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F. W. Dnenckel; Studies on the Statics and Kinematics of the Atmosphere in the 

 United States — I, A new Barometric System for the United States, Canada, and the 

 West Indies, by F. H. Bigelow; and the term Indian Summer, by A. Matthews; and 

 notes and extracts on yellow snow in Michigan, Bartholomew's physical atlas — 

 meteorology, the hurricanes of the far east, the Weather Bureau in the West Indies, 

 fresh light on the Antarctic, a history of meteorological work in India, pamphlets rela- 

 tive to Wetterschiessen, the Third International Congress on Hail Shooting, general 

 report on hail shooting ■ presented to the congress at Lyons (by J. R. Plumandon), 

 and Weather Bureau men as instructors and lecturers. 



No. 2.— Special contributions on The term Indian Summer, by A. Matthews; and 

 Studies on the Statics and Kinematics of the Atmosphere in the United States— II, 

 Method of Observing and Discussing the Motions of the Atmosphere (illus. ), by 

 F. H. Bigelow. 



No. 3. — Special contributions on Studies on the Statics and Kinematics of the Atmos- 

 phere in the United States— III, The Observed Circulation of the Atmosphere in the 

 High and Low Areas (illus.), by F. H. Bigelow; Fog and Frost Formation, by D. 

 Cuthbertson; and Some Experiments in Atmidometry (illus.), by J. S. .Stevens; and 

 notes and extracts on prize for pressure anemometer, hourly temperatures for Balti- 

 more, Md. (illus.), meteorology and the schools, Pernter's meteorological optics. 

 Second Mexican Congress of Meteorology, graduate study at Washington, the varia- 

 tion of the diurnal range of temperature with the latitude and locality, the "snow 

 country" of central New York, and National Bureau of Standards. 



Summaries of temperature, rainfall, and sunshine, E. F. Ladd {Norfh Dakota 

 Sta. Bpt. 1901, pp. 11-13). — Tables give the maximum, minimum, and average 

 monthly temperature, monthly rainfall, and sunshine for the year 1901. 



Meteorology of 1901, A. Buchan {Trans. Highland and Agr. Soc. Scotland., 5. 

 ser., 14 {190:?), pp. 371-377). — A table gives the wind, mean pressure, temperature, 

 rainfall, cloud, and sunshine for 1901, as compared with the average of the 4.5 years 

 from 185() to 1900 for all Scotland. The general features of the weather of each 

 month of 1901 and the effect of the season on the growth of crops, especially wheat, 

 barley, oats, potatoes, and turnips, are briefly discussed. 



Meteorology, 1901-2, G. Ginestous {Bid. Dlr. Agr. et Com., 7 {1902), No. 23, pp. 

 237-241). — A sunnnary of observations on temperature and rainfall during December, 

 January, and February. 



Report on the meteorological observations made in the society's gardens 

 at Chiswick, 1901, E. Mawley {Jour. Roy. Hart. Soc. [London'], 26 {1902), No. 4, 

 pp. 802-S09, figi<. 3). — Summaries for temperature and rainfall of each month are 

 given. 



A study of the climate of Tunis, G. Ginestous {Bui. Dir. Agr. et Com., 7 {1902), 

 No. 23, pp. 210-232, figs. 7, charts 3). — A sunnnary of observations on temperature 

 and pressure, wind, frost, humidity, evaporation, and casual phenomena during the 

 months of March, April, and May. 



The Third International Hail Protection Congress, Lyons, 1901, J. Van- 

 dervaeren {Rev. Gen. Agron. [Lo^ivainl, 10 {1901), No. 12, pp. 629-544, pl- 1; H 

 {1902), No. 1-2, pj). 1-30). — This is the report of the official representative of the 

 French Ministry of Agriculture delegated to attend the congress and report its pro- 

 ceedings. It includes a summary of the proceedings and of the reports of the f)fficial 

 representatives of the various countries participating in the congress, the resolutions 

 adopted, and the author's conclusions from the proceedings of the congress. The 

 principal features of the resolutions adopted have already been noted (E. S. R., 13, 

 p. 626) . In concluding his report, the author states that "if the reports, discussions, 

 and conclusions of the congress at Lyons have not definitely solved the problem, 

 neither have they produced a generally unfavorable impression regarding the firing. 



