The U. S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere during the years 1849- '50- '51- '52
By: J. M. Gillis
Series: 33d Cong., 1st sess. House. Ex. doc -- no. 121; Ex. doc. (United States. Congress. House) -- 33rd Congress, 1st session, no. 121
Publisher: A. O. P. Nicholson, printer
Published: 1855
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Subjects: Scientific expeditions; Description and travel
Other titles: Astronomical Expedition
Notes: Lieut. Archibald MacRae, S. L. Phelps, E. R. Smith, assistants.

Vols. 4 and 5, designed to contain the results of the astronomical observations, were not published. The material was published later by the U.S. Naval Observatory in its Astronomical and meteorological observations. (Washington observations) for 1868, app. I, 1871, and Astronomical, magnetic and meteorological observations (Washington observations) for 1890, app. I, 1895.

Includes indexes.
Table of contents: title: I. Chile: its geography, climate, earthquakes, government, social condition, mineral and agricultural resources, commerce, &c., &c. [with Appendices A, B, C] / by J. M. Gilliss. 1855.; title: II. Report of journeys across the Andes and pampas of the Argentine provinces / by Archibald MacRae. Appendices: D. Report on the minerals and mineral waters of Chile / by J. Lawrence Smith. Appendix E. A description of the Indian antiquities brought from Chile and Peru, by the United States Naval Astronomical Expedition / by Thomas Ewbank. Appendix F. Zoology. Mammals / by S. F. Baird. Birds / by John Cassin. Reptiles, fishes, crustacea / by Charles Girard. Shells / by A. A. Gould. Appendix G. Botany. List of the dried plants brought from Chile by the U.S.N. Astronomical Expedition / by Asa Gray. List of living plants and seeds / by Wm. D. Brackenridge. Appendix H. Paleontology. Description of a portion of the lower jaw and a tooth of the mastadon andium; also, of a tooth and fragment of the femur of a mastadon from Chile / by Jeffries Wyman. Some remarks on the organic remains from Chile, with descriptions of the species / by T. A. Conrad. Addendum. Meteoric iron of Atacama / by R.A. Philippi. 1855.