xii Centennial Anniversary. 



Royal Observatory, Edinburgh. 



27th September, 1899. 



To the Secretary Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 

 New Haven, Connecticut, U. S. A. 



Dear Sir — The Staff of this Observatory desire to join with 

 me in most heartily congratulating the Connecticut Academy of 

 Arts and Sciences on the celebration of the hundredth anniver- 

 sary of its foundation. 



On this auspicious occasion we particularly call to mind the 

 distinguished services to the Sciences of Meteorology and Astron- 

 omy done by your illustrious members Loomis and H. A. 

 Newton, whose names will ever be associated with the scientific 

 progress of the closing century. 



Wishing the most complete success to your commemoration and 

 regretting that it is not practicable for any of us to share per- 

 sonally therein, I am, Dear Sir, 



Very faithfully yours, 



Ralph Copeland. 



In addition to the greetings sent, several of the societies had 

 also appointed delegates to represent them at the Celebration, 

 delegates of foreign societies being naturally chosen from their 

 American membership. Some who had accepted appointment 

 found themselves at the last moment unable to come. Actually 

 present were these : from the Boston Society of Natural History, 

 Professor Edward S. Morse ; from Harvard University, Professor 

 Charles R. Lanman; from the Connecticut Historical Society. 

 Hon. Simeon E. Baldwin ; from Wesley an University, Professor 

 William North Rice; from the Geological Society of London, 

 Professors George J. Brush and Edward S. Dana; from the 

 Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester, Professor J. 

 Willard Gibbs ; from the North of England Institute of Mining 

 and Mechanical Engineers, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Mr. Richard 

 P. Rothwell, of New York. 



With a reception tendered by the Academy to the delegates 

 and invited guests, the celebration, and with it the record of the 

 first century, was closed. 



