CONTENTS OF ACCOMPANYING PAPERS. 



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Report of Committee on Southern and Solar Obser\'atories 5 



Appendix A — Report on certain sites in Arizona and California ; by 



W. J. Hussey 71 



Appendix B — Letters from various astronomers 105 



Reports relating to Geophysics 171 



Report on Geophysics ; by C. R. Van Hise 173 



Construction of a geoph3^sical laboratory ; by G. F. Becker 185 



Investigations suggested 195 



Proposed International Magnetic Bureau ; by L,. A. Bauer 203 



Archeological investigations in Greece and Asia Minor ; by T. D. Seymour. 213 



Mechanics of the human voice ; by E. W. Scripture 243 



Fundamental problems of Geology ; by T. C. Chamberlin 261 



Archeological and Physico-Geographical reconnaissance in Turkestan ; by 

 R. Pumpelly 271 



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