﻿Journal 
  of 
  the 
  Washington 
  Academy 
  of 
  Sciences 
  

  

  * 
  This 
  Journal, 
  the 
  official 
  organ 
  of 
  the 
  Washington 
  Academy 
  of 
  Sciences, 
  aims 
  to 
  

   present 
  a 
  brief 
  record 
  of 
  current 
  scientific 
  work 
  in 
  Washington. 
  To 
  this 
  end 
  it 
  publishes: 
  

   (1) 
  short 
  original 
  papers, 
  written 
  or 
  communicated 
  by 
  members 
  of 
  the 
  Academy; 
  (2) 
  

   short 
  notes 
  of 
  current 
  scientific 
  literature 
  published 
  in 
  or 
  emanating 
  from 
  Washington; 
  

   (3) 
  proceedings 
  and 
  programs 
  of 
  meetings 
  of 
  the 
  Academy 
  and 
  affiliated 
  Societies; 
  (4) 
  

   notes 
  of 
  events 
  connected 
  with 
  the 
  scientific 
  life 
  of 
  Washington. 
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