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    Current Science -Volume 6
 
 
JULY -1937
 
A University Training Corps for Mysore 1-4
The Raman Effect and Molecular Structure - C. S. Venkateswaran 5-12
The Vertebral Column of the Anura: Its Bearing on the Classification - Beni Charan Mahendra 13-16
A Note on Section Cutting of Insects - Durgadas Mukerji 16-17
Letters to the Editor  
A General Coefficient of Relationship - S. R. Savur 18-19
The Biogenesis of the Terpenes - K. Ganapathi 19-20
Physiology and Function of the Oesophageal Diverticulum in Blood sucking Psychodidae - S. Mukerji 20-21
An Apparatus to Determine the Coefficient of Energy Absorbed by a Leaf - U. K. Kanitkar 21-23
Soil Fertility and the Role of Trace Elements - A. L. Sundara Rao 23
Book Reviews 24-29
Drilling Mud - L. Rama Rao 30-31
Centenaries - S. R. Ranganathan 31-32
Astronomical Notes 32
Important Insect Pests of Sugarcane in the Bombay Presidency - V. G. Deshpande 33-35
Agricultural Research in China - Robindra Mohan Datta 36-37
Research in Animal Husbandry in India 38
Science Notes 39-42
Academies and Societies 43-44
AUGUST 1937
 
Marchse Marconi 45-46
Stable Dextrins and the Constitution of Starch - Karl Myrback 47-50
Doppler Effect in Canal Rays - B. Venkatesachar 51-52
Acknowledgement 52
Letters to the Editor  
Diamagnetism of Mercury - S. S. Bhatnagar and M. B. Nevgi 53-54
The Diamagnetic Susceptibility of Some Complex Ions - S. Ramachandra Rao and S. Sriraman 54-55
Dispersion of Sound Velocity in Liquids - S. Parthsarathy 55-56
The Condensation of Resacetophcnone with Open-chain and Cyclic β-ketonic esters - R. D. Desai and Sheik Abdul Hamid 56
Synthesis of Thujane - P. C. Guha and S. Krishnamurthy 56-57
Occurrence of Rotenone in Millettia pachycarpa - T. P. Ghose and S. Krishna 57
A Fruit Rot of Apples Caused by a Species of Rhizopus - P. R. Mehta 58-59
An Amphibious Parasite from Lac. - S. Mahdihassan 59-63
Sulphur Iodide - M. R. Aswatha Narayana Rao 63
Astronomical Society for India - C. K. Ananthasubrahmanyam 63
Reviews 64-67
Centenaries - S. R. Rangnathan 68-69
Astronomical Notes 69
Far Eastern Rural Hygiene Conference 70-72
The National Geographic Society - U. S. Navy Eclipse Expedition of June 8 72
Research Items 73-75
Science Notes 76-79
Academies and Societies 79-80
SEPTEMBER 1937
 
Knowledge and Action - Richard Gregory 81-84
Obituary - Henry Edward Armstrong 84
The Definition of Physical Quantities - H. J. Taylor 85-88
Anti-jassid Resistance in the Cotton Plant - K. B. Lal 88-89
Letters to the Editor  
The Reciprocity Theorem in Colloid Optics - R. S. Krishnan 90-91
The Intensity of Raman Lines due to Inter-molecular Oscillations - S. C. Sirkar; C. S. Venkateswaran 92-93
Aluminium Chloride, a New Reagent for the Condensation of β-Ketonic Esters with Phenols - S. M. Sethna, N. M. Shah and R. C. Shah 93-94
A Direct Synthesis of Dihydro-isolauronolic and isolauronoli Acids - P. C. Guha and K. S. Subrahmaniyan 94-95
On the Use of "Current Bedding" in the Interpretation, of Tectonics - Charles
S. Pichamuthu
95-97
Alternaria Species on Chilli in India - K. M. Dutt 97-98
The Antipodals of Verbenaceae - K. C. Misra 98-99
The Occurrence of Cystopus ipomceae-panduratae (Schw.) Swingle on Ipomcea pestigridis Linn. - G. S. Verma 99
Petalody in Cotton - J. B. Hutchinson and R. L. M. Ghose; V. Ramanatha Ayyar 99-100
On the 'Fish-Gazer', Ichthyscopus inermis (Cuv. and Val.) Swainson from the Madras Coast - T. J. Job 100-101
Sexual Organs of Pythium arrhenomanes Drechsler on Artificial Substrata - R. K. Saksena 101-102
The Systematic Position of Oidiopsis taurica (Lev.) Salmon - B. N. Uppal, M. N. Kamat and M. K. Patel 103
Swarming of an Indian Cecidomyid Midge (Diptera) - H. L. Bhatia 103-104
On Two Hyperparasites of Lac. - S. Mahdihassan 104
Supplement to Current Science - The History of Evolutionary Thought - Edward B. Poulton (British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1937 Presidential Address) 105-118
On the Introduction of Euphorbia geniculata Ort. in India - C. G. G. J. Van Steenis 119
Fresh Locality Record for Euphorbia geniculata Ort. in South India - P. V. Mayuranathan 119
Book Reviews 120-122
Solar Eclipses - C. V. Raman 123-124
Astronomical Notes 124
Centenaries - S. R. Ranganathan 125-126
Industrial Outlook -The Indian Glass Industry - E. Dixon 127-130

