June 14, 1906. INDEX. ÅBEL (Dr. O.), Phylogenetic Evolution of the Cetacean Dentition and the Systematic Relations of the Physeteridæ, 516 Aberystwyth, Address at University of Wales, some Characteristics of American Universities, Principal H. R. Reichel, 44 Abetti (Dr.), Comet 1906a (Brooks), 494 Abney (Sir W. de W.), Instruction in Photography, 124 Abram (Dr.), Extract of the Duodenal Mucous Membrane counteracts Diabetes, 474 Absolute Motion, the Existence of, Daniel Comstock, 582 Absolute Motion, a Plea for, Prof. Arthur Schuster, F.R.S., 462; Norman R. Campbell, 484; F. J. W. Whipple, 535 Absorption Spectra of Ultra-violet Rays by Vapour and Liquids, Prof. E. Wiedemann, 101 Acoustics: the Reason why Deaf Mutes can hear Low Notes better than High Ones, M. Marage, 96; the Construction of a Vowel Organ, Prof. E. W. Scripture, 159; an Acoustical Method for the Demonstration of the Magnetism of Liquids, T. Terada, 197; Sound and Rhythm, W. Edmunds, Prof. John G. McKendrick, F.R.S., 483 Actinium, a New Product of, Dr. O. Hahn, 559 Action of Wood on a Photographic Plate, Dr. William J. Russell, F.R.S., 152 Actualités Scientifiques, Max de Nansouty, 76 Adami (Prof.), the Question of the Transference of Bovine Tuberculosis to Man through Milk, 516 Adams (G. I.), Geology of the Iola Quadrangle, Kansas, 307 Adams (Prof.), Sun-spot Spectra, 425 Adams (W. Poynter), Motor-car Mechanism and Management, the Petrol Car, 580 Adulteration of Butter, the, C. Simmonds, 466, 535; J. H. Lester, 535 Aeger in the Rivers Trent and Ouse, the, W. H. Wheeler, 29 Aeronautics: the Exploration of the Atmosphere over the Tropical Oceans, Dr. A. L. Rotch and L. Teisserenc de Bort, 54; Highest Kite Ascent, 207; Kite and Balloon Ascents, Dr. Hergesell, 207; Tetrahedral Cell Kites designed by Dr. A. Graham Bell, 275; Observations with Registration Balloons in America, A. L. Rotch, 349; Mathematical Investigation of Motions of Aëroplanes and Aerocurves, Captain Ferber, 350; Obituary Notice of Colonel Charles Renard, Ch. Ed. Guillaume, 423; the Vertical Distribution of the Meteorological Elements above the Atlantic, Dr. A. L. Rotch and L. Teisserenc de Bort, 449; Ascents of Two Unmanned Balloons, 615 Afghanistan, Ruins of a Large City found in, 515 Africa: Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society, Catalogue of Printed Books, Papers, and Maps relating to the Geology and Mineralogy of South Africa to December 31, 1904, Miss M. Wilman, 28; South African Zoology and Palæontology, 56; Guide to the Victoria Falls, F. W. Sykes, 58; Hippopotami at the Victoria Falls, 84; Higher Education at the Cape, 110; Ruins in Rhodesia, D. Randall MacIver, 213-4; Results of Observations made with a Black Bulb Thermometer in vacuo, J. R. Sutton, 324; a Grammar of the Kafir Language, J. McLaren, Sir H. H. Johnston, K.C.M.G., 481; Crustacea from Lakes Tanganyika, Nyasa, and Victoria Nyanza, Dr. W. T. Calman, 526; Fresh-water Sponges obtained from Lakes Victoria Nyanza, Tanganyika, and Nyasa, R. Kirkpatrick, 526 Agar (W. E.), Development of the Skull and Visceral Arches in Lepidosiren, 239 Agchylostoma duodenale, Dub., the Anatomy of, A. Looss, Prof. Sydney J. Hickson, F.R.S., 344 Age of the Earth and other Geological Studies, the, W. J. Sollas, F.R.S., 513 Agriculture Decay of Mangoes prevented by Immersion in Solution of Formalin, 16; Nitrates and Nitrites as Manure, Th. Schloesing, 95; Green Manures, H. Wright, 134; the Mexican Cotton-boll Weevil, Messrs. Hunter and Hinds, 158; the Cotton Bollworm, A. L. Quaintance and C. T. Brues, Fred. V. Theobald, 257; the Mexican Cotton Boll Weevil, W. D. Hunter and W. E. Hinds, Fred. V. Theobald, 257; Auto-cottonpicker, 159; Stage at which Grasses should be cut for Fodder, H. H. Cousins, 206; the Useful Plants of the Island of Guam, W. E. Safford, 221; Agricultural Education and Colonial Development, 250; Dr. J. Walter Leather, 485; Bodenkunde, E. Ramann, 266; Soils and Fertilisers, Prof. H. Snyder, 266; Minnesota Plant Diseases, Dr. E. M. Freeman, 291; Agriculture in the Trans-Caucasus for the Year 1905, Ravages of Locusts, Consul Stevens, 324; the Electric Production of Nitrates from the Atmosphere, Prof. Sylvanus P. Thompson, F.R.S., at Royal Institution, 355; Death and Obituary Notice of Prof. Alexander Müller, 371; the Mineral Constituents of the Soil Solution, F. K. Cameron and J. M. Bell, 398; Function of Organic Matter in Nitrification, A. Müntz and E. Laine, 431; Experiments with Egyptian Cotton in Sind, Muir MacKenzie, 445; English Beet-sugar Industry, Cultivation Trials, G. Clarke, 446; Sugar-cane Cultivation in Madras, C. A. Barber, 447; the Agathi Plant, 470; Yams Cultivated in Jamaica, Dr. W. Harris, 471; Agriculture and the Empire, Sir W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, K.C.M.G., F.R.S., 488; M. J. R. Dunstan, 511; the Utilisation of Nitrogen in Air by Plants, T. Jamieson, 531, 607, A. D. H., 607; Annual Report of the Imperial Department of Agriculture for the Year 1904-5, Sir W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, K.C.M.G., F.R.S., 587; Death and Obituary Notice of Prof. Adolf Emmerling, 589; the United States Reclamation Service, 591; Treatment of Seed with Copper Salts, E. Bréal, 600; Estimation of Carbon in Soils, A. D. Hall, N. H. J. Miller, and N. Marmu, 623 Ahlum (C. Chester), Modification of the Volumetric Estimation of Free Acid in the Presence of Iron Salts, 431 Air, Investigation of the Upper, 162 Aitken (Dr. John, F.R.S.), Interpretation of Meteorological Records, 485, 534; Sea-sickness and Equilibration of the Eyes, 560 Aitken (Prof.), Comet 1905b, 109 Aitken (Prof. R. G.), Catalogue of Binary Star Orbits, 136 Alaska, the Mineral Wealth of, 595 Alcock (Dr. A., F.R.S.), Catalogue of the Indian Decapod Crustacea in the Collection of the Indian Museum, part ii., Anomura Fasciculus i., Pagurides, 317 Alder (the late Joseph), the British Tunicata, an Unfinished Monograph, 508 Alford (Charles J.), Mining Law of the British Empire, 482 b |