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Current Science Volume 8                                     Volume Index  

 
 
January 1939
 

Science and Society

1-3
Water Pollution Research -- Gilbert J. Fowler 3-5

How to View a Picture -- A. Narasinga Rao

5-8
Obituary- N.G. Majumdar 8-10

Mahes Prasad Bajpai

10-10

 

 
Letters to the Editor  

Radiating Masses in Einstein's New Relativity -- V.V. Narlikar

11-11

Molecular Oscillation Frequency in Viscosity and Raman Effect -- L. Sibaiya & L. Rama Rao

12-12
The Space Configuration of Nitrogen in the 3- Covalent State -- Bawa Kartar Singh 13-13

The Endo - Enzyme in Tea Fermentation -- H.B. Sreerangachar

13-14

A Note on the Modification of Shellac With Organic Acids -- M. Venugopalan

14-16
   

Book Reviews

17-21


The Raman Jubilee Volume -- B.S.M. and C.S.V.

22-24
The Central Board of Irrigation in India 24-26

Industrial Section - Power Alcohol in India -- N.G. Chatterji

27-33
Ragi , Eleucine coracana Gaertn , - A New Raw Material for the Malting Industry -- B.N. Sastri 34-35

Some Aspects of the Indian Sugar Industry -- C.J.H. Penning

36-39
Indian Central Jute Committee Technological Research Laboratories 39-40

Centenaries -- S.R. Ranganathan

 

Bussiere , Paul (d. 1739)

41-41
Gabb , William More (1839-1878) 41-41

Vernon - Harcourt , Leveson Francis(1839-1907)

41-41
Astronomical Notes 42-42

Science Notes and News

42-47
Academies and Societies 47-47

Supplement to Current Science - Indian Science Congress , Lahore , 1938 , Presindential Address

48-50
FEBRUARY 1939
 
Thomas Quayle's Report , 1936-37 51-54
Parasitism in Insects -- K.B. Lal 55-59

Nicotine and Citric Acid Content in the Progeny of the Allopolyploid Hybrid Nicotiana rustica L. X N.glauca Grah -- Dontcho Kostoff

59-62
Obituary- Ravindra Nath Misra 62-62

Book Reviews

63-67
The Botany of Field Crops 68-69
   

Letters to the Editor

 
Molecular Association in Mixtures of Acetic Acid and Acaetone -- P. Koteswaram 70-71
Distribution of Temperature and Humidity in the Upper Air over Karachi -- P.R. Krishna Rao & K.L. Bhatia 71-73

Constitution of Iodic Acid -- M.R. Nayar

73-74
Triplo - Polyploidy in Saccharum spontaneum L. -- E.K. Janaki Ammal 74-77

Separation of Lac Into Sclerolac and Soft Lac Resin -- A. Venkatasubban & M. Sreenivasaya

77-78
On Some Foraminifera from the Tertiary Beds near Surat and Broach (Western India) With Special Reference to the Occurrence of Siderolites -- S.R. Narayana Rao 78-79

The Ovule and Embryo - sac Development of Some Malpighiaceae -- A.M. Subba Rao

79-81
Growth of Pythium hyphalosticton Sideris in Synthetic Nutrient Liquied Media -- R.K. Saksena 81-82

Insecticidal Plants -- S.A. Kabir & M.N. Ramaswamy

82-83
A Type of Boomerang from Palanpur -- G.S. Ghurye 83-83

 

 
Industrial Section - Modern Distillery Practice as an Adjunct to the Cane Sugar Factory -- Narasimha Iyengar 84-85
Fuel Research in the United Kingdom 86-87
Modern Tendencies in Mathematics 87-87

Vitamin A Deficiency and Night Blindness

88-88
Centenaries -- S.R. Ranganathan  
Bartram , William (1739-1823) 89-89
Gibbs , Josiah Willard (1839-1903) 89-89

Seeley , Harry Govier (1839-1909)

