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THE
INTELLECTUAL OBSERVER:
REVIEW OF NATURAL HISTORY,
MICROSCOPIC RESEARCH,
AND
RECREATIVE SCIENCE.
VOLUME IV.
ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES IN COLOURS AND TINTS, AND NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD.
CONTENTS.
PAGE
MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA. (COLEOPHORA, OR TENT-MAKERS.) By L. Lane
CLARKE. With a Coloured Plate
A VISIT TO LLANDUDNO. By HENRY J. SLACK, F.G.S.
ON CAMPHOR PULSATIONS. BY CHARLES TOMLINSON
NOTES ON THE MOLE. By the Rev. J. G. WOOD, M.A., F.L.S....
OPHRYDIUM VERSATILE. By the Rev. W. HOUGHTON, M.A., F.L.S. With
a Tinted Plate
ALLOTROPY. By W. B. TEGETMEIER
...
ELECTRICAL RESEARCHES BY DE LA RIVE AND GASSIOT
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. By CHARLES CHAMBERS
THE STUDY OF MOSSES
THE SOURCES OF THE NILE. BY PROFESSOR D. T. ANSTED, M.A., F.R.S.
CLUSTERS OF STARS AND NEBULE. THE SURFACE OF THE MOON. By the
Rev. T. W. WEBB, M.A., F.R.A.S.
REMARKS UPON THE HORNED TRAGOPANS (CERIORNIS SATYRA). By A.
D. BARTLETT. With a Coloured Plate
SANDAL-WOOD AND ITS COMMERCIAL IMPORTANCE. BY BERTHOLD SEE-
MANN, Ph.D., F.L.S., F.R.G.S. With an Illustration
THE ZOOLOGIST AT SCARBOROUGH. By the Rev. G. RowE, M.A...
ON THE PHOTOGEN OILS. By J. W. M‘GAULEY......
CRYSTALS IN THE INTESTINES OF ARTEMIA SALINA. By HENRY J.
SLACK, F.G.S. With an Illustration
1
THE COLUMNAR BASALT OF POUK HILL, SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE. By J.
JONES......
PASTEUR'S RESEARCHES ON PUTREFACTION
THE LUNGS, HEART, AND BLOOD-VESSELS OF THE SLUG. By HENRY
LAWSON, M.D. With a Tinted Plate
AILSA CRAIG AND ITS BIRDS. By ROBERT GRAY
NOTES ON THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE NATTERJACK. By JONATHAN
COUCH, F.L.S., ETC....
MOONLIGHT AND COLOUR
THE HYRAX OF SYRIA. By the Rev. C. H. MIDDLETON, B.A.
Illustration
With an
TETRAPHIS PELLUCIDA, PELLUCID FOUR-TOOTHED MOSS.
CAMPBELL. With an Illustration
By M. G.
MARCET ON NOCTURNAL RADIATION
THE BLUE CYANEA. By PHILIP HENRY GOSSE, F.R.S. With a Coloured
Plate.
149
FALLING STARS AND METEORITES. By PROFESSOR D. T. ANSTED, M.A.,
F.R.S.......
157
THE USE OF LOW POWERS WITH DEEP EYE-PIECES. By H. J. SLACK,
F.G.S...
169
THE PHASCUMS, OR EARTH MOSSES. By M. G. CAMPBELL. With an
THE PLANET MARS: A FRAGMENT. DOUBLE STARS. OPTICAL DEcep-
TION. By the Rev. T. W. WEBB, M.A., F.R.S. With a Coloured
Plate and an Illustration
182
NOTES ON THE HORNED PHEASANT. By R. C. BEAVAN.....
THE NEW BRITISH SAND-GROUSE. BY THOMAS J. MOORE.
195
197
.........
211
THE MORAL FACULTIES OF BRUTES. BY SHIRLEY HIBBERD
ENTOMOSTRACA FROM GIHON. By the Rev. CHARLES H. MIDDLETON, B.A. 217
ON THE "SERAPHIM AND ITS ALLIES. By HENRY WOODWARD, F.Z.S.
