62 REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 
Dyer; ‘“‘Elementary Problems in Physiology,” by J. 8. Burdon-Sanderson; ‘The 
Life Work of Pasteur,” by Sir Henry E. Roscoe; ‘‘On Heredity,” by Sir William 
Turner. (From the Smithsonian Report for 1889.) Octavo pamphlet of 66 pages. 
No. 779. ‘ Papers on Physical Subjects,” comprising ‘‘On Boscovich’s Theory,” by 
Sir William Thomson; ‘‘The Modern Theory of Light,” by Oliver J. Lodge; ‘ Pho- 
tography in the Service of Astronomy,” by R. Radau; ‘The Molecular Structure of 
Matter,” by William Anderson, (From the Smithsonian Report for 1889.) Octavo 
pamphlet of 46 pages. 
No. 780. ‘‘A. Michelson’s Recent Researches on Light: A Presentation Address,” 
by Joseph Lovering, (From the Smithsonian Report for 1889.) Octavo pamphlet 
of 20 pages. 
No. 781. ‘Anthropological Papers,” comprising ‘‘ Anthropology in the last Twenty 
Years,” by Rudolph Virchow; ‘‘Seandinavian Archeology,” by Ingwald Unset; 
“The Last Steps in the Genealogy of Man,” by Paul Topinard. (From the Smith- 
sonian Report for 1889.) Octavo pamphlet of 62 pages. 
No. 782. ‘An Account of the Progress in Anthropology for the year 1889,” by Otis 
T. Mason. (From the Smithsonian Report for 1889.) Octavo pamphlet of 78 pages. 
No. 783. ‘‘The State and Higher Education,” by Herbert B. Adams. (From the 
Smithsonian Report for 1889.) Octavo pamphlet of 16 pages. 
No. 784. ‘‘Geographical Latitude,” by Walter B. Scaife. (From the Smithsonian 
Report for 1889.) Octavo pamphlet of 45 pages. 
No. 785. ‘‘ Bibliography of the Chemical Influence of Light,” by Alfred Tucker- 
man. Octavo pamphlet of 25 pages. 
“United States Board on Geographic Names.” Bulletin No, 1. Issued December, 
31, 1890. Octavo pamphlet of vili 4+ 24. 
SMITHSONIAN ANNUAL REPORTS, 
No. 767. ‘Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, 
showing the operations, expenditures, and condition of the Institution to July, 
1888.” This volume contains the Journal of Proceedings of the Board of Regents 
at the annual meeting held January 11, 1888; the Report of the Executive Com- 
mittee of the Board, and the Report of the Secretary of the Institution, followed 
by the “General Appendix,” in which are given: I. Record of progress in various 
branches of science for the years 1887 and 1888—in Astronomy, by William C. Win- 
lock; in Geology, by W J McGee; in North American Paleontology, by Henry S. 
Williams; in Petrography, by George P, Merrill; in Meteorology, by Cleveland Abbe; 
in Chemistry, by F. W. Clarke; in Mineralogy, by Edward S. Dana; in Botany, by F. 
H. Knowlton, and in Anthropology, by Otis T. Mason. II. Miscellaneous papers— 
“Chronelogy of the Human Period,” by J. Woodbridge Davis; ‘‘ Were the Osages 
Mound-builders?” by J, F. Snyder; ‘‘The Progress of Science as exemplified in the 
Art of Weighing and Measuring,” by William Harkness; ‘‘ Determination of the 
Mean Density of the Earth by means of a Pendulum Principle,” by J, Wilsing; 
‘‘Amerriques Amerigho Vespucci and America,” by Jules Marcou; ‘‘ Progress of 
Oriental Science in America During 1888,” by Cyrus Adler, III. Biographical Me- 
moirs—a collection of memoirs of Spencer F. Baird and of Asa Gray; the whole form- 
ing an octavo volume of xli+ 889 pages, illustrated with 9 figures and 1 map. 
No. 768. ‘‘ Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution,” 
showing the operations and condition of the U. 8. National Museum for the year 
ending June 380, 1888. This report comprises, (1) Report of the Assistant Secretary 
of the Smithsonian Institution, G. Brown Goode, in charge of the National Museum, 
upon the Condition and Progress of the Museum; (II) Reports of the Curators of the 
Museum upon the Progress of Work During the year; (II1) Papers Describing and 
Illustrating the Collections in the Museum; (IV) Bibliography of Publications ana 
Papers Relating to the Museum during the year; (V) List of Accessions to the Museum 
