lE^DEX 



A. 



Page. 



Abbott, Dr. William L. . explorations by 8,43,86 



Aberdare, Lord, of Royal Geographical Society 33 



Aberration, constant of 105 



Aboriginal art, survival of 598 



Aborigines, American, origin of. 539 



Absolute measure of hardness 83 



Academies of sciences, origin of 665 



Academy of Fine Arts, of France 706 



Sciences, French 697 



Acosta, cited 354 



Acts of Congress relating to the Institution xxxv 



Adams, Dr. W. . lecture by 30 



Adler, Cyrus, report on library by 83 



Aerial navigation, Lieutenant-Colonel Elsdale on 667 



progress in 670 



^rodynamics, investigations in 398 



Langlej'^s experiments in 669 



Africa, explorations in, by Abbott 86 



by Chanler and others 338 



geographical featiires of 333 



origin of tribes of 600 



Agassiz, Alexander, on G-ulf Stream 83 



Agassiz, Louis, founder of Museum of Zoology 163 



Agathodai'mon canal on Mars 114 



Agricultural chemistry, plant food 313 



Department, foreign exchanges of 63 



Air. atmospheric, at summit of Mont Blanc 243 



refractive index of 105 



resistance of 396, 669 



Albuminoids in fish 233 



Alexander, W. Cleverly, mentioned 633, 651 



Algeria, exchange agency 64 



Allen, Dr. Harrison, lecture by 30 



on North American bats 43 



Allen Korean collection 86 



Alloys in Japanese bronzes 640 



Ahuninium, used in flying machines 669 



America, early cartography of 281 



food and migrations in 526 



American Association for Advancement of Science 93 



Historical Association 18, 21 



Institute of Electrical Engineers 141 



Mining Engineers, collection from 35 



Aniitablia, bronze image of 633 



727 