90-90
Verrill , Addison Emery (1839-1926) 90-90

Astronomical Notes

91-91
Science Notes and News 91-96

Academies and Societies

96-96
Supplement to Current Science - Indian Science Congress , Lahore , 1939 , Summaries of Addresses of Presidents of Sections 97-102
MARCH 1939
 

The Relation of Universities and Research Institutes to Industrial Development -- Gilbert J. Fowler

103-108
Bombay Fisheries 108-108
   
Letters to the Editor  

A Note on the Kinetic Theory Expression for the Viscosity of a Gas -- K.S. Gururaja Doss

109-109
A Note on the Effect of Finite Breadth of the Hammer Striking a Pianoforte String -- D. Basu 109-110

The Origin of the Tetraploid Nicotiana from Bathurst -- Dontcho Kostoff

110-112
Embryological Evidence for the Relationships of the Lythraceae and Related Families -- A.C. Joshi 112-113

Aceto - Carmine Smear Technique for Cotton Cytology -- D. Ganeshan

114-115
Hairiness of the Midrib Edgas in Sorghum -- G.N. Rangaswamy Ayyangar & B.W.X. Ponnaiya 115-116
The Occurrence and Inheritance of Panicle - tip Sterility in Sorghum -- G.N. Rangaswamy Ayyangar & B.W.X. Ponnaiya 116-117
Grafting of Apple on Eriobotrya Japonica Stocks -- M.J. Thirumalachar 118-118

A Terrestrial Species of Oedogonium -- M.S. Randhawa

118-119
A Note on the Gametophyte of Botrychium virginianum Var. lanuginosum , SW--- L. Narayana Rao 119-120

Eugenia jambolana -- N.V. Subba Rao & T.R. Seshadri

120-121

Effect of Colchicine on Plant Cells -- S. Sampath , B.N. Singh & R.K. Bansal

121-122
Koleroga Disease of Areca Nut -- B.N. Uppal & M.K. Desai 122-124

A Re - Description of Lemdana marthae Seurat , 1917

124-124
Identity of Two Importment Parasites hitherto Considered as Distinct Species -- K.B. Lal 125-126

Research Work on Hilsa -- D.W. Devansen

126-126
   
Book Reviews 127-135

Stellar Dynamics -- B.S. Madhava Rao

136-137
Theosophy and Science Shake Hands -- R. Nagaraja Sharma 137-138

Centenaries -- S.R. Ranganathan

 

Regaud , Stephen Peter (1774-1839)

139-139
Colburn , Zerah (1804-1839) 139-139
Binnie , Alexander Richardson (1893-1917) 139-139

Tata , Jamsetji Naserwanji (1839-1904)

139-140
Astronomical Notes - T.P.B. 140-140

Agricultural Research in India -- C.N.A.

141-142
Indian Forest Mycology with Special Reference to Forest Pathology -- M.B. 142-142

Science Notes and News

143-150
Academies and Societies 150-150

APRIL 1939

 
Zoological Survey of India 151-153

Applied Research and The Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore

154-155
A Preliminary Note on the Catastrophic Chilean Earthquake of January 25 , 1939 -- S.R. Savur and S.M. Mukherji 156-157

On Coeloplana sp. discovered by Prof . W.M. Tattersall at Krusadai Island , Marine Biological Station , Gulf of Manaar -- D.W. Devanesen & S. Varadarajan

157-159
   

Letters to the Editor

 
' Clean up ' under Canal Ray Discharge -- V.T. Chiplonkar 160-162
Optical Activity of Lac -- P.S. Sharma , M. Sreenivasaya 163-163

The Thickness of the Surface Layer of the Soil Exchanging Moisture With the Adjacent Air Layers during the Clear Season at Poona -- L. Ramdas & A.K. Malik

164-165

Rottlerin V -- Harbans Singh Bakshi , Ravi S. Jalota , K.S. Narang & J.N. Ray

165-166
On the Occurrence of an Eocene Bed in the Pondicherry Cretaceous Area S. India -- L. Rama Rao 166-167

