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Eight hundred and seventy-second Meeting. 



February 13, 1895. 



Vice-President B. A. Gould in the chair. 



The chair announced the death of Arthur Cayley and of 

 Sir John R. Seeley, Foreign Honorary Members. 



The Corresponding Secretary read the following letters : 

 from S. F. Clarke, of Willianistown, acknowledging his elec- 

 tion as Resident Fellow ; and from the National Society of 

 Horticulture of Paris, announcing the death of its Secretary, 

 Pierre Etienne Simon Duchartre. He also read an invitation 

 circular from the organizing committee of the Sixth Inter- 

 national Geographical Congress. 



Edward Atkinson described the application of heat to the 

 process of cooking according to the principle of Count Rum- 

 ford, illustrated by demonstrations. 



He also exhibited a specimen of calcium carbide (CaCg). 

 This substance, being dropped into water, readily decomposes, 

 liberating pure acetylene with the formation of calcium 

 hydrate, the reaction being CaC.2 + 2 HjO = C2H2 + CaOaH.^. 

 The acetylene was lighted with a match, and burnt on the 

 water. 



Eight hundred and seventy-third Meeting. 



March 13, 1895. — Stated Meeting. 



Vice-President B. A. Gould in the chair. 



The chair announced the death of Sir Henry C. Rawlinson 

 and of the Marquis de Saporta, Foreign Honorary Members. 



The chair appointed a Nominating Committee, consisting 

 of William R. Livermore, Henry P. Walcott, and Thomas 

 W. Higginson. 



The report of the Committee on amending the Statutes was 

 read, and the committee discharged. 



In accordance with the recommendation of the Committee, 

 it was 



