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Shanghai ; The Great Trigonometrical Sarvey of India, 

 Dehra Dun ; K. Russische Geographische Gesellschaft, St. 

 . Petersburg ; Anthropologische Gesellschaft, Wien ; Gesell- 

 schaft fiir Anthropologic, Ethnologic, &c., K, Preussische Geo - 

 logische Landesanstalt und Bergakademie, Gesellschaft fiir 

 Erdkunde, Berlin ; Naturforschende Vercin in Briinu ; Gar- 

 tenbauverein zu Darmstadt ; Sachsische Geschichte und Alter- 

 thumskunde Yerein, Dresden; Prof. Dr. Paul Albrecht, 

 Hamburg ; K. Sachsisclie Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften, L. 

 Fernan (publisher), Leipzig ; Verein fiir Erdkunde, Stettin ; 

 Societe Hollandaisc dcs Sciences a Harlem ; Academic R. de 

 Belgique, Bruxelles ; Biblioteca N. C. di Firenze ; R. Societa 

 Italiana D'Igiene, Milan ; R. Accademia dei Lincei, Rome ; 

 Socictc Americaine de France, Societe de Geographic, Paris; 

 R. Accademia de la Historia, Madrid ; Meteorological Coun- 

 cil, Nature, London ; Nova Scotia Institute of Natural- Sci- 

 ences, Halifax ; Harvard University, Cambridge ; Rhode 

 Island Historical Society, Providence ; Buffalo Library ; 

 American Chemical Society, publisher of " The Public Service 

 Review," Prof. Samuel Lockwood, New York ; College of 

 Pharmacy, Zoological Society, Philadelphia ; Prof. Ira Rem- 

 sen, Baltimore ; U. S. Naval Institute, Annapolis ; U. S. 

 Geological Survey, Department of Agriculture, Washington, 

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Dr. Horn, from the Committee on the " Datames Magna," 

 reported progress, and on motion the committee was con- 

 tinued. 



The following deaths were announced : Prof Bernard 

 Studer, Berne, May 2, 1887, in his 93d year ; John T. Napier, 

 Rothesay, Scotland, May, 1887, in his 29th. 



On motion the President was authorized to appoint a suita- 

 ble person to prepare the usual obituary notice of Mr. Napier. 



The minutes of the Board of Officers and Council were sub- 

 mitted. 



On motion the President was authorized to appoint at his 

 leisure a committee of five (5) members to examine the com- 

 munication signed " Magellan," submitted for the Magellanic 

 premium, and to report to Council as to its merits. 



