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CXCIII. Development of the perturbative function and its derivations in 

 sines and cosines of multiples of the eccentric anomaly and in i)owers 

 of the eccentricities and inclinations. Astr. Papers, III., Part I., pp. 

 200, 1884. 



CXCIV. Report to the Secretary of the Navy on recent Improvements in Astro- 

 nomical Instruments. Senate executive document No. 90. 4Sth Congress, 

 first session, 1884. See CLXXX. 



CXCV. On the proposed change of the Astronomical Day. M.N.R.A.S., Vol. 45, 

 pp. 122-23; Jan., 1885. 



CXCVI. The Georgia Wonder Girl. Science, V, 106-08; Feb. G. 1885. 



CXCVII. The Lick Observatory of California. Harper's Mag., Vol. 70, pp. 399- 

 406; Feb., 1885. Illustr. 



CXCVIII. Mortality experiences of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co., 

 Science, V, 379-81; May 8, 1885. 



CXCIX. (1) Remarks on the proposed change of Astronomical Day; (2) Re- 

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CC. A measure of the velocity of light made during 1880 and 1882 ; with 

 appendices and plates. Astr. Papers, Part 3, Vol. 2. pp. 107-230, 

 1885. The introduction to Parts 3 and 4 of Vol. 2 of Astr. Papers 

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 comb and Michelson measured the velocity of light by operations on such 

 a large scale and such refined methods, as to throw into the» shade all 

 earlier efforts of a similar kind. For the purpose of measurement, 

 they set up fixed and revolving mirrors on opposite shores of the 

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COL Principles of Political Economy ; Harper's, New York, l!"8.=i, pp. 548, 



" . . . . contains much that is excellent and highly instruc- 

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 clear incisive reasoning. In some respects it will undoubtedly be found 

 a valuable contribution to science." Nation. XLII. .38; Jan. 14, 1886. 

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ecu. A letter in reply to a criticism of the above by Prof. E. T. James. 

 Science, VI, 495, Dec. 4, 1885. [In the number following, Prof. James 

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CCIII. A plain man's talk on the labor question. Harper's. New York, 1886, 

 pp. 195. Originally published in the Independent, Vol. 38, May 13 to 

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Guide. 

 CCIV. Mischievous philanthropy. Forum, I, 348-57; 1886. 

 CCV. A generalized theory of the combination of observations so as to o6tain 



the best results. Amer. Jl. Math., VIII, pp. 343-66; Aug., 1886. 

 CCVI. Red sunsets and volcanic eruptions. Nature, XXXIV, 340; Aug. 12, 



1886. 

 CCVII. Reply to criticism of Prof. Newcomb's presidential address before the 



Amer. Society for Psychical Research. Science, VII, 145-46; Feb. 12, 



1880. 

 CCVIII. Views of Economists on the Silver Problem. Science, VII, 265-6; 



March 19, 1886. 

 CCIX. Letter re Ball's " cribbing " from " Popular Astronomy," and Young's 



" Sun." Science, VII, 392 ; April 30, 1886. 



