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Meetings and Officers of the Association of American Geologists and Natu- ralists
Meetings and Officers of the Association
Act of Incorporation
Constitution of the Association
Order of Proceedings in Organizing a Meeting
Members of the Association:
Patrons
Members
Honorary Fellow
Fellows
Deceased Members
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE UPON STANDARDS OF STELLAR MAGNITUDE
PRELIMINARY REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON STANDARD TIME
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SECTION A. MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY.
On the effect of prolonged stress upon the strength and elasticity of pine
timber. By ROBERT H. THURSTON
Method of determining the value of the solar parallax from meridian obser.
vations of Mars at opposition. By J. R. EASTMAN
History of Alhazen's problem. By MARCUS BAKER
On recent deep-sea soundings in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, by
the U. S. Coast Survey. By J. E. HILGARD
Comparison between the yard and metre, by means of the reversible pendu.
lum. By C. S. PEIRCE
A preliminary investigation of the causes of lateral deviation of spherical projectiles, based on the kinetic theory of gases. By H. T. EDDY
Note on the theory of the flight of elongated projectiles. By H. T. EDDY
On the mechanical principles involved in the flight of the boomerang. By H.
T. EDDY
On a new method of applying water power of small head to effect the direct
compression of air to any required nigh pressure. By H. T. EDDY
A new self-registering, mirror barometer. By JOHN R. PADDOCK
Note on the electrical resistance and the coefficient of expansion of incan-
descent platinum. By E. L. NICHOLS
The stereoscope, and vision by optic divergence. By W. LECONTE STEVENS
An improved sonometer. By W. LECONTE STEVENS
The magnetic survey of Missouri. By FRANCIS E. NIPHER
Ringing Fences. By S. W. ROBINSON
Four years' observation with a lysimeter, at South Framingham, Mass. By
E. LEWIS STURTEVANT
A remarkable case of retention of heat by the Earth. By H. C. HOVEY
Time service of Carleton College Observatory. By W. W. PAYNE
On the methods of determining the solar parallax, with special reference to
the coming transit of Venus. By WILLIAM HARKNESS
On a simple method of measuring faint spectra. By WM. HARKNESS
Experiments to determine the comparative strength of globes and cylinders
of the same diameter and thickness of sides (with specimens of each).
By SAMUEL MARSDEN
Historical notes on cosmic physiology. By T. STERRY HUNT
Symmetrical method of elimination in simple equations, by the use of some of
the principles of determinants. By J. D. WARNER
Titles of other papers read in the section
PERMANENT SUBSECTION OF CHEMISTRY.
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Relation of reducing power, as measured by Fehling's solution, to the rotatory
power of commercial amylose (gluclose or starch sugar). By H. W.
WILEY
The limited biological importance of synthetic achievements in organic
chemistry. By A. B. PRESCOTT
Evidence of atomic motion within liquid molecules, as based upon the speed
of chemical action. By R. B. WARDER.
The chemical composition of fish and invertebrates. By W. O. ATWATER
The determination of nitrogen. By W.O. ATWATER.
TWATER
Coal dust as an element of danger in mining; shown by the explosion in the
Albion mines, Nov. 12, 1880. By H. C. HOVEY
A chemical examination of gluco-maize residue. By C. G. WHEELER
Pentachloramyl formate. By ALFRED SPRINGER
Titles of other papers read in the subsection
PERMANENT SUBSECTION OF MICROSCOPY.
A contribution to the study of Bacterial organisms commonly found upon
exposed mucous surfaces and in the alimentary canal of healthy indi-
viduals. By GEO. M. STERNBERG
A study of blood during a prolonged fast. By LESTER CURTIS
Some phenomena in the conjugation of Actinophrys sol. By J. D. Cox
Mounting chick embryos whole. By CHARLES SEDGWICK MINOT
On a convenient method of expressing micrometrically the English and Metric
units of length on the same scale. By WILLIAM A. ROGERS and GEORGE
F. BALLOU
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SECTION B. NATURAL HISTORY.
