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preservation of such an invaluable collection he arranged to make it 

 an integral part of the library of Johns Hopkins University under 

 the designation of " The Abbe Meteorological Library." 



The eminence he never sought for himself has been bountifully 

 bestowed upon him by others. The University of Michigan, in 

 1886, conferred upon him the degree of LL.D., and in 1896 he re- 

 ceived the same degree from the University of Glasgow, the pres- 

 entation being made by Lord Kelvin, by whose wish Lady Kelvin 

 herself made the Doctor's hood bestowed on that occasion. Natu- 

 rally his modest nature was profoundly touched by this tribute, and 

 this symbol of his achievements was worn to his grave. He was 

 awarded the medal of the Royal Meteorological Society of England 

 in 1912 and in the spring of 1916 the National iVcademy of Sciences, 

 of which he was long an active member, awarded him the Marcellus 

 Hartly Medal " for eminence in the application of science to the 

 public welfare." Coming, as this award did, from those he counted 

 as his most intimate friends and associates in scientific endeavor and 

 at a time when he recognized that his strength and force were almost 

 spent, it bore the welcome message : " \Xe\\ done thou good and 

 faithful servant," and within the year he entered into the joy of his 

 Master's presence. 



Charles Frederick Marvin. 



Washington, D. C, 

 March 24. 1917. 