Indian Science Abstracts

130
Research Items 131-132

Titanium Dioxide and its Industrial Applications

133-134
Impressions of the Royal Botanic Garden, Kew, London - K. P. Biswas 135-139

The Liquid State of Matter - M. A. Govinda Rau

139-140
Science Notes 141-142

OCTOBER 1937

 
On the Previous History of the First Law of Thermodynamics - Arnold Berliner 145-147

Obituary - Lord Rutherford

147
Rates of Growth of Non - Vegetarian and Vegetarian Children of Trivandrum - E. W. Erlanson Macfarlane 148-151
Letters to the Editor  
Hyperfine Structure in Germanium - L. Sibaiya 152
A Possible Origin of the Shift of Spectral Lines in Nebulae - L. Sibaiya 152-153
Dielectric Polarisation and Form of the Carbon Dioxide Molecule - K. L. Ramaswamy 153-154
Light Absorption of Potassium Permanganate - A. L. Sundara Rao 154-155
Study of Oxy-Coal-Gas Flame by Band Spectra - N. R. Tawde and J. M. Patel 155-156
Rottlerin - K. S. Narang, J. N. Ray and B. S. Roy 156
A New Colour Test jar Chromates and Bichromates - B. K. Nandi 156-157
Current Bedded Pebbles in the Dharwar Conglomerates - B. Rama Rao 157-158
Sorghum halepense and Sorghum sudanense - A New Difference - G. N. Rangaswami Ayyangar and B. W. X. Ponnaiya 158-159
The Kashmir and Rajputana Lac Insect - S. Mahdihassan 159

Book Reviews

160-162
Supplement to "Current Science" - The Chemical Effects of Electrical Discharge - K. R. Dixit 163-180

The Indian Glass Industry - E. Dixon

181-187
Agricultural Research Institute, Coimbatore 188-192
Astronomical Notes - T. P. B. 192
Centenaries - S. R. Ranganathan 193

Research Items

194-195
Agricultural Research in India 196-197

Biochemical and Allied Research in India

198-199
Recent Development in Indian Geology 199-200

Science Notes

200-203
Academies and Societies 204
Erratum 204

NOVEMBER 1937

 
New Universities in India - P. Seshadri 205-207

Bombay Fisheries Department

208
Indian Science Congress - Silver Jubilee Meeting, January 1938 208

The Thermodynamics of Dust storms - B. N. Sreenivasaiah and N. K. Sur

209-212
Whale-Marking Voyage of the R. R. S. William Scoresby 212

Letters to the Editor

 
Acoustic Velocity in Organic Compounds - S. Parthasarathy 213
On a New Line in the Raman Spectrum of Solid Carbon Dioxide - S. C. Sirkar and J. Gupta 214
Convenient and Rapid Method for Determining Compressibilities of . Gases and
Vapour - K. L. Ramaswamy
214
Diffraction of Light by Ultrasonic Waves: Oblique Incidences - S. Parthasarathy 215-216
Cashew Nut Shell Oil as a Mosquito Larvicide - R. C. Wats and K. H. Bharucha 216
Assimilation of Atmospheric Nitrogen by Germinating Peas - V. Sadasivan and
A. Sreenivasan
216-217
Permeability of Periderm of Potato to Gases during Storage - R. N. Singh and P. B. Mathur 218-219
Choline Ester Formation by Pancreas - H. S. Mahal and B. B. Dikshit 219
An Indirect Method of Estimating Cocaine in Mixtures of Cocaine and Novocaine - S. N. Chakravarti and M. B. Roy 219-220
X-Ray Investigation of the Crystals of Acenapthene - Mata Prasad and L. A. De Sousa 220-221
Testing Laboratory experiments on Mortars and Brick Piers - D. S. Venkanna and R. Srinivasan 221-222
The Antipodals of Pupalia lappacea Juss. - L. B. Kakale 222
Martynia Pollen Germination on the Sesamum Stigma - R. H. Richharia 222-223
Technique of the Mural Paintings in the Brihadeswara Temple at Tanjore - Mohammad Sana Ullah 223-225

