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INDEX.

ABEL, F. A., F.R.S.,on the chemi-

cal composition of the great
cannon of Muhammed II, 231.
Absorption of gases by charcoal,
by Dr. R. Angus Smith, F.R.S.,
239.
Absorption spectra, notes on cer-

tain, by Dr. J. Emerson Rey-
nolds, 138.
Academy of Sciences. 84, 85, 94,
95, 154, 155, 156, 215, 216, 267,
828, 330.

Bavarian, 44.
Acoturic acid, new synthesis of,
158.

Acid, benzoic, conversion of into
anthranilic acid, 268.
carbolic, and peroxide of hydro-
gen, on the reducing action of,
by J. Parnell, 48.
carbonic, increase in the quanti-
ty met with in air, narrow
streets and lanes, 219.
chloracetic, 882.

iodic, and lodate of potassium,

on the preparation of, by Prof.
J. S. Stas, 184.
isethionic, new synthesis of, 159.
menaphtoxylic, and its deriva-
tives, 331.

nitric, the estimation of (Pe-
louze's method), by Philip
Holland, 5.

oxanilic, 158.

rosolic, experiments with com-
mercial, so-called aurine cake,
by A. Adriani, M.D., Ph.D.,
121.

succinic, from chlorpropionic
acid, 268.

sulphurous, on the action of, on
compounds of silver, by Prof.
J. S. Stas, 196.
tartaric and malic, on a method
of estimating by means of iron,
aluminium, manganese, &c.,
and reciprocally, by M. Juette,

179.

uric, on the preparation of, from
Peruvian guaño, by Dr. Julius
Lowe, 190.

Actinometry, on, by Louis Bing,
248.

Adriani, A., M.D., Ph.D., on ex-
periments with commercial

rosolic acid, so called aurine
cake, 121.

Adulterations and falsifications of
bread, by Prof. H. Dussauce, 66.
and legislation, 220.

of wines, 102.

Age of sandstone, note on the pos-
sibility of determining the, by
chemical analysis, by Dr. T. L.
Phipson, F.C.S., 251.
Aide mémoire for siliceous formu-
la, by the Rev. B. W. Gibsone,
M.A., 195.
Albumen and fibrin in air free

from dust, behaviour of, 166.
egg, from a chemical point of
view, by J. Spiller, F.C.S., 9.
Alcohol from wood, 57.
Alcohol, new synthesis of, and
chemical structure of ethy-
lene, 45.
Alcohol. on the means of recog-
nizing the source of an, 108.
rectifying, by means of gelatine,
839.

Alcoholic fermentation, investiga-
tions on, 159.

Alkaline

Western

deposits of
America, 274.
Alkali waste, on the manufacture
of sulphur from it, in Great
Britain, by Ludwig Mond, 283.
Alkaloid, on a new, contained in
commercial aniline, and iso-
meric with toluidine, by M.
Allophanic acid, synthesis of the
Rosenstiehl, 142.
ether of, 157.
Alloy of tungsten and iron, 337.
Amides, tetraphosphoric, by Dr.
Aluminium bronze, 57.
Ammonia, Nessler's test for, 22.
J. H. Gladstone, 97.

Ammoniated chloride of zinc, on
solubility of silicic acid in, 45.

a new, by E. Divers, M.D.,
Ammonic sulphide, on the vapour
F.C.S., 116.
density of, 158.
Ammonium,

sulphocyanide of,

272, 278.
by Dr. T. L. Phipson, F.C.S.,
&c., 229.
Analysis, mineral, on a new pro-

cess in, by F. W. Clarke, 13.
of coal, on the proximate, by
Prof. G. Hinrichs, 143.
of the ancient Roman mortar of

the castrum of Burgh, Suffolk,
by John Spiller, F.C.S., 232.
recent, of the "Hospital Mild
Sulphur Spring," or Magnesia
Water," Royal Pump Room,
Harrogate, by Dr. Sheridan
Muspratt, M.D. (Hon.), Ph.D.,
F.R.S.E., &c., 322.
Anhydrous sodium, derivatives of

the salicylic series, by W. H.
Perkin, F.R.S., 230.
"Aniline and its derivatives: a
treatise on the manufacture
of aniline and aniline colors,"
by M. Reimann, P.D., L.A.M.
To which is added in an ap-
pendix, The Report on the
Colouring Matters derived from
Coal Tar, shown at the French
Exhibition, 1867," by Dr. A.
W. Hofmann, F. K. S., MM.
G. de Laire and Ch. Girard.
The whole revised and edited
by William Crookes, F. R. S.,
163.
commercial, on a new alkaloid
obtained in, and isomeric with
toluidine, by M. Rosenstiehl,

142.

dyes, manufacture of, 339.
toluidine and pseudo-toluidine,
on the coloured reactions of, by
M. Rosenstiehl, 811.
Answers to Correspondents, 60,
Antimony and antimonyle, crys-
108, 171, 224, 276, 344.

tallised oxcyhloride of and
chloride o, 269.
Argentic cyanide and sulphuric
Antimony, raw, purification of, 317.

chloride, 269.

peroxide, formation of, by ozone,

881.

Aromatic acids, synthesis of, 269.
group, synthesis in, 159.
monamnines, the, on their trans-
formation into acids richer in
carbon, by A. W. Hofmann,
Arsenic in subnitrate of bismuth,
LL.D., F.R.S., 159.
28.

Artificial gems, 102.
formation of organic substances,
by C.Greville Williams, F.R.S.,
78.

manure, 834.

