ley, an account of which has just been published in the series of 

 "Professional Papers" of the United States Signal Service. 

 Adjourned. 



February i6, 1885. 



The Academy met Monday evening, Feb. 16, 1885, President 

 Nipher in the chair, and Messrs. Nipher, Potter, Wheeler, Alt, 

 Hambach, Allderdice, Briggs, Albert Todd, C. A. Todd, Pritch- 

 ett, Sander, Evers, and Engler, present. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. 



The Corresponding Secretary was directed to comply with the 

 request received from A. I. Appleton for list of publications of the 

 Academy, to be printed in the "American Catalogue of Scientific 

 Publications" now being compiled. 



The paper of the evening was by Dr. C. A. Todd, on " The 

 Prevalence of Deafness explained by the Anatomy of the Ear." 

 An informal conversation on the subject presented in the paper 

 followed. 



The following gentlemen were elected to membership, as pro- 

 posed at last meeting: for associate membership — A. B. Chap- 

 man, Emerson L. Foote ; for corresponding membership — Dr. 

 A. von Danckelman of Berlin. 



Adjourned. 



March 2, 1885. 



The Academy met Monday evening, March 2d, 1885. Pres- 

 ■ent — Messrs. Nipher, Alt, Pritchett, A. Todd, Hambach, Sander, 

 Pollak, Tivy, C. A. Todd, Foote, Speck, Comstock, Green, and 

 visitors. 



After the reading and approval of the minutes of the last meet- 

 ing. Dr. Adolph Alt spoke upon the subject of the evening, "The 

 normal Anatomy of the Human Eye, and the present stand-point 

 concerning Glaucoma." 



Mr. Nipher read a report on the winter just passed, in which 

 the comparisons made with other winters are based upon the ob- 

 servations of Dr. G. Engelmann. 



