20 THE RUMFORD FUND 



ARTHUR A. NOYES. Effect of high temperatures 



on the electrical conductivity of aqueous solutions $300 



RALPH S. MINOR. Dispersion and absorption of 



substances for ultra-violet radiation 150 



1903. THEODORE W. RICHARDS. The experimental study 

 of chemical thermodynamics. (Appropriation of 

 1902 for compression pump, $750, transferred to 

 this purpose.) 



SIDNEY D. TOWNLEY. For the construction of 



a stellar photometer 100 



EDWIN B. FROST. For the construction of a special 

 lens for use in connection with the stellar spectro- 

 graph of the Yerkes Observatory for the study 

 of radial velocities of faint stars 200 



ERNEST F. NICHOLS and GORDON F. HULL. In aid 

 of the investigation of the relative motion of the 

 earth and the ether by the method of " Fizeau^s 

 polarization experiment." (Appropriation trans- 

 ferred to another research, viz., effect of motion 

 of earth on intensity of radiation) 250 



GEORGE E. HALE. For the purchase of a Rowland 

 concave diffraction grating to be used in the 

 photographic study of the brighter stars . . . 300 



EDWARD C. PICKERING. For the construction of 

 two stellar photometers to be placed at the 

 disposal of the Rumford Committee .... 150 



ERNEST F. NICHOLS and GORDON F. HULL. Effect 

 of the motion of the earth on the intensity of 

 radiation. (Appropriation for Fizeau's polari- 

 zation experiment, $250, transferred to this 

 purpose.) 



FREDERIC L. BISHOP. Thermal conductivity of 



lead 75 



FREDERICK A. SAUNDERS. Characteristics of spectra 



produced under varying conditions . . . . . 200 



