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Volume 140 Number 3532 pp43-84


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News

Citizenship p43

doi:10.1038/140043a0



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Book Reviews

Die Tragik des technischen Zeitalters p45

doi:10.1038/140045a0


Paleocene Faunas of the San Juan Basin, New Mexico p46

doi:10.1038/140046a0


Die Chromatographische Adsorptionsmethode p48

doi:10.1038/140048a0


Reports of the Progress of Applied Chemistry p49

doi:10.1038/140049a0


Polychromatic Plates for Color Sense Examination p49

doi:10.1038/140049b0


Organic Syntheses p49

doi:10.1038/140049c0


Mechanistic Biology and Animal Behaviour p49

doi:10.1038/140049d0



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News

Measurement of Submarine Daylight p50

doi:10.1038/140050a0


Greenland Culture: (I) The Norsemen p52

doi:10.1038/140052a0


Belgian Stratosphere Balloon Experiment p54

doi:10.1038/140054a0


Prof. F. W. Thomas, C.I.E p55

doi:10.1038/140055a0


Prof. Walter G. Cady p55

doi:10.1038/140055b0


Centenary of the University of Durham p55

doi:10.1038/140055c0


The World's Air Altitude Record p56

doi:10.1038/140056a0


Atlantic Air Mail Service p56

doi:10.1038/140056b0


Centenary of the General Register Office p56

doi:10.1038/140056c0


Ethnological Museums: Methods and Limitations p57

doi:10.1038/140057a0


Proposed Rhodes-Livingstone Memorial p57

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British School of Archæology at Athens, 1935–36 p58

doi:10.1038/140058a0


Speleological Conference at Bristol p58

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The Swiss Society of Natural Sciences p58

doi:10.1038/140058c0


Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society p59

doi:10.1038/140059a0


Intelligence, Character-training and Civilization p59

doi:10.1038/140059b0


The Utilization of Wood as Fuel for Motive Power p59

doi:10.1038/140059c0


Electric Furnaces p59

doi:10.1038/140059d0


Astronomy in Japan p60

doi:10.1038/140060a0


Hygiene in the Bacon Factory p60

doi:10.1038/140060b0


Brown-Firth Research Lab&circdot;ratories p60

doi:10.1038/140060c0


1851 Exhibition Studentships and Scholarships p60

doi:10.1038/140060d0


Rockefeller Travelling Fellowships in Medicine p61

doi:10.1038/140061a0


Announcements p61

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Letters to Editor

Heat Conduction in Liquid Helium p62

J. F. ALLEN,  R. PEIERLS & M. ZAKI UDDIN

doi:10.1038/140062a0


Analysis of Ternary Gas Mixtures by Thermal Conductivity Measurements p63

J. L. BOLLAND & H. W. MELVILLE

doi:10.1038/140063a0


Artificial Slip Formation in Crystals p64

A. W. STEPANOW

doi:10.1038/140064a0


Coupling of Dismutations with Esterification of Phosphate in Muscle p64

DOROTHY M. NEEDHAM & R. K. PILLAI

doi:10.1038/140064b0


An Oxyporphyrin Hæmatin Compound as Intermediate between Protohæmatin and Verdohæmatin p65

R. LEMBERG,  B. CORTIS-JONES & M. NORRIE

doi:10.1038/140065a0


Mechanism of the Glass Electrode p66

G. HAUGAARD

doi:10.1038/140066a0


Controlled Cathode Sputtering p67

GREGORY TIMOSHENKO

doi:10.1038/140067a0


X-Ray Intensifying Screens adapted to Structure Analysis p67

N. H. KOLKMEIJER,  C. J. KROM & H. KUNST

doi:10.1038/140067b0


Living Animal Cases of congenital Porphyrinuria p68

P. J. FOURIE & CLAUDE RIMINGTON

doi:10.1038/140068a0


Sex-Biology of the Oyster and the Salmon p68

J. H. ORTON

doi:10.1038/140068b0


Nocturnal Habits of Platyedra gossypiella Saunders p69

F. A. SQUIRE

doi:10.1038/140069a0


A Double Refraction Effect in Certain Fatty Materials p70

L. BELLINGHAM

doi:10.1038/140070a0


Collision of Two Oil Drops and the Stability of a Non-spherical Oil Drop p70

YOSHIO ISHIDA

doi:10.1038/140070b0



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News

Points from Foregoing Letters p71

doi:10.1038/140071a0


Research Items p72

doi:10.1038/140072a0


Development in International Geodesy p75

doi:10.1038/140075a0


Reduction of Fading in Radio Communication p76

doi:10.1038/140076a0


The Rehabilitation of British Agriculture p76

doi:10.1038/140076b0


Bantu Blood Groups p77

doi:10.1038/140077a0


Excavations of the Egypt Exploration Society in Nubia, 1936–37 p78

doi:10.1038/140078a0


Association of Technical Institutions: Summer Meeting at Blackpool p79

doi:10.1038/140079a0


University Events p80

doi:10.1038/140080a0


Science News a Century Ago p80

doi:10.1038/140080b0


Societies and Academies p81

doi:10.1038/140081a0



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Miscellany

Forthcoming Events p84

doi:10.1038/140084a0


Appointments Vacant p84

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Official Publications Received p84

doi:10.1038/140084c0