RECORDS OF MEETINGS. 611 



The Chair announced the death of W. E. H. Leek}', Foreign 

 Honorary Member in Chiss III., Section 8. 



The foHowing papers were presented b}- title : — 



" Edge Corrections in the Calculation of the Absolute Ca- 

 pacity of Condensers by the Schwarzian Transformation," b}' 

 Joseph G. Coffin. Presented by A. G. Webster. 



" On Generalized Space Differentiation of the Second Order," 

 by B. O. Peirce. 



Tile following communication was made by Professor Raphael 

 Pumpelly, illustrated with lantern projections: "Explorations 

 in Turkestan." 



Nine hundred and forty-fifth 3Ieeting. 



January 18, 1904. — Stated Meeting. 



The Academy met by invitation at the house of Mr. Francis 

 Bartlett, 236 Beacon Street. 



The President in the chair. 



The Chair announced the death of General Alfred P. Rock- 

 well, of Boston, Resident Fellow in Class I., Section 4. 



On motion of Professor C. R. Cross, Chairman of the Rumford 

 Committee, and seconded by Professor A. G. Webster, it was 



Voted, To grant the sum of five hundred dollars (-^SOO) from 

 the income of the Rumford Fund to Professor Edward W. Mor- 

 ley, of Adelbert College, in aid of his research on the nature 

 and effect of ether drift. 



The following paper was presented by title : — 



" Contributions to our Knowledge of Heredity," by Alexander 

 Petrunkevitch. Presented by E. L. Mark. 



The following communication was given by Dr. Francis H. 

 Williams: "Some of the Properties and Uses of Radium 

 Salts." 



Nine hundred and forty-sixth Meeting. 



February 10, 1904. 



Vice-President Trowbridge in the chair. 

 The Cliair announced the death of Karl A. Ritter von Zittel, 

 of Munich, Foreign Honorary Member in Class II., Section 1. 



