658 INDEX. 



B. 



Bache, of Coast Survey 104 



Bacteria, economic value of 333 



Bailey, L. H.. on evolution and botany 453 



Baird, Professor, Assistant Secretary xiii 



Baker, Frank, history of Zoological Park by 77 



report on Zoological Park by 65 



Balloon, Andrt'^e's, description of 402 



Balloons, high altitudes obtained by 301, 302, 311 



international observations with 307 



kite, used in Germany 322 



meteorological researches Avith 301, 312 



recording, construction of 301, 302 



recording instruments on 303 



Baly, E. C. C, researches on atmosphere bj^ 8 



Baousse-Kousse, discoveries in grotto at 555 



Barnard, E. C, cited 378 



Barometer for balloon explorations 303 



Barothermograph for balloon explorations 303 



Barriere, P., discovers lucium 239 



Barry, Commodore John, article on 80 



Barus, Carl, mentioned 179 



researches by 345, 346, 347 



Basaltic rock, probable origin of 349 



Bassett, J . S., paper by 80 



Batalin, A., exchanges with 31 



Bayer, M. K. J., cited 240 



Bean, Tarleton H., on oceanic ichthyology 31, 79 



Beauvais, Dr , q noted 403 



Beavers in Zoological Park 26 



Beecher, C. E., fossils from 29 



Bell, Alexander Graham, gift of 5 



on mechanical flight 8, 179 



Bell, Robert, on rising of land around Hudson Bay 359 



Bendire, Charles, death of 19, 30 



life histories of birds by 79 



Benjamin, Marcus, on Smithsonian work in chemistry and meteorology 78 



Benthos life of Atlantic Ocean 419 



Bent, Theodore, cited 386 



Bergey, D. H., investigations on vitiated air by 9 



on composition of expired air 75, 76 



determination of organic matter in air 72 



organic matter in air 11 



Berthelot, Daniel, on unity of matter - 209 



Besauf on, M., balloon explorations by 302, 307 



Bessemer process of iron refining 328 



Bezold, M. von, balloon researches by 302 



Bibliography, Indian, by Pilling 43 



of chemistry, by H. C. Bolton 11 



historical societies 12, 80 



Philip Lutley Sclater 79 



scientific literature, conference on 13 



Smithsonian work in 78 



Billings, J. S., delegate to conference on international catalogue of scientific 



literature ^.,. .,.,.....,..,.. , 13 



