INDEX TO VOLUMES I-X. 
Page. 
Ferre], ■William, cited on—Cont’d. 
thermometry. vi 25 
communication on the effects of winds 
and barometric pressure on the tides 
of Boston, and on the mean level of 
the sea. Abstract and reference .i 53 
the law connecting the velocity and di¬ 
rection of the wind with the baro¬ 
metric gradient. Abstract ..i 106 
the conditions determining tempera¬ 
ture. In full ...V 90, 91 
solar radiation at Sherman, Wyoming. 
Title only .v 101 
Feuerbach’s circle.viii 45 
Finance. See Political Economy. 
Financial problem.vi 149 
Fish, Decrease of, on the southern coast of 
New England.i 52 
fauna of Massachusetts.1 29 
New species of.ii 182 
Remarkable ingestion of..iii 116 
Fishes, Shoulder girdle of.i 64 
Fisheries exhibitions.vii 26, x 56 
of the world.v 117 
Fishery Commission’s work.x 52, 69 
right treaties. Interpretation of..1 39 
Fletcher, Robert, communication on recent 
experiments on serpent venom. . Ref¬ 
erence .vi 38 
report as treasurer.vii 82, viii xxviii, .31, ix 
XXX, 47, X xxxiv, 39 
Fletchers and bowyers.ix 44 
Flexures of transit instruments.viii 27 
Flint, A. S., communication on the most 
probable value of the latitude and its 
theoretical weight from entangled ob¬ 
servations occun ing in the u e of Tal- 
cott’s method. Abstract .x 91 
Flora of Laramie group. viii 17 
Roan Mountain. iv 63 
Washington and vicinity. iv 64 
Floras of America and Japan. ii 42 
different regions compared. iv 99 
Florida expedition for observation of the 
transit of Venus. vi 21 
Submergence of.iv 53 
Flood Rock explosion. viii 28 
Focal lines in astigmatism. vi 45 
Fog signals and acoustics. ii 37, 57, 60, 167, 345, 
^ (45), iv 135, V 23, 39 
Food adulteration. iv 39 
Foote, Elisha, communication on the laws of 
condensation of aqueous vapor in the 
atmosphere. Title only . i 74 
a proposed method of observing astro¬ 
nomical transits. Title only . i 75 
Page. 
Foote, Elisha, communication on—Cont’d, 
some causes that produce rain. Title 
only. .i 98 
the causes of electrical developments in 
thunder storms. Abstract .ii 189 
Death of..rvi 48 
Force.i 27, v 126, vi xxviii, vii 47 
and life.v 57 
matter.vii 30 
Forecasts, verification of.viii 8 
Formula for the length of a seconds-pendu- 
lura.vii 101 
Formulae for area of a plane triangle.viii 37 
diminution of pendulum swing.vii 89 
Fort Yukon, Determination of position of...i 22 
Fossil plants. Distribution of.x 28 
from Alleghany Co.,Va.'..ii (26) 
Fossils in aerolites.v 66 
Foster, M., cited on muscular contraction,.v 60 
nerve currents.v 62 
Fourier, cited on the temperature of spaee..ii 73 
Forshey, C. G., communication on the allu¬ 
vial basin of the Mississippi river 
styled the delta. In full .i 98, (10) 
Frank, F., cited on brain temperatures.v 76 
Franklin’s scientific work.viii xxxv 
Free will.iv 46 
Fremont, Dr. H. F., Researches on inocula¬ 
tion of diptheria by. iv 38 
Frisby, E., communication on a series for 
the determination of the number ex¬ 
pressing the ratio of the circumfer¬ 
ence to the diameter. In full . i 57 
a Gregorian calendar. Abstract . i 75 
series. Title only . ii 193 
the total solar eclipse of January 11th, 
1880. Abstract . iii 121 
magic squares. Abstract. 6 figures. ..Hi 143 
the orbit of Swift’s comet. Abstract...i^r 59 
remarks on calendars. ii 38 
Frost limits in North Carolina. vi 11 
Fundamental distance in thermometry.. ..ix 27 
Fungi, Microscopic. i 42 
Grale, L. D., communication on the cause 
and remedy of the potato rot. Title 
only . i 97 
the geology of the lignite formation, 
and on a hitherto undescribed de¬ 
posit discovered in 1834 in New York 
bay. Title only . i 106 
the failure of the wooden pavements of 
Washington City. Abstract . ii 26 
the climate of plants. Abstract . ii 183 
remarks on the bowlders of Long Island. .ii 27 
Death of.. vi 48 
