158. Miscellaneous Collections. Vol. V-Continued. CONTENTS. BINNEY, W. G. Bibliography of North American conchology. No. 142. No. 74. List of foreign correspondents of the Smithsonian Institution to January, 1862. No. 154. 159. Researches upon the Anatomy and Physiology of Respiration in the Chelonia. By S. WEIR MITCHELL and GEORGE R. MOREHOUSE. April, 1863. 4to., pp. 50, 10 woodcuts. (S. C. XIII.) 160. Instructions for Research Relative to the Ethnology and Philology of America. By GEORGE GIBBS. March, 1863. 8vo., pp. 56. (M. C. VII.) 161. A Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon or Trade Language of Oregon. By GEORGE GIBBS. March, 1863. 8vo., pp. 60. (M. C. vII.) 162. Discussion of the Magnetic and Meteorological Observations made at the Girard College Observatory, Philadelphia, in 1840-'41-'42-43'44-'45. Second section, comprising Parts IV, V, and VI. Horizontal force. Investigation of the eleven (or ten) year period and of the disturbances of the horizontal component of the magnetic force, with an investigation of the solar diurnal variation, and of the annual inequality of the horizontal force, and of the lunar effect on the same. By A. D. BACHE. November, 1862. 4to., pp. 78, 11 woodcuts. (S. C. XIII.) 163. Circular in Reference to the History of North American Grasshoppers. January, 1860. 8vo., pp. 4. (M. C. 11.) 164. Smithsonian Museum Miscellanea. 1862. 8vo., pp. 88. (M. C. VIII.) CONTENTS. Abbreviations of names of States and Territories of North America, for labelling insects, shells, &c. A series of small figures, from 1-1643. A series of medium figures, from 1-2747. A series of large figures, from 1-2599. Blank check-list of specimens. No. 5. consists of columns of figures from 1 to 1,000, and of two series, 25 and 50, to the 8vo. column. All these are stereotyped and printed with from one to eight columns on each page, with blank spaces of greater or less extent, as may be required. 165. Monograph of the Bats of North America. By H. ALLEN. June, 1864. 8vo., pp. 110, 73 woodcuts. (M. C. vII.) 91. Report for 1856-Continued. HENRY, J. Syllabus of a course of lectures on physics. HENRY, J. Acoustics applied to public buildings. BAIRD, S. F. Directions for collecting, preserving, and transporting GUEST, W. E. Ancient Indian remains near Prescott, Canada West. Institutions in which phonography is taught. 'WALL, G. P., and SAWKINS, J. G. Report on the survey of the economic BABBAGE, C. On tables of the constants of nature and art. HENRY, J. On the mode of testing building materials, and an account MEECH, L. W. Relative intensity of the heat and light of the sun. 92. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. Vol. IX. 1857. 4to., pp. CONTENTS. Asteroid supplement to new tables. No. 94. 93. Smithsonian Meteorological Observations for the year 1855. (Printed for examination by the observers.) 1857. 8vo., pp. 118. 94. Asteroid Supplement to New Tables for determining the Values of b) and its derivatives. By JOHN D. RUNKLE. May, 1857. 4to., 95. Nereis Boreali-Americana: or, Contributions to the History of the Marine Alga of North America. By WILLIAM HENRY HARVEY. Part III.-Chlorospermeæ. March, 1858. 4to., pp. 142, 14 plates of 96. Nereis Boreali-Americana: or, Contributions to a History of the Marine Algæ of North America. By WILLIAM HENRY HARVEY. Three parts in one vol., with 50 plates. May, 1858. 4to., pp. 568. [Nos. 97. Magnetical Observations in the Arctic Seas. By ELISHA KENT KANE. Made during the Second Grinnell Expedition in search of Sir John annual inequality of the vertical force; and of the lunar effect on the vertical force, the inclination, and total force. By A. D. BACHE. April, 1864. 4to., pp. 72, 14 woodcuts. (S. C. XIV.) 176. Circular in Reference to Collecting North American Shells. January, 1860. 8vo., pp. 4. (M. C. I.) 177. Check-list of the Invertebrate Fossils of North America. Cretaceous and Jurassic. By F. B. MEEK. April, 1864. 8vo., pp. 42. (M. C. VII.) 178. Circular to Entomologists. 1860. 8vo., pp. 2. (M. C. VIII.) 179. Catalogue of Publications of Societies and of Periodical Works, belonging to the Smithsonian Institution, January 1, 1866. 1866. 8vo., pp. 596. (M. C. Ix.) 180. On the Construction of a Silvered Glass Telescope, fifteen and a half inches in aperture, and its use in Celestial Photography. By HENRY DRAPER. July, 1864. 4to., pp. 60, 53 woodcuts. (S. C. XIV.) 181. Review of American Birds in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. By S. F. BAIRD. Part I.