Book Reviews

226-231
Union of South Africa and Its Fisheries Matters 232-233

Fish Gallery of the British Museum, London

233-234
Continents and Oceans 234-235

Sugarcane - Sorghum Hybrids in Wild State

235
Centenaries - S. R. Ranganathan 236-238

Astronomical Notes

238
The Forest Research Institute, Dehradun - L. R. Sabharwal 239-242
Research Items 243-244

Public Health in India

245-246
International Locust Conference, Cairo, 1936 246

Epidemiology of Epidemic Dropsy

247

Clouds - H. Subramani Aiyar

248
Lord Rutherford - Rucchi Ram Sahni 249-250

The Modern Study of Plants

250
Research in Engineering 251

The Diagnosis of Colour Defect

252

State Intervention in Agricultural

253
Economic Research and Industrial Policy 253-254
The Pleistocene of the West Midlands 254

Science Notes

255-259
Academies and Societies 259-260
Erratum 260

DECEMBER 1937

 
Madras Fisheries Department 261-262

Indian Fisheries

262
Lessons from the Fish Markets of Calcutta 263-265

Coal Industry and the State - M. S. Krishnan

266-272
Water Requirement of Crops - V. A. Tamhane, M. A. Shama Iyengar and J. J. Chandnani 272-273
Obituary - Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose 274
Letters to the Editor  
Two Recent Earthquakes in North-West India - K. R. Ramanathan 275-276
Magnetic Susceptibility of Single Crystals of Thallium - S. Ramachandra Rao and A. S. Narayanaswamy 276-277
Rottlerin-Part II - K. S. Narang, J. N. Ray and B. S. Roy 277
Cyclopentyl and Cyclohexyl Succinic Acids and Resolution of Cyclopentyl Succinic Acid - S. K. Ranganathan 277-278
Influence of Spike Disease on the Mineral Metabolism of Sandal - A. V. Varadaraja Iyengar 278-279
Pillow Structures in the Mica Traps of the Chitaldrug Schist Belt - B. N. Raghunatha Rao 279-280
Inheritance of the Flowering Character in Rice - P. M. Ganguli 280
A Note on the Development of the Female Gametophytes of Some Malpighiaceae and Polyembryony in Hiptage madablota - A. M. Subba Rao 280-282
A Note on Wagad 8 Cotton—Early and Late Sown - Srinagabhushana 282-283
Preliminary Note on the Blood Groups of the Aborigines of Bihar - S. S. Sarkar 283-284
—By Eileen W. E. Macfarlane 284
Distribution of the Genus Sagitta during the Several Months of the Year in the Indian Seas - M. K. Subramaniam 284-288
Technique of the Mural Paintings in the Brihadeswara Temple at Tanjore - S. Paramasivan 289-290
Note on the Distribution of the Mean of Fisher's t2 - K. Raghavan Nair 290-291
Some Observations on Sir Shah Sulaiman's Theories - Zahur Husain 291-293

Book Reviews

294-301

Centenaries - S. R. Ranganathan

302-303
Astronomical Notes 303

Archaeological Notes - E. Meenakshi

303-304

Theory of Relativity

304
Research Items 305-307
Annual Convention of the Sugar Technologists 308
Are the Himalayas Compensated - D. N. Wadia 309-310
The Sex Ratio 310

Science Notes

311-316

Academies and Societies

316
Errata 316

JANUARY 1938

 

Indian Science Congress - Silver Jubilee

317-319
The Silver Jubilee of the Indian Science Congress - Gilbert J. Fowler 319-321

