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and therefore no use could be made by physicists of the large 
and valuable instruments in the physical laboratory of the 
University of Pennsylvania made by Dr. Konig, of Paris. 
He was happy, therefore, to be able to place on record so 
complete a refutation of the unwarranted assertions of Mr. 
Ellis by the aid of Prof. Helmholtz and Prof. Meyer of 
Hoboken. 
Prot. Lesley communicated a paper, entitled “ Note on 
the probable derivation of Muzapios from the Egyptian 
formula Mazeru after proper names,” and explained his 
views of the appearance of such sacerdotal terms in early 
times on the monuments of Egypt and in later times in the 
literature of Greece and Rome. He suggested the possible 
etymology of odfius, vASudatnwv (—=cvdatpwv) from the Egyptian 
alp, arp, vine, wine, in the sense of jucundus, joyous ; while 
pazay corresponded to the Hebrew barak, beatus, blessed. In 
like manner the fat of the monuments reappears in the Latin 
tutus, safe, secure, permanent, unshakeable, and possibly in 
totus, the cosmos, or established order, &e. 
Prof. Chase suggested a mode of reaching the demonstra- 
tion of bright lines in the solar spectrum by mathematical 
relations between four elementary formule of the solar sys- 
tem based on the nebular hypothesis. 
Prof. Cope communicated two papers, entitled, ‘‘ On a new 
species of Adocide from the Tertiary of Georgia;’ and 
“Tenth Contribution to the Herpetology of Tropical Amer- 
ica; by E. D. Cope.” 
Upon a report from Mr. E. K. Price, Chairman of the 
Committee on the Michaux Legacy, it was 
Resolved, That three copies of the Journal of Forestry be subscribed 
for, out of the Michaux Legacy; one for the Society ; one for the Professor 
of Botany, Lecturer in the Park; and one for the use of the Committee 
on the Michaux Legacy. 
On motion of Prof. Barker, a vote of thanks was passed to 
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Prof. Draper for the gift of the excellent illustrations ac- 
companying his paper. 
Pending nominations Nos. 836, 837, 838, were read and 