-North and Middle America. June, 1864-June, 1866. 8vo., pp. 484, 80 woodcuts. (M. C. XII.) 182. Results of Meteorological Observations made under the Direction of the United States Patent Office and the Smithsonian Institution, from the year 1854 to 1859, inclusive, being a Report of the Commissioner of Patents made at the first session of the 36th Congress. Vol. II. Part I. 36th Congress, 1st session. Senate Ex. Doc. 1864. 4to., pp. 546. 183. Check-list of the Invertebrate Fossils of North America. Miocene. By F. B. MEEK. November, 1864. 8vo., pp. 34. (M. C. vII.) 184. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. Vol. XIV. 1865. 4to., pp. 490, 158 woodcuts, 25 plates. DRAPER, H. Construction of silvered glass telescope and its use in celes tial photography. No. 180. MEEK, F. B.; HAYDEN, F. V. No. 172. LEIDY, J. Paleontology of the Upper Missouri. Cretaceous reptiles of the United States. No. 192. 185. List of the Described Birds of Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies not in the Collection of the Smithsonian Institution. 186. Discussion of the Magnetic and Meteorological Observations made at the Girard College Observatory, Philadelphia, 1840-'41–242–43–4–4 '45. Fourth section, comprising Parts X, XI and XII. Dip and total force; analysis of the disturbances of the dip and total force ; 187. Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institu- tion, for the year 1863. 38th Congress, 1st Session. House of Rep- resentatives, Mis. Doc. No. 83. 1864. 8vo., pp. 420, 56 woodcuts. BAIRD, S. F. Report of publications, exchanges, museum, and explora- List of meteorological stations and observers. Meteorological material contributed to Smithsonian Institution. GOULD, B. A. Discussion of Piazzi's astronomical observations. PACKARD, F. A. Project of an outline history of education in the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF BORDEAUX. AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF MILAN. IMP. GEOLOG. INSTITUTE, VIENNA. Tertiary fossils presented. HUDSON'S BAY Co. Kennicott's explorations. WHITNEY, W. D. Lectures on the principles of linguistic science. Memoir of C. F. Bautemps-Beaupré. Origin and history of the Royal Society of London. Modern theory of chemical types. Phenomena which accompany the propagation of elec- tricity in highly rarefied elastic fluids. MARCET, PROF. Report on Society of Physics and Natural History of 187. Report for 1863-Continued. PLATEAU, J. Experimental and theoretical researches on the figures of equilibrium of a liquid mass withdrawn from the action of gravity. Part I. History of discovery relative to magnetism. GAUTIER, PROF. Researches relative to the nebula. MERINO, St. M. Figure of the earth. ARAGO, F. Eronautic voyages, etc. GLAISHER, JAS. Account of balloon ascensions. BAEGERT, JAC. JONES, J. M. Aboriginal inhabitants of the California peninsula. Abstract of Dr. Keller's report on lacustrian settlements. KELLEY, O. H. FOSTER, J. W. Ancient town in Minnesota. Ancient relics in Missouri. DANILSEN, A. F. Mound in East Tennessee. Purple dyeing, ancient and modern. PEALE, T. R. Method of preserving lepidoptera. FIGANIERRE, M. Account of remarkable accumulation of bats. Tables of English and French weights and measures. Table for conversion of centigrade degrees to Fahrenheit's scale. 188. Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institu tion, for the year 1864. resentatives, Mis. Doc. 38th Congress, 2d Session. House of Rep 1865. 8vo., pp. 450, 50 woodcuts. CONTENTS. HENRY, J. Secretary's report of operations. BOARD OF REGENTS, Proceedings of WEBB, T. W. Account of Prof. Henry Draper's telescope. LEIDY, Jos. Review of "Cretaceous reptiles of United States." BAIRD, S. F. Report on publications, exchanges, museum, and explorations. List of foreign institutions from which donations to the library have been received in exchange. 1860–64. List of meteorological stations and observers. Meteorological material contributed to Smithsonian Institution. WALLACH, R.; HENRY, J. Report of Committee of Regents in relation to the fire, January, 1865. DELAUNAY, M. Essay on the velocity of light. WETHERILL, C. M. Ozone and antozone. JAMIN, J. Vegetation and the atmosphere. BECQUEREL, M. Preservation of copper and iron in salt water. Preservation of wood. Caoutchouc and gutta percha. VON KAROLYI; CRAIG, B. F. Products of the combustion of gun-cotton and gun-powder. PETTENKOFER, MAX. Apparatus for testing the results of perspiration and respiration. LAMONT, J. The solar eclipse of July 18, 1860. |