Aspirator, on a convenient form of,
methylic alcohol, 157.
by Prof. A. R. Leeds, 128.
Atmospheric air in coal gas, to de-
tect the presence of, 340.
Attfield, Prof., Ph.D., on ferric
hydrate, 88.
Aurine cake, so-called, experiments

with commercial rosolic acid,
by A. Adriani, M.D, Ph.D.,121.
Automatic arrangement for conti-

nuous filtration and washing
precipitates, description of an,
by H. B. Brady, 326.
Avery, C. E., experiments with
paper filters, 84.
Azobenzid, 269.

Ballagan series of rocks, on the,
BAKERS, caution to, 56.

Bamber, E. F., on tea, 45.
by J. Wallace Young, 325.
Barium and potassium, on the

spectrum of, by J. H. Free-
Barrett, W. F., abstract of a lec-
man, F.C S., 113.

ture by, before Dublin Royal
Soci ty, on musical and sensi-
tive flames, 6.

Barry, Dr., J. M., on the physical

geography of the Southern
Bassett, H., on a simple apparatus
Ocean, 44.

for evaporation at low tempe-
Bauerman, H., F.G.S., a treatise
ratures, 185.

Bavarian Academy of Sciences, 44.
on the metallurgy of iron, 168.
Benzoic acid, conversion of, into

Berger, Mr. Capel Henry, F.C.S.,
anthranilic acid, 269.
Bessemer process, on the chemistry
death of, 104.
Bill, Surgeon J. H., on test for
of the, 8.
Billiard balls, steel, 105.
bromides, 3.
Bing, Louis, on actinometry, 248.
Bimuth, metallic, note on, and li-

quor bismuthi, et ammonia
Bismuth subnitrate of, arsenic in, 23.
citratis, by Dr. Redwood, 185.
note on a new adulteration of,
by Dr. Redwood, 186.
note on the detection of phos-
phate of lime in, by Dr. Red-
Black wax, imported from Madras
wood, 212.
in 1862. By W. G. Smith,
M.B., 44.

Bleaching of palm oil, by M. En-
Blowpipe analysis, flux for, 323.
gelhardt, 183.
Blue book, scientific, No 2. Ninth

report of medical officer of the
Privy Council, with appendix,
Blunt, T. P., on detection of ni-
269, 332.
trates in waters, 311.
Books, Notices of, 45, 46, 47, 98,

159, 161, 168, 165, 216, 269, 270,
Boracic acid minerals of Peru, by
832, 333.

J. Walker, Pisagua, Peru, 822.
Boussingault, M. on the estimation
of carbon in cast iron, wrought
iron, and steel, 65.

Brady, H. B., description of an au-
tomatic arrangement for con-
tinuous filtration and washing
precipitates, 326.
Bread, on the adulterations and
"Braithwaite's Retrospect of Medi
cine," vol. lvi., 47.

falsifications of, by H. Dis
sauce, 66.
Brester, A., researches on electro-
deposition, 254.

British Association for the Advance

British Association for the Advance
of Science, 58, 274.

ment of science, 1868, Norwich
meeting. Inaugural address
of the president, Joseph Dal-
ton Hooker, Esq., F.R.S., DC.L,
198.

report of the Kew committee, 205.
Prof. Tyndall's address to the
Mathematical and Physical
Science Section, 208.

Dr. Frankland's address,to the
Chemical Section, 211.
on chloride of methylene pre-
pared from chloroform by
means of nascent hydrogen, by
W. H. Perkin, F.R.S., 212.
papers before the Chemical Sec-
tion, 213.

place of meeting, 1869, 213.
treatment, and utilisation of sew-
age, 213.

British Pharmaceutical Conference,
840.

Bromides, test for, by Surgeon J.
Brown, Dr. A. Crum, F. R. C. P.,
H. Bill, 8.

din., &c., on chemical con-
Browning, Oscar, on science teach.
stitution and its relation to
physiological action, 76.
ing in schools, 16.
Brush, George J., on Sussexite, a
new borate from Mine Hill,
Franklin Furnace, Sussex Co.,
New Jersey, 282.

CABALISTIC formulæ, 104.
California, graphite in, 4.
Cameron, C. A., Ph.D., M.D., "The

stock feeder's manual: the
chemistry of food in relation to
the feeding and the breeding of
live stock." London and New
York: Cassel, Petter, and Gal-
pin, 1868, 98.
Cannon, the great, of Muhammed
Camphor and camphoric acid. 268.

II.,note on its chemical compo-
sition, by F. A. Abel, F. R. S.,

231.

Cantharidin, preparation and de
Carbolic acid a cure for snake bites
termination of, 158.

273.

and peroxide of hydrogen, on the
reducing action of, by J. Par
nell, 43.

Carbon in cast iron, wrought iron,
death from, 65, 166, 218.
Carbolic soap, 102.
and steel, on the estimation of,
by M. Boussingault, 65.
observations upon the combining
powers of, by Mr. W. H. Per-
Carbonic acid, on a new reagent for
kin, 42.
estimating the amount of, in bi-
carbonates contained in natural

CHEMICAL NEWS,
Dec., 1868.

oxide and hydrogen, on the com-
bustion of, in oxygen, under
great pressure, by E. Frank-
land, Ph.D., F.R.S., 178.
oxychloride, preparation of, 157.
Carboniferous and old red sand-

stones, on the chemistry of
Bome, by J. Wallace Young,
807.

Carbonylic sulphide, 66.
Carnis, extractum, observations on
(Liebig), by T. T. P. Bruce
Warren, 824.

Caron, M. H., on the preparation
of magnesia for resisting high
temperatures, 12.

Cast iron, report on the chemical
nature of, by A. Matthiessen,
F. R.S., and S. P. Szczepanow.
ski, 284.

wrought iron and steel, on the
estimation of carbon in, by M.
Boussingault, 65.

