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Jordan and Evermann, on American fishes 31 



Jukes, Professor, quoted 339 



Juring, M., balloon observations by 315 



K. 



Kabalistic alchemy, Jolli vet-Castelot on 214 



Kant on tidal friction _ .. . ng 



Kate, Dr. Ten, cited 562 



Kayser, Dr., visit from 67 



Kearny, General, explorations by 610 



Keltie, J. Scott, on function and field of geography 381 



Kelvin, Lord, on age of the earth as an abode fitted for life 337 



Kenwood Observatory, work of 96 



Kepler, astronomical work of 326 



quoted 120 



Kerr, Mark B., cited 370 



Kidder, J. H., gift of xl, 5 



Kimberley Mine, diamonds of 230 



Kinetic energy, definition of 256 



King, Clarence, researches by 345, 346 



Kintiel, ancient ruins of 602 



Kiowa camp-circle, exhibit of 20 



Indians, calendar history of 44 



mescal used by , 537 



researches among 34 



Kite-balloon, experiments with 322 



Kite flying, method of, at Blue Hill 321 



Kites, construction of, for exploration of air 318 



greatest heights reached by 321 



exploration of free ai r by means of 9, 317 



Konig, A., visual purple theory of 293 



Kosmann's discovery of Kosmium 240 



Kosmium and neokosmium, discovery of , 240 



Kriiss, Gerhard, cited 245 



Kiistner on variations of latitude 95 



T,. 



Laboratories, modern scientific 75, 76 



Lacoe, R. D., fossils from 29 



Lakes of North America, study of. 398 



Lamp chimney, invention of 275 



Land system of provincial Pennsylvania v 79 



Langley, S. P., annual report as Secretary 1 



experiments in aerodynamics by 7, 169 



history of Astrophysical Observatory by 77 



member of special committee xvi 



memoir of James Smithson by 77 



Dr. Goode by 77 



notice of Dr. Goode by 633 



on benefactors of the Institution 77 



internal work of wind 186, 204 



Eegeuts report transmitted by iii 



researches in solar spectrum by 7, 27, 66 



Secretary of the Institution ix, xi 



