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Vol. VI. 



May, 1882. 



No. I, 



THE 



KANSAS CITY REVIEW 



OF 



SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY 



EDITED BY 



THEO. ©. O^SE. 



TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



PAGE. 



METEOROLOGY. 



1. Meteorological Sub-Conditions.* C. A. 



Shaw 1 



2. Weather Report for April, 1882. Prof. 



Snow .... 6 



3. The Precipitation and Average Tempera- 



ture for March for Eight years at Morri- 

 son, Illinois.* S. A. Maxwell 7 



4 Kansas Weather Service,* Prof. J. T. Love- 

 well 8 



ANTHKOPOIiOGY. 



1. Arrival of Man in Europe 9 



ASTBONOMY. 



1. Auroral Phenomena on the Evening of Sep- 



tember 12, 1881 14 



2. Coincidence of Sun-Spots and Auroral Dis- 



plays.* Edgar L. Larkin 17 



3. The Aurora of April 16, 1882.* A. W. 



Browne 20 



4. Comets.* R. J. M'Carty 23 



5. Facts and Fancy Concerning Comets.* 



Prof. E. L. Larkin 28 



6. Astronomical Notes for May.* W. W. 



Alexander 35 



GEOGRAPHY. 



1. The J eannette and Her Survivors.* . ... 37 



2. West Indian Geographical Notes ♦ E. L. 



Berthoud 46 



MINING AND METALLURGY. 



1. A Low-Grade Stamp Mill.* Mrs. Flora 



EUice Stevens 47 



2. Mining Prospects in Colorado for 1882.*. . 48 



3. The Product of Gold and Silver for 385 



Years 54 



BOOK NOTICES.* 



1. The History of the St. Louis Bridge. G. I. 



Jones & Co 56 



2. Birds-Nesting. Geo. A. Bates 69 



3. John Inglesant, (a romance). MacMillan & 



Co 59 



4. The First Lesson in Geology. Providence 



Lithograph Ce 59 



5. The Transactions of the Academy of 



Sciences of St, Louis 60 



6. Other Publications Received .'60 



SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY. 



1. Some Recent Improvements in the Mechan- 



ic Arts.* F. B. Brock 60 



2. Artificial Filtration 61 



3. Ancient Roman Coins.* F. F. Hilder . . 62 



EDITORIAL NOTES 64 



ITEMS FROM PERIODICALS 66 



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