Lepidoyclina from the Agate Conglomerates near Surat and Broach (Western India ) -- S.R. Narayana Rao

167-168

A Note on the Occurrence of a Chlorophyll Deficiency in Linseed (Linum usitatissimum L ) -- R.B. Deshpande

168-169
Pinkish Vacuolar Stain in Growing Tips of Fungal Hyphae in Arificial Culture -- S.R. Bose 170-171

Recurrent Pseudo - Mutations in Sorghum -- G.N. Rangaswamy Ayyangar , M.A. Sankara , A Kunhikoran Nambiar

171-172
Excitability and Responsiveness -- W. Burridge 172-173

 

 
Book Reviews 174-180

Fishing Methods of the Malabar Coast -- K.K. Nair

181-181
Industrial Section - Stainless Steels 182-184

Indore City Filtration Plant -- Rao Bahadur B.L. Modak

185-187
India's Forest Pests 187-187

Centenaries -- S.R. Ranganathan

 
Saunder , Nicholas (1682- 1739) 188-188

Wood , James ( 1760 - 1839)

188-188
Burrill , Thomas Jonathan (1839 - 1916) 188-189
   

Astronomical Notes - T.P.B.

189-189
Science Notes and News 189-195

Academies and Societies

196-196
MAY 1939
 

The Indian Institute of Science

197-203
Otto Hahn Zum Sechzigsten Geburtstag (8. Marz 1939) 204-205
A.M. Heron 205-206
   
Letters to the Editor  
A Note on Self - Reciprocal Functions -- Brij Mohan 207-207
Benzylidene - Flavanones Cosidered as Chalkones -- R.N. Kulkarni , R.C. Shah & T.S. Wheeler 207-208
A New Synthesis of 3 - Aminocoumarin -- K.C. Pandya & Tejpal Singh Sodhi 208-209
Molecular Complexes in Chloroform Solution -- G.V.L. Narasimha Murti & T.R. Seshadri 209-209
Vitamin C in Pulmonary Tuberculosis -- M.N. Rudra 210-210
Supernumerary Chromosomes in Parasorghum -- E.K. Janki Ammal 210-211
How Mid -Rib Hardness Affords Resistance to the Sugarcane Top - borer Scirpophaga nivella F. in India -- P.V. Isaac 211-212
Origin of the Inferior Ovary in the Amaryllidaceae -- A.C. Joshi & J.V. Pantulu 212-213
The Occurrence and Inheritance of Purple Blotched Grains in Sorghum -- G.N. Rangaswamy Ayyangar , V. Panduranga Rao & A. Kuni Koran Nambiar 213-214
Genic Differences Governing Distribution of Stigmatic Feathers in Sorghum -- G.N. Rangaswamy Ayyangar & A. Kuni Koran Nambiar 214-216
On the Life - History of Cylindrocapsa geminella Wolle -- M.O.P. Iyengar 216-217
A Metal Image of Majusri -- C. Minakshi 218-218
Grafting of Apples on Eriobotrya japonica Stocks -- L.S. Dorasami 219-219
   
Book Reviews 220-227
The Rock - Skipping Fishes of the Blenniid Genus Andamia from the Andamans 228-229
Obituary- T.S. Narayana 229-229
Mineral and Nitrogen of Some South Indian Pasture Grasses -- A.S. Menon 230-231
Effective Phosphates in Cane Juices -- S.N. Gundu Rao and Kripa Shankar 231-232
Chemical Reactions Involving Solids -- M.A. Govinda Rau 232-233
Agriculture and Animal Husbandry in India 234-234
Centenaries -- S.R. Ranganathan  
Hollings , John (1683-1739) 235-235
Davies , Thomas (1792-1839) 235-235
Graham , John (1805-1939) 235-235
Cooper , Thomas (1759-1839) 235-235
Astronomical Notes - T.P.B. 236-236
Science Notes and News 236-243
Academies and Societies 244-244
JUNE 1939
 
