656 INDEX. 



Page. 



Airy, Professor, astrouomical work of 90 



Alchemical Association in France 210 



Alchemy, beliefs concerning 207 



revival of, Bolton on 207 



Alden, E. K., paper by 80 



Alger, Russell A., member of "Establishment" ix, 1 



Algonqnian Indians, I'esearches among 37 



Alternation of generations, Chamisso on 495 



Aluminum, cheap manufacture of 129 



American Board of Foreign Missions, courtesies from 51 



American Historical Association, report of 12, 79 



Amherst Eclipse Expedition to Japan 30 



Amphibia, life histories of 491 



Anatomical researches by Sars 496 



Andr(5e, S. A., balloon expedition of 401 



Angell, James B., Regent of the Institution x 



Anilin, discovery of _ 330 



colors, develoj)ment of 330 



Animal transformations, Miall on 488 



Animals and plants, nature of divergence of _ _ 453 



in Royal Menagerie of France 509 



Antarctic expeditions, Dr. Nansen on 426 



practicability of 426 



X^rogress in 395 



scientific advantages of _ 413 



fauna - 435 



fishes, Gunther on 420 



geography, Markham on 428 



geology, Geike on 432 



ice, extent of 415 



land, extent of 415 



natural history 416 



Ocean, deposits of 417 



depth of 417 



pelagic life of 419 



temperature of 418 



Anthropogeographical study 385 



Anthropologj^, Smithsonian work in 78 



Anthropomorphism, Miss Fletcher on 579 



Antiiiyrin, discovery of 330 



Antonovitch, M., cited 559 



An undiscovered gas, by Professor Ramsay 247 



Apparitions, study of - 209 



Applegate, 0. C., at Crater Lake - 369 



Appropriations disbursed by Smithsonian xl, 6 



Arabic manuscripts, gift of 13 



Archaeological work in Arizona, by Fewkes : 601 



Architecture, aboriginal, in Arizona 611 



Greece and America 550 



Arc light, great intensity of 298 



Arctic expedition by Andree 401 



explorations, progress in 394 



Argand, Count, hollow wick invented by 275 



Argand-burner, cost of light from 277 



intensity of 299 