Cast steel, on the regenerative gas
furnace as applied to the pro-
duction of, by C. W. Siemens,
F.R.S., 40.

Cement for envelopes, secure, 889.
hard and unyielding, by M.
Schwartze, 252.

Chalybite, by Prof. A. H. Church,
M.A., 154.

Chance, Henry, M.A., on the man-

ufacture of glass, 2.
Chapman, E. T., and J. A. Wank-

lyn, "Water Analysis," 270.
and M. H. Smith, on the action
of chloride of zine on the ox-
alic ethers, 96.

on the artificial production of
pyridine, 96.

on

isomerism in the organic
cyanides, 96.
Charcoal, absorption of gases by,
by Dr. R. Angus Smith, F.K.S.,
289.

the, used in sugar refining, by
Dr. Wallace, F.R.S. E., F.C.S.,
86.
Chemical composition and nutri-
tive value of food, 190, 243.
composition of the great cannon
of Muhammed II., by F. A.
Abel, F.R S., 231.
constitution and its relation to
physiological action, by Dr. A.
Crum Brown, F.R.C.P., Edin.,
&c., 76.

formulæ, high, the ground on
which they rest. Examples:
mellisic alcohol, cerotic acid,
&c., by Prof. J. A. Wanklyn,97.
geology, on some points in, by
D. Forbes, F.R.S., &c., 817.
nature of cast iron, report on the,

by A. Matthiessen, F.R,S., and
S. P. Szczepanowski, 284.
Notices from Foreign Sources, 45,
97, 157, 267, 881.
philosophy, general outline of a
new system of, by Dr. Otto
Richter, 235.

prize to be competed for, 340.
promotions, 167, 221.
reactions, on the rate at which
they take place, by A. V. Har-
court, Esq., M.A., 117.
researches on sugar refining, by
M. Emil Mounier, 16.
Society, 40, 42, 96, 152.

at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 108,
166, 219.
Chemistry, a dictionary of, and the
allied branches of other ci-
ences. Founded on that of the
late Dr. Ure, by Henry Watts,
B.A., F.R.S., F.C.S., 159.
demonstratorship of, King's Col-
lege, London, 221.
manual of, Dr. Odling's, 888.
of some carboniferous and old
red sandstones, by J. Wallace
Young, 307.

of the Bessemer process, 8.
Chemistry, schools of. Examining

Index.

Examinations in connection with
the department of science and
art, South Kensington, 260.
University College, 260.
Chemical lectures:-
Royal School of Mines and Col-
lege of Chemistry, 262.

At London medical schools:-
St. Bartholomew's Hospital and
Medical College, 262.
Charing Cross Hospital and Col-
lege, 262.

St. George's Hospital, 262.
Guy's Hospital, 263.
London Hospital, 268.
St Mary's Hospital, 268.
Middlesex Hospital, 263.
St. Thomas's Hospital, 268.
Westminster Hospital, 268.
Pharmaceutical Society of Great
Britain, 268.

City of London College, 268.
Royal Veterinary College, 268.
Private teachers of chemistry in
London, 268.

Birmingham:

University of Oxford, 264.
Cambridge, 264.
Provincial schools:
Midland Institute, 264.
Trade Fchool, 264.
Queen's College, 264.
Bristol: Bristol Medical School,
264.

School of Chemistry, 264.
Koyal Agricultural College, Ci-
rencester, 264.

Liverpool Royal Infirmary School
of Medicine, 264.

College of Chemistry, Liver-
pool, 264.

Leeds School of Medicine, 265.
Leeds Mechanics' Institution,265.
Manchester Royal School of Me
dicine, 265.

Owen's College, Manchester, 265.
Newcastle School of Medicine,
265.

School of Chemistry, Sheffield,
266.

Sheffield School of Medicine, 266.
Scotland: University of Edin-
burgh, 266.

Royal College of Physicians and
Surgeons, Edinburgh, 266.
Edinburgh Veterinary College,
266.

Andersonian University, Glas-
gow, 266.

University of Glasgow, 266.
Glasgow Mechanics Institution,
266.

Carlton Place Secular School,
Glasgow, 266.

University of Aberdeen 266.
Ireland: Dublin; Trinity Col-
lege, 266.

Royal College of Surgeons, Dub-
lin, 266.

Queen's College, Belfast, 256.
Co k, 266.
Galway, 266.

New scientific schools in Paris,
266.

Chioracetic acid, 832.
Chlorbenzil, 269.
Chloride of zinc, on a new ammo-

niated, by E. Divers, M.D.,
F.C.S., 116.
Chlorides, organic, on the conver-
sion of, into iodides, 159.
Chlorine and oxygen, on the pro-

duction of, by M. A. Mallet, 188.
Chlorochromic acid test, 52.
Chlorous anhydride and benzol,220.
Cholesterin, dibromide of, 158.
Church, Prof. A. H., M.A., on cha
ly bite, 154.

on diallogite, 154.

on woodwardite, 154.
Clarke, F. W., on a new process in
mineral analysis, 13.
Coal, essay on, 104.
Coal gas, on some of the constitu-
ents of, by Dr. Odling, F.K.S.,
F.C S., 128, 181.

on the estimation of sulphur in,

to detect the presence of atmos-
pheric air in, 840.
Coal mines, on the probable ex-
haustion of our, by W. Stanley
Jevons, M.A., 88.
Coals, on the proximate analysis

ef, by Prof. G. Hinrichs, 142.
Coloured reactions of aniline, to-

luidine, and pseudo-toluidine,
by M. Rosenstiehl, 311.
Colourless varnish, with copal, 105.
Combining powers of carbon, ob-
servations upon the, by Mr.

