COTT, W. T. BLANFORD and R. D. OLDHAM: Recurrence of Ice-Ages, Prof. T.

McK. Hughes, 164.

Botany—Mechanism of the movements of the stamens of Berberis, CHAUVEAUT,

165. -Harvard Botanical Museum, 166,-Amount of absorption of water by

roots, M. LECOMTE, 167.

Miscellaneous Scientific Intelligence-Science, 167.--Astrophysical Journal

Cloudland: A study on the structure and characters of Clouds, Rev. W. C.

LEY, 168.

Obituary_FREDERIK JOHNSTRUP, 168.

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Number 291.

ART. XVI.—The Appalachian Type of Folding in the White

Mountain Range of Inyo Co., Cal.; by C. D. WALCOTT. 169

XVII. - Notes on the Southern Ice Limit in Eastern Pennsyl-

vania; by E. H. WILLIAMS --- ......

---------------- 174

XVIII.— The Succession of Fossil Faunas at Springfield,

Missouri; by S. WELLER ----..

-....--- 185

XIX.—Distribution of the Echinoderms of Northeastern

America ; by A. E. VERRILL ........ ......-- 199

XX.—Drift Bowlders between the Mohawk and Susquehanna

Rivers ; by A. P. BRIGHAM...

-- 213

SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE.

Chemistry and Physics— Determination of high Fusing Points, V. MEYER, Rid-

DLE and LAMB, 228.- Preparation of anhydrous Hydrogen peroxide, WOLFFEN-

STEIS, 229.-Supposed New Element in the Nitrogen group. BAYER: Short

History of Chemistry, F. P. VENABLE, 230.—Multiple Resonance, V. BJERKNES:

Spectrum analyses of the color of the water in the Blue Grotto, of the Swiss

ice holes and of the Yellowstone Springs, H. W. VOGEL, 231.- Minimum tem-

perature of visibility, P. L. GRAY, 232.—Liquefaction of air by Perkins in 1826,

G. DAVIDSOX, 235.-- Value of u for rapid Electrical Oscillations, C. E. St. Johs:

National Academy of Sciences on Electrical Measurement, 236.- Physics for

University Students, H. S. CARILART, 238.

Geology and Mineralogy--Correlation of the Bohemian and Eifelian divisions of

the Devonian, 238.—Daimonelix of the Lacustrine Miocene of Nebraska, E, H.

BARBOUR, 239.- Report of the geological survey of Ohio, Vol. VII, E. ORTON

and E ORTON, Jr., 240.-Geological and natural history survey of Minnesota,

241.--Twelfth Report of the State Mineralogist of California, J. J. CRAWFORD,

242.

Botany, The Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants and Flowers

in the Botanical Museum of Harvard University, 242.-Monograph of the

Mycetozoa, A. LESTER, 245.

Miscellaneous Scientific Intelligence---Life of Richard Owen, R. OWEN: Life and

Writings of Rafinesque, R. E. CALL, 247.- The Mineral Collector : Geological

Society of London: Geological Survey of Canada, 248.

Obituary-Professor Arthur CAYLEY, F.R.S.: Dr. F. BUCHANAN WHte: Dr.

MURRAY THOMSON. Dr. KARL VON HAUSHOFER, 248.

Number 292.

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Art. XXI.-Niagara and the Great Lakes; by F. B.

TAYLOR ........................

--------------- 249

XXII. – Disturbances in the direction of the Plumb-line in

the Ilawaiian Islands; by E. D. PRESTON ...-.--.---- 271

XXIII.—Glacial Lake St. Lawrence of Professor Warren

Upham; by R. CHALMERS.....

XXIV.-Argon, a New Constituent of the Atmosphere; by

- LORD RAYLEIGH and W. RAMSAY ......... ........ 275

XXV.–Velocity of Electric Waves; by J. TROWBRIDGE

and W. DUANE.---

-------- 297

XXVI.—Epochs and Stages of the Glacial Period; by W.

UPHAM ----.--.onc

---------- 305

XXVII.—Structure and Appendages of Trinucleus; by C.

