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Baclie pronounced liis eulogy in the Board of Regents, and the 

 Regents passed memorial resolutions, one of which describes him 

 as " one of the most useful and zealous of the meteorologists co- 

 operating Avith the Institution, whose labors in both the increase 

 and diffusion of knowledge of meteorology have merited the 

 highest honors of science at home, and have added to the repu- 

 tation of our country abroad." 



Prof. Espy delivered many lectures in the towns, cities, 

 and villages of the United States, explaining his theories and the 

 results of his observations. These efforts were very successful, 

 and, according to Prof. Bache, by their originality attracted 

 more attention to his views than could have been obtained in any 



