1S92.] 



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Prof. Joseph Lovcring, Cambridge, Mass., born December 

 25, 1813 ; died January 18, 1892. 



Pending nomination 1212 and new nominations 1243 and 

 1244 were read. 



On motion, the Society 



Resolved, That Dr. Charles E. Sajous be appointed a delegate to represent 

 this Society at the Congres des Auiericanistes, to be held at Iluelva in 

 October, 1893, provided that the same shall entail no expense upon this 

 Society. 



And the Society was adjourned by the President. 



Stated Meetmrj, October 7, 1892. 



Present, 16 members. 



President, Mr. Fraley, in the Chair. 



Correspondence was submitted as follows : 



A circular letter from Prof. Edward C. Pickering, Cam- 

 bridge, Mass., in regard to a large southern telescope, and 

 soliciting funds for same. 



Accessions to the Library were reported from the Govern- 

 ment Geologist, Adelaide, Australia; Academic Royale des 

 Sciences, Amsterdam ; " Flora Batava," Leiden ; Mr. G. Bauer, 

 Agram, Hungary ; K. K. Naturhistorische Ilofmuseum, 

 Vienna; Mr. Albin Weisbach, Freiberg, Baden; Verein fiir 

 Naturkunde, Offenbach a. M.; Societe Languedocienne de 

 Geographic, Montpellier; University Library, Cambridge, 

 England ; Radcliff'e Observatory, Oxford ; Natural History 

 and Antiquarian Society, Penzance ; Royal Dublin Society ; 

 Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, Canada ; Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, Bangor, Me.; Pope Manufacturing Co., 

 Boston ; Harvard University, Cambridge ; Mr. Andrew Mc- 

 Farland Davis, Salem ; American Antiquarian Society, Wor- 

 cester ; Dr. George Eastburn, American Meteorological Society, 



