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HANDBOOK OF LEARNED SOCIETIES 



Object. To maintain public lecture courses dealing either directly or indirectly 

 with geographical subjects; to foster geographical research, and to publish from 

 time to time monographs presenting the results of such research. 



Meetings. Monthly, Nov. to Apr., on Tuesdays, in Peabody Institute. 



Membership. About 1,200 (annual dues, $i). 



Publications. 



The Bahama Islands, ed. by G. B. Shattuck. New York, London, 

 1905. 4. 



Contains the results of an expedition to the Bahama Islands, sent out 

 by the society in June 1903, under the direction of Prof. Shattuck, for 

 the purpose of investigating the origin and natural history of the islands 

 and conducting studies along lines connected with the well-being of the 

 inhabitants. 



Price: $10. On sale by the Macmillan co. 



Johns Hopkins University. 



Address. Baltimore, Md. President: Ira Remsen. 

 History. Incorporated Aug. 24, 1867; opened for instruction in Oct. 

 1876. 



Ref.: The Johns Hopkins university, 1876-91, by D. C. Gilman. (In 

 Johns Hopkins university studies in historical and political science. 

 9th ser. III-IV.) The launching of a university and other papers, by 

 D. C. Gilman. Baltimore, 1906. 



Publications. 



Official circulars, no. i-u, June i876-June 1877; [26. ser., no.] 1-5, 

 Sept. i877-June 1878. [Baltimore, 1876-78.] 8. 

 Contain administrative matter only. 



Johns Hopkins university CIRCULARS, v. I-XXIV (i. e. no. 1-182), 

 Dec. i879-Dec. 1905. Baltimore, 1882-1905. 24 v. in 16. 4 & 8. 



v. 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-19, 20-22 combined under single title pages. 

 From 1904 the Circulars have new series numbering by years, no. 183- 



192 form 1906, no. i-io. 



Contain scientific papers, notes from the Biological laboratory, Historical 

 and political science association, Economic seminary, Oriental semi- 

 nary, Mathematical seminary, Physical laboratory, etc., in addition to 

 registers, enumeration of classes, etc. 

 Price: $i a year. 



AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICS, v. I-XXVH. Baltimore, 1878- 

 1905. 4. q. 



Price: $5 per annum (foreign postage 5oc.) ; single numbers, $1.50. 

 Index to v. I-X. Baltimore, 1889. 4. 



