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Stated Meeting, September 19th, 1878 



Present, 17 members. 



Vice-President, Mr. Fraley, in the Chair. 



Letters accepting membership were received from Dr. 

 Hermann Helmholtz, dated Berlin, June 8th, 1873, and 

 M. G. Gongain, dated St. Martin des Entrees, par Bayeux, 

 Calvados, France, July 14th, 1873. 



Letters acknowledging the receipt of publications were 

 received from the Hungarian Academy, July 25th (XIV, 

 iii, 87) ; R. Academia dei Lincei, Rome, January 7th (XIV, 

 iii, 87); the Literary and Philosophical Society, Liverpool, 

 August 21st (89) ; Harvard College, July 24th (90) ; New 

 York Historical Society, July 24th (70) ; Maryland Histori- 

 cal September 16th (90) ; and Postal Cards of acknowledg 

 ment for Xo. 90 of the Proceedings from eight3"-six mem- 

 bers and corresponding societies. 



A letter requesting the completion of sets of the Trans- 

 actions and Proceedings, was received from the Royal Insti- 

 tion in Liverpool, dated August 21st, 1873. On motion, the 

 Librarian was authorized to forward the required publica- 

 tions to Mr. Alfred Morgan, Honorary Librarian of the 

 Institute. 



A medal was received from the University of Norway 

 bearing the legend Regni Xorvegici Annum Millesimum 

 pia celebrat Universitas Regia Fredericiana ; and on the 

 reverse, Tempori Superstes, MDCCCLXXII. 



Letters of envoy were received from the R. Geographical 

 Society at Vienna, and from the Norway University 



Donations for the Library were announced from the Rus- 

 sian, Prussian, Hungarian and Belgian Academies, the Geo- 

 graphical Societies at Vienna and Paris, the University oi 

 Norway, the Vaudoise Society, the Ecole des Mines, Revue 

 Politique, and MM. C. H. Girard and Theo. WechniakofF of 

 Paris, the London Meteorological Society, Essex Institute, 

 Am. Antiquarian Society, Silliman's Journal, Mr. Verplanck 

 Colvin, Franklin Institute, Journal of Pharmacy, Medical 



