INDEX 
Page 
Abbe, C. : Cloud formation and cloud no¬ 
menclature. 442 
— Obituary notice of H. A. Hazen..... 401 
— Relations of the ions to atomic theory. 492 
— Weather, climate, and crops. 477 
Aberrations of fog signals. H. A. Hazen. 443 
Abstracts, authorized to be furnished to 
Science . 443 
Additional notes on gravity determinations. 
G. K. Gilbert. 439 
Adler, C.: A proposed catalogue of Egyptian 
papyri and royal monuments. 464 
— Forging of antiquities. 478 
— International catalogue of scientific liter¬ 
ature . 477 
— Obituary notice of G. B. Goode. 396, 492 
— The cotton grotto, an ancient quarry in 
Jerusalem. 440 
— The Jewish calendar. 461 
Aiken, W. M. : The influence of climate 
upon architecture. 452 
Alaska, as it was and is, 1865-1895. W. H. 
Dali.. 123, 443 
Alger, P. R., Election to membership of..... 460 
Amendment to Article III of Constitution, 
adopted....... 497 
-proposed. 484 
Ames, J. S. : Physical evidence in support 
of atomic theory. 492 
Analysis and prediction of tides. R. A. 
Harris...... 452 
Anglo-Venezuelan boundary arbitration 
held in Paris. M. Baker. 491 
Antisell, T., Obituary notice of, by W. H. 
Seaman. 367, 453 
Antwerp nations, The, J. H. Gore. 466 
Apparatus for making meteorological obser¬ 
vations by means of kites. C. F. Marvin 485 
— of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 
The new primary base. W. Eimbeek... 461 
Arab musical scales, Some. C. K. Wead. 491 
Arc, The transcontinental. E. D. Pres¬ 
ton. 205, 461 
Architecture, Earlygovernment. G. Brown. 452 
— The influence of climate upon. W. M. 
Aiken. 452 
Aridity on life, Certain influences of. W J 
McGee. 440 
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Army magazine rifle, caliber 30, model of 
1892. R. Birnie... 438 
Atomic theory from the chemical stand¬ 
point. H. N. Stokes. 492 
-Physical evidence in support of.. 492 
-Relations of ions to. C. Abbe. 492 
-Status of. F. H. Bigelow. 492 
-Some objections to. F. K. Cameron.... 492 
Attraction of gravitation depends on dis¬ 
tance, it must be in the inverse square, 
The logical necessity that if. C. H. 
Kummell. 439 
Auditing Committee, Report of, for 1894. 436 
-1895. 448 
-1896. 459 
- 1897. 471 
-1898. 483 
-1899 496 
Avery, R. S., Obituary notice of, by L. P. 
Shidy. 438 
Bacteria, Pathogenic. G. M. Sternberg. 473 
— Useful. H. W. Wiley. 473 
Baker, M.: A century of geography in the 
United States... 223, 475 
— Anglo-Venezuelan boundary arbitration 
held in Paris. 491 
— Boundary of the District of Columbia. 462 
— Obituary notice of C. H. Kummell.... 404, 476 
-S. Shellabarger. 416 
— Origin of the dollar symbol. 467 
— The Philosophical Society. 461 
-Venezuelan Boundary Commission and 
its work. 465 
Bates, N. L., Death of.. 466 
Bauer, L. A.: Decomposition of the earth’s 
permanent magnetic field... 484 
— Earth-air electric currents. 460 
— Preliminary analysis of problem of ter¬ 
restrial magnetism and its variations. 441 
— Secular variation of terrestrial magnet¬ 
ism. 441 
Beehler, W. H.: Compensation of vibrations 
and other motions of a vessel at sea for 
the constant level base of the solarom- 
eter. 448 
Beginnings of geodesy in United States. 
J. H. Gore. 485 
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