T^BLE OF CO]sr TENTS 



Pag©. 

 I. — Prefatory note by Prof. C. A. Young, chairmaa of the Eclipse Committee of tbe National Academy of 



Sciences - ----- ..-.--- n 



II. — Organization of the American Eclipse Expedition ..--..------------- 16 



III. — Narrative of the journey from New York to Caroline Island and return, by Prof. E. S. Holden - - - 16 



IV. — Caroline Island ..-......--..,...----- 20 



i 1. Its history, by Prof. E. S. Holdek - ^io 



5 2. Description of the island, by Prof. E. S. Holden and Lieut. E. F. Qualtrough, U. S. N. - - 22 



^ 3. Longitude of Caroline Island, by Mr. AVinslow Upton - - 26 



§ 4. Meteorology of Caroline Island, by Mr. WiNSl-OW Upton _... 41 



(a). Description of instruments and station 41 



(6.) General weather conditions ....- 42 



(c). Meteorological observations between April 25 and May 9, 1833 - 44 



(;?). Meteorological observations during the eclipse - --........ 53 



(e). Diurnal periodicity of the southeast trade wind - -- 59 



(/). Observations of solar radiation during the stay on Caroline Island - -------- 61 



(3). Radiation observations during the eclipse - 85 



(h). Curves of pressure, temperature, etc. ------..----.------- 86 



5 5. Botany of Caroline Island: collections by I>r. AV. S. Di.xoN, U. S. N., and identifications by Prof. 



W. Trelease - 87 



^ 0. Notes on the zoology of Caroline Island, by Dr. W. S. DisoN, U. S. N. - - - 90 



Memorandum on the butterflies, etc., of Caroline Island. Collections by Dr. J. Paxi.s.v ; iden- 

 tifications by Dr. Authur Butler and Mr. Hermann Strecker ------ 92 



§ 7. Chemical constituents of the sea-waterof the lagoon of Caroline Island, determined by Messrs. 



Stillwell and Gladding - -- 96 



V. — Observations of twenty-three new double stars, by Prof. E. S. Holden and Prof C. S. Hastings - 97 



VI. — Plans for work on the day of the ecliitse, by Prof. E. S. Holden ---..-..--.--- 98 



VII.— Reports on the eclipse of May 6, 1883 --------------- - 100 



(«). Report of Prof. Edward S. Holden - ------ 100 



(b). Report of Prof. C. S. Hastings ------- - 102 



(c). Report of Mr. Charles H. Rockwell ------- --.. 126 



(d). Report of Mr. Erasmus D. Preston ...----.------------ 126 



(f). Report of Mr. WiNSLOW Upton - --.....-.----- 1.33 



(/). Repor(?of Ensign S. J. Brown, U. S. N. ------ - 136 



(17). Report of Lieut. E. F. Qualtrough, U. S. N. - 139 



(A). Report of Dr. W. S.Dixon, U. S. N. ------ - . 143 



(i.) Report of Midshipman W. B. Fletcher, U. S. N. --------------- 144 



(./.) Report of Midshipman J. G. Doyle, U. S. N. - 144 



(k.) Memorandum in regard to the photographic observations of the eclipse by Mr. H. A. Law- 

 rence ---------- - 144 



S. Mis. 110 2 9 



