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Dr. Adolph Erik Nordenskiold, of Stock! lolni. 



Mr. (/. Juliliu Dannfelt, of Stockholm. 



Mr. Elihu Thompson, A. M., Prof. Chemistry in tlie Phil- 

 adelphia Iliii:h School. 



Mr. Charles V. Riley, President of the Academy of 

 Sciences, St. Louis, Missouri. 



And the meeting was adjourned. 



Stated 3Ieeting, May 5, 1876. 

 Present, 10 members. 



Secretary, Dr. LeConte, in the Chair. 



Visitors : Mr. Deby, of the Belgian Commission, and Mr. 

 Konig, of Paris. 



Letters accepting membership were received from Mr. 

 Frank M. Etting, of Philadelphia, and Dr. D. C. Oilman, of 

 Baltimore. 



A letter declining the appointment to prepare an obituary 

 notice of Mr. Cu^der, was received from Mr. H. M. Phillips, 

 dated 1325 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. 



On motion, Mr. Phillips was excused. 



Letters of acknowledgment were received from the Re- 

 gents of the New York University, and Boston Natural His- 

 tory Society (V ; 94). 



Letters of envoy were received from the Secretary of the 

 ijreol. Survey of Pennsylvania, May 4 ; London Meteorolog- 

 ical Office, R. S. April 8, and Royal Astronomical Society. 



Donations for the Library were received from the Acade- 

 mies at Buda-Pest, Vienna and Bruxelles ; the Societies at 

 Bonn, Oottinoren, Ulm, Zurich, Oeneva, and Cherbourg; 



