144 
Glaciers of the High Sierra....... Thre we Wht 5 
Mb. Rainier. ..cccccccccscoceee. basdevenseuanuisiadiauame LO 
Glaisher, cited on barometric gradient........2 107 
Gley, E., cited on the pulse.......sseseeeeeeeeW 78 
Goethe, cited on apptied science.............Wil 12 
Gold and silver and the prices of commodi- 
ANA SILVET COINAZE.....-seceereeeeereeees 
Gold-silver ratiO.........c00sccccesees didcwdcpeseppacomWy LOL 
Goode, G. B., Bibliography of S. F. Baird 
TW enusareeuteseesraen Sudupbeacsvoee sands cts Recauseaveuee x 62 
communication on the swordfish and its 
allies. Reference........000+-ccccrrereseeerekW 162 
the fisheries of the world. Reference...v 117 
fisheries exhibitions. Reference........vil 26 
the systematic care of pamphlets. Ab- 
stract ANd TEFETENCE.....000--s-00-seeeeeeeWhik 29 
the distribution of fishes in the oceanic 
abysses and middle strata. Title only, 
museum specimens illustrating biology. 
Title Only ......-0000 sachs reasndastessernsessseeeese TOO 
the geographical distribution of scien- 
tific men and institutions in the United 
States. Reference..... aiverateend&eey 0 
Goodfellow, E., remarks commemorative of 
Benjamin Peirce............-sseses seedueaevW e720 
Gould, RB. A., letters on Cordoba Observatory. 
Communicated by J. H. C. Coffin and J. 
J. Woodward. Wo abstract...... pease eens i O7 
letter on Cordoba Observatory. Commu- 
nicated by J. J. Woodward. No ab- 
SEPACE .ccceccece sosanene Redspeseusemneters sedans eeseues a 88 
communication on scientific culture in 
the Argentine Republic. Wo abstract.....ii 15 
the coinage of the Argentine Republic. 
Read by E. B. Elliott. Abstract........dd 65 
Governmental endowment of research... viii xli 
Graham, LAW Of,....0..c-esccsecsceesccvccees 
Graphic methods in research 
table for computation....... ssscesseeseeW 120, WA 136 
Grasshoppers, Shower Of.........sssecessseseeeeenes ii 87 
Grassmann’s system of geometry.......00..Wiil 53 
Giraivat tlOMsssccceucscseckevecsseoessescvacapsasnesaca WRIts(47. 
Fallacy CONCErNING....seerseeeeree secnsassse a OD. 
Modification of formula Of...........0.-s00 viii 39 
Gray, Asa, cited on the Glaseification of 
Plants......ceceveves ASitteeeecceer iv 108, 109, 110 
communication on plants common to 
Japan and eastern America, <Ab- 
SEPACE ...20000 aiannnainauseden cusses syedusabe=hneeeaes fi 42 
Gray, Elisha, communication on a telaphon. 
ADSErACE....00-e00e Shree cae nee edustosgsaa sel MAM: 
Gray, L. C., cited on brain temperatures....v 76 
Great Basin, Faults of............ Be a cesadndee haves ix 5 
Later geology Of.......0.++ Sesrartayasnnsnes seen eTe 
ix 22 
PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON. 
Page. 
Great Basin, Quaternary climate of............W 21 
ranges, Bibliography Of...scsmseeeecereAX 6 
Volcanic Cust im.....0c0cesesescescsesse 
Great Salt Lake, Fluctuations of.........41 187, 188 
Great Spirit, The, a mistake........... sacvsceuneeth LED 
Grecian atomic philosophy............+-sess.Wil XXix 
Greely, A. W., cited on bibliography of me- 
COOTOLOSY vsccseneasnccvaddessauns sosunhsapuswansasteeieanaee 
Green, H.J., cited on thermometry..........d% 25 
Greene, B. F., communication on the Navy 
compass. Title Ony.......00+00 asecsacsusept L2O 
an adjustable binnacle for the correction 
of aship’s compass. Title only.........A4 134 
Greene, F. V., communication on the devia- 
tions of the plumb-line as determined 
in the survey of the 49th parallel of 
latitude. Abstract and reference........44 82 
Gregorian calendar, A........ PETEERE cosnacsonsisnnanse i 75 
Proposed reformation Of.........-ceecceeeeeedl 29 
Growth of stones and organisMS.........00...W 67 
Grunmacn, Dr., cited on thermometry..ix 30, 32 
Gudermann’s notation..........:.ceeeeene soceseee WA 103 
Gulf of Mexico, Model Of..........+++. Pe aneeeceee iv 52 
Gulf stream, Channel Of...........+« ie nessun aeons aren 
Gunnell, F. M., communication on yellow 
fever disinfection. Abstract............d4f 51 
Guthrie, Prof. F., cited on attraction.........w 150 
Guyot, Arnold, cited on the Appalachians, 
iv 61 
distribution of mountains and plains, 
viii 19 
Habits of fur-bearing SCal8......ssceccrcerecerereee 91 
Hahn, O., cited on fossils in aerolites ....... “Vv 66 
Hall, Asaph, communication on the elements 
of the Comet I, 1871. Read by B. F. 
Sands. Abstract ..........0000- Sanenb soc enpaseat manne 
astronomical photography. Abstract and 
MEPETENCE s-nsscesescs, ncaeessnnson scasnie'suusateteene i 26 
acurve of the fourth degree. Abies 
and reference........ ovesdeseuueae 5 aaaale ces eeieae i 30 
the astronomical proof of the existence 
of aresisting mediuminspace. Refer- 
OMNCCiocccecncsecesescoscsisoicansavanexhassuaduslcensinaetenntnas 
an historical note on the method of least 
squares. Reference... osvabvencagen shag eR 
the experimental determination of the 
ratio of the circumference to the 
diameter, based on the principles of 
the calculus of probabilities. Title 
OU <n snovvavussoacoponasanasnens ancennssserentassseaeen mt 
the rectilinear motion of a particle 
toward an attracting centre. Refer- 
ENCE... severe dhaishes cece Reeeate wxelceaue osuipacansn ss eee 
comets and meteors. Reference............ i 94 
