Abel (Prof.), Experiments with Gun-cotton, 534

Aberdeen University, Prof. Huxley and Ca-sical Studies, 12
Abiogenesis, Huiz nga's Experiments, 85 (Br. A.), 478, 504
Acclimatisation Society of Paris, 57

Acoustics, Organ-pipes and Reeds, 26
Acquired Habits in Plants, 7, 46

Adams (Dr. A. L.), Maltese Fossil Elephants (Br. A.), 497
Adelaide, Botanic Garden at, 35

Aeral Spectres, 227

Aeronautical Society, 192

Africa: East Coast Livingstone Expedition, 13, 170; Drawings
by Bushmen, 6; Schweinfurth's Vocabularies, 17; West
Coast Livingstone Expedition, 170; Central Exploration by
Dr. Nachtigal, 75, 313; Schweinfurth on the Monbutta
Tribes, 374; S. African Museum, Cape of Good Hope, 352
"African Sketch Book," by Winwood Reade, 429
African Travel, Publications of the Geographical Society, 429
Agassiz (Alex.), Originators of Glacial Theories, Claims of Agassiz
and Forbes, 24, 44, 222; "Revision of the Echini," 103
Aga-siz (Prof. Louis): Penikese Island, Anderson School of
Natural History, 12, 34, 230, 271, 314, 404, 454; Lectures on
Animal Lif, 210; Survival of the Fittest, 34
Agency or British Naturalists, Proposed, 513
Agricultural Society's Journal, 211

Argentine Republic, Observatory at Cordoba, 111, 252

Aristotle, his Knowledge of Zoology and Physiology, 119; Trans-
lation by Barthelemy Saint-Hilaire, 152

Arithmetic, Recent Works on, 159, 280

Arithmometer, The, 325

Arrowsmith (John), Death of, 54

Association for the Organisation of Academical Study, 71
Assyrian Expedition, Mr. G. Smith's, 75, 271, 333, 436
Assyrian Inscriptions, 112, 115

Astronomical Almanacs, 311, 350, 529
Astronomical Society, 174

"Astronomy, Romance of," by R. K. Miller, 140
Atmosphere of the Sun, 127, 149
Atomic Theory, 407

Atoms and Ether, 322, 361

"Atoms, World of," by Marc-Antoine Gaudin, 81
Au as (T.), Mode of Deposit of Cuckoos' Eggs, 182
Aurora, Spectrum of the, 536

Aus'ra ia, Geological Map of, 352; Exploration in the Interior,
94; Scier ce n. 389 (See Adelaide, Melbou ne, Victoria)
Ayrton (F.), Bequest of Oriental Caligraphy to Brit. Museum, 232

Babington (Prof. C. C.. F. R.S.), Acquired Habits in Plants, 7
Backhouse (T. W.), Zodiacal Light, 181

Airy (Sir G. B., K C.B ), Transit of Venus, 129

Airy (Hubert), Flight of Birds, 362

Albany (U.S.), Dudley Observatory, 389

Albert Gold Medal of Soc. of Arts, awarded to M. Chevreul, 110
Almanas, Astronomical, 311, 350. 529

America (See Albany, Baltimore, Bermudas, Buffalo, Cincinnati,
Cordoba, Cuba, Indiana, Massachusetts, New York, Para-
guay, Phi adelphia, Washington)

American Association for the Advancement of Science, Meeting
at Portland, Maine, 354, 389, 472, 392, 512
American Exploring Expeditions, 169, 231, 331, 385
American Signal Office, 35, 112, 124

Ammonites in Margate Cliffs, 155

Anatomy (See British Association, Sec. D)

Anatomy, Elementary," by St. George Mivart, F.R.S., 221
Anatomy of Fish, 74

Anderson (J. F.), Geological Subsidence and Upheaval, 223
Anderson School of Natural History (Se Agassiz, A.)
Andrews (Jas. B.), Perception in Dogs, 6

Animals, I stinct in, 6, 65, 67, 78, 282, 284, 302, 322
Ant, Honey-making, 116, 250

Anthropological Institute, 19, 58, 79, 135, 195

Anthropological Society, Berlin, 17; Society, Paris, 113
Antiquity of Man, Discussion at American Association, 392
Antiquity of Man," by Sir C. Lyell, Bart., F.R.S., 462
Ants, Habits of, 244, 303

