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Abbot, G. G., galvanometer improvements l)y 25 



recent astronomical tnents 101 



report on Astrophysical Observatory H5-96 



Ablxjtt, ^V. L. , explorations by 35 



collections from .'il , 32, 102 



Absolute zero, history of 207-240 



Absorj)tion of atmosphere and solar envelope J^fi, S<S, 90 



Actininm, discovery of 199 



Adams, Robert, jr., member of Mnseum bnilding committee 3 



Regent of the Institution x, xi, 2, 4 



Adler, Cyrui^, lilirarian's report 97-99 



Administration, Secretary's report on 5 



Aerodi'ome, Langley Ill, 122 



Aerodynamics, Langley' s experiments in 12, 100 



Aeronantical experiments by Wilbur Wright 133-148 



progress, by Baden-Powell 121-131 



societies 122 



Aeronautics, Langley on 7, 103 



Aeroijlane, advantages of - 127 



Aflal( t, F. (t. , some private zoos 103 



Africa, ge(jgraphical knowledge of 359 



African pygmies 479-491 



Agassiz, marine laboratory founded by 625 



Air, atmospheric, conductivity of gases of 11 



" boiling," in astronomical work 26 



currents at varying altitudes, study of - - 10 



liquid '. 219 



physical properties of, researches in 9 



resistance of, researches 1 )y Canovetti ' - 8, 9 



upper, composition of 230 



uniform flow of, through tuljes 9 



Airship, Santos Dumont's 103 



Airships, Baden-Powell on 121 



Alaska, Bogoslof volcanoes 102 



development of, dei^endent on reindeer 621 



Indian tribes of 43 



Laplanders in 616 



preservation of marine animals of 103 



reindeer in 61 3-623 



z<j(jlogical station proposed in 23 



Alloys, intestinal activity of 412 



microscopic study of 411 



researches jn 298 



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