128 ANNUAL RECORD OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. 



logical and physical articles. The observations made at sea 

 by the German vessels, under Dr. Neumayer's supervision, 

 rank as the best now made by any navy or marine in the world. 



The Seewarte, at Hamburg, publishes a Monthly Weather 

 Jxevieic, of great value and accompanied bv excellent charts. 

 The daily forecasts that issue from this office are said to give 

 eminent satisfaction. They are based on telegraphic reports 

 from 92 stations, and are published in three styles first, 

 in full, with charts and tables; second, special abstracts, and 

 24 selected reports for the use of subscribers and newspapers ; 

 third, shorter abstracts, and about 10 selected reports for the 

 use of seaport towns. A detailed list of the abbreviations 

 and technical terms used therein is given in Annalen Sydrog,, 

 p. 221. 



A Central Meteorological Bureau for Bavaria, with Von 

 Bezold as its director, has been organized, with 34 stations. 

 Lamont and Ebermayer continue their own independent me- 

 teorological work. 



The future of French meteorology has been established by 

 a decree of the Minister of Public Instruction, dated May 13. 

 According to Nature, this decree can hardly be considered 

 as an innovation. It separates the Central Bureau from the 

 Astronomical Observatory, and gives to the Central Bureau 

 authority over the smaller meteorological observatories which 

 have been established, or will be, throughout France. A 

 translation of the full decree is given in Nature, vol. xviii., 

 p. 134. In conformity with the decree, E. Mascart has been 

 appointed Director of the Meteorological Bureau. 



The Central Meteorological Bureau at Paris is located in 

 the Rue de Grenelle St. Germain. It is probable that me- 

 teorological and magnetic observations will continue to be 

 kept up at the Astronomical Observatory, under Admiral 

 Mouchez, in order to maintain the long series that has al- 

 ready been made in that locality. 



The Jhdletin Internationale, formerly the organ for the 

 Paris Observatory, is now edited by the new Weather Bu- 

 reau, under Mascart, and is entirely devoted to meteorology. 



The Association Scientifrgue de France continues to be the 

 medium of communication with the agricultural community, 

 and about G500 stations are supplied by it with barometers 

 and weather reports. 