W. H. Perkin, 42.
Combustion of hydrogen and car-
bonic oxide, in oxygen, under
great pressure, by E. Frank-
land, Ph.D., F.R.S., 178.
Comet II., 1865, on the spectrum
of, by W. Huggins, F.R.S., 197.
Commaille, M.A., on the reduction
of oxide of copper to the state
of metal by means of inverted
sugar, 812.
Compounds, on some of the toluol
group. 45.
Construction of dietaries, by Dr.

14

Letheby, M.A, M.B., &c., 300.
Contemporary Scientific Press, 53,
105, 165, 221, 842.
Convenient form of aspirator, on a,
by Prof. A. R. Leeds, 128.
Conversion of mesitylenic oxide
into mesitylene, and H
221.
Copper, on the reduction of oxide
of, to the state of metal by
means of inverted sugar, by M.
A. Commaille, 312.
Cornish minerals, Woodwardite,166.
Correspondence, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53,

54, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 165,
166, 217, 218, 272, 278, 334, 335,
336, 337, 33s.
Correspondents, answers to, 60,

108, 171, 224, 276, 344.
Crookes, W., F.R.S., on aniline
and its derivatives," etc., 163.
on the measurement of the lumi-
nous intensity of light, 123.
Crystallisation, on the action of

nuclei, in inducing it, by Chas.
Tomlinson, F.R.S., 321.
Crystallised oxychloride of antimo-
ny and chloride of antimonyle,
269.

Culinary treatment and prepara-
tion of foods by Dr. Letheby,
M.A., M. B., &c., 300.

DANCER, J. B.. F.R.A.S., remarks

on molecular activity as shown
under the microscope, 28.
Darling, W. H., on researches on
di-methyl, 20.

Death by carbolic acid, 165, 166,
218.

by electricity, 51, 57.
Demonstratorship

of chemistry,
King's College, London, 221.
Deniman, J. L., "what should we
drink?" 165.

Department of science and art, 167.
Diallogite, by Prof. A. H. Church,
M.A., 154.
Diamagnetism, an experiment in,

218.
Dibromide of cholesterin, 158.
Dietaries, construction of, by Dr.

Letheby, M.A., M.B. &c, 800.
comparative, of
food, by Dr. Letheby, M.A.,
Digestibilities,
M.B., &c., 237.
H. Darling, 20.
Di-methyl, researches on, by W.
Discovery of rock salt at Dax, 108.
Dinitronaphtol, 158.
Disinfectants at Terling, 102.
Disinfection of streets and confined

places, 859.
Distillation of hydro-carbon, by J.
Hirsh, Ph.D., 141.
Divers, E., M. D., F.C.S., on a new
ammoniated chloride of zinc,
116.

Dobell, H., M.D., &c., on solid and
liquid fats, 236.

V

Dussauce, H., on the adulterations
and falsifications of bread, 66.
Dynamite, experiments with, 221.

a chemical
point of view, by J. Spiller,
F.C.S.. 9.
Eggertz, M. W., on the estimation
of sulphur in iron and its min-
erals 1, 80, 119.
Electric illumination. Sundry ex-
Electricity, death by, 51, 57.
relative to the
periments
production of electric light,
by F. P. Le Roux, 812.
light, 57.

Egg-albumen, from
EDUCATION, technical, 54.

Electro-deposition, researches on,
by A. Brester, 254.
of iron, 251.
Embalming, 338.
Engelhardt, M., on the bleaching
of palm oil, 183.
the relative values of, by A
English and French measures, on
A. Fesquet, 9,87.
Estimation

of nitric acid (Pe-
louze's method), by P. Hol-
land, 5.

by F. T. Teschemacher and J.
Estimat on of Potash, 50: on the,
Denham Smith, 18.
Estimation of sulphur in coal gas,
27, 81.

in iron and its minerals, by M.
W. Eggertz, 1. 80, 119.
Ether, formic, action of sodium on,
by J. A. Wanklyn, 252.
monochloracetic, on the action
of ferrocyanide of potassium
on, by O. Loew, 90.
Ethers, researches on the, by J. A.

Wanklyn, 239.

sulphocyanic, isomers of, 263.
Eudiometers, supports for, 335.
Evaporation at low temperatures,
on a simple apparatus for, by
H. Bassett, 185.
Exhaustion of our coal mines, on
the probable, by W. Stanley
Jevons, M.A., 38.
Experiments, some, on the applica-

tion of the measurement of
gases, to quantitative analysis,
by Dr. W. J. Russell, 42.
Explosion of nitroglycerine at Syd-

ney, New South Wales, 86.
Extraction of oil by means of sul-

phide of carbon, by M Heyl,
194.
Extractum Carnis (Liebig), obser-
vations on, by T. T. P. Bruce
Warren, 324.

FAT, functions of, by Dr. Letheby,
M A., M.B., &c., 293.
Fats, on solid and liquid, by H
Dobell, M.D. &c., 286.
Fermentation and the source of
muscular power, by Baron
Von Liebig, 44.
Ferric hydrate, observations on, by
Prof. Attfield, Ph.D. 88.
Ferrocyanide of potassium, on the

ues

action of on monochloracet.c
ether, by O. Loew, 90.
Fesquet, A. A., on the relative val-
of French and English
measures, 9, 87.
Filters, on the employment of sand
quantitative
and glass, in
analysis, by W. Gibbs, M.D. 4.
paper, experiments with, by C.
F. Avery, 84.

