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Number 290.
ART. VI.-Relation of Gravity to Continental Elevation;
by T. C. MENDENHALL...
VII. Observations upon the Glacial Phenomena of New-
foundland, Labrador and Southern Greenland; by G. F.
WRIGHT
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VIII. Recurrence of Devonian Fossils in strata of Carbon-
iferous Age; by H. S. WILLIAMS
IX.-Constituents of the Cañon Diablo Meteorite; by O. A.
DERBY
X.-B-Bromvalerianic Acid; by J. G. SPENZER
XI.-The Inner Gorge Terraces of the Upper Ohio and
Beaver Rivers; by R. R. HICE
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81
86
94
101
110
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)....
144
SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE.
Chemistry and Physics-New mode of preparing Hydrogen phosphide, RETGERS:
Hydrate of Sodium Trioxide, TAFEL, 148 Pure white Stannic sulphide,
SCHMIDT: Properties of Liquid Ethane and 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: Tele-
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 Lessons
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, CHAUVEAUD,
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.
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
Chemistry and Physics-Determination of high Fusing Points, V. MEYER, RID-
DLE and LAMB, 228.-Preparation of anhydrous Hydrogen peroxide, WOLFFEN-
STEIN, 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. DAVIDSON, 235.-Value of μ for rapid Electrical Oscillations, C. E. ST. JOHN:
National Academy of Sciences on Electrical Measurement, 236.-Physics for
University Students, H. S. CARHART, 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 WHITE: Dr.
MURRAY THOMSON. Dr. KARL VON HAUSHOFER, 248.
Number 292.
ART. XXI.-Niagara and the Great Lakes; by F. B.
TAYLOR
249
XXII.-Disturbances in the direction of the Plumb-line in
the Hawaiian Islands; by E. D. PRESTON
271
XXIII.-Glacial Lake St. Lawrence of Professor Warren
Upham; by R. CHALMERS
273
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
XXVII.-Structure and Appendages of Trinucleus; by C.
E. BEECHER. (With Plate III.).
305
307
Chemistry and 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-
olarians, 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
374
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 Casium, Rubidium, Sodium and
Lithium with Thallium; by J. H. PRATT.......
XXXII.—Argon, Prout's Hypothesis, and the Periodic Law;
by E. A. HILL
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.
397
405
417
420
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, 426.-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.
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
XXXVII.-Crystal Form of Borneol and Isoborneol; by
W. H. HOBBS.
XXXVIII.-Synopsis of the Mode of Growth and Develop-
ment of the Graptolitic Genus Diplograptus; by R.
RUEDEMANN
XXXIX.-Newly Discovered Dike at DeWitt, near Syra-
cuse, New York. Geologic notes by N. H. DARTON.
Petrographic description; by J. F. KEMP..
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
431
443
449
453
456
463
XLI.-Three New Analyses of Sodalite, from three new
localities; by L. McI. LuQUER and G. J. VOLCKENING 465
Chemistry and Physics-Solution and Pseudo-solution, LINDER and PICTON:
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:
Diselectrification 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. H. 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.