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Seven hundred and sixty-fourth Meeting. 



June 13, 1883. — Adjourned Annual Meeting. 



The President in the chair. 



The President announced the death of Gabriel Gustav 

 Valentin, Foreign Honorary Member. 



On the motion of jMr. Winsor, it was 



Voted, To appropriate for the coming year, subject to the 

 approval of a future stated meeting : — 



For general expenses .... $2,200.00 



For publishing 2,000.00 



For library 1,250.00 



The following papers were presented : — 



" A Method of Correcting the Weight of Bodies for the 

 Buoyancy of the Atmosphere." By Josiah P. Cooke. 



" Connection between Vision and the Kinetic Theory of 

 Gases." By AmosE. Dolbear. 



" Conversion of Camphor into Borneol." By C. Loring 

 Jackson and A. E. Menke. (By title.) 



Seven hundred and sixty-flfth Meeting. 



October 10, 1883. — Stated Meeting. 



The President in the chair. 



The President announced the death of Sir Edward Sabine, 

 of Woolwich, Foreign Honorary Member; and of Stephen 

 Alexander, of Princeton, N. J., and William A. Norton, of 

 New Haven, Associate Fellows. 



The appropriations recommended at the adjourned annual 

 meeting were confirmed. 



The following gentlemen were elected members of the 

 Academy : — 



Arthur Michael, of Medford, to be a Resident Fellow in 

 Class I., Section 3. 



Ira Remsen, of Baltimore, to be an Associate Fellow in 

 Class I., Section 3. 