The Imperial Agriculture Research Institute 245-248
Sir Richard Gregory , Bart 249-250
Professor Walter Nernst 251-252
   
Letters to the Editor  
A Magnetic Study of the Oxides of Chromium and Manganese -- P.L. Kapur and Brahm Prakash 253-254
Thixotropy of Liquid Helium ? -- K.R. Dixit 254-255
Methylation of Hydroxy - Flavonols 255-256
Hysteresis in the Sorption of water on Rice -- K. Subba Rao 256-257
Adsorption of Ascorbic Acid by Lead Salts -- N.L. Lahiry , M. Sreenivasaya 257-258
The Advance Monsoon in the West Coast -- V. Sivaramakrishna Iyer 258-258
Microscopic Characters of Some Maganese Minerals , found in the Lateritic Maganese - Ore of Belgaum District , S.W. India -- S. Deb 258-260
Lethality of Gametes Conditioned by Exchange of Segments between Partially Homologous Chromosomes in a Nicotiana Species Hybrid -- Dontcho Kostoff 260-260
A Note on the Embryo - Sac and Endosperm - Haustoria in Some Members of Scrophularineae -- C.V. Krishna Iyengar 261-263
Secondary Growth in the Bulb of Polyanthes tuberosa L.-- D.N. Chakraverti 263-264
Loss of Water Evaporation from the Upper Surfaces of Soil Coloums Resting on a Water Table -- L. Ramdas & A.K. Malik 264-266
Studies on the British Aleurodidae -- K.N. Trehan 266-266
   
Book Reviews 267-276
Agriculture Marketing in Northern India 276-277
Trout Culture in Ceylon 278-279
Larvicidal Fishes and Their Indentification 279-280
Obituary- Dayaram Sahni 280-280
Industrial Section - The Chemistry of Detergents -- K. Venkataraman 281-288
Luminesence 289-291
Einstein's Generalisation of Kaluza's Unitary Theory 291-291
Centenaries -- S.R. Ranganathan  
Dale , Samuel (1659 - 1739) 292-292
Cunningham , Allen (1791-1839) 292-292
Bell , Horace (1839-1903) 292-292
Astronomical Notes - T.P.B. 293-293
Science Notes and News 293-300
Academies and Societies 300-300
JULY 1939
 
Some Aspects of Cotton Industry in India 301-305
The Institute of Optics , Univercity of Rochester 305-305
Evolutionary Significance of Chromosome Size and Chromosome Number in Plants -- Dontcho Kostoff 306-310
Professor J.C. Ghosh 310-311
Rao Bahadur Professor B. Venkatesachar 311-311
   
Letters to the Editor  
The Ultra - Violet End of the Solar Spectrum -- M.W. Chiplonkar 312-313
A Case of Variegation in Capsicum annuum L. -- R.B. Deshpande 313-314
On the Anatomy of Some of the Compositae -- M. Sayeeduddin , M. Moinuddin 314-316
Leaf Crinkle - A Transmissible Disease of Papaya -- K.M. Thomas , C.S. Krishnaswami 316-317
Discovery of a Species of Coeloplana Commensal on the Star - fish Pentacer hedemanni in the Sea off Krusadai Island , Gulf of Manaar -- S. Varadarajan
316-317
A Note on the Biology of Lucilli sericata Meigen (Calliphoridae , Diptera) in Baluchistan -- Nazeer Ahmed Janjua 317-319
Surface Structure of Polished Iridescent Shells -- K.R. Dixit 319-319
   
