460 INDEX. 



Page. 



Hubbert, James. Letter relative to Canadian collections, &c 103 



Hudson's Bay Company. Explorations by and aid rendered 40, 60 



Hunt, T. Sterry. History of petroleum, by 319 



Hymenoptera. "Work proposed on, by De Saussure .. 31 



Instructions for observing the scintillation of the stars ., 220 



For archfBological investigations in the United States 392 



Iron rust. Destructive effect of 343 



Journal of proceedings of the Board of Regents 92 



Kamtz, L. F. On the scintillation of the stars 227 



Kane, Dr. E. K. Observations of, published 16 



Discussion of the records of 18 



Kennerly, Dr. C. B. Death of ^ 61 



Kennicott, Robert. Explorations of 39,59 



King, Charles B. Valuable engravings presented by 46,86 



Kirchoff, M. Chemical analysis of sun, according to recent discoveries of 46 



Knox College. Letter from, relative to Canadian collections 103 



Kunhardt & Co. Letter from, relative to Hamburg Packet Company 98 



La Batut, Madame. Death of 16 



Laboratory. Operations in, during 1861 38 



Lacustrian cities of Switzerland 345 



Languages, Indian, works relative to 33 



Laugel, Auguste, on chemical analysis of the siui 175 



Lausanne. Antiquarian and ethnological collections at 367 



Le Conte, Dr. John. Works on Coleoptera 29 



Lecture-room. Rules for the use of 47 



Receipts for gas used in.... , 90 



Lectures. Views relative to use of Institution for , 47 



List of, delivered 68 



On the construction of bridges, by F. Rogers 125 



On the relations of time and space, by S. Alexander.... 140 



On Arctic'Explorations, by Dr. Hayes 149 



Lee, Dr. , on the progress of astronomical photography 191 



Legacy of Thomas Wynns. Facts respecting 95 



Lepidoptera. Smithsonian works on 29 



Lespiault, Prof. On the small planets between Mars and Jupiter 199 



Letter from the Secretary to Congress, submitting report for 1861 3 



From the Chancellor and Secretary to Congress 4 



Liberia College. Letter relative to 106 



Library. Account of 45 



Principal additions to, during 1861 45 



Loew, Dr H. Work on Diptera 30 



Lowe, T. H. J5ronautic experiments of 38 



Magnetic Observatory established at Ke}^ West 37 



Map, ethnological, of North America, suggestions for 397 



McClintock, Sir F. L. Ob3erva,tions of, published 16 



Melsheimer, Dr. F. E. Work on Coleoptera 29 