Filtration and washing precipi-
tates, description of an auto-
matic arrangement for continu-
ous, by H. B. Brady, 826.
Flames, luminous, on the source
of light in, by Prof. Frankland
F.R.S., 237.

on musical and sensitive, by W
F. Barrett. Abstract of 56.
ture before Dublin Rovaty Col-
ciety. 6.
Flame, the sourd

1

lution of, by Prof. F. H.
Smith, 89.
Fluid jets, on convenient forms of
experiments with, by Prof. F.
H. Smith, 122.
Flux for blowpipe analysis, 822.
Food, by Dr. Letheby, M.A., M.B.,
&c., 190, 243, 287.

varieties of food, their chem-
ical composition and nutritive
value, 190, 243.
comparative
food, 287.

digestibilities of

functions of different foods, 290.
functions of fat, 293.
Foods, preparation and culinary
treatment of, by Dr. Letheby,
M.A., M.B, &c., 300.
Forbes, David, F.R S., &c., on
glass and platinum forceps
for manipulating in acid and
other solutions, 281.

on some points in chemical ge-
ology, 317.

Forceps, glass and platinum, for
Inanipulating in acid and other
solutions, by David Forbes,
F.R.S., &c., 281.
Foreign Science, 29, 80, 81, 82, 90,

91. 148, 149. 10, 181, 152, 214,
256, 258, 327.
Formule, high chemical, the

grounds on which they rest.
Examples: Mellisic alcohol,
cerotic acid, &c., by Prof.
J. A. Wanklyn, 97.
numerical, 100.

siliceous; aide memoire for. by
the Rev. B. W. Gibsone, M.A.,
195.
Frankland, E., Prof., F.R.S., ad-

dress to chemical section of
British Association for Ad-
vancement of Science, as its
president, at Norwich meet-
ing, 1868, 211.

on the combustion of hydrogen

and carbonic oxide in oxygen
under great pressure, 178.
on the proposed supply of water
for the metropolis, 23, 67.
on the source of light in lumi-
nous flames, 287.
Freeman, J. H., F.C.8., on the

spectrum of potassium and of
barium, 113.
Friedel, M. C., on iodide of silicium

and silici-iodoform, 187.
French and English weights and
measures, relative values of,
by A. A. Fesquet, 9, 87.
Fuel, petroleum, for steamships, 10.
Functions of different foods, by Dr.

Letheby, M.A., M.B., &c., 290.
of fat, by Dr. Letheby, M. A.,
M.B., &c., 293.

GALVANIC action of copper-bot-

tomed ships in dock, 56.
Garance, fleur de, and garancine
alcohol, odoriferous principle
of, 104.

Gas, coal, on some of the constitu-
ents of, by Dr. Odling, F.R.S.,
F.C.S., 128, 181.

on the estimation of sulphur
in, 27.
Gas furnace, on the regenerative,

as applied to the production

of cast steel, by C. W. Siemens,
F.R.S., 40.
Gases, absorption of, by charcoal,
by Dr. R. Angus Smith, F.R.S.,

289.
measurement of, over water, by
Philip Holland, 118, 241.
some experiments on the appli-
cation of the measurement of,
to quantitative analysis, by Dr.
W. J. Russell, 42.
Geology, chemical, on some points
in, by D. Forbes, F.R.S., &c.,
817.

recti

889 rdtism, 272.
Alcoholic Yert D., on the employ-
end and glass filters
tions on, 159.
nalysis, 4.

Gibsone, the Rev. B. W., M. A.

aide memoire for siliceous
formulæ, 195.
Gladstone, J. H., Ph.D., F.R.S.,
on some new experiments on
light, 93: on the tetra-phos-
phoric amides, 97.
Glasgow, Philosophical Society of,
85, 86.

Glass and platinum forceps for
manipulating in acids and
other solutions, by David
Forbes, F.R.S., &c., 281.
on the manufacture of, by H.
Chance, M.A., 2.
filters, and sand, on the employ-
ment of, in quantitative anal-
ysis, by W. Gibbs, M.D., 4.
silvering of, 45.
Glue, liquid, by M. Knafl, 198.
Graham, T., F.R.S., on the occlu-

sion of hydrogen gas by
metals, 145.

Graphic forinula and voltastat,
Prof. Guthrie's. 51.
Graphite in California, 4.
Guano, Peruvian, on the prepara-

tion of uric acid from it, by Dr.
Julius Lowe, 190.
Guthrie, Dr. F., on an instrument

for maintaining a constant
temperature, 154.
Guthrie, Professor's, voltastat and
graphic formulæ, 51.

HALL. Mr. Thomas, testimonial to,
220.

Harcourt, A. V., on the rate at

which chemical reactions take
place, 117.
Hard and unyielding cements, by
M. Schwartze, 252.
Harrogate, recent analysis of the

water of the "Old Sulphur
Well" at, by Dr. Sheridan
Muspratt, M.D. (Hon.), Ph.D.,|
F.R.S.E., &c., 281.

Heyl, M., on the extraction of oil

by means of sulphide of car-
bon, 194.

High chemical formulæ, 165.
Hinrichs, Prof. G., on the proxi-

mate analysis of coals, 143.
Hirsh, J., Ph.D., on the distilla-

tion of hydro-carbons, 141.
Hofmann, Dr. A. W., F.R.S., on
contributions to our knowledge
of persulphide of hydrogen, 180.
on the transformation of the aro-
matic monamines into acids
richer in carbon, 189.
Holland. Philip, on the estimation
of nitric acid (Pelouze's meth-
od), 5.

on the measurement of gases
over water, 118, 241.

on Wanklyn and Chapman's wa-
ter analysis, 837.
Hooker, Joseph Dalton, Esq., F.R.

S., D.C.L., inaugural address
as President of British Associ-
ation for the Advancement of
Science, at Norwich meeting,
Aug. 19, 1868, 199.
Huggins, W., F.R.S., on the spec-

trum of comet II., 1868, 197.
Hydrate, ferric, observations on, by

Prof. Attfield, Ph.D., 88.

