INDEX TO VOLUMES I-X. 
127 
Page. 
Brown, Judge A., cited on difficulty of de¬ 
termination of sound direction.viii 12 
Brown, W. R., cited on conservation of 
energy.vii 62 
force and matter.vii 31 
Buccinum undatum.iii 75 
Buchan, cited on barometric pressures.i 108 
Bulletin, Cost of printing.v 177 
Distribution list of.iii 159 
of the Mathematical Section.vi 12b vii 87, 
viii 37, ix 53, x 79 
of the Society, Function of the..i x 
Rules for publication of..i ii, ii vii. iii vii, 
iv 13, V 13, vi xxxiii, 135, vii xiii, viii 
xiii, ix xiii, x xiii 
Bulletins, Note on...x 113 
Bulwor, J, cited on visible speech.vi 54 
Buoys, Drifting.. vii 14 
Burchard, H. N., communication on the sil¬ 
ver question. Abstract .iii 109 
remarks on agricultural production.vii 20 
Burdon, W., Solution of a geometrical prob¬ 
lem by. iii 64 
Bureau of Ethnology. x 57 
Burger, Franz, Electric investigations b}^.v 47 
Burnett, S. M., communication on color per¬ 
ception and color blindness. Abstract 
and reference . iv 54 
refraction in the principal meridians of a 
triaxial ellipsoid ; regular astigmatism 
and cylindrical lenses. Reference .vi 4 
the character of the focal lines in astig¬ 
matism. Abstract .vi 45 
why the eyes of animals shine in the 
dark. Abstract and reference .vii 13 
Are there separate centres for light-, 
form-, and color-perception ? Abstract 
and reference .vii 72 
the Javal and Schiotz ophthalmometer. 
Title only .viii 11 
Busey, S. C., communication on the gather¬ 
ing, packing, transportation, and ex¬ 
posure of fruits for sale. Title only...ii. 16 
the influence of the cardiac and respira¬ 
tory movements upon the motion of 
the lymph. Abstract and reference....ii. 133 
the relation of the meteorological condi¬ 
tions to the summer diarrhoeal dis¬ 
eases. Abstract and reference.. .iv 165 
the influence of the constant use of high- 
heeled shoes upon the health and form 
of the female, and upon the relation 
of the pelvic organs. Abstract .v 117 
Butcher, H. B., communication on two im¬ 
mense meteorites at Conception and 
San Gregorio, Mexico. Reference .i 24 
Page. 
Butler, J. D., communication on prehistoric 
copper. Title only .ii 185 
Byasson, H., cited on phosphorus and cere¬ 
bral activity.v 75 
By-Laws. See Standing Rules. 
Calcium sulphide, Clock faces coated with, 
iii 33 
Calendar of the Society.vii xxii, viii xxx, 
ix xxvii, X xxxi 
Caleiidars and Time Standards, List of 
papers on: 
on a Gregorian calendar. E. Frisby. Ab¬ 
stract .i 75 
on a proposed reformation of the Gregorian 
calendar. J. E. Hilgard. Abstract..ii 29, 30 
calendar formulae. E. B. Elliott. Abstract, 
ii 37 
a calendar proposed by a Persian astrono¬ 
mer in 1079. W. B. Taylor. Abstract..ii 38 
adjustment of the calendar. E. B. Elliott. 
Abstract .ii 59 
standards of time — international, sec¬ 
tional, and local. E. B. Elliott. Ab¬ 
stract .ii 137 
meridional time for railway and tele¬ 
graphic purposes. E. B. Elliott. Ab¬ 
stract-.. .ii 202 
on a system of standard time. A. S. Chris¬ 
tie. Abstract .v 112 
the action of the International Geodetic 
Association as to an initial meridian 
and universal time. R. D. Cutts. Ab¬ 
stract .vi 106 
California, Geology of northern.ix 4 
Latest volcano in.ix 46 
Cambrian system in the United States and 
Canada.vi 98 
Campagna, Eucalyptus on the.vi -36 
Capron, Horace, communication on Japan. 
Title only .ii 79 
Death of.... viii 8 
Carbonate deposits of Leadville, Colo.vi 32 
Cai-e of pamphlets.viii 29 
Carpenter, Dr. W. B., cited on binocular mi¬ 
croscopes.iv 35 
Cartesian philosophy.vii xli 
Caspian Sea, Altitude of.ii 34 
Catalogue of astronomical papers....ii 95 
of stars prepared at U. S. Naval Observa¬ 
tory...i 74 
Catlin, cited on color, number, and theology 
of Indians.ii 175 
Cells found in human faeces.ix 35 
Census, Mortality statistics of the Tenth, 
iv 164 
