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Sociedad Cientifica Argentina. 



Address. Cevallos 269, Buenos Aires. 



History. Founded in 1872; incorporated in 1885. Absorbed in 1878 

 the Sociedad de Agrimensores, and in 1882 the Sociedad de Estudiantes 

 de Ingenieria. Instituted industrial expositions in 1875 and 1876. 

 Financed the first Argentine exploration in Patagonia in 1876. Pro- 

 moted the meeting of the first Congreso cientifico Latino-Americano 

 held in Buenos Aires in 1898. 



Ref. : Antecedentes sobre el origen y fundacion de la sociedad. (In 

 Anales, t. I, i er sem. 1876, p. 5-13.) 



Object. (i) Promotion of the study of the sciences in general, with their applica- 

 tion to the arts, the industries and the necessities of social life, (ii) Study of 

 scientific publications, discoveries, inventions and improvements, especially those 

 which may be of practical application in the Argentine Republic, (iii) Exami- 

 nation and study of building materials, and of public works planned, as well 

 as the cost and methods employed in their execution. 



Meetings. At least every 60 days from Apr. i to Nov. 30; annual meeting in Apr. 

 Junta directiva meets weekly. 



Membership. 487 active (monthly dues, 4 pesos; for students in the University, 

 2 pesos) ; 24 corresponding; 4 honorary. 



Publications. 



ANALES . . . t. I-LXII, 1876-1906. Buenos Aires, 1876-1906. 4. 

 m., forming 2 vols. a year. Price: 12 pesos per annum. 



Indice general de las materias contenidas en ... vol. I-XXIX, 



1876-1889. Buenos Aires, 1890. 8. 



Indice general de . . . tomos I-XL. Buenos Aires, 1897. 8. 



El origen del hombre sud-americano, razas y civilizaciones de este 



continents ; por F. P. Moreno. Buenos Aires, 1882. 8. 



At the head of title : Conferencias de la Sociedad cientifica argentina. 



Cemento argentine fabricado por Nicolas Derossi. Informe a la Socie- 

 dad . . . por el Dr. Atanasio Quiroga. Buenos Aires, 1889. 8. 



La mineria en la provincia de Mendoza. El Paramillo de Upsallata; 

 por G. A. Lallemant. Buenos Aires, 1890. 4. 



Revista del archivo de la Sociedad ... (i a parte 1872-1878). Buenos 



Aires, 1892. 4. 

 Distribution. Exchange. On sale at the office of the society at above address. 



Union Industrial Argentina. 



Address. Calle Defensa 435, Buenos Aires. 



History. Founded in 1875 as Club Industrial Argentine. In 1878 

 part of the members seceded and formed an independent organization, 

 Centre Industrial Argentine. The two were reunited in 1887 under 



Anales cientificos argentinos (Buenos Aires, 1874-76. 2 v. 8.) was not published 

 by this society. Cf. Anales de la Sociedad cientifica Argentina, t. I. 