Hydro-carbons of the CH2 series,

97.

on the distillation of, by J. Hirsh,

Ph.D., 141.
Hydrogen and carbonic oxide, on
the combustion of, in oxygen

under great pressure, by E.
Frankland, Ph.D., F.R.S, 178.
gas, on the occlusion of, by met-

als, by T. Graham, F.R.S., 145.
peroxide of, and carbolic acid, on
the reducing action of, by J.
Parnell, 48.
persulphide of, contributions to
our knowledge of, by Dr. A. W.
Hofmann, F.R.S., 180.
IMPORTANT to Chemists, 105.
Iodic acid and iodate of potassi-

um, on the preparation of, by
Prof. J. S. Stas, 184.
India rubber sponge, 840.
Indigo blue, reduction of, 157.
"Inductorium or induction coil,"

by Henry M. Noad, 46.
Intensity of light, on the meas
urement of the luminous, by
W. Crookes, F.R.S., 123.
"Intercolonial exhibition, 1866-
67. Official record." Mel-
bourne, Australia, 216.
Iodate of potassium and iodic acid,
on the preparation of, by Prof.
J. S. Stas, 184.
Iodide of silicium and silici-iodo-

form, by M. C. Friedel, 187.
Iron and its minerals, estimation
of sulphur in, by M. W. Eg
gertz, 1, 80, 119.
"Iron, a treatise on the metallurgy
of." H. Bauerman, F.G.S. &c.,
163.

cast-report on the chemical
nature of, by A. Matthiessen,
F.R.S., and S. P. Szczepanow-
ski, 234.

on the electro-deposition of, 251.
phosphorus in, 57.
the rusting of, 104.
wrought, cast, and steel, on
the estimation of carbon in,
by M. Boussingault, 65.
Isomerism in the organic cyanides,
by E T. Chapman and M. H.
Smith, 96.
Isomers of sulphocyanic ethers,
268.

JEVONS. W. Stanley, M. A., on the

probable exhaustion of our
coal mines, 38.

Juette, M., on a method of esti-

mating tartaric and malic
acids by iron, aluminium,
manganese, &c., and recipro-
cally, 179.

KNAFFL, M., on liquid glue, 198.
Kew committee of the British As-
sociation for the Advancement
of Science, report at Norwich
meeting, 1868, 205.

LAIRD, W, Ph.D., on the specific

gravity of tinctures, 323.
Lamp, a new 103.
Lea, M. Carey on nitroglucose, 134.
Leeds, Prof. A. R., on a convenient

form of aspirator, 128.
on writing on a screen, 114.
Legislation and adulteration, 220.
Leicester, sewage experiments at,

182.

Le Roux, F. P., on electric illumi-

nation. Sundry experiments
relative to the production of
electric light, 812.
Letheby, Dr., M. A., M.B., etc., on
food, 190, 243. 287.

on varieties of food, their chemi-
cal composition and nutritive
value, 190, 243.

on comparative digestibilities of
food, 287.

on functions of different foods,
290.

on functions of fat, 293.
on preparation and culinary
treatment of foods, 300.

Light, on a peculiar action of, up-
on the salts of silver, by Prof.
Morren, 241.

on monochromatic, by H. Mor-
ton, Ph D, 12.

on some new experiments on, by
J. H. Gladstone, Ph. D., F.R.S.,
93.

on the source of, in luminous
flames, by Prof. Frankland,
F.R.S., 237.
the luminous intensity of, on its
measurement, by W. Crookes,
F.R.S., etc., 123.
Litmus paper, preparation of, 93.
Liquid glue, by M. Knaff, 198.
Loew, O., on the action of ferro-

cyanide of potassium on mono-
chloracetic ether, 90.
"London Student," No. 1, 47.
Lory, M. Ch., on a new reagent,
for estimating the amount of
carbonic acid in bicarbonates
contained in natural waters,
806.
Luminous flames, on the source of
light in, by Prof. Frankland,
F.R.S., 287.

MACTEAR, James, F.C.S., on the
sources of sulphur used in the
manufacture of oil of vitriol
and sulphuric acid, 35.
Magnesia, on the preparation of,

for resisting high temperatures,
by M. H. Caron, 12.
Magnetism of some metals, on the

relation between it and their
atomic and specific weights, by
P.H. VanDer Weyde, M.D.,79.
Malic and tartaric acids, on a meth-
od of estimating, by means of
iron, aluminium, manganese,
etc., and reciprocally, by M.
Juette, 179.

Mallet, M. A., on the production
of chlorine and oxygen, 188.
Manchester Literary and Philoso-
phical Society, 82, 83.
Manure, artificial, 884.
Matteucci, l'rof., death of, 166.
Matthiessen, A., F.R.S., and S. P.

Szczepanowski, on the chemi-
cal nature of cast ron, 234.
Measurement of gases, Dr. W. J.

Russell, on some experiments
in the application of, to quanti-
tative analysis. 42.

over water, by Philip Holland,
113, 241.

of the luminous intensity of light,
on the, by W. Crookes, F.R.S.,
123.

