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i^CIENGE. 



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science is indicated by a letter. The divi- 

 sions of each science are numbered. These 

 divisions can be subdivided by the use of 

 significant words or symbols. 



This plan is explained in detail and de- 

 fended. As a further evidence that the 

 Committee did not consider its schedules 

 final it has issued a revised schedule of 

 Physiology (Animal). 



THE CONFEREXCE. 



The second Conference, which, like the 

 first, was summoned by the British gov- 

 ernment, was attended by the following 

 delegates, many of whom had participated 

 in the first Conference : 



Austria. Professor L. Boltzmann (Kaiserliclie Akad- 

 emie der Wissenschafteu, Vienna) . 

 Professor E. Weiss (I^aiserlicbe Akademie der Wis- 

 senscbaften, Vienna). 



Belgium. Chevalier Depcamps (Membre de I'Acad. 

 Eoyale de Belgique, Pr&ident de I'Offioe Inter- 

 national de Bibliograpbe, Brussels). 

 M. Paul Otlet (Secretaire-General de I'OflSce Inter- 

 national de Bibliograpbie, Brussels). 

 M. H. La Fontaine (Directeur de I'Office Interna- 

 tional de Bibliograpbie, Brussels). 



France. Professor G. Darboux (Membre de I'lnsti- 

 tut de France). 

 Dr. J. Deniker (Bibliotbtcaire du Museum d'His- 



toire Naturelle). 

 Professor E. Mascart (Membre de I'Institut de 

 France). 



Germany. Professor Dr. Klein (Gebeiraer Regier- 

 ungs-Rath, University of Gottingen). 



Sungary. Dr. August Heller (Librarian, Ungarisclie 

 Akademie, Buda-Pestb). 

 Dr. Theodore Duka ( Member of the Huugarian 

 Academy of Sciences). 



Japan. Professor Eiuosuke Yamaguobi (Imperial 

 University of Kioto). 



3Iexico. Seiior Don Francisco del Paso y Tronooso. 



Netherlands. Professor D. J. Korteweg ( Universi- 

 teit, Amsterdam). 



Norway. Dr. Jijrgen Brunchorst (Secretary, Ber- 

 genske Museum). 



Sweden. Dr. E. W. Dahlgreu (Librarian, Kcingl. 

 Sveuska Vetenskaps Akademie, Stockholm). 



Switzerland. Dr. Jean Henry Graf (President, Com- 

 mission de la Bibliotheque Nationals Suisse.) 

 Dr. Jean Bernoulli ( Librarian, Commission de la 

 Bibliotheque Natiouale Suisse) . 



United Kingdom. Representing the Government : 

 The Right Hon. Sir John E. Gorst, Q. C, M. P., 

 F. R. S. (Vice-President of the Committee of 

 Council on Education). 

 Representing the Royal Society of London : 

 Professor Michael Foster, Sec. R. S. 

 Professor Arthur W. Riicker, Sec. R. S. 

 Professor H. E. Armstrong, F. R. S. 

 Sir J. Norman Lockyer, K. C. B., F. R. S. 

 Dr. Ludwig Mond, F. R. S. 

 United States. Dr. Cyrus Adler (Librarian, Smith- 

 sonian Institution, Washington). 

 Cape Colony. Roland Trimen, Esq., F. R. S. 

 India. Lieut. -General Sir R. Strachey, G. C. S. I., 

 F. R. S. 

 Dr. W. T. Blanford, F. R. S. 

 Natal. Sir Walter Peace, K. C M. G. (Agent-Gen- 

 eral for Natal). 

 Ntijo Zealand. The Hon. W. P. Reaves (Agent-Gen- 

 eral for New Zealand). 

 Queensland. The Hon. Sir Horace Tozer, K. C. M. G. 

 (Agent-General for Queensland). 



The Conference met Tuesday, October 11, 

 189S, in the rooms of the Society of An- 

 tiquaries (Burlington House) the rooms of 

 the Royal Society not being available, as 

 they were undergoing repairs. Sir John 

 Gorst, President of the previous Conference 

 took the chair, and on motion of Professor 

 Darboux (France) was elected President. 

 Professor Korteweg (Netherlands) was 

 elected Secretary for the German language, 

 M. La Fontaine (Belgium) for French, and 

 Professor Armstrong for English. Three 

 short-hand reporters, one for each language, 

 assisted the Secretaries. 



Professor Michael Foster then stated that 

 invitations to the Conference had been is- 

 sued through the Foreign OfiSce, and gave 

 a list of the acceptances.* The Greek gov- 

 ernment regreted that they were unable to 

 appoint delegates ; f the Russian govern- 

 ment did ' not consider it necessary to be 

 represented by a special delegate.' The 

 Danish government took the same view, 



* List is given above. 



t The Russian government has since requested the 

 appointment of a representative on the International 

 Committee. 