Sound Velocity and Chemical Constitution - S. Parthasarathy

322-323

Vitamin C Sub nutrition in Indians - K. Ramakrishnan Nair

324-325

The International Commission of Snow

325-326
The Size of Nicotiana rustica x Nicotina tabacum Hybrid Embryos and Hybrids in Respect to their Parents - Dontcho Kostoff 326-327

The Hayes Radiometer as a Fog Signal

327

Letters to the Editor

 
The Raman Spectrum of Coumarin - C. S. Venkateswaran 328-329
The Spectra of Iodine V and I.VI - S. G. Krishnamurthy and R. Sanjivarao 329
The Third Spark Spectrum of Krypton Kr. IV - A. Balankeswararao and S. G. Krishnamurthy 329
Critical Temperatures of Liquids - L. Sibaiya 329-330
The Natural Activators of Papain - C. V. Ganapathy and B. N. Sastri 330-331
Application of the Photoelectric Colorimeter for the Study of the Kinetics of Some Dehydrogenase Reactions - C. V. Ganapathy and B. N. Sastri 331-332
The Endosperm in Grevillea robusta Cunn. - S. B. Kausik 332-333
Rottlerin—Part III - K. S. Narang, J. N. Ray and B. S. Roy 333

Book Reviews

334
Supplement to "Current Science"- Indian Science Congress - Silver Jubilee Session 1938 335-346
Polymerization and Its Technical Applications - K. Venkataraman 347-348
Astronomical Notes 348
The Geological Survey of India Laboratory 349-350
Archaeological Notes - C. Meenakshi 351
Centenaries - S. R. Ranganathan 352-353
Research Items 354
Geography and History of Millets - N. Krishnaswamy 355-358
Researches in Chemotherapy - B. B. Dey 359-361
Science Notes 361-364
Academies and Societies 365-366
Errata 366
FEBRUARY 1938
 
Indian Science Congress 367-369
On the Age of the Deccan Trap as Evidenced by Fossil Fish Remains - Sunder Lal Hora 370-372
The Fisheries of Bengal - Can They be Improved and Developed - J. Travis Jenkins 373-375
Calcareous Algae from the Inter-trappean Beds Near Rajahmundry - S. R. Narayana Rao, K. Sripada Rao and Julius Pia 376-377
Element 87 377
Letters to the Editor  
The Nature of Lattice Oscillations in Solid Carbon Dioxide - C. S. Venkateswaran 378-379
Colour Measurement on Natural Cotton - E. B. Forster and B. K. Vaidya 379-380
Determination of Atebrin in Urine by the Pulfrich Photometer - N. K. Iyengar
and B. Mukerji
381
Disulphur Oxide - B. Sanjiva Rao 381
The Colour of the Blue Quarts of the Charnockites of South India and of the Opalescent Quarts-Gneiss of Mysore - N. Jayaraman 381-383
A Preliminary Note on Polystely in Limnanthemum cristatum and Ottelia alismoides - G. P. Majumdar 383-385
The Development of the Sporocarp in Salvinia sp. - J. V. Deshpande 385-386
Testing Laboratory Experiments: Water-Cement Ratio in Cement Concrete - D. S. Venkanna and R. Srinivasan 386-387
Eupelmus tachardiae, How., and the Lac Insect - P. S. Negi and S. N. Gupta 387-392
The Distribution of the Mean Fisher's t2 - P. V. Krishnaier 392
Book Reviews 393-400
Archaeological Notes 401-403
Astronomical Notes 403
Centenaries - S. R. Ranganathan 404
Research Items 405-406
The Central Board of Irrigation in India 407-408
The Conference of Medical Research Workers in India 408-410
His Highness the Maharaja's Observatory, Trivandrum 410-411
Science Notes 412-418
Academies and Societies 418
Supplement to "Current Science"- Indian Science Congress - Silver Jubilee Session Calcutta 1938 419-430
MARCH 1938
 
