1S89.] 



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etc., Modena; E. Istituto Lombardo, Milan; R, Comitato Geo- 

 logico d'ltalia, Biblioteca N. C. V. B., Rome ; Socidte Philo- 

 logique, Alengoa ; Societe de Borda, Dax ; Societe de L'En- 

 seigneraent, Redaction "Cosmos," Paris; R. Astronomical 

 Society, R, Geographical Society, Meteorological Council, 

 Editors of " Nature," London ; American Statistical Associa- 

 tion, Boston ; Harvard College Observatory, Museum of Com- 

 parative Zoology, Dr. Samuel Abbott Green, Cambridge, Mass.; 

 Dr. J. C. Ayer, Lowell ; R. I. Historical Society, Providence ; 

 " American Journal of Science," New Haven ; N. Y. State 

 Museum, Albany; Drs. Charles W. Dulles, I. Minis Hays, Mr. 

 Henry Phillips, Jr., Philadelphia ; Johns Hopkins University, 

 Maryland Academy of Sciences, Baltimore ; Department of 

 State, Hydrographic Office, Mr. F. L. Scribner, Washing- 

 ton, 



The President reported that he had appointed as the com- 

 mittee to examine the paper of George B. Simpson, Messrs. 

 Lesley, Horn and Heilprin. 



Prof. Lesley, Chairman of the Committee on Mr. Simpson's 

 paper, reported it worthy of publication, and it was referred 

 to the Committee on Publication. 



The President reported that he had appointed as the Stand- 

 ing Committee on the Henry M. Phillips' Prize Essay Fund, 

 Mr. Richard Vaux, Chairman, Messrs, Henry Phillips, Jr., 

 William V. McKean, Furman Sheppai^d, and Joseph Fraley. 



The Committee on the Aztec MSS. reported progress, and 

 was continued. 



The Committee on the International Language reported 

 progress and was continued, and, on motion, Mr. Horatio Hale 

 was requested to prepare a historical digest of schemes for a 

 universal language to be printed and distributed by the Society 

 in advance of the meeting of the Congress it proposes to 

 convene. 



The death of Prof. Josef von Lenhossek (Budapest, Decem- 

 ber 2, 1888, aet. 71) was announced. 



