Chameleon isabellinus, Rhampholeon platyceps, and R. rachyurus.-Mr. R. Lydekker read a memoir on some Zeugloont, and other Cetacean remains from the Tertiaries of the Caucasus. Mr. Martin Jacoby read the descriptions of some ew genera and new species of Phytophagous Coleoptera from Madagascar. E Linnean Society, November 3.-Prof. Stewart, President, n the chair.-The Rev. Prof. Henslow exhibited an instrument sed in Egypt for removing the end of the sycamore fig, and ave some account of the mode of cultivation. Mr. A. Smith Voodward exhibited and made remarks on some supposed ossil lampreys (Paleospondylus gunni) from the old red sandtone of Caithness.-The Rev. E. S. Marshall exhibited some ybrid willows from Central Scotland, believed to be rare or ew to Britain. Mr. G. N. Douglass exhibited the train of a eahen which had assumed the male plumage. The bird, which vas reared at the Castle Farm, Tilquhillie, near Banchory, N. B., vas believed to be about thirty years old at the time of its death, nd for some years previously had not laid any eggs. In the pinion of the exhibitor and others present the phenomenon vas correlated with disease of the ovaries. Similar cases had occurred with fowls, pheasants, and black game, but not, so far is was known, with peafowl.-Mr. C. T. Druery exhibited ome new examples of apospory in ferns, namely a specimen of Athyrium filix fœmina var clarissima with pinna showing levelopment of prothalli by soral apospory, and a seedling Lastrea pseudomas cristata, showing prothalli developed posporously over general surface of frond (pan-apospory).Mr. J. E. Harting exhibited some live specimens of the shortailed fieldvole (Arvicola agrestis), and gave an account, from ersonal inspection of the serious damage done by this little odent upon the sheep-pastures in the lowlands of Scotland.Mr. A. B. Rendle exhibited some seedling plants of the sugarcane which had been raised in this country by Mr. Veitch.The discussion on several of these exhibitions having continued intil a late hour, a paper by Prof. Henslow, on a theoretical origin of endogens through an aquatic habit, was by consent adjourned to the next meeting of the Society, which will be held o-day. Mathematical Society, November 10.-Prof. Greenhill, F.R. S., President, in the chair.-This was the annual general neeting and after the election of the gentlemen whose names are given on p. 616 (NATURE, vol. xlvi.) to serve on the council or the session 1892-93, the new President, Mr. A. B. Kempe, R.S., took the chair and at once called upon the retiring resident to read his valedictory address. Prof. Greenhill took is his subject collaboration in mathematics.-The following urther communications were made. Some properties of homogeneous isobaric functions, by E. B. Elliott, F.R.S. This ›aper is a sequel to one which the writer communicated at the une meeting entitled a proof of the exactness of Cayley's umber of seminvariants of a given type. The earlier part of the present paper supplies omissions in the preceding one nd in the remainder the theorem on which Mr. Elliott's rgument was based is transformed, and the result examined for s own sake without reference to the particular application.— In certain general limitations affecting hyper-magic squares, by . Roberts, F.R.S. The paper does not aim at making any ddition to the known ways of constructing magic squares. Typer-magic squares, as the writer regards them, include those alled by M. E. Lucas "carrées diaboliques," and also treated y Mr. A. H. Frost under the designation of "Nasik squares." The special form is of ancient origin. The second method ven by Moschopulus (thirteenth century) is a general one for rming such squares and they have been discussed by various odern authors. The writer's object is to show some limitaons to which they are subject when the elements are positive negative integers. Incidentally it appears that hyper-magic uares of oddly even orders cannot be formed of series of concutive natural numbers. There is some reason for believing at much ingenuity has been fruitlessly employed in trying form such squares. We may here mention that a very interting historical essay on the subject of magic squares has been blished by Dr. Siegemund Günther, in his work entitled ermischte Untersuchungen sur Geschichte der Mathematischen issenschaften" (Leipsic 1876). The subject has also been ught into connection with the "Geometry of Tissues," by M. cas and others (see the "Principii Fundamentali della Geotria dei Tessuti," par Edoardo Lucas, Torino, 1880).