A Criticism of Degrees 431-433
The Age of the "Indus Valley Civilization" - C. L. Fabri 433-436
Animal Ecology of Torrential Streams - Sunder Lal Hora 437-439
On Structural Variations in the Indian Leech Hirudinaria granulosa - M. L. Bhatia 439-442
J. A. Voelcker - An Appreciation 443-444
Metrogon 444
Letters to the Editor  
Effect of Temperature on the Dissociation of Sulphuric Acid - P. Koteswaram 445-446
Space-Group of the Stable Modification of the Crystals of m-Nitrobenzoic Acid - V. C. Thakar 446
A Method for the Determination of the Cross-section of Molecules of Soluble Amphipathic Substances - K. S. Gururaja Doss 446
Investigation on Rice - B. Sanjiva Rao 446-447
Base Metal Thermocouples: Their Characteristics - M. R. Mandlekar and H. N. Banerjea 447-448
2:3-Diketotransdecalin - K. Ganapathi 448-449
Synthesis of Umbellulonic Acid - P. C. Guha and M. S. Muthanna 449
The Coupling of 6-Hydroxyflavone with Diazo Salts - H. S. Mahal and K. Venkataraman 450
Trans-1-acetonyl-2:2-dimethylcyclobutane-3-carboxylic Acid: An Isomer of Pinonic Acid - P. C. Guha and P. L. N. Rao 451
Redox Systems in the Latex of Carica papaya - C. V. Ganapathy 451-452
The Exchange of Moisture between Air Layers near the Ground and Substances like Soils, Plant Leaves, Seeds, etc., Exposed to the Atmosphere - L. A. Ramdas and A. K. Mallik 452-454
Indian Tephrosia sp. as a Source of Rotenone - S. Krishna and T. P. Ghose 454
A White Flowered Type of Arachis hypogaea Lin. - L. S. S. Kumar and W. V. Joshi 454-455
Tadpoles of a Genus not Recorded from India - C. R. Narayan Rao 455-456
Lucilia sericata Meigen, in Baluchistan - Nazeer Ahmad Janjua 456
Chromosomes in Camellia thea (The Tea Plant) - M. K. Subba Rao 457
Sulaiman's Predictions - S. M. Sulaiman 457-459
— By B. S. Madhava Rao 459
Book Reviews 460-466
The Improvement of Indian Agriculture 467-468
Centenaries - S. R. Ranganathan 469-471
Astronomical Notes 471
Research Items 472-474
The Problem of Plateau 475-476
The Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta 477-478
The Chemistry of Sesquiterpene Ketones 478-479
Physiology of the Individual in the Tropics 479-480
Zoology and its Advancement in India 480
Science Notes 481-485
Academies and Societies 485-486
Errata 486
APRIL 1938
 
The Indian Legislative Chambers 487-489
Planned Rural Reconstruction 489
The Vitamin B2 Complex and Allied Factors: Avian Factors - J. R. O' Brien 490-493
On the Origin of the Great River-Gorges of the Himalayas as Evidenced by the Distribution of Fishes - Sunder Lal Hora 494-496
The Relation of Zoology to Medicine, Veterinary Science and Agriculture - B. Prashad 497-500
Letters to the Editor  
Absorption of Ultrasonic Waves by Organic Liquids - S. Parthasarathy 501-502
Synthesis of Wogonin - R. C. Shah, C. R. Mehta and T. S. Wheeler 503
Synthesis of ββ'-dicarboxy Suberic Acid - P. C. Guha and C. Krishnamurthy 503-504
The Colouring Matter of Deccan Hemp (Hibiscus cannabinus) Flowers—Cannabiscitrin and Cannabiscetin - K. Neelakantam and T. R. Seshadri 504
Influence of Added Chemicals on the Destructive Distillation of Cocoanut Shells - S. Ramachandran 504-505
Photoelectric Saccharimeter—A New Physical Instrument for the Polarimetric Estimation of Cane-Sugar - B. N. Singh and N. K. Anantha Rao 506-507
Megasporogenesis and Female Gametophyte in Malpighia punicifolia Linn. - S. G. Narasimhachar 507-509
Two Different Chromosome Complements found in Gryllotalpa (Orthoptera) from Ahmedabad, Western India - J. J. Asana 509
Chromosome Numbers in Some Economic Flowering Plants - J. S. Patel and G. V. Narayana 509-510
An Attempt at Foreshadowing Monsoon Rainfall in Mysore - C. Seshachar and V. Doraiswamy Iyer 510-511
The Mathematical Theory of a New Relativity—Reply to Zahur Hussain's Criticisms - S. M. Sulaiman 511-513
Photochemical Reactions with Some Inorganic Colloids as Active Agents under the Influence of Light in Various States of Polarization 513-514
Book Reviews 515-524
Field Sciences of India 525-528
Centenaries - S. R. Ranganathan 528-531
Astronomical Notes 531
Research Items 532
Some Aspects of Modern Geology Discussed 533-536
The Tenth Conference of the Indian Mathematical Society 536
Science Notes 537-541
Academies and Societies 541-542
Errata 542
MAY 1938
 