With a Tinted Plate and other Illustrations
THE MINUTE STRUCTURE OF THE VINEGAR PLANT. BY HENRY J. SLACK,
F.G.S. With an Illustration...
229
238
248
THE DICRANUMS, OR FORK-MOSSES. By M. G. CAMPBELL
THE BRITISH STAR-FISIES.
By GEO. S. BRADY, M.R.C.S. With a
Tinted Plate...
251
CLUSTERS AND NEBULE. OCCULTATIONS. By the Rev. T. W. WEBB, M.A.,
F.R.A.S......
257
BOTANIZING AT OAKSHOTT HEATH. By SHIRLEY Hibberd. With Illus-
trations
266
A NEW TABLE-STAND FOR ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPES. By the Rev. E. L.
BERTHON, M.A. With Illustrations
282
RESULTS OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS MADE AT THE KEW OBSER-
VATORY. BY CHARLES CHAMBERS AND G. M. WHIPPLE
286
A NEW KIND OF MINIATURE
THE EARTHQUAKE OF OCTOBER, 1863
292
294
THE GREAT CANONS OF THE COLORADO RIVER. By GEORGE E. ROBERTS.
With a Coloured Plate
309
THE SUPPLY AND WASTE OF COAL. BY PROFESsor D. T. Ansted, M.A.,
F.R.S...
317
SMOKE-RINGS OF VESUVIUS. By CHARLES CH. BLACK, M.A.
326
THE FIRST JEWISH SHEKELS, WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE SUCCEEDING
COINAGES OF JUDEA. By H. NOEL HUMPHREYS. With a Tinted
Plate
328
CLUSTERS, NEBULE, AND OCCULTATIONS. By the Rev. T. W. WEBB, M.A.,
F.R.A.S.
346
ARITHMETICAL RECREATIONS.
353
THE GENUS FISSIDENS; OR, THE FLAT FORK-MOSSES. By M. G. CAMP-
BELL. With an Illustration
355
THE PHILOSOPHY OF EARTHQUAKES
358
FURTHER NOTES ON THE EARTHQUAKE OF OCTOBER 6TH, 1863
MOUNTING DRY OBJECTS. By T. W. WONFOR
367
370
A NEW REVERSIBLE COMPRESSORIUM
A VISIT TO LAPLAND...
371
373
NOTES ON THE VIBRIO FAMILY. BY HENRY J. SLACK, F.G.S....
RECENT DISCOVERIES IN ENTOZOOLOGY. With a Coloured Plate
378
389
A DAY WITH THE FIELD CLUBS. BY THOMAS WRIGHT, M.A., F.S.A.
METAMORPHISM. By PROFESSOR ANSTED, M.A., F.R.S.
ATMOLYSIS. By W. B. TEGETMEIER
THE TINNEVELLY PEARL BANKS. By CLEMENTS R. MARKHAM, F.S.A.,
F.R.G.S......
FURTHER NOTE ON THE COAL SUPPLY. BY PROFESSOR ANSTED, F.R.S.
438
PLATEAU'S ARITHMETICAL PROBLEM-A NEW METHOD. By JAMES J.
HOOTON
439
THE MELOPHAGUS, OR SHEEP-TICK. By L. LANE CLARKE. With a Coloured
JEWISH SHEKELS, AND OTHER COINS OF ANCIENT JUDEA (2nd Article).
By H. NOEL HUMPHREYS. Illustrated...
442
CLUSTERS AND NEBULE. OCCULTATIONS. THE ACHROMATIC TELESCOPE.
By the Rev. T. W. WEBB, M.A., F.R.A.S...
PROCEEDINGS OF LEARNED SOCIETIES
448
NOTES AND MEMORANDA
65, 144, 222, 303, 384, 462
67, 146, 226, 306, 387, 466
LITERARY NOTICES
301, 457
COMETS; AN ACCOUNT OF ALL THE COMETS WHOSE ORBITS HAVE NOT BEEN
CALCULATED. By G. F. CHAMBERS
218, 381