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Mechanical method of reducing circular to 
linear harmonic motion. F. M. Little... 443 
Mechanics, A chapter from the early history 
of. J. E. Watkins. 492 
Mediaeval church organs. C. K. Wead. 463 
Meeting of the Society, 500th. 488 
Merit contests in college examinations by 
the method of least squares, Discussion 
of. C. H. Kummell. 463 
Merrill, G. P.: Seventh international con¬ 
gress of geologists. 467 
Meteorological observations by means of 
kites, Apparatus for making. C. F. 
Marvin. 485 
Methods of interpreting nature, Four. J. 
W. Powell. 436 
More recent observations on the infra-red 
spectrum. S. P. Langley. 451 
Motion of solid bodies, The. Rene de Saus- 
sure... 452 
Municipal mortality statistics in the United 
States. J. S. Billings. 440 
Museum administration, Principles of. G. 
Brown Goode. 449 
Musical instruments, Application of elec¬ 
tricity to. C. K. Wead. 487 
Navigation in 18th and 19th centuries. Pro¬ 
gress in transoceanic. G. W. Littlehales. 475 
Need of reorganizing geography as a uni¬ 
versity study. W. M. Davis. 437 
New cloud classifications. A. McAdie... 77, 438 
Newcomb, S. Bibliographical conference at 
London. 454 
— The variation of latitude as affected by 
meteorological causes. 440 
Newell, F. H.: Election to membership of... 463 
Newfoundland, A geological trip to. C. D. 
Walcott. 491 
New gas in the atmosphere, The. F. W. 
Clarke. 439 
Nickel-iron alloy, Data relating to. E. G. 
Fischer... 487 
Nicholson, W. L., Death of. 440 
— Obituary notice of, by E. Goodfellow. 407, 453 
Notes on the gravity determinations re¬ 
ported by G. R. Putnam. G. K. Gil¬ 
bert. 61, 437 
Notice of meetings of Philosophical Society 
authorized to be sent to members of 
Chemical Society. . 463 
Observations on a problem in dynamics. 
R. H. Strother. 491 
Oceanography, Recent progress in. A. Lin- 
denkohl. 490 
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Ogden, H. G.: Obituary notice of D. C. Chap¬ 
man... 381, 454 
— Obituary notice of E. Goodfellow. 399, 492 
Organs, Mediaeval church. C. K. Wead. 463 
Origin and range of Eskimo lamp. W. 
Hougn. 473 
— of Eskimo name for white man. S. Rink. 475 
-dollar symbol. M. Baker. 467 
Page, J., Election to membership of. 460 
Paleontology in the United States, The con¬ 
dition of Tertiary. W. H. Dali. 474 
Partial differential equations occurring in 
mathematical physics, Particular solu¬ 
tions of certain. R. A. Harris. 477 
Particular solutions of certain partial differ¬ 
ential equations occurring in mathe¬ 
matical physics. R. A. Harris. 477 
Pathogenic bacteria. G. M. Sternberg. 473 
Pawling, J., Jr., Election to membership of.. 441 
Pendulum observations, Results of recent. 
G. R. Putnam. 449 
Personal equation in estimating tenths. 
C. C. Yates. 475 
Philippines, The. E. Goodfellow. 477 
Philosophical Society, State of. F. H. Bige¬ 
low . 475 
-The. M. Baker. 461 
Poe, O. M., Death of.. 442 
— Obituary notice of, by O. H. Tittmann.. 409, 476 
Poor colonies of Holland. J. H. Gore. 443 
Population of U. S. in 1900, Estimate of. 
H. S. Pritchett....'.. 488 
Powell, J. W.: Four methods of interpreting 
nature. 436 
— Matter. 442 
— Principles of classification... 462 
Prehistoric culture of Tusayan. J. W. 
Fewkes. 450 
Preliminary analysis of problem of terres¬ 
trial magnetism and its variation. L. A. 
Bauer.... 441 
Prentiss, D. W.: Obituary notice of W. 
Lee......405, 453 
Preston, E D.: French, German, and Eng¬ 
lish systems of shorthand writing. 452 
— Geodetic operation's in the United States. 485 
— Graphic reduction of star places. 163, 448 
— International geodetic association meet¬ 
ing at Stuttgart. 477 
— Language of Hawaii. 492 
— Recent geodetic operations in Spain. 488 
— Recent progress in geodesy. 251, 476 
— The transcontinental arc. 205, 461 
Primary base apparatus of the U. S. Coast 
and Geodetic Survey, The new. W. Eim- 
beck. 461 
