316 
Dies, natural, xi., 48 
Dryopithecus, viii., 135 
Dykes, xiv., 210 
“* Dynagraph car,’’ v., 151 
and track inspection car, iv., 5 
Dynamic electricity, review of, v., 
89-110 
Dysodia Chrysanthemoides, yiii., 78 
Cooperi, vili., 78 
Eads, Capt. James B., viii., 166-174 
military services of, vili., 171, 172 
proposed ship railroad, viii., 174 
removal.of Miss. bar, vili., 171 
Earle, H. Deforest, elected resident 
member, xiv., 220 
Earlier civilizations, woman’s part 
is 2-dl5e) 2S) 
Earth, astronomy of, v., 234 
axis of, v., 235 
form and size of, v.; 234 
rotation of, v., 236 
Earth’s axis, change in position of, 
ites tele) LOS sata 147 
crust, temperature of, xii., 186 
Earthquakes, vi., 18-35, 36-39, 65 
bibliography of, vi., 34, 35 
cause of, vi., 33, 38 
explosion, vi., 27 
famous, vi., 36, 37 
focus of action, vi., 26 
frequency of, vi., 24, 34, 36, 3 
in Japan, ete., vi., 92 
record of, vi., 24, 25: 
in Palestine, vii., 171 
in Yucatan, vii., 47 
waves, viil., 83 
waves on Pacific coast, v., 79 
Earth-wax, deposits of, 1i., 43-50 
Earthworm, lime gland of, xv., 126 
Eastern Yucatan, ete., vil., 45-48 
Echinarachnius parma, ii., 26 
Echini, v., 37, 39 
Echinocactus setispinus, vii., 10 
Echinoderms, fertilization of, xiv., 45 
Echinorhynchus, ii., 8 
Echinospermum Redonskii, vii., 12 
Eclipses, solar, v., 245, 246 
Eclipse, solar, of 1889, x., 153-156 
of the Sun, ix., 5, 47, 52 
expedition to South Africa, x., 2 
solar of Oct. 20, 1892, x., 26 
Economical expansion in steam 
engines, absolute limit, ii., 1 
INDEX. 
Edestus, vii., 100 
Effects of vegetation on the surface, 
ae 1! 
Effusive and Dyke rocks near St. 
John, Ne Ba exvanel ea 
of St. John, Literature of, xiv., 188 
rocks of St. John, xiv., 195 
Eggs of plover, xi., 24 
Egypt, pyramids of, ii., 114-116 
obelisks of, ii., 138 
topography of, iii., 78, 79 
geology of, ix., 122 
Egyptians, ancient, the language of, 
iv., 60 
catacombs, v., 120 
origin of alphabet, v., 81-88 
Eigg, Hebrides, singing beach at, ii., 
73 
Eka-silicon (predicted element), v., 
183 
Eleolite syenite, xi., 60 
Election, annual, i., 126-127 
ie, hel 
of fellows, iii., 80 
of members, iu1., 1, 18, 31, 32, 37, 
48, 55, 71, 72, 80, 100, 106. 
of officers, iii., 70-71 
of members, v., 9, 25, 80, 110, 137, 
169, 213, 232 
of officers, v., 165 
Wes JO 
of fellows, vii., 44, 71 
of officers, vii., 134 
of fellows, viii., 174, 175 
of members, viil., 29, 85, 174, 188 
of officers, vilil., 129 
annual, ix., 108 
of members, ix., 1; 27, 36, 55, 71, 
74, 84, 98, 127, 128, 157, 204 
of officers, ix., 109 
of officers 1896-97, xv., 133 
Electric are, radiation of, v., 240 
winding apparatus, ete., v., 153- 
157 
Electric currents from batteries, x., 
105 
by induction, x., 105 
by meters, x., 118 
stations, flywheel accidents, xiv., 
65 
Electric railway, vii., 68, 70 
Electrical discharges, their bearing on 
solar physics, xii., 48, 49 
resonance, xili., 122 