E. BEECHER. (With Plate III.)...

--- 307

SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE.

Chemistry anul Physics-Inorganic Preparation of Hydrazine, DUDEN, 311.-

Production of Carbon chlorides at ordinary Temperatures, V. MEYER: Atomic

masses of Nickel and Cobalt, WINKLER, 312.- Atomic Mass of Bismuth,

SCHNEIDER: Use of Dihydroxytartaric acid as a Reagent for Sodium, FENTON,

313.—Commercial Synthesis of Acetylene, LEWES, 314.-Theoretical Chemistry

from the Standpoint of Avogadro's rule and Thermodynamics, W. NERNST, 315.

-Qualitative Chemical Analysis of Inorganic Substances: Double refraction of

Electric waves, K. MACK: National Academy of Sciences on Electrical Meas-

urement. 316

Geology and Mineralogy-Change of level in the West Indian Region, c. T.

STIMPSON, 321.-Glacial phenomena Northwest and West of Hudson Bay, J. B.

TYRRELL: Faults of post-Glacial origin, G. F. MATTHEW : Pre-Cambrian Radi-

olariads, L. CAYEUX, 322.-Geological Survey of Alabama for 1894: Paleozoic

Corallines: Lehrbuch der Petrographie, F. ZIRKEL, 323.—Chemical Contribu-

tions to the Geology of Canada from the laboratory of the Survey, G. C. HOFF-

MANN: Meteoritenkunde, E. COHEN, 324.

Botany--Field, Forest and Garden Botany, A. GRAY: Popular Treatise on the

Physiology of Plants, P. SORAUER, 325.

Miscellaneous Scientific Intelligence-Prize-Question pertaining to Physical

Science proposed by the Schnyder von Wartensee Foundation for Arts and

Sciences at Zurich, 326. — American Association for the Advancement of Science:

International Zoological Congress: Manual of the Study of Documents, P.

Frazer: Smithsonian Geographical Tables, R. S. WOODWARD, 327.-French

Academy of Sciences: Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History,

328.

Obituary--Dr. G. A. Rex: MARQUIS DE SAPORTA: Professor H. Wild: Dr. A.

W. STELZNER, 328.

Number 293.

JAMES Dwight Dana. [With a portrait] (frontispiece)--- 329

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Art. XXVIII.—Color Relations of Atoms, Ions and Mole-

cules; by M. C. LEA. Part I. (With Plate IV.)..... 357

XXIX.-Further Notes on the Gold Ores of California; by

H. W. TURNER

XXX.-Some Relations between Temperature, Pressure, and

Latent Heat of Vaporization; by C. E. LINEBARGER -- 380

XXXI.—Double Halides of Cæsium, Rubidium, Sodium and

Lithium with Thallium; by J. H. PRATT.... ----- .... 397

XXXII.- Argon, Prout's Hypothesis, and the Periodic Law;

by E. A. Hill --------

........ 405

XXXIII.-Improved Rock Cutter and Trimmer; by E. Kid-

WELL -------

......................

XXXIV.—Relation of the plane of Jupiter's orbit to the

mean-plane of four hundred and one minor planet orbits;

by H. A. Newton....

SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE.

Chemistry and Physics- Presence of Argon and of Helium in Uraninite, RAM.

SAY and CROOKES. 421.-Combination of Argon with Benzene vapor, BERTHELOT,

422.- Presence of Argon lines in the Spectrum of Atmospheric Air, NEWALL,

424.—Spark Spectrum of Argon as it appears in the Spark Spectrum of Air,

HARTLEY, 425.

Geology--Reconnoissance of the Bahamas and of the elevated reefs of Cuba in

the Steam Yacht “ Wild Duck.” 1893, A. AGASSIZ, 425.–Formation of Dolo-

mite, C. KLEMENT, 126,- Dolomite-making and dolomitic calcareous organisms,

A. G. HÖGBOM, 427.—Bahama Expedition of the State University, of Iowa.

Narrative and Preliminary Report, C. C. NUTTING, 428.