Book Reviews 320-327
A World Survey of Soil Erosion 328-330
Electricity in Chemistry 330-331
Industrial Section- Semi - Automatic Cell Testing Device for Dry Cells -- L.C. Verman and G.D. Joglekar 332-335
Indian Science Congress , 1940 335-335
Shree Sayaji Jubilee Science Instutite 336-337
Astronomical Notes - T.P.B. 337-337
Development of Electrical Industry in India 338-339
Experiments on the Cold Storage of Mangoes and Other Fruits and Vegetables 339-339
Museums Association in India 339-340
Centenaries -- S.R. Ranganathan  
O ' Callaghan , Francis Langford (1839-1909) 340-340
Ballach , Edward (1839-1910) 340-340
Science Notes and News 341-347
Academies and Societies 348-348
Eraata 348-348
AUGUST 1939
 
Shell - Fisheries in the Andamans 349-354
The Liaison - Officer for India on the Staff on the Royal Botanic Gardens , Kew 354-355
The Frequency of Polyembryony and Chlorophyll Deficiency in Rye -- Dontcho Kostoff 356-358
   
Letters to the Editor  
Temperature Dependence of Lindemann Frequency -- L. Sibaiya , M. Rama Rao 359-359
Some Interesting Phenomena at the Solid - Liquid Transition of Colloidal Stearic Acid -- K. Subba Ramaiah , M.P. Venkatarama Iyer & K.S. Gururaja Doss 360-360
The Configuration of the C3 Hydroxyl Group in the Digitonin Precipitable Steroids -- K. Ganapathi 360-361
Heterogeneous Reaction between Chromic Sulphate and Manganese Dioxide -- Mata Prasad , M.A. Naqvi & V.N. Shtgiri 361-362
Effect of B- Indolyl3 - Acetic Acid and Phenyl Acetic Acid on the Growth of Some Members of the Family Saprolegniaceae -- M.S. Murdia 362-362
Occurrence of Xenia in Pearl Millet (Pennisetum typhoideum) Stapf and Hubbard -- Z.H. Patel 363-364
A Note on Pennisetum typhoideum Rich . (bajri) affected by Striga densiflora Benth -- L.S.S. Kumar 364-365
Insects as Test Animals for Nutritional and Vitanimic Studies -- B.G.L. Swamy & M. Sreenivasaya 365-367
Anacardic Acid and its Derivatives as Textile Auxiliary Agants -- R.C. Gandhi & K. Venkataraman 367-368
Nitrite Estimation in Compost and Soil Extracts -- J.G. Shrikhande 369-370
   
Book Reviews 371-377
The Evolution of the Text - Book -- H.J. Taylor 378-380
Theory of Statistical Estimation -- K.B. Madhva 380-381
Theosophy and Science Meet -- R. Naga Raja Sarma 382-383
Obituary - Walther Horn (1871-1939) 384-385
P.N. Ghatak 385-385
Centenaries -- S.R. Ranganathan  
Smith , William (1769-1839) 386-386
Goodale , George Lincoln (1839-1923) 386-386
Astronomical Notes - T.P.B. 387-387
International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences 387-388
Science Notes and News 388-395
Academies and Societies 396-396
SEPTEMBER 1939
 
Archaeology in India 397-400
The Indian Journal of Entomology 400-401
Cosmic -Ray Symposium at the University of Chicago -- P.S. Gill 402-403
Magnetostriction -- D.S. Subbaramaiya 403-407
   
Letters to the Editor  
Garo Hill Cotten -- N. Ahmad 408-409
Biochemical Synthesis of Colouring Matter by an Indian Strain of Penicillium Mold -- N.N. Chopra & J.N. Ray 409-411
Diet and Detoxication -- B. Mukerji & R. Ghose 411-414
The Principal Magnetic Susceptibilities of Tellurium Crystal -- S. Ramchandra Rao & S.R. Govindarajan 414-414
Determination of Dipole Moment in Solution -- D.J. Davar 414-416
Photo - Cells and the Measurement of Quantity of Light -- D.V. Gogate & Y.V. Kathavate 416-417
Lethal Green Seedlings in Sorghum -- G.N. Rangaswamy Ayyangar & A. Kuni Koran Nambiar 417-418
Cleistogamy and Its Inheritance in Sorghum -- G.N. Rangaswamy Ayyangar & & B.W.X. Ponnaiya 418-419
Problem in the Correlation of Pre - Cambrian Granites of Danta State -- N.L. Sharma 420-421
Pseudomorps after Leucite in the " Mica- trap " of Jharia Coalfield -- N.L. Sharma 421-421
A Yellow - Flowered Varity of Gynura crepidioides Bth -- C.G. G. J. Van Steenis 421-421
Polyrhachis Ants and Bacterial Symbiosis -- S. Mahdiahssan 422-422
   
