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• Prospectus of Science for 1883 (pp. ix-x)
• The Future of American Science (pp. 1-3)
• Photographing the Corona without an Eclipse (p. 4) by S. P. Langley
• A Singular Meteoric Phenomenon (pp. 4-6)
• The Typhoon at Manila, Philippine Islands, Oct. 20, 1882 (pp. 6-9) by Samuel Kneeland
• Captain C. E. Dutton on the Hawaiians (pp. 9-10) by C. E. Dutton
• Variations in the Vertical Due to Elasticity of the Earth's Surface (pp. 10-11) by E. H. Hall

Letters to the Editor

• Age of the Rocks on the Northern Shore of Lake Superior (p. 11) by A. R. C. Selwyn
• Movement of the Arms in Walking (p. 11) by Frederick W. True
• Cleaning Birds (pp. 11-12) by Author:J. Amory Jeffries
• Review: The Origin of Cultivated Plants (pp. 12-14) by Asa Gray
• Review: Natural History of Minnesota (pp. 14-15)
• Weekly Summary of the Progress of Science (pp. 15-25)
• Intelligence from American Scientific Stations (pp. 25-26)
• Notes and News (pp. 26-28)
• Recent Books and Pamphlets (p. 28)