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Seven hundred and eighth Meeting. 



February 13, 1878. — Adjourned Stated Meeting. 



The President in the chair. 



The death of Victor Regnault, Foreign Honorary Member, 

 was announced. 



On the motion of Professor Peirce, it was 



Voted, That a committee be appointed to memorialize 

 Congress in regard to the position of the Astronomical Ob- 

 servatory at Washington, and that this committee consist 

 of seven members, with the President of the Academy as 

 chairman. 



On the motion of Professor Gray, it was 



Voted, That this committee report to the Academy. 



The committee appointed consisted of Messrs. C. W. Eliot, 

 J. D. Runkle, W. B. Rogers, J. Lovering, W. Gibbs, and 

 B. Peirce. 



The following papers were presented : — 



" On Peirce's Criterion for the Rejection of Doubtful Ob- ' 

 servations." By Professor Benjamin Peirce. 



" A Method for Demonstrating Gravitative Action between 

 Small Masses." By Professor A. E. Dolbear. 



" On the Aerial Respiration of the Amia." By Professor 

 B. G. Wilder. (By invitation.) 



" A Note on some Species of Uredineae." By Professor 

 W. G. Farlow. 



Professor Gibbs read a paper by Dr. F. A. Gooch, " On 

 a New Method of Filtering." 



Professor H. P. Bowditch presented, by title, a paper, " On 

 the Theory of Color-Perception." By G. S. Hall. 



Seven hundred and ninth Meeting. 



March 13, 1878. — Stated Meeting. 



The President in the chair. 



The chair announced the death of Elias Magnus Fries and 

 Count Sclopis, Foreign Honorary Members. 