Book Reviews 423-428
Chemistry sans Dalton -- M.A.G. Rau 429-430
Modern Psychology Grapples With Man -- R. Naga Raja Sarma 430-431
Industrial Section- Chemical Cotton 432-432
Industrial News and Notes 433-433
Centenaries -- S.R. Ranganathan  
Duncumb , John (1765-1839) 433-433
Gee , Samuel Jones (1839-1911) 433-433
Astronomical Notes - T.P.B. 434-434
Magnetic Notes for July , 1939 434-434
The Cultivation of Cinchona in India -- A.K.Y. 435-435
Science Notes and News 436-441
Academies and Societies 441-442
Supplement to Current Science - British Association For The Advancement Science Dundee , 1939 443-456
OCTOBER 1939
 
The Mettur Dam Fisheries 457-459
The Journal of the Indian Anthropological Institute 459-460
Tuberculosis in India 460-461
Isotopes and Hyperfine Structure -- L. Sibaiya 462-465
   
Letters to the Editor  
Sunspots and Mysore Rainfall -- C. Seshachar & V. Doraiswami Iyer 466-468
Scanning of the Hystersis Loop Sorption -- Kittur Subba Rao 468-469
Alleged Optical Isomerism of 6-co - ordinated Cupric Salts -- Kamal Lal Mandal 469-470
Twig Blight and Fruit Rot of Mango -- U.K. Kanitkar & B.N. Uppal 470-471
On the Occurrence of Apus in Gujarat , Western India -- T.S. Mahabale 471-471
A Note on the Development of the Female Gametophyte in Some Indian Compositae -- Sunil Datta 471-472
Teratological Notes -- M. Abdus Salam & M.R. Suxena 472-472
Occurrence of Cestum amphitrites (Mertens) on the Madras Coast -- R. GOpala Aiyar 473-473
Constitution of Sulphar Nitride -- N.L. Phalnikar & B.V. Bhide 474-474
On the Correlation between Life - Dura tion and Respiratory Phenomena -- R.D. Asana 474-474
   
Book Reviews 475-482
From J.J. to G.P 482-484
Spectroscopy and Its Applications 484-484
Evolution of the Human Brain 484-484
Centenaries -- S.R. Ranganathan  
Bree , Robert (1759-1839) 485-485
Thurston , Robert Henry (1839-1903) 485-485
Astronomical Notes - T.P.B. 486-486
Magnetic Notes for August and September , 1939 486-486
The Scope and Limitations of Physical Anthropology -- A. Aiyappan 487-487
Pratice With Science -- A.K.Y. 488-489
Instruments in Science and Industry -- M.A.G. Rau 489-489
Science Notes and News 490-495
Academies and Societies 496-496
NOVEMBER 1939
 
The Indian Chemical Industry 497-499
Biological Abstracts 499-499
Some Aspects of the Chemistry of the Vibrios -- Richarad W. Linton 500-502
The Problem of Opium Addiction in India and Its Treatment -- R.N. Chopra 503-506
   
