HAMILTON SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION. 125 



ASTRONOMICAL SECTION 



The Astronomical Section did not begin its regular meetings 

 till December, although previously several lectures of an astronom- 

 ical character were delivered by the returned members of the 

 Kclipse Expedition to Labrador. 



Below is a list of papers contributed : 



1. Dec. 12, 1905— The Motions of the Karth, by Mr. J. J. Evel. 



2. Jan. 8, 1906— The Sun, by Rev. Dr. Marsh, F.R.A.S. 



3. Jan. 30, 1906 — The End of the World from an Astronomical 



Standpoint, by G. Parry Jenkins^ F.R.A.S. 



4. Feb. 13, 1906— Recent Solar Eclipse Expeditions, by Rev. 



Father Brady. 



5. March 13, 1906 — Photography in Astronomy, by Rev. Dr. 



Marsh, F.R.A.S. 



6. March 22, 1906 — The Earth's Beginnings, by F. E. Blake, 



O.E.S., D.L.S., Toronto. 



7. April 10, 1906— Motions of the Heavenly Bodies, by Alex, 



Laing, Detroit, Mich. 



8. April 24, 1906— The Heavens Declare the Glory of God, by 



Rev. Dr. Marsh, F.R.A.S. 



9. May 8, 1906 — Vesuvius Eruptions and San Francisco Earth- 



quakes. A general conference. 

 10. May 15, 1906 — The Annual Meeting. At which reports were 

 read and officers for the ensuing year were appointed. 



The reports showed the Section to be on a sound financial 

 basis, and in a flourishing condition otherwise. 



Gratitude to the parent Association was expressed for their 

 kind and attentive interest in all matters pertaining to the success 

 of the Section. 



For reasons of economy no work of a special nature was uu- 



