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On the Occurrence of Selenium and Tellurium in Japan, by Prof.
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The Direét Production of Phenol from Benzene, by C. T. Kingzett,
FIC. FiCuSiiieriiiinninneeeincncaacsccocansessorsesses 220
Brewing in Japan, by R. W. Atkinson, B.Sc. (Lond.).ceuersaesas 230
Contributions from the Chemical Laboratory of Harvard College,
by Josiah Parsons Cooke, Dire€tor.cescerensecasrsaserrassass 233
CueMicaL SocieTy.~Citraconic and Mesaconic Ethers, and
Maleic and Fumaric Acids—A&ion of Potassium Cyanide
on Bismuthous Nitrate—Atomic Weight of Bismuth—Additional
Observations on the Halogen Salts of Bismuth—Acétion
of Sulphuric Acid on Zinc and Tin—Volumetric Estimation of
Bismuth in the Form of Oxalate—Influence of Water on the
Reaétion between Potassium Iodide and Chlorine—Laboratory
Notes—Suberone—Sulphonic Acids derived from Isodinaphthyl—Phenyl-naphthalen
— Dimethyl-malonic Acid and Dimethyl-barbituric
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