Letters to the Editor  
Effect of Crystal Orientation on the Raman Spectrum of Calcite -- S.Bhagavantam 507-508
Interaction of Atomic Energy Levels --T.S. Subbaraya , K. Seshadri & N.A. Narayana Rao 508-510
Sound Velocity and Inter - Molecular Forces -- M. Rama Rao 510-511
The Root Knot Disease of Cotton -- Jay Chand Luthra & R.S. Vasudeva 511-512
Condensation of Chalkones With Flavanones -- B.N. Kaplash , R.C. Shah & T.S. Wheeler 512-512
Fossil Algae in the Ecocene Beds of the Salt Range -- L. Rama Rao & K. Sripada Rao 512-513
Effect of Anti - oxidants on the Stability of Vitamin-A in Ghee exposed to Sunlight -- N.S. Doctor & B.N. Banerjee 513-513
   
Book Reviews 514-523
The Thyroid Gland and Its Disorders -- B. Mukerji 523-523
The Philosophy of Non - Violence - A Scientific Approach -- R. Naga Raja Sarma 524-526
Sugar Industry of India 1937 - 38 -- G.Gundu Rao 526-526
Recent Advances in Applied Mechanics -- E.K. Ramaswami 527-529
Centenaries -- S.R. Ranganathan  
Cockburn , William (1669-1739) 530-530
Hewson , William (1739-1774) 530-530
Murdock , William(1754-1839) 530-531
Astronomical Notes - T.P.B. 531-531
Magnetic Notes for OCTOBER 1939 531-532
Perspectives in Evolution 532-532
The Assesment of Physical Fitness 532-532
Measuring the Mental 533-533
Rates and Taxes 534-534
Science Notes and News 535-539
Academies and Societies 540-540
DECEMBER 1939
 
Organsation of Indurstrial Research 541-544
Prof . E.O. Lawrence 544-545
   
Letters to the Editor  
On Waring's Problem -- K. Sambasiva Rao 546-546
Drift of the Hystersis Loop in Sorption -- Kittur Subba Rao 546-548
Threshold Potentials and Reactivity under Electrical Discharge -- S.S.Joshi 548-549
Reformatsky Reaction With Ethyl Bromomalonate and Acetone -- Balkrishna H. Iyer 549-550
Magnetic Susceptibilities of Some Flurides -- Abdul Awwal Chowdhury 550-550
Growth Promoting Factors in Jowar (Andropogan Sorghum Linn) -- P.S. Sarma & M. Sreenivasaya 551-551
Nitric Nitrogen in Soils under Cotton -- M.R. Madhok & Fazal-Ud-Din 551-553
Occurrence of Celestite in the Phosphatic Nodules of Utatur -- N. Jayaraman & K.R. Krishnaswami 553-553
A Note on the Effect of Indole - butyric and Indole- acetic Acids on Rooting of Green Wood Cutting With Special Reference to Litchi and Mango -- P.K. Sen 553-554
Thermo or Vacuum Flasks for Preserving Sugarcane Pollen -- M. Vijayasaradhy 554-555
On Resistance of Vernalised Plants of Linseed to attack by Melampsora Lini -- H. Chaudhuri 555-556
A Note on the Structure and Development of the Ovule and Embryo - sac in Two Species of Launea -- J. Venkateswarlu 556-557
The Age of Earth --N.L. Sharma 557-558
The Constitution of Rottlerin -- J.N. Ray 558-558
   
The Use of Kalama as an Antioxidant of Ghee -- S.V. Govindarajan and B.N. Banerjee 559-560
Obituary- Gopal Chandra Chakravarti 560-560
Book Reviews 561-565
The Raman Effect -- S. Bhagavantam 565-566
Centenaries -- S.R. Ranganathan  
Barlow , Edward (1639-1719) 566-566
Wigan , John (1696-1739) 566-566
Winchell , Newton Horace (1839-1914) 566-566
Film Reactions as a New Approach to Biology 567-568
Magnetic Notes for NOVEMBER 1939 568-568
Astronomical Notes - T.P.B. 568-568
The Interpretation of Plant Structure 569-570
Natural Geographic Regions 570-571
Metamorphism and Igneous Action 571-572
Science Notes and News 573-579
Academies and Societies 579-580
Errata 580-580