-Note the equation y = x(x-1) by Prof. W. Burnside. -Note on = secondary Tucker circles by Mr. J. Griffiths. The idea of this note sprang from the fact that if G,g, are two inverse points with respect to the circumcircle (ABC) whose centre is O i.e. such that OG x Og R, then the pedal triangles DEF, def of G,g, with regard to ABC are similar. Taking G to be one of the Brocard points, then (DEF) is a Tucker circle and (def) a secondary circle.-On a group of triangles inscribed in a given triangle ABC whose sides are parallel to connectors of any point P with A, B, C, by Mr. Tucker. If DEF, D'E'F', are a pair of such triangles they are readily seen to be in perspective. Their properties are considered with reference to the principal points and lines of the modern geometry of the triangle.-A note on triangular numbers by Mr. R. W. D. Christie. PARIS. Academy of Sciences, November 7.-M. de LacazeDuthiers in the chair.-Letter addressed to the President by the committee formed to celebrate the seventieth birthday of M. Pasteur.-Influence of the distribution of manures in the soil upon their utilization, by M. H. Schlosing.-Note on the reply of M. Berthelot to my note of October 24, by M. Th. Schloesing.Comparison of the magnetic observations of General Pevzoff in Central Asia with the data of the English magnetic charts, by M. Alexis de Tillo. General Michael Pevzoff, in his last exploring tour in Eastern Turkestan, made some careful determinations of magnetic declinations and inclinations. If these are compared with those published by M. Creack in the report of the Challenger expedition, it appears that in declination an average correction of +1°7 has to be applied to the latter, while the inclinations are practically identical.-On the new triangulation of France, by M. L. Bassot. This work was commenced in 1870. It comprised the establishment of a continuous chain between the Spanish frontier and Dunkerque, supporting the net on three base lines, and attaching it as far as possible to each of the parallel chains of the old triangulation. Also a new determination of the co-ordinates of the Panthéon, the fundamental point of the triangulation, the measurements of base-lines in terms of the international metrical standard, and the calculation of the new arc of meridian. It was found that, starting from the Paris base-line, the network was verified at Perpignan, at a distance of 6o, to within 1 in 250,000. Where the French system meets the English, Belgian, and Italian systems, the correspondence is found practically perfect, but on the Spanish frontier there exists a difference of 1 in 65,000 at present unexplained. The arc between Dunkerque and Carcassonne, as now calculated, exceeds that of Delambre by 44 7m., or I in 20,000.-Essay on a general method of chemical synthesis, by M. Raoul Pictet. On the fifth satel lite of Jupiter, by M. E. Roger. From the empirical formula for the distances of Jupiter's satellites the probable distances of any satellites yet undiscovered can be calculated. It appears that there may be one at distance 197, two others at 1'61 and 1'27, or a single one at 1'425, and others beyond the outermost satellite. The distances of those already known are 2'50, 6'05, 962, 15:35, and 2700.-On the transformations of dynamical equations, by M. Paul Painlevé.Lenticular liquid microglobules and their conditions of equilibrium, by M. C. Maltézos. The smallest drops of a liquid jet falling upon another liquid often assume a lenticular shape, one surface of which is more curved than the other. These are called microglobules. Their diameters were measured, and their volumes and masses calculated. The production of microglobules in all the liquids in Quincke's table was experimented upon.-Effects of weight on fluids at the critical point, by M. Gouy.-Dilatation of iron in a magnetic field, by M. Berget. An elegant experiment to exhibit the lengthening of an iron bar on magnetization, on the principle of Newton's rings. The bar in question, provided with a cap of black glass, presses against the flat side of a plano-convex lens screwed to the same stand. The bar is surrounded by a coil, which can be excited by a battery of accumulators. Magnetization is at once indicated by the expansion of the rings. On the dissipation of the electric energy of the Hertz resonator, by M. V. Bjerknes (see Wiedemann's Annalen, No. 9).