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H. Jacoby explained more fully the meaning of " Constant of 

 Aberration," and stated that he desired to go on record with 

 the statement that when the reduction of the observations made 

 b}' J. K. Rees, H. S. Davis and himself is completed, it will 

 confirm the result adopted by the Paris Congress. 



The final paper was presented by H. S. Davis on the " Parallax 

 of 61 Cygni etc." and gave a value of the parallax of 36.015." 



J. K. Rees made a few remarks about the measurement and 

 reduction of the Rutherfurd star plates. 



The section then adjourned. 



J. F. Kemp, 



Secrelary. 

 R, Gordon, 

 Secretary of Section. 



Stated Meeting. 



May 10, 1897. 



The Academ}" was called to order by the Chairman of the 

 Section of Biology, Professor E. B, Wilson, and in the absence 

 of regular business the section at once organized ; fifteen per- 

 sons present. 



Mr. Gar}^ N. Calkins, of Columbia University, was elected 

 Secretar}'. 



In the absence of Dr. Dyar, Chairman of the Committee ap- 

 pointed to consider the question of postage on Natural History 

 specimens, Professor Stratford"reported that the Postmaster Gen- 

 eral had been notified, and that the matter had received due con- 

 sideration. 



Upon behalf of the Committee appointed to draw up a resolu- 

 tion relating to the death of Professor E. D. Cope, Professor 

 Osborn submitted the following resolution : 



The members of the New York Academy of Sciences desire 

 to record their admiration of the noble services to Science of 

 the late Professor Edward D. Cope. Since 1859, when he of- 



