INDEX. 



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Assyrian art and civilization, dismveries of 'r^f. 



language, study of '^^ 



sculpture ' 



Astrunoniical constants, investigation of ...r 



distances, measurement of 23^ 



instruments at Pekin Observatory ! . ! ] S5 



obser\'atories, groAvth of ' j .>- 



Astronomy, articles on . . ., 



oldest of the sciences i .,., 



l)Osition of, in 1800 _ I .,•• 



progress in, Lockyer on \->:',-\47 



solar eclipse expedition 41; loi^ioji 



spectroscopic, progress in I .«, 



star catalogues ];>4 



telescope development 1 27 



Astropliysical Observatory, annals of ()S.S-(W2 



finances of xi.viii, i.xi 



Mr. Abbot's report on 99-109 



Secretary's report on 45-47 



solar eclipse expedition by 101-109 



Atlantic cable, failure of first 336 



Atmosiihere, molecular composition of 1 (id 



on Mars 161 



part of, in earth's formation 292 



study of, with balloons 190 



Atmospheric electricity, at various heights 230 



Atomic weights, Dalton's theory of 238 



determination of 239 



Atoms, and molecules, jirogress in study of 240 



l)iological study of - ■l*'" 



constant motion of ^^^5 



Australia, Commonwealth of •*-'' 



geographic conquest of ■!-'' 



Automol)iles, electric, history of -i-*'' 



Avery estate, report on -^"' 



Ayres, James M. , live peccary from ^ 



B. 



Babylonian and Chinese myths analogous ^'J^ 



arts and civilization, study of •[^•>' 



contract literature 



discoveries 



gardens, discovery of - 



law, study of ^ 



records of 3800 B. C •'"J'" 



society, Peiser on 



Bacon, J. M. , on eclipse expedition ^^^_ 



Bacteria in the ocean .' 



Bacteriological discoveries of nineteenth century J^^ 



Bacteriology, development of j;^^ 



progress in - ^^^,^,^ 



Baker, Frank, report on Zoological Park by 



MS 



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