INDEX. 



Rural Chemistry. Lectures on. by Professor S. W. Johnson T„ 



Airy, ( f F., On measuring the sun's distance 



Alexander, C. A., Translations by .' \W\:,; ~ ' 



-. , 220,234,251,271 



\ ■ lomer Royal, On the measure of the sun's "d'istan'c'e \ll 



Astronomical researches and inventions. -. B ? 



Aurora, remarkable exhibition of, in 1859. 15 



\ D.. Remarks relative to G.Wur'demanu.i. '..'.!.! im 



Remarks relative to Professor J. P. Espy !q| 



S. r , Report f„r ?<t"T.'. U .'.'!. Ma ^^^ nd Meteorological Observations atGYmdcVliege:::: 18 



Barometers, i struction and verification, by jn'o*. Weigh' " /!? 



• In fillinjr ' 4-U 



■y Mr. Thur'ber" and Dr.' Torr'e'y .' .'.".' '.' *?? 



Brewer's Oology 41 



Carpenter, Philip p., Lecture on Shelis of the Gulf of 'California'! " iof 



Shells arranged bv rjj 



' . :al Literature.!!! ?i 



' i 's meteorological instruments, Description of.. .. .-,, 



irtwenty-eight'years !.'.'.".'.'! ■;. 44 



Ca ofTransacuons in Smithsonian Library ... In 



meter 4U 



1 r Parker, n »tice "oV.!!!!!! !.!!.".'!!!!..'!!!!!!!!.''!!.".'.'! tit 



.. , , Resolution of Regents relative' to !.'!.'! !!!!!! !.'""" 111 



Coffin, Professor J. H., Discussion of winds o 



1 gue of, by Dr. LeConte ™ 



' in the 8mithsonian Museum .... -7 



1 er, Dr. J. G., Forest map ,l 



Copyright books, Mew regulations respi ctiug !!!.'.'.!'.!! 41 



Applications for ?„ 



1 ran, W. W., Gallery of An ,7~ 



Craig, Dr B P., Researches in Laboratory ./j 



Cunard, Edw., Letter from, granting free freight ' ,77 



I by ... l lj. 



1 if meteorological observers.... ok 



lollc, Blemoir of, b) M Flourens .'..'.". '.'.".'.'!!! ^, 



Oi Kive, Report on transactions of Geneva Society ol Physics! &c o-'m 



Donations to Museum ~i\ 



1 M t on Observations of ' . .' .' ( Z 



Easter, J. D., Translation Galvanometer! !!!'.!!!! ™« 



Eclipse of fti-ptember 7, 1858. Account of, by Lieutenant Gillis ,2 



I Nesu«, Circular relative to .' .V? 



Espy, Professor James, Remarks relative to, by Professor Bac'lie'!! .'.".*.".!.'.".!! 108 



,. ition relative to, by Board of Regents '! 111 



lippropriatioi '.. ''' 



Ethnology, Present state of, in r. lation to the form of the HunianSkuli !!.'.'.'.'.' 2il 



Ethnological Research by I.. II. Morgan .„ 



1 Account of operai 3 during 1859 .,„ 7-.- 



Expcndituns during 1859 'o2 



lions during 1859 ..!'..'.'.".."!.".!".'! =7 



I n, Professor C. C, Remarks relative 1.. WaVhVng'ton'lrving'.!!!! !!!! imj 



„ .. Remarks relative to Professor W. W. Turner !.'.'.". 104 



I M., Memoir of De Candolle, by ',-, 



1 e, W. Q.., Meteorological business conducted by ..!!'.'.' ~'A 



Map, by Dr. J. G.C r ..." ™ 



'■ « as a Measuring Instrument, by Poggendorff.'.! .' w 



Gassiot,J. P., Welsh on Barometers '. "}„ 



Gibbs, i»r. U\. Chemical Researches .'...'. 4 « 



C1II1- 



...I. I.- -1 .11' in 7. «_ 



Gillis, Lieutenant, Accouni ol Eclipse ofS ptember 7, 1858, in Peru..'.'!!.'!!.'.'!!!! 18 



Proposed Expedition of ,,0 



Girard College, Magnetic and Meteorological Observations discussed, by ProfessorBacne' !'..'.' 8 



Glaisher's result 01 Observations in London " i2 



Grasshoppers, Circular relative to 7° 



Cray. Hr. Asa, Work on Foresl Trees ' ri 



Gi 

 Gla 

 Gi 



* -.-■-■■■•■. .. w, n on i in i-- 1 ncca 



James, On filling Barometers .in 



Haw-. i) r . .1. .1., Expedition to Arctic Regions ...'!! !!!!.'.! jfS 



Hilgard, J. E n of Smithsonian Magnetic 1 Ibservatory..... «» 



Hypsometrical Map ol United States, Materials collected for..." .....' 36 



, , Observations in Mexico, by A. Sonntag 07 



Index of Physical Papers in transactions . 7 



Insects, Treatises or Catalogues of .....'.'.'!.'..'.".' tk 



Instruments, List of, in possession of Meteorological Observers'. !".!".!' ...'. 7 o 



D ription ol Meteorological A !{\ 



Inventions resulting from Abstract Investigations ....!! ......!!!!! i<! 



Irving, Washington, Remarks relative to, by Professor Felton .'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.' 106 



Resolution relative to, by Board of Regents ".!".".!!'.'"!!! 108 



'•' '' >>> f"'«l "II lilll[.|||C-. , , , - _ 'H 



Johnson, Prof ssor S. W.. Lectures on Agricultural Chemistry .'..!.' .'.'!! .'!.'."' nq 



Journal of Proceedings of the Board of Regents " . 7 n , 



Kane's Meteorological < IbservationB. 



Kennicott, Robert, Exploration "' " _, z~ 



Laboratory 01,00 



Lane, .1. II., Researches in Laboratory .".".!.".'..'!!'."."". ^o 



Latitude and Longitude ol Meteorological Stations .'.'.'.'!!!!!!!! .'.'!! 70 



LeConte. Dr. John, Catalogue ol Coleoptera, bv .... !.'!!..' ok 



Dr. John L., Instructions for Collecting Insects ! !!!!.'.'!!.." -n 



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