THE PEOGEESS OF SCIENCE 



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The late Professor L. J. Troost, of the University of Paris, the distinguished 



CHEMIST, IN THE UNIFORM OF THE PARIS ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



sixtieth anniversary of its foundation 

 and the completion of its new building, 

 planned a transcontinental excursion 

 under the conduct of Professor William 

 M. Davis, of Harvard University, to 

 which the leading geographical societies 

 of Europe were invited to appoint 

 delegates as guests. There were about 

 forty acceptances, including many of 

 the leading geographers of the world, 

 who with their American colleagues 



are at present engaged in an excursion 

 across the continent lasting about two 

 months. An international character 

 has been given to the inauguration of 

 the Rice Institute at Houston, Texas, 

 by inviting twelve distinguished for- 

 eign scientific men and scholars to pre- 

 pare each three lectures for the pro- 

 ceedings of the opening festival, to be 

 published in a series of volumes which 

 will be issued in commemoration of the 