Medical progress, Sir James Y.
Simpson on, 274.
Menaphtoxylic acid and its deriva-
tives, 331.
Menaphtylamine, 28.
Mercuric naphtyle, 267.
Metallic bismuth, note on, and

liquor bismuthi et ammonia
citratis, by Dr. Redwood, 185.
Metals, on the occlusion of hydro-
gen gas by, by T. Graham, F.
R.S., 145.

on the relation between the mag-
netism of some, and their ato-
mic and specific weights, by P.
H. Van Der Weyde, M.D., 79.
Methylene, chloride of, prepared

from chloroform by means of
nascent hydrogen, by W. H.
Perkin, F.R.S., 212.
Methylic alcohol, conversion of in-
to ethylic, 157.

aldehyd, on the probable iden-
tity of with dioxymethylene,
153.
Metropolis, on the proposed supply
of water for, by E. Frankland,
Ph.D., F.R.S., 23, 67.
Metropolitan Railway, atmosphere
of, 167.
Mineral analysis, on a new process
in, by F. W. Clarke, 13.
Miscellaneous, 54, 102, 166, 219, 278,
888.

Molecular activity, remarks on, as

shown under the microscope,
by J. B Dancer, F. R. A.S., 88.
Monamines, the aromatic, on the
transformation of into acids
richer in carbon, by Dr. A. W.
Hofmann, LL.D, F.R.S., 189.
Mond, Ludwig, on the manufacture

of sulphur from alkali waste in
Great Britain, 253.
Monnier, M. Emile, on chemical re-

searches in sugar refining, 16.
Monochromat e light, by H. Morton,
Ph.D., 12.

Morren, Prof., on a peculiar action
of light upon the salts of silver,
241.

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Muspratt, Dr.Sheridan, M.D.,(Hon.)
Ph.D., F.R.S.E., &c. A recent
analysis of the hospital mild
sulphur spring," or "magnesia
water," royal pump room,
Harrogate, 322.

on recent analysis of the water of
the old sulphur well" at Har-
rogate, 281.

NAMES versus symbols in text

books, 58.

Nessler's test for ammonia, 22.
fire at. Journalistic

Newcastle,

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, chemical

society at, 103.

New synthesis of alcohol, and

chemical structure of ethylene,

45.

Nitrates and nitrites in potable

waters, note on Frankland and

Armstrong's process for esti-

mating the, by S. W. Rich,

822.

Nitrates in waters, detection of, by
T. P. Blunt, 811.

Nitre, observations on the produc-

tion of, in India, by Dr. W. J.

Palmer, 153.

Nitrogen of nitrates and nitrites in

potable waters, note on Frank-
Land and Armstrong's process
for estimating the, by S. W.
Rich, 821.

Nitroglucose, by M. Carey Lea,

134.

Nitro-glycerine, at Sydney, New
South Wales, 86.

detection of, 157.

explosion of, 166.

manufactory, Nobel's, destruc-

tion of, 103.

Noad, H. M.: "the Inductorium
or induction coil," 46.

Notes and Queries, 59, 107, 171, 223,

275, 841.

Notices of Books, 45, 46, 47, 98, 159,
161, 163, 165, 216, 269, 270, 832,
833.
Nuclei, on the action of, in induc-
ing crystallisation, by Chas.
Tomlinson, F.R.S., 231.

Nutritive value and chemical com-

position of food, 190, 243.

OBITUARY, Prof. Page, 105.

Ocean, the secrets of the, 102.

Southern, on the physical geog.

raphy of, by Dr. J. M. Barry,

44.

Occlusion of hydrogen gas by met-
als, on the, by T. Graham, F.
R.S., 145.
Odling, Dr., F.R.S., on some of the
constituents of coal gas, 128,
184.

on some effects of the heat of the
oxyhydrogen flame, 83.
manual of chemistry, 838.

Oil, on the extraction of, by means

of sulphide of carbon, by M.

Heyl, 194.

Oils, mineral, and in lamps, the
modes of testing, by B. H. Paul,
96.

Old red sandstones and carbonif-
the chemistry of
erous, on
some, by J. Wallace Young,
807.

Organic compounds, determination

of sulphur in, 157.

cyanides, the, isomerism in, by
E. T. Chapman, and M. H.
Smith, 96.
substances, on the artificial for-
mation of, by C. Greville

Index.

Oxamide from cyanogen, 268.
Oxide of copper, on the reduction
of, to the state of metal, by
ineans of inverted sugar, by M.
A. Commaille, 812.
Oxygen and chlorine, on the pro-
duction of, by M. A. Mallet,

188.
Oxy-hydrogen flame, on some of
the effects of the heat of, by
W. Odling, M.B., F.R.S., 83.

Ozone, 167, 338.

development, during April, May,

and June, 1868, notes on, 165.

PAGE, Professor, obituary notice

of, 105.

Palmer, Dr. W. J., on the produc-

tion of nitre in India, 153.
Palm oil, on the bleaching of, by
M. Engelhardt, 188.

Papers before the Chemical Sec-

tion of British Association for

the Advancement of Science,

at Norwich meeting, 1868, list

of, 213.

Paper filters, experiments with,.
by C. E. Avery, 84.

Parliament, the new, 841.

Parnell, J., on the reduction of,

peroxide of hydrogen and car-

bolic acid, 43.

lec-

al So-

ing, on the reso-

QUA

Patents, 58, 106, 169, 222, 275, 341. P
Paul, Dr. B. H., on the modes of
mineral oils used in
testing
lamps, 96.

Perkin, W. H., .F.R.S., note on the

preparation of some anhydrous

Bodium derivatives of the sal-

icylic series, 230.

observations upon

bining powers of carbon, 42.
on chloride of methylene pre-
chloroform by
pared from
means of nascent hydrogen,

212.

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viii

Royal College of Surgeons, Dub-
lin, 266.

Queen's College, Belfast, 266.

Queen's College, Cork, 266.

Queen's College, Galway. 266.

New Scientific Schools in Paris,

266.

Schools, science teaching in, 50,

52, 53, 54, 98, 185, 217.

on science teaching in, by Oscar

Browning, M.A., 16.

Schwartze, M., on hard and un-

yielding cements, 252.

