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Volume 142 Number 3589 pp267-308


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News

Inland Water Problems p267

doi:10.1038/142267a0



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Book Reviews

Ancients and Moderns p269

doi:10.1038/142269a0


Environment, Race and Migration p271

doi:10.1038/142271a0


Herbals p272

doi:10.1038/142272a0


Physical Chemistry p273

doi:10.1038/142273a0


Lectures and Conferences on Mathematical Statistics p274

doi:10.1038/142274a0


Diesel Engine Design p274

doi:10.1038/142274b0


Strahlen um Uns p274

doi:10.1038/142274c0


A Course of Pure Mathematics p274

doi:10.1038/142274d0



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News

Geological and Archæological Aspects of South-Eastern Asia p275

doi:10.1038/142275a0


International Committee on Social Relations of Science p278

doi:10.1038/142278a0


Water Development Schemes in The United States p280

doi:10.1038/142280a0



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Obituaries

Dr. J. W. Mellor, C.B.E., F.R.S p281

doi:10.1038/142281a0


Dr. W. C. Willoughby p282

doi:10.1038/142282a0


Dr. L. Lilienfeld p282

doi:10.1038/142282b0


Rev. E. Burrows, S.J p282

doi:10.1038/142282c0


[Obituaries] p282

doi:10.1038/142282d0



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News

Geology and Archæology in South-Eastern Asia p283

doi:10.1038/142283a0


Composite Aircraft Development p283

doi:10.1038/142283b0


New Cooling System for Aero-Engines p284

doi:10.1038/142284a0


British Speleological Association p284

doi:10.1038/142284b0


Roman Site in Wiltshire p284

doi:10.1038/142284c0


Prehistory and the Sahara p284

doi:10.1038/142284d0


The Czechoslovak Research Council p285

doi:10.1038/142285a0


The Rhodes Scholarships p285

doi:10.1038/142285b0


Canadian Research Scholarships p285

doi:10.1038/142285c0


Rockefeller Travelling Fellowships in Medicine p286

doi:10.1038/142286a0


The World Power Conference p286

doi:10.1038/142286b0


International Management Congress p286

doi:10.1038/142286c0


International Scientific Radio Union p286

doi:10.1038/142286d0


Imperial Veterinary Conference p287

doi:10.1038/142287a0


Announcements p287

doi:10.1038/142287b0



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Letters to Editor

Fundamental Physical Concepts p288

C. V. DRYSDALE

doi:10.1038/142288a0


Radio Fadeouts, Auroras and Magnetic Storms p289

F. W. G. WHITE,  H. F. SKEY & M. GEDDES

doi:10.1038/142289a0


Further Experiments on Liquid Helium II p289

A. K. KIKOIN & B. G. LASAREW

doi:10.1038/142289b0


Motion of a Spinning Top p290

R. C. COLWELL & L. FULLMER

doi:10.1038/142290a0


The Theory of Nuclear Forces p290

C. MØLLER

doi:10.1038/142290b0


Spectrum of Rubidium Hydride, RbH p291

A. G. GAYDON & R. W. B. PEARSE

doi:10.1038/142291a0


Surface Films of Gliadin p291

G. I. JENKINS & T. W. J. TAYLOR

doi:10.1038/142291b0


Duration of Action of Natural and Synthetic Œstrogens p292

J. M. ROBSON,  A. SCHöNBERG & HUSSEIN AHMAD FAHIM

doi:10.1038/142292a0


Inhibiting Effect of Sodium Chloride on the Oxidation of Ascorbic Acid p293

A. HØYGAARD & H. WAAGE RASMUSSEN

doi:10.1038/142293a0


Regeneration of Root Cuttings as Influenced by Plant Hormones p293

R. H. STOUGHTON & W. PLANT

doi:10.1038/142293b0


Nucleic Acid Metabolism of the Chromosomes in Relation to Gene Reproduction p294

T. CASPERSSON & JACK SCHULTZ

doi:10.1038/142294a0


Effect of Ultracentrifuging on Nebela collaris Leidy (pro parte) p295

R. B. MACKINLAY

doi:10.1038/142295a0


Eocene Beds in Waziristan p296

L. M. DAVIES

doi:10.1038/142296a0



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News

Points from Foregoing Letters p296

doi:10.1038/142296b0


Research Items p297

doi:10.1038/142297a0


Royal Society of Canada p300

doi:10.1038/142300a0


Astronomy's Debt to Photography p302

doi:10.1038/142302a0


Coal Carbonization in the Public Service p303

doi:10.1038/142303a0


Special Steels in Marine Engineering p303

doi:10.1038/142303b0


Scientific Research and Social Well-being p304

doi:10.1038/142304a0


Some French Industrial Laboratories p304

doi:10.1038/142304b0


British Association at Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1838 p305

doi:10.1038/142305a0


Societies and Academies p305

doi:10.1038/142305b0



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Miscellany

Forthcoming Events p307

doi:10.1038/142307a0


Appointments Vacant p308

doi:10.1038/142308a0


Reports and other Publications p308

doi:10.1038/142308b0