INDEX TO VOLUMES I-X. 
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Astronomy, List of papers on—Cont'd. 
on the transits of Venus, past and future. 
S.Newcomb. Title onlyy............ccccesses i 
on the heat of the sun. B. Peirce. Ab- 
RUNTCLocccccuscc cee. Gassaeeessniervcd Seedesetace wedeeat- i 
on the physivzal constitution of the co- 
rona ofthe sun. W. Harkness. Refer- 
on the spectrum of Encke’s comet and 
the appearence of Tuttle’s comet. W. 
Harkness. Reference.......06 Seebene ise sees i 
on the astronomical proof of the existence 
of a resisting medium in space. A. 
EU Mets PIRETET CNC Ocaks csc accsdecsesoctuses ocsceseenell 
{on the speetrum of Encke’s comet.] W. 
Harkness. Reference....... wuvecasmtebebyeccce i 
on the appearance of Encke’s comet as 
seen at Harvard College observatory. 
CASHPSICO:) WEferencOriciccarcccases svereeve i 
on the density of the hypothetical resist- 
ing medium in space. W. Harkness. 
Reference......++ anerentnsrdestabusvesivesveseeeaes a! 
on the possibility of a universal atmos- 
phere. S. Newcomb. Title only......... i 
on the discovery of’ new planets having 
especial reference to the asteroids. J. 
C. Watson. Title only... sectsearene ek 
[letter on solar eclipse.] Gant. bemegoniiti 
Communicated by W. Harkness. No ab- 
iMG lapscsocsdavsecvcusvessesvses dddsvastweccceccR 
[letters on idandete Gikeevaioty| Bara: 
Gould. Communicated by J. H. C. Coffin 
and J. J. Woodward. No abstract........ i 
on the determination of the errors of a 
provisory catalogue of tundamental 
stars. O.Stone. Title only...........s000 i 
on the progress of the construction of the 
new telescope for the Naval Observa- 
tory. S. Newcomb. Reference....... i 62 
on our present knowledge of the planet 
Jupiter. W.B. Taylor. Title only.....i 
Maps prepared by G. W. Hil! for use in 
connection with the transit of Venus 
in December, 1874. J. H. C. Coffin. 
Refer ence.........0.e000 We ceseeeseeuce sencadsnenrenees i 
on stellar photometry. .S. Peirce. ‘Ref: 
the proceedings of the commission to 
arrange for the observation of the next 
transit of Venus. S. Newcomb. Title 
Ei conebassesesnete ose eedveaneereceewaees musiesess ee 
@ comparison of the thermometers used 
to determine the correction for at- 
mospheric refraction at the U. S. 
Naval Observatory. J. R. Eastman. 
PRU LISEEL) cantahsewescacssdonasceus davtat ioscasncectude i 
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31 
34 
34 
34 
35 
39 
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56 
57 
62 
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63 
63 
68 
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Astronomy, List of papers on—Cont’d. 
on the results of astronomical obserya- 
tions at Sherman Station, Wyoming 
Terr. R. b. Cutts. Abstract and refer- 
ence.. Siena eee As eccoocen ey cera 
on the (austin of ‘the Patni of comets’ 
tails. B. Peirce. Reference.............00 i 
on the general star catalogue prepared 
from the observations at the Naval Ob- 
servatory since 1845. M. Yarnall. Ref- 
OMEN Cred adssaddasevesuurccudeccccaieccaysscestcueceonss i 
on the power necessary to drive the pend- 
ulum of an astronomical clock. W. 
Harkness: Zttle Onyf....c-csscssssssccseasses i 
on a proposed method of observing astron- 
omical transits. E. Foote. Title only. 
the frequency of the occurrence of the 
zero and the nine digits in the tenths 
of seconds from the chronographic 
record of transit observations. J. R. 
ASEAN. “CAOSETILCL....cecc.ccesecteeesecsrscrs i 
[letter on the Cordoba Observatory.] B. 
A. Gould. Communicated by J. J. Wood- 
ward. NO Adstract....sss:..560cceccssnesve cone i 
[letter on proposed observatory.] J. Lick. 
Communicated by J. Henry. No ab- 
SET ACE re cwascacs scantvassccerecssessc ebcemeanncecsuseyen i 
a detailed account of the construction of 
the lenses and other interesting por- 
tions of the large telescope now estab- 
lished at the Naval Observatory. A. 
Clarks ULNA ONY.3.<.ceteasececusctesesxeteceers i 
on the determination of the personal er- 
rors in the observation of astronomical 
transits. J. E. Hilgard. Title only...i 
on comets and meteors. A. Hall. Refer- 
[the meteor of December 24, 1873.] P. 
Parker. Wo abstract... .....00 Sarr rannc i 
[letter on the meteor of December 24, 1873.] 
B. Hallowell. Communicated by J. 
Henry: INO GO8t7 Web xs052 0-05 ssccse sanusnens i 
_ on the adopted value of the sun’s appar- 
ent diameter. E.S. Holden. Jn full, 
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74 
75 
85 
88 
91 
92 
92 
94 
94 
95 
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=on various hypotheses in reference to 
space. C.S. Peirce. Title only........... i 
on specimens of meteoric iron from Chi- 
huahua, Mexico, and the structure of 
meteorites in general. IF. M. Endlich. 
DUEL OMe) iccxasavsbvonecs coaccuasett von-neceeneasetes i 
on meteor trains, and the upper atmos- 
pheriecurrents. J. Henry. Title only.i 
on the apparatus to be used in the observa- 
tions of the approaching transit of 
Venus. W. Harkness. 
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98 
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