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A report of work done in the division of chemistry and physics, mainly during the fiscal year 1888-89

The present bulletin represents work finished in the Division of Chemistry and Physics during the fiscal year 1888—'89, and resembles in general design and purpose its predecessors, Nos. 9, 27, 42, 55, and 60. It covers, however, only a part of the work actually accomplished, for some investigations are not yet completed, others will appear in special bulletins now in course of preparation, and ma
Authors
Frank Wigglesworth Clarke

Contributions to North American Ethnology, Volume II, Part I: The Klamath Indians of sourthwestern Oregon

No abstract available.
Authors
Albert Samuel Gatschet, John Wesley Powell

Contributions to North American Ethnology, Volume II, Part II: The Klamath Indians of southwestern Oregon: dictionary of the Klamath language

The present Dictionary, divided in two parts, contains the lexical portion of an Oregonian language never before reduced to writing. In view of the numerous obstacles and difficulties encountered in the preparation of such a work, a few hints upon its origin and tendencies will be of service in directing the studies of those who wish to acquire a more intimate knowledge of this energetic and well
Authors
Albert Samuel Gatschet, John Wesley Powell

Contributions to North American Ethnology, Volume VI: The Cegiha language

The material in this volume consists of myths, stories, and letters (epistles) obtained from the Ponkas, to whom the author was missionary from 1871 to 1873, and from the Omahas, with whom he resided from 1878 to 1880.
Authors
James Owen Dorsey, John Wesley Powell

Contributions to North American Ethnology, Volume VII: A Dakota-English dictionary

This volume consists of a Dakota-English dictionary. The Dakota, commonly known as the Sioux, forms the leading and best known division of the Siouan linguistic family. The Dakota language now consists of three well defined dialects, the Santee, Yankton and Teton.
Authors
Stephen Return Riggs

Contributions to the mineralogy of the Pacific coast

No abstract available.
Authors
William Harlow Melville, Waldemar Lindgren

Descriptions of twenty-six new species of North American mammals

No abstract available.
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Clinton Hart Merriam

Earthquakes in California in 1889

No abstract available.
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James Edward Keeler

Lake Bonneville

This volume is a contribution to the later physical history of the Great Basin. As a geographic province the Great Basin is characterized by a dry climate, changes of drainage, volcanic eruption, and crustal displacement. Lake Bonneville, the special theme of the volume, was a phenomenon of climate and drainage, but its complete history includes an account of contemporaneous eruption and displacem
Authors
Grove Karl Gilbert
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Water Resources Mission Area, Utah Water Science Center

Mineral resources of the United States, 1888

No abstract available.
Authors
David T. Day

On a group of volcanic rocks from the Tewan Mountains, New Mexico, and on the occurrence of primary quartz in certain basalts

No abstract available.
Authors
Joseph Paxson Iddings

Report of work done in the division of chemistry and physics, mainly during the fiscal year 1887-88

No abstract available.
Authors
Frank Wigglesworth Clarke