-On the equality of potential at the contact of two electrolytic deposits of the same metal, by M. G. Gouré de Villemontée.-On the rotating power of the diamine salts, by M. Albert Colson.-Volumetric determination of the alkaloids, by M. E. Léger.-On the fixation of free nitrogen by plants, by MM. Th. Schloesing, jun., and Em. Laurent.Observations on the preceding note, by M. Duclaux.-Observations on the preceding communications, by M. Berthelot. -On y-achroglobine, a new respiratory globuline, by M. A. B. Griffiths. On the axinite of the Pyrenees, its forms and its conditions of occurrence, by M. A. Lacroix.-On the subterranean river of the Tindoul de la Vayssière and the springs of Sallesla-Source (Aveyron), by MM. E. A. Martel and G. Gaupillat.— On the comparative anatomy of the stomach in Ruminants, by M. J. A. Cordier.-Remarks on some means of defence in the æolidians, by M. E. Hecht.-On the evolution of the brachial apparatus of some brachiopods, by MM. P. Fischer and D. P. Ehlert. On the mechanism of solution of starch in plants, by M. A. Prunet.-On the diuretic and ureopoietic action of the alkaloids of cod liver oil on man, by M. J. Bouillot.-Results obtained at the crystal works of Baccarat by the introduction of metastannic acid into putty powder, by M. L. Guéroult. BERLIN. Physiological Society, October 14.-Prof. Munk, president, in the chair.-Prof. Kossel gave an account of further researches on nucleinic acid, a compound which, in union with albumin, composes the proteids of the cell-substance. In earlier researches he had studied the acid as derived from yeast cells and salmon-milt, and found that while the substances obtained from these two sources differed in many respects, they resembled each other in that the ratio of phosphorus to nitrogen was in both as I to 3, and that they both yielded nuclein-bases during their decomposition. More recent researches on the nuclein derived from the leucocytes of the thymus gland have shown that the nucleinic acid it yields is inore like that from milt, and resembles the product obtained from yeast even less than does the product from milt. The relationships of nucleinic acid to the chromatin bodies of the histologists were minutely considered.-Prof. Gad brought forward a theory of the excitatory process in muscles, based upon the theory of Fick, but further developed and supported by experiments on tetanized muscles. DIARY OF SOCIETIES. LONDON. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17. ROYAL SOCIETY, at 4.10.-On the Characters and Behaviour of the Wandering (Migrating) Cells of the Frog, especially in Relation to Microorganisms: Dr. Kanthack and W. B. Hardy.-On the Colour of the Leaves of Plants and their Autumnal Changes: Dr. Hassall -Stability and Instability of Viscous Liquids: A. B. B-set, F.R S.-Observations on the Earthquake Shocks which occurred in the British Isles and France during the Month of August, 1892: Prof. Hull, F.RS. LINNEAN SOCIETY, at 8.-A Theoretical Origin of Endogens through an Aquatic Habit: Rev. Prof. Henslow. On the Buprestide of Japan and their Coloration: G. Lewis. CHEMICAL SOCIETY, at 8-Fluo-sulphonic Acid T. 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PHYSICAL SOCIETY, at 5. Experiments in Electric and Magnetic F's Constant and Varying: E. C. Rimington and E. Wythe Smith. BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, and SERIALS RECEIVED BOOKS.-The Value of Hypnotism in Chronic Alcoholism: Dr. C.. Tuckey (Churchill)-Guide to the Science of Photo Micrography a edition: E. C. Bousfield (Churchill). Pas Centralnerven-ystem: Protopterus Annectens: Dr. R. Burckhart (Berlin, Friedländer), —A 31 Experimental Science: A. Gray (Auck and, Upton) -The Outlin Organic Chemistry: C. J Leaper (Iliffe).-Theorie Mathématique te Lumière H. Poincaré (Paris. G. Carré). A Sequel to the First Six Bot of the Elements of Euclid, 6th edition Dr. J. Casey, edited by P. AE Dowling (Longmans). -The Jurassic Rocks of the Neighbourhood of Cas bridge: T. Roberts (C. J. Clay).-Fossil Plants as Tests of Climate: A Seward (C J. Clay)-The Collected Papers of Sir Wm. 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