INDEX. Page. Agassiz, L., Natural History of the United States.... Albany Academy, Henry's Telegraphic Experiments in.............................. Alexander, Prof. S., Lecture on the Vastness of the Visible Creation..... Ampère's Discovery... 22 96, 105 169 100 Baird, S. F., Report on Publications, Exchanges, and Museum.... 38 Cass, Lewis, Letter relative to Miss Contaxaki's present... 78 90 Contaxaki, Miss, Present from...... Colonia Tovar, Venezuela, Meteorology of....................... Communication from Prof. Henry relative to Mr. Morse.... Copyright books...... 179 85 -32, 77, 79 33 Dewey, Professor Chester, On the best hours of daily observation.... Felton, Prof. C. C., Report on the Present of Miss Contaxaki................. Fendler, A, Meteorology of Colonia Tovar, South America.... Fossils of South Carolina..... Gale, Dr. L. D., Letter of April 7, 1856, relative to Morse's Invention.... Gale, Dr. L. D, letter of Aug. 7, 1857, relative to his interest in Morse's Telegraph Gallery of Art, Additions to. Galvanism, Report on......----- Gauss, Theory of the Motion of the Heavenly Bodies Geology, General Views of...... Gibbs & Genth, Researches and Memoir, by.... Goddard, G. H., Meteorological Observations.... Guyot, A., Meteorological and Physical Tables..... 179 21 92 93 35 394 21 119 16 300 24 Half hourly Barometrical Observations.........206, 208, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 2-2 Hall, Prof. James, Letter of January 19, 1856, relative to Henry's Discoveries and Lectures on Coal, by Prof. Jos. Le Conte Lecture on the Vastness of the Visible Creation, by Prof. S. Alexander....... Letter of the Secretary to Congress Library, Donations received............. Library, New Arrangements in..... 36,52 72 74 30 119 36, 37 119 169 3 31 31 Mason, Hon. Charles, Letter of March 31, 1856, relative to extension of Morse's Meteorology, Professor Dewey on the best Hours of Observation.... 310 Morse, Prof. S. F B., Communication from Prof. Henry relative to. Morse, Prof. S. F. B, Report of Committee on article of....... Müller, Baron, Magnetic Observations in Mexico..... Müller, Prof. John, Report on Electricity .... Report on Galvanism .... Museum, Condition in January, 1858................ List of Donations to ... Objects of...... Oersted's discovery.... Officers of the Institution... Oology, Work on... Ozone..... Programme of Organization 26, 27 85 88 29 333 394 46,49 50 33 99 5 18 387 7 Report of Committee on Purchase of Stanley's Indian Gallery..... 82 Report of Prof. Henry for 1857.................... 13 Report of Special Committee on Prof. Henry's Communication relative to Morse... Resolutions of Board of Regents relative to Prof. Henry..... 98 Resolutions relative to Prof. Bailey, Dr. Kane, and Mr. Redfield....... Sacramento, Cal., Meteorology... Schaeffer, Prof. G. C., Translation of Müller on Electricity... Sculptured Rocks in Venezuela Shooting Stars, Observations of Smithson's personal effects on Galvanism..... Spence, C. S., Letter relative to Miss Contaxaki's present Stanley Collection of Indian Portraits.. Stanley, J. M., Letter offering Indian Gallery for sale........ Stanley Gallery, Report on purchase of Statement of Prof. Henry in relation to the history of the Telegraph.... Stillwater, Minnesota, Observations at...... Sturgeon's Experiments...... Tables, Meteorological and Physical................... Taney, Hon. R. B., Letter to the Board of Regents Statement of...... Telegraph, History of the....... Telegraphic Reports of the Weather ... Thermometer, Hourly Observations Troost, Dr. G., Memoir on Crinoidea Tuomey, M. & F. S. Holmes, on the Fossils of S. C....... Vastness of the Visible Creation, Lecture on....... Walker, Sears C., Account of interview with Morse and Henry........ Washington, D. C., Meteorological Tables.... Weld, Maine, Observations at Wissner, J., Meteorological Tables by... Yoruba Grammar and Dictionary... Yoruba, the Country and Language.. "Zamang," or enormous Tree in Venezuela... Zodiacal Light, Observations on.... |