INDEX. 



Alexander, Prof. S., on meteor, 45 — on 



solar eclipses, 201. 

 Anemometer, Prof. Bache on, 57. 

 Apjohn, Prof. Bache on formula of, 255. 



Bache, Dr., Reporter 1842, 138. 



Bache, Major, on obtaining magnetic 

 meridian, 137- — on coral reefs, 150. 



Bache, Prof., on fusible metal, 42 — on 

 storm, 56 — on anemometer, 57 — on 

 rain-gauge, 164 — magnetic observa- 

 tions, 69, 83, 101, 150 — on cumulus 

 by fire, 116 — on Espy's theory, 147 

 — on meteors, 235, 267 — on induc- 

 tion inclinometer, 237 — on dew-point 

 hygrometer, 249, 252 — on Apjohn's 

 formula, 255. 



Barometer, Mr. Hassler's portable, 74, 

 81, 94. 



Bond, Mr., abstracts of observations, 



6, 15. 



Borden, Mr. S., on results of Massachu- 

 setts survey, 45, 60, 101, 150 — reply 

 to Mr. Hassler, 164, 170 — on appa- 

 ratus for base line, 247. 



Boye, Mr., on analysis of feldspar, 53, 

 190 — on perchlorate, &c, 202. 



Brown, Dr. S., on apparent isomerism, 

 75. 



Candolle, M. de, exchange with, 16. 

 Centennial celebration, 253, 255, 268, 



273, 276. 

 Coates, Dr., on Hessian fly, 42, 96. 

 Cohen, Dr., post mortem appearances, 



&c, by, 147. 

 Comets, Mr. Walker and Prof. Kendall 



on, 186, 267, 270— of 1843, Walker 



on, 272, 275. 

 Comets, Prof. Rogers on, 276 — Prof. 



Loomis on, 182 — Prof. Rumker on, 



7, 75, 99. 

 Colimacea, Mr. Lea on, 10. 

 Coral reefs, Major Bache on, 150. 

 Coinage of U. S., Mr. Peale on, 4. 



Cornelius' improved daguerreotype 



plates, 163. 

 Correspondence on appropriation for 



State Observatory, 4. 

 CorymbiferaB, Nuttall on, 3. 

 Curators, to receive standards, &c, 138 

 — to have mastodon bones and ele- 

 phant removed, 276. 

 Committees, standing, appointed, 8, 



144, 250. 

 Committee of Finance, report, 130, 243 



— Mr. Kuhn appointed on, 214. 

 Committee of publication, report, 16, 



43, 57, 76, 125, 238, 243, 270. 

 Committee on library, report, 16. 

 Committee, historical and literary, 5. 

 Committees, special. (See Titles of Pa- 

 pers and Author's Names.) 



on Society's MSS., 230. 



on periodical observations, 235. 



on Mr. Parker's letter, 252. 



on claim of city, 256, 262. 



on mastodon bones, 66. 



on letter from Society of Lille, 76. 



on magnetic observations, 69, 77, 



222. 



on early history of Soc, 105, 117. 



on Murray's letter, 105, 126. 



on Nagy's letter, 105, 118. 



on Society's property, 171, 197. 



on trust funds, 198, 205, 210, 250. 



on observatory, 8. 



on Museum, 85, 86, 99, 130, 198, 



205, 210. 



on centennial celebration, 253. 



255, 268, 273, 276. 

 Correspondence. (See Letters.) 



Daguerreotypes, Cornelius' improved, 



163. 

 Dahlgren, Lieut. J., deposits books, 50. 

 Deafness, post mortem appearances in, 



147. 

 Dewees, Dr. Wm. P., death announced, 



66. 