Science, Foreign, 29, 30, 81, 82, 90,

91, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 214,

256, 258, 827.

modern, temper of, 273.

teaching in schools, 50, 52, 53,

54, 98, 135, 217.

by Oscar Browning. M.A., 16.

at Southampton, 341.

Sciences, Academy of, 84, 85, 94.

95, 154. 155, 156, 215, 216, 267,

828, 880.

Scientific blue books, No. 2."
Ninth report of medical officer
of Privy Council, with appen-
dix, 269, 332.

Scientific club, a new, 835.
Scott, Wentworth Lascelles, note
on sulphur pastilles, 322.
Secchi, Padre, on stellar spectrom-
etry, 304.

Sewage experiments at Leicester,
182.

treatment and utilisation of, at

Norwich meeting, 1868, of
British Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science, 213.
utilisation of, 167.

Siemens, C. W, F.R.S., on the

regenerative gas furnace as ap-

plied to the production of cast

steel, 40.

Siliceous formula, aide mem ire

for, by the Rev. B. W. Gibsone,

M.A., 195.

Silicic acid, solubility of in ammo-

nia, 45.

Silicium, iodide of, and silici-iodo-
form, by M. C. Friedel, 187.
Silici-iodoform and iodide of silici-
um, by M. C. Friedel, 187.
Silver lode, discovery of, 104.
Silver, the action of sulphurous
acids on the compounds of, by
Prof. J. S. Stas, 196.

the salts of, on a peculiar action
of light upon them, Prof. Mor-

ren, 241.

122.

on the resolution of the sound-
ing flame, 89.
Smith, W. G., on a black wax. im-

ported from Madras in 1862,
44.
Sodium, action of, on formic ether,
by J. A. Wanklyn, 252.
Solid and liquid fats, by H. Do-
bell, M.D., &c., 286.,

Index.

Supply of water, on the proposed,

for the metropolis, by E. Frank-

Supports for eudiometers 885.
land, Ph.D., F.R.S., 23.
Sussexite, a new borate from Mine
Hill, Franklin Furnace, Sus-
sex County, New Jersey, by

"Swedenborg, as a

George J. Brush, 282.

TARTARIO and malic acids, on a
method of estimating, by means
of iron, aluminium, manga-
nese, &c., and reciprocally, by
M. Juette, 179.

Telegraph feat, a, 57.

Tea, E. F. Bamber, 45.

Technical education, 54.

Temperature, a constant, on an

instrument for maintaining,

by Dr. F. Guthrie, 154.

Teschemacher, F. T., and J. Den-

ham Smith, on the estimation

Test, Nessler's, for ammonia, 22.

of potash, 18.

Tetraphosphoric amides, by Dr.
Thallium, preparation of, from the
J. H. Gladstone, 97.

liquors of the white vitriol
works and lead mines at the
Lower Hartz, 219.
Thermotics, a question in, 338.
Tinctures, on the specific gravity

Tin ores, purification of, from wol-
of, by W. Laird, Ph.C., 823.
Toluidine, aniline, and pseudo-
fram, 324.

toluidine, on the colored reac-

Toluol group, on some compounds

Toluquinone, 157.

tions of, by M. Rosenstiehl, 811.

of, 45.

Tomlinson, Charles, F.R.S., on the

Toads, venom of, 104.

action of nuclei in inducing

crystallisation, 231.

on supersaturated saline solu-

Transmutable nature of water, on

tions, 114.

Transylvania, gold mines in, by

the, 177.

Tyndall, Prof., LL.D., F.R.S., &c.

Dr. Gustav Tschermak, 219.

Address as president of, and

to, the mathematical and phy-

sical section of the British

Association for the Advance-

ment of Science, at Norwich

meeting, 1863, 208.

VALENTIN, Wm., Esq., on the esti

mation of sulphur in coal

Van Der Weyde, P. H., M.D., on

gas, 81.

the relation between the mag-
netism of some metals and
their atomic and

Varnish, colourless, with copal, 105.

weights, 79.

specific

Veterina: y students, new training

Vitriol, oil of, and sulphuric acid,
college for, 56.
on the sources of sulphur used
in the manufacture of, by
James Mactear, F.C.S., 85.

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on the transmutable nature of,

177.

organic matter in, 49.

power, utilisation of, 99, 101.

Waters, detection of nitrates in, by

test, permanganate as a sanita-

ry, 49.

Thomas P. Blunt, 311.

potable, note on Frankland and

Watts, Henry, B.A., F.R.S, F.C.S.

Armstrong's process for esti-

mating the nitrogen of nitrates

and nitrites in, by S. W. Rich,
821.

"A dictionary of chemistry
and the allied branches of oth-
Watts, Mr., dinner to, 108.
er sciences," founded on that
of the late Dr. Ure, 159.
"What should we drink?" J. L.
Wax, black, on a, imported from
Madras in 1862 by W. G.
Smith, M. B., 44.
Williams, C. Greville, F.R.S., on
Denman, 165.

the artificial formation of or-
Wines, adulteration of, 102.
ganic substances, 73.

Wolfram, purification of tin ores

from, 824.

Woodwardite, by Prof. A. H.
Writing on a screen, by Prof. A.
Church, M.A., 154, 166.
R. Leeds, 114.

XENOL, 882.

Xylolsulphurous acids and deriva
tives of benzol, 881.

YOUNG, J. Wallace, on the Balla-
gan series of rocks, 825.

on the chemistry of some carbo-

niferous and old red sand-

stones, 307.

ZINC, action of chloride of, on the

oxalic ethers, by E. T. Chap-
man and M. H. Smith, 96.
on a new ammoniated chlo-
ride of, by E. Divers, M.D.,
F.C.S., 116.

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