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Prof. Kees, for the committee appointedjune 3d 1892, read an 

 account of the life of Lewis Morris Rutherfurd, which has been 

 published in " Astronomy and Astrophysics" for October 1892. 

 Dr. Mason made some further remarks concerning Dr. Ruther- 

 furd, with whom he had been associated for many years. He 

 called sjiecial attention to Dr. Rutherfurd's method of correcting 

 microscopic objectives for photographic purposes. 



Mr. Jacoby gave an account of a visit to the observatories at 

 Greenwich and Kew, and described the work being done at 

 Greenwich in connection with the astrophotographic chart of 

 the entire heavens. 



Prof. Rees made some remarks on the discovery of a fifth 

 satellite of Jupiter by Prof. Barnard at the Lick Observatory, 

 September 9, 1892. He also referred to the recent observations 

 of Mars at the Lick Observatory, Princeton, and elsewhere, and 

 exhibited lantern slides illustrating some of the resvilts obtained. 

 The Academy then adjourned. 



Stated Meeting 



November 14th. 1892. 



Biological Section, second meeting, H. F. Osborn in the 

 chair, Bashford Dean, Secretary. Forty persons present ; the 

 minutes of the first meeting October 17th, were read and 

 approved. 



Permanent officers were elected as follows : H. F. Osborn, 

 Chairman, and Bashford Dean, Secretary. An advisory' commit- 

 tee of four, consisting of F. S. Lee, C. F. Cox, N. L. Britton, and 

 E. B. Wilson was appointed. The papers of the evening were : 

 ^' On the Pituiary bod}', with considerations regarding vertebrate 

 descent " by Arthur Willey, ' ' On recently discovered Creta- 

 ceous Mammals" by H. F. Osborn. 