Aphides and Bees, 201, 263

Aphis," Etymology of, 103

Appendix Vermiformis and the Evolution Hypothesis, 509
Appleton (Dr. C. E), Endowment of Research, 262
Approach Cased by Veloci y, 25

April Meteors, Observations by W. F. Denning, 6

Aquarium, Brighton, 25, 171, 191, 229, 231, 313, 372, 473;
Additions to Collection, 36, 55, 76, 94, 113, 131, 173. 193,
232, 273, 294. 473; Official Guide-book, 160; Description by
W. S. Kent, F Z.S., 531

Aquarium, Crystal Palace, 12, 131, 230, 532

Arabia, Travels in, 395

Archæological Association, Meeting at Sheffield, 333, 354
Arc æological Institute, Meeting at Exeter, 270, 289
Ar hæology, Lec ureship in Scotland, 54

Archebiosis, Bastian, Sanderson ant Huizinga's Experiments,
85, 141, 161, 181, 199, 200, 212, 232, 273, 478. 485, 504, 548
Arctic Explora on, 83, 102, 192, 211, 370, 472, 487, 492, 514;
Voyage of the Polaris, 54, 75, 131, 171, 214, 217, 271, 313,
355, 404, 435, 515, 535, 558

212, 232, 273, 478, 485, 504, 548; Temperature at which they
are killed, 273; their Development in Organic Infusions, 504
Baker (Sir Samuel), Safety of his Party, 75. 131; Arrival at
Khartoum, 192, 209; Return to England, 472, 492, 513, 535;
Ilness, 557; on Lakes Tangany ki and Albert Nyanza, 313
Balfour (F. M.), Scientific Endowments, 25

Bail (R. S., F.R.S.), Dynanometers (Br. A ), 497
Balkwil (F. H.), A Difficulty for Darwinists, 252, 395
Balloon, Voyage from America to England, 364, 389, 436, 513
Balloons, Aerial Spectres seen from, 227

Balsam Fir of Canada, Structure of its Pith, 53
Baltet (C.), "Grafting and Budding," 180
Baltimore, Peabody Institute, 253

Baptista (P. J.). Journey across Africa, 429

Barlow (W. H.), Opening Address, Sec. G, Br. A., 426
Barometer, Proposed New, 6
Barometers, Discussion on, 19

Barrett (W. F., F.C.S), Flammarion's " 'Atmosphere," by
Glaisher, 22; Westerly Progress of Cities, 102
Bashforth F., B. D), "The Motion of Projectiles," 593
Bastian (Prof. A.), Worship of the Heavenly Bodies, 17
Bastian (Dr H. C.), (See Archebiosis, Bacteria)
Baravian Society of Experimental Philosophy, 557

Bath Natural History Society, 153

Beadle (B. A.), Journey of the Pombeiros across Africa, 429
Beddoe (John, F. R.S.), Opening Address, Sec. D, Br. A., 457
Bedwell. F. A., Ammonites in Margate Cliffs, 155

Bees and Aphides, 201, 263

Beke (Dr. C. T.), African Travels, 429

Belfast Na ural History Socie y, 503

Belgium Royal Academy of Science, 130, 275, 375; Records of
hundredth Anniversary, 4

Bell (Lowthian), Address to the Iron and Steel Institute, 34
Bengal, Asiatic Society of, III

Bennett (Alfred W.), Fertil sa ion of Wild Pansy and Ground Ivy,
49, 121, 143; Research at the Universities, 433; Movements
of Glands of Drosera (Br. A.), 479

Benson (Col. R., F.R.S.), Venomous Caterpillars, 303
Bentham (G.), Address to the Linnean Soc., 171; Co opositæ, 352
Berlin: Anthropological Society, 17, 272; Chemical Society,
80, 135, 176, 236, 256, 316; Geographical Society, 195
Bermudas, Geological Peculiarities o, 267
Berwickshire Natu ali-ts' Club, 141

Beryls and Emeralds, Researches on, 254, 284
Bessemer, Mr., and the Iron and Steel Inst tate, 54
Bettany (G. T., B. Sc.), Oreodon Remains in Woodwardian
Museum, 309, 385