84 BULLETIN OP THE 



Wliereas, Archibald R. Marvine, late a member of the Phi- 

 losophical Society of Washington, has been taken from us by 

 death, and 



Whereas, Our late associate by thorough preparation, industry, 

 and ability had, though young, made interesting and valuable 

 contributions to human knowledge by original research in geol- 

 ogy, and thus gave promise of a fruitful scientific career : 



Eeaolved, That we mourn his death as a loss to our Society 

 and to the scientific world. 



Resolved, That we, as members of this Society, tender to his 

 family our sympathy with them in their sorrow. 



Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be transmitted to 

 his family by the Secretary. 



109th Meeting. June 17, 1876. 



Vice-President Taylor in the Chair. 



Twenty members and visitors present. 



The Chair announced the election of Mr. C. Abbe as Treasurer 

 in the place of Mr. Parker, resigned, and of Mr. Asaph Hall 

 and Mr. M. C. Meigs to fill vacancies in the General Committee 

 occasioned by the resignations of Mr. Parker and Mr. Dutton. 



Mr. Thomas Antisell, by request, gave an account of his 

 visit to Japan, describing the geographical and geological fea- 

 tures of those islands, their meteorology and climate, the origin 

 and ethnology of the people, their history and social condition, 

 their occupations and progress in industrial arts. 



110th Meeting. October 7, 1876. 



The President in the Chair. 



Thirty-one members and visitors present. 



Mr. E. B. Elliott made some preliminary remarks on 



" force and momentum," 



and on a system of measures depending on the earth's polar radius. 