Vocational Education in India 543-545
Unified Field Theories - Winston E. Kock 546-548
Studies on Polyploid Plants. Irregularities in the Mitosis and Polyploidy Induced by Colchicine and Acenaphthene - Dontcho Kostoff 549-552
Recent Researches on Trochus - N. Kesava Panikkar 552-553
National Collection of Type Cultures 553
Letters to the Editor  
Magnetic Anisotropies and Molecular Orientations in Crystals of Acenaphthene - Jagdish Shanker and Mata Prasad 554-555
Changes in the Chiasma Frequency in Petunia Induced by Virus Disease - Dontcho Kostoff 555-556
Green and Bluish-Green Seedlings in Sorghum - G. N. Ranagaswami Ayyangar, V. Panduranga Rao and B. W. X. Ponnaiya 556-557
A Note on Harmostomum sp. from an Indian Toad - B. P. Pande 557-558
An Interesting Case of Animal Association (Synoecy ?) between a Brackish-Water Fish, Acentrogobius neilli (Day) and Zoothamnium Sp. - S. Jones and T. J. Job 558-559
The Lepidosis of Xenopeltis unicolor Reinw. - Beni Charan Mahendra 559-560
Book Reviews 561-569
The Chemistry and Technology of Rubber Latex 570-571
Centenaries - S. R. Ranganathan 571-573
Astronomical Notes 573-574
Research Items 574-576
Development of Veterinary Work in India 576
Map Reproduction 577
Science Notes 578-584
Academies and Societies 584
JUNE 1938
 
The Fourth International Locust Conference, Cairo, 1936 585-588
Forest Research in India, 1936-37 588
Production and Measurement of Low Temperatures - K. R. Dixit 589-599
The Problem of Grassland Improvement in India 600-601
Letters to the Editor  
A New Continued Fraction - A. A. Krishnaswami Ayyangar 602-604
Friedel-Crafts Reaction with Diethers of Resorcinol - D. C. Motwani, V. V. Bodani and T. S. Wheeler 604
Preferential Demethylation of Methoxyl Ortho to a Keto-group - W. A. Hutchins and T. S. Wheeler 604-605
Flavones from the Dibromides of o-Hydroxy-phenyl Styryl Ketones. A Modified Synthesis of Apigenin and Luteolin - W. A. Hutchins and T. S. Wheeler 605
A New Method of Synthesis of Umbellularic Acid - P. C. Guha and M. S. Muthanna 605
Synthesis of Carane - P. C. Guha and D. K. Sankaran 606
Rottlerin—Part IV - K. S. Narang, J. N. Ray and B. S. Roy 606-608
The Chemotherapy of Tuberculosis - K. Ganapathi 608-609
Non-Protein Nitrogen of Vegetables - Y. V. S. Rau and V. Ranganathan 609-610
Tartaric Acid from the Tamarind Fruit - A. V. Varadaraja Iyengar 610-611
Powdery Mildew of Betel Vine - B. N. Uppal and M. N. Kamat 611
R. 42 — An Economic Successive Mutant from E.C. 593 Ragi (Eleusine coracana Gaertn.) - C. Vijayaraghavan and P. Seshadri Sarma 611-612
Sorghum—Purple Pigment In the Stage - G. N. Rangaswami Ayyangar, B. W. X. Ponnaiya and T. Venkataramana Reddy 612-613
The Double Structure of Chromosomes - T. S. Raghavan and K. R. Venkatasubban 613-614
Yellow Rain - H. Chaudhuri 614-615
Investigations on Rice - A. Sreenivasan 615-616
Activated Carbon -
Activated Carbon from Bagasse - A. Nagaraja Rao and S. N. Gundu Rao
616-617
Activated Carbon from Paddy Husk - N. G. Chokkanna and B. T. Narayanan 617
Book Reviews 618-628
Centenaries - S. R. Ranganathan 629-630
Astronomical Notes 630
The Tenth International Congress of Chemistry, Rome 631-632
Research Items 633-634
The Physics of Meteoric Phenomena - Mohd. A. R. Khan 635-636
Auriferous Tracts of Hyderabad State - L. S. Krishnamurthy 637
Science Notes 637-641
Academies and Societies 642
Erratum 642