VI CONTENTS. 



I'ago. 

 TiiK Smitiisoniax Ixstitutiox— Continneil. 



Misi('llaui't»ii8 ~0 



Htattio of Professor Uaird 20 



CJrants in aid of tlio physical sciences 20 



As-si};iimiMit of rooiiis for ecientific work ---. '21 



Toner lecture fund ^^ • 21 



American Historical Association 21 



Unrean of Fine Arts 22 



Capron cnllcction of Japanese works of art 215 



The World's Fair Exposition, Chicago, 1892 23 



Stereotype plates 24 



Correspondence 24 



I{epre>entative relations 25 



INITKI) Statks Natioxai, Museum 2G 



Increase of the Museniu collections 26 



Catalogne of Mnsenm entries 28 



Cooperation of Departments of Government 28 



Distri1>ntion of duplicate specimens 29 



Mnsenm publications 29 



Assistance to students ■. ^0 



Si)ecial researches 30 



Museum Library ;U 



Museum labels lU 



Meetings and lectures 'M 



Visitors :{l 



Extension of hours for visiting Museum 31 



Museum personnel 32 



Explorations 32 



The department of living animals 33 



National Zoological Paimv 34 



lilRKAr OF Etiin'ology 42 



Ni:i i:olo(;y 4:5 



AlPKMiICES 47 



Ap|iindix I. Ixeport of the Director of the Bureau of Ethnology 47 



II. Report of the Curator of Exchanges 55 



III. Report of the Acting Manager of the National Zoological 



I'aik 04 



IV, Report of the Librarian 75 



V. Report on Publications for the year 79 



VI. Report on Professor Morley's Researches 83 



VII. Report on International Congress of Orientalists H5 



GENERAL APPENDIX. 



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'l'lieS<iuaringof the Circle, by Herman Schubert 97 



I'rogresH of Astronomy for 1889-'90, by William C. Winlock!. ..".. 121 



Mathematical Theories of the Earth, by Robert S. Woodward 183 



riiysical Structure of the Earth, by Henry Honuessy 201 



(iiaci.il Geology, by James Goikie " 221 



History of the Niagara River, by G. K. Gilbert .... .'".^" ."......'"!!!! !!" 231 



The Mediterranean. Physieal and Historical, bv Sir R. L. Playfair ........... 2.59 



Staidey and the Maj) of Africa 277 



