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Report of the Rumford Committee. 



During the present year, grants have been made in aid of research 

 as follows: — 



October 8, 1913, to Professor Gilbert N. Lewis, of the Uni- 

 versity of California, in aid of his researches on the " Free Energy i 

 Changes in Chemical Reactions" (additional) $300 



To Professor William O. Sawtelle, of Haverford College, in aid 

 of his research on the " Spectra of the Light from the Spark in an 

 Oscillatory Discharge" (additional) 300 



To Professor Harvey N. Davis, of Harvard University, in aid 

 of various therniodynamical researches 200 



November 12, 1913, to Professor Louis V. King, of McGill 

 University, to defray expenses of computation for his research on 

 the "Scattering and Absorption of Solar Radiations in the 

 Earth's Atmosphere" 250 



January 14, 1914, to Professor Alpheus W. Smith, of Ohio State 

 University, in aid of his research on the " Hall and Nernst Effect 

 in the Rare Metals." 180 



To Professor Charles G. Abbott of the Smithsonian Astrophys- 

 ical Observatory, in aid of his research on the " Application of 

 Solar Heat to Domestic Purposes." 150 



April 8, 1914, to Professor P. W. Bridgman, of Harvard Uni- 

 versity, in aid of his therniodynamical researches at high pres- 

 sures 250 



Reports of progress in their several researches have been re- 

 ceived from the following persons: C. G. Abbott, P. W. Bridg- 

 man, W. W. Campbell, A. L. Clark, D. F. Comstock, H. N. 

 Davis, E. B. Frost, F. E. Kester, F. G. Keyes, L. V. King, E. F. 

 Nichols, E. L. Nichols, C. L. Norton, J. A. Parkliurst, T. W. 

 Richards, G. W. Ritchey, F. A. Saunders, W. O. Sawtelle, A. W. 

 Smith, F. W. Very, A. G. Webster, and R. W. Wood. 



The following papers have been published in Volume 49 of the Pro- 

 ceedings of the Academy with aid from the Rumford Fund since the 

 last annual meeting. 



No. 1. "Thermodynamic Properties of Twelve Liquids be- 

 tween 20° and 80° and up to 12,000 Kgm. per Sq. 

 Cm.," by P. W. Bridgman. 

 No. 4. "An improved Method for Determining Specific 

 Heats of Liquids, with Data concerning Dilute 

 Hydrochloric, Hydrobromic, Hydriodic, Nitric, and 



