INDEX. 
503 
Page 
International bureau of weights and meas¬ 
ures, A year’s work of. O. H. Tittmann.. 467 
— catalogue of scientific literature. C. Adler 477 
— Geodetic Association meeting at Stutt¬ 
gart. E. D. Preston... 477 
Jewish calendar, The. C. Adler. 461 
Kite, Evolution of a soaring. H. A. Hazen.. 464 
— Recent progress in the development of 
the. C. F. Marvin... 464 
Kummell, C. H.: A binomial theorem ex¬ 
pressed in the form of a factorial which 
is always convergent. 460 
— A new solution of the geodetic problem... 450 
— Death of. 464 
— Discussion of merit contests in college 
examinations by the method of least 
squares... 463 
— Obituary notice of, by M. Baker. 404, 476 
— The logical necessity that if the attrac¬ 
tion of gravitation depends on distance 
it must be in the inverse square. 439 
Lake Michigan gradually diminishing, Is 
the water-level of. H. A. Hazen. 465 
Langley, S. P.: Mechanical flight. 462 
— More recent observations on the infra-red 
spectrum. 451 
Language of Hawaii. E. D. Preston. 492 
Latitude-variation tide, The. A. S. Christie, 
103, 441 
Lawrence, W., Death of.. 490 
Lee, W., Obituary notice of, by D. W. Pren¬ 
tiss. 405, 453 
Lemstrom on electricity and vegetation. 
F. H. Bigelow. 486 
Leveling apparatus in use by the U. S. Coast 
and Geodetic Survey, The present form 
of precise. I. Winston. 449 
Lindenkohl, A., Election to membership of.. 441 
— Recent progress in oceanography... 490 
— Results of density observations made be¬ 
tween 1874 and 1878 in the Gulf Stream 
and Gulf of Mexico. 442 
— Specific gravity of waters of the northeast 
Pacific ocean.. 474 
— The submerged terminal moraines of the 
southern coast of New England. 476 
Line and end standards, On the comparison 
of. L. A. Fischer. 241, 476 
Linear differential equations, Recent pro¬ 
gress in. F. G. Radelfinger. 489 
Little, F. M.: A mechanical method of re¬ 
ducing circular to linear harmonic mo¬ 
tion. 443 
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Littlehales, G. W.: Machine for engraving 
parts of plates from which charts and 
maps are printed. 455 
— Possible methods of measuring the re¬ 
sultant of the centrifugal and gravita¬ 
tional forces on the ocean. 493 
— Progress of transoceanic navigation in 
18th and 19th centuries. 475 
— Prospective place of solar azimuth tables 
in problem of accelerating ocean transit 487 
— Secular change in the direction of the 
terrestrial magnetic field at the earth’s 
surface.. 269, 465 
Logical necessity that if the attraction of 
gravitation depends on distance, it must 
be in the inverse square. C. H. Kum¬ 
mell... 439 
McAdie, A.: New cloud classifications.... 77, 438 
McGee, W J : An expedition to Seriland. 450 
— Certain influences of aridity on life. 440 
— Some relations between man and lower 
animals. 465 
Machine for engraving parts of plates from 
which charts and maps are printed. 
G. W. Littlehales. 455 
Magnetic field, Decomposition of the earth’s 
permanent. L. A. Bauer. 484 
-The earth’s. F. H. Bigelow. 465 
Magnetism and its variation, Preliminary 
analysis of problem of terrestrial. L. A. 
Bauer. 441 
— Secular variation of terrestrial. L. A. 
Bauer. 441 
Malacology, Recent advances in. W. H. 
Dali... 454 
Mallery, G., Obituary notice of, by R. 
Fletcher.... 438 
Man and lower animals, Some relations be¬ 
tween. W J McGee. 465 
Marine fossils in the Pampean formation, 
Discovery of. W. H. Dali. 438 
Martin, A.: Triangles whose angles are 60° 
or 120° and sides whole numbers. 486 
Marvin, C. F.: Apparatus for making mete¬ 
orological observations by means of 
kites. 485 
— Recent progress in the development of 
the kite. 464 
Mathematics, International bibliography of. 
J. H. Gore. 442 
Matter. J. W. Powell. 442 
Maynard, G. C., Election to membership of.. 467 
Measuring the resultant of the centrifugal 
and gravitational forces on the ocean, 
Possible methods of. G. W. Littlehales. 493 
Mechanical flight. S. P. Langley. 462 