Miscellaneous Scientific Intelligence-National Academy of Sciences, 428.-

Penck's Morphologie der Erdoberfläche, PENCK, 429.–Orbit of Miss Mitchell's

Comet, 1847, VI, H. A. NEWTON, 430.

Obituary_Dr. GIDEON E. MOORE: Prof. JAMES E. OLIVER: FRANCESCO SAN-

SONI, 430.

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Number 294.

ART. XXXV.—Daily March of the Wind Velocities in the

United States; by F. Waldo.

XXXVI.-Preparation of Perchloric Acid and its Applica-

tion to the Determination of Potassium; by D. A.

KREIDER ------------

------- 443

XXXVII.-Crystal Form of Borneol and Isoborneol; by

W. H. Hobbs...--

---- ---

XXXVIII.-Synopsis of the Mode of Growth and Develop-

-- 449

ment of the Graptolitic Genus Diplograptus; by R.

RUEDEMANN -----

........... 453

XXXIX.-Newly Discovered Dike at DeWitt, near Syra-

cuse, New York. Geologic notes by N. I. DARTON.

Petrograpbic description; by J. F. KEMP ----------.. 456

XL.-Note on the amount of Elevation which has taken place

along the Rocky Mountain Range in British America

since the close of the Cretaceous period; by Dr. G. M.

DAWSON ---...------

........ 463

XLI.-Three New Analyses of Sodalite, from three new

localities; by L. McI. LUQUER and G. J. VOLCKENING 465

SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE.

Chemistry and Physics-Solution and Pseudo-solution, Linder and Pictos:

Fluidity of Metals below their Melting Points, SPRING, 467.--Light emitted

during Crystallization, BANDROWSKI: Two-fold Spectra of Oxygen, BALY, 468.

-Kräfte der Chemischen Dynamik, L. STETTENHEIMER: Physical Constants of
Hydrogen, OLSZEWSKI: Color Photography, NEUHAUS, 469.--Silvering Glass,
M. M. AUGUSTE and L. LUMIÈRE: Form of Sensitive Galvanometer, M. P. WEISS:

Digelectrification of Air, KELVIN, M. MACLEAN and A. GALT, 470.–Beitraege

zur Kenntniss des Wesens der Saecular Variation des Erdmagnetismus, L. A.

BAUER, 471.- Text Book of the Principles of Physics, A. DANIELL, 472.

Geology and Mineralogy-Discovery of a dicotyledonous Flora in the Cheyenne

sandstone, R. T. Hill: Geological Aspects of Variation, M. GOSSELET, 473.

-Geological Survey of Illinois, vol. iv, C. R. KEYES: Geological Survey of

New Jersey, 475.-Geological Survey of Iowa, vol. iii: Ueber devonische

Pflanzen aus dem Donetz-Becken, SCHMALHAUSEN, 476.--Contributions a

l'Étude des Feldspaths des Roches Volcaniques, F. FOUQUÉ, 477.--Analcite-

Diabase from San Luis, Cal., H. W. FAIRBANKS: Gold m Serpentine. H. W.

TURNER: Brief Notices of some recently described Minerals, 478.-Elements of

Mineralogy, Crystallography and Blowpipe Analysis, A. J. MOSES and C. L.

PARSONS, 480.

Botany-Students' Text-Book of Botany, S. II. VINES, 481.--Cellulose; an out-

line of the Chemistry of the structural elements of plants, with reference to

their Natural History and Industrial Uses, C. F. Cross, E. J. BEVAN and C.

BEADLE, 482.-Interesting Method of Dissemination, DUSÉN: Australian Nar-

cotics, J. H. MAIDEN, 483.

Miscellaneous Scientific Intelligence-Science of Mechanics, E. MACH: Dynam-

ics: R. T. GLAZEBROOK: Few Chapters in Astronomy, C. KENNEDY: North

American Birds, II. NEHRLING, R. RIDGWAY, A. GOERING and G. MUETZEL, 484.

Obituary-John H. REDFIELD): LOTHAR VON MEYER: CARL VOGT, 485,

INDEX, 486.