Miscellaneous Intelligence. 143 
VY. Misce,.taneous INTELLIGENCE. 
. American Association for the Advancement of Science.—This 
Association held its annual meeting at Was ington, in the rooms of the 
mithsonian Institution, during re week commencing with Wednesday 
the 26th of April, 1854. James D. Dana was the President of the 
meeting. Prof. J. Loverine, of Cambridge, ee eas Prof. 
. LawreE a Prof. N ‘ToRREY was 
elected President for the next meeting, which was neces Ra to be held 
in Providence, R. 1, on the 8d Wednesday of August, 1855. 
The following i is a list of the papers read at the recent session: 
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(1.) Physics, Astronomy, Geodesy, &c. 
Comparison of the diurnal inequalities of the tides at San Diego, San Francisco, 
and Astoria, on the Pa snd coast of the United States, ag fragpii seis in connec- 
tion with the Coast Surv By A. D. Bache, Superinte 
the resistance experienced by bodies falling Rite the Atmosphere. By 
es osm Loomis, University of New Yo ‘gee 
€ properties of whalebone rubber. By Mr. owe mit Batchelder, Superin- 
ie a of the Crystal Palace [sotsutaseoated Prof. Pei 
Preliminary determination of cotidal lines on the Atlantic coast of nited 
States, from the Coast Sgt tidal observations. By A. D. Bache, Pasir 0 
Earthquakes of Chili. By Lieut. Gil/iss, 
wns the physical Poker eles tg the sun and cometary bodies. By Prof. W. 4, 
On the periodic and occasional perturbations of the directive force of the declina- 
tion of “= a eedle. By Prof. W. A. Norton, 
tic forces ai pe the line of the boundary between the Uni- 
ted States sale Mesieo . W. H. Emory. 
Results of some ae 8 espertoe the double comet of Biela. By Prof. 
J. 8. Hubbard, of the National Observ 
Tus cg te x proc —— as involved in the aepon # nig tr whirl- 
win ew demonstrations of the jenpoaeibi ty o s being whirl- 
iets snes a limited od as the consequence of hiring vinds By Prof. 
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Saget rl relative to . Pe igh og of the annular eclipse of the sun of May 
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On the i of coienes ure in and near the Gulf Stream, off the sg of 
United pines from observations ab in the Coast Survey. By A. D. Bache, 
On the Gulf ‘Stream, By Lieut. Jf, F. Maury. 
On the Basin of the Atlantic. By Lieut. M. F: Maw 
sastronomical determination of the sun’s diurnal and fan: intensity. By ZL. W. 
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On the trans C der Glynn, U.S. N. 
transparency of the ocean. By Comman: ly’ 
On the nature of Toreea. By Lieut #. B. Hunt, Corps of Engineers, U.S. A. 
Leestiption of the U.S. Coast Survey no oh for measuring base li ‘By 
. BB. Hunt, U.S, A. and Assist. U.S. 0.8 
Note on a new e ometric method. By Dr. We 
hoe & New instrument for facilitating the projection of great circle routes in charts, 
finding by inspection the course and distance. By Pro 
Peg Association Catalogue of S the G 
Welve Year Catalogue. By Prof. Elias a. Universit of New York. 
kable lunar phenomenon observed a Auburn, N. Y., Feb. 16, 1843; with 
~~ am. By Blanchard Fosgate, M.D. 
Un the i Feces of Agree yooms, with reference to sound and sight. By 
Prof. Joseph Henry, a ——— —- pee By chon 
A Rite’ 4 By Chauncey Wright, Cam- 
bridge, Mase, 1 enter by tc. Haris U8 