On the cause of the arid climate of the western portion of the U. S. By C. E.
DUTTON
The excavation of the grand cañon of the Colorado river. By C. E. DUTTON
A short study of the features of the region of the lower Great Lakes during
the great river age; or notes on the origin of the Great Lakes of North
America. By J. W. SPENCER
Evidence from the drift of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois in support of the pregla.
cial origin of the basins of Lake Erie and Ontario. By E. W. CLAYPOLE
Typical thin sections of the rocks of the cupriferous series in Minnesota. By
N. H. WINCHELL
A contribution to Croll's theory of secular climatal changes. By W. J.
MCGEE
The gold-bearing drift of Indiana. By GEORGE SUTTON
The recurrence of faunas in the devonian rocks of New York. By H. S.
WILLIAMS
On the occurrence of an archimediform Fenestellid in the Upper Silurian
rocks of Ohio. By E. W. CLAYPOLE
Note on some fish-remains from the upper devonian rocks in New York state.
By H. S. WILLIAMS
Remarks on the classification and distribution of Producti. By S. H. TROW-
Note on specimens of Ptilophyton and associated fossils, collected by Dr. H.
S. Williams, in the chemung shales of Ithaca, New York. By J. W.
DAWSON
Some new facts regarding the fertilization of Yucca. By THOMAS MEEHAN
The motion of roots in germinating Indian corn. By W. J. BEAL
Phenomena of growth in plants. By D. P. PENHALLOW
The white pine of Michigan. By WILLIAM HOSEA BALLOU
Influence of forests on water courses. By DAVID D. THOMPSON
On the influence of the structure of the nerve-fibres upon the production and
conduction of nerve-force. By H. D. SCHMIDT
Is man the highest animal? By CHARLES SEDGWICK MINOT
On a mesal cusp of the deciduous mandibular canine of the cat, Felis
domestica. By BURT G. WILDER
Bopyrus manhattensis from the gill cavity of Palæmonetes vulgaris Stimpson.
By CARL F. GISSLER
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On the disposition of color-markings of domestic animals.
BREWER
By W. H.
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Pilocarpin and its action in changing the color of the human hair. By D. W.
PRENTISS
The successful administration of nitrous oxide, as an anæsthetic for dental
and surgical operations. By E. P. HOWLAND
A remarkable invasion of northern New York by a Pyralid insect, Crambus
vulgivagellus. By J. A. LINTNER
On the life duration of the Heterocera. By J. A. LINTNER
Life-history of the buckeye stem-borer, Sericoris instrutana. By E. W
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On the oviposition of Prodoxus decipiens. By C. V. RILEY
New insects injurious to agriculture. By C. V. RILEY
The Syrian bees. By A. J. COOK
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How the bee extends its tongue. By A. J. Cook
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On a certain habit of Heliconia charitonia. By W. H. EDWARDS
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PERMANENT SUBSECTION OF ANTHROPOLOGY.
Address of GARRICK MALLERY, Chairman
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Comparative differences in the Iroquois group of dialects. By ERMINNIE
A. SMITH
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Phonetics of the Ka'yowe language. By ALBERT S. GATSCHET
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Animal myths. By ERMINNIE A. SMITH
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A lawgiver of the stone age. By HORATIO HALE
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Buffalo drives on the Rock river, Wisconsin: an explanation of the long
mounds. By STEPHEN D. PEET
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Worked shells in New England shellheaps. By EDWARD S. MORSE
Ancient Japanese bronze bells. By EDWARD S. MORSE
Changes in Mya and Lunatia since the deposition of the New England #hell-
heaps. By EDWARD S. MORSE
The uncivilized mind in the presence of higher phases of civilization. By
OTIS T. MASON
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Scientific, Literary, Social and Art Institutions and Collections of Cin
cinnati and vicinity
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INDEX.