RECORDS OF MEETINGS. 835 



Report of the Rumford Committee. 



During the present year appropriations have been made in aid of 

 research as follows: 



Nov. 10, 1915. For the purchase of a calorimeter bridge of 

 high precision, a galvanometer of high sensibility, and a calori- 

 meter thermometer, to be loaned to Professor Farrington 

 Daniels in aid of his researches on specific heats $330 



For the purchase of a comparator to be loaned to Mr. Ray- 

 mond T. Birge for his researches in spectroscopy 200 



To Professor P. W. Bridgman in aid of his researches on 

 thermal phenomena under high pressures (additional) . . . 400 



To Professor A. L. Clark in aid of his researches on the physi- 

 cal properties of vapors in the neighborhood of the critical 

 point. (Additional) 300 



To Professor Gilbert N. Lewis in aid of his researches on free 

 energy. (Additional) 300 



January 12, 1916. To Professor H. M. Randall in aid of his 

 researches on the infra-red spectrum, to defray the salary of an 

 assistant 200 



March 8, 1916. For the purchase of the comparator to be 

 loaned to Mr. Birge. (Additional) 175 



To Professor Louis V. King in aid of his research on the de- 

 termination of the molecular constants of gases over the range of 

 temperatiu-es from 25° K to 1273° K 250 



April 12, 1916. To Professor Frederick Palmer, Jr., in aid of 

 his research on the properties of light of extremely short wave 

 lengths 100 



May 10, 1916. To Professor R. A. Millakan in aid of his re- 

 searches on the photoelectric properties of metals in extreme 

 vacua 500 



On January 12, 1916, the Committee voted to appropriate from the 

 Publication Fund the sum of $600 for the publication of two papers 

 by Professor Bridgman on the thermal properties of substances under 

 high pressures and $300 for the publication of a paper by Dr. Bell and 

 Dr. Verhoeff on the effect of radiant energy upon the eye. 



The Chairman having announced to the Committee that the set 

 of replicas of the Rumford Medals from the beginning was now com- 

 plete, it was voted to authorize him to make provisions for the display 

 at the home of the Academy of these and such future replicas as shall 

 be made. 



