SCIENC. 
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Fripay, Juny 26, 1918 
CONTENTS 
American Association for the Advancement of 
Science :— 
Funds for Research in Astronomy: Pro- 
FESSOR CHARLES R. CROSS ............-.- 75 
Geological Terms in Geographical Descrip- 
tions: Proressor W. M. Davis .......... 81 
Armand Thevenin: Proressor Roy L. Moopre. 84 
Scientific Events :— 
The Katmai Expedition of the National 
Geographic Society; The Brooklyn Botanic 
Garden; The Chemical Warfare Service; 
The Organization of Physicians for War 
Service; The Sterling Bequest to Yale Uni- 
versity; Memorial to Josiah Royce ........ 84 
88 
Scientific Notes and News 
University and Educational News .......... 91 
Discussion and Correspondence :— 
The Supply of Organic Reagents: Dr. C. E. 
K. Megs. Fireflies Flashing in Unison: Ep- 
WarD S. Morse. The Vero Man and the 
Sabre Tooth: Dr. G. R. WIELAND .......... 91 
Scientific Books :— 
Seward’s Fossil Plants: ProressoR EDWARD 
Special Articles :— 
The Glass Sands of Pennsylvania: Cuas. R. 
FETTKE 
MSS. intended for ‘publication and books, etc., intended for 
review should be sent to The Editor of Science, Garrison-on- 
Hudson, N. Y. 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE 
ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE 
COMMITTEE OF ONE HUNDRED 
FUNDS FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY 
WHEN drawing up the report upon Research 
Funds made to the American Association in 
December, 1915, and subsequently printed in 
Science there seemed to the committee to be 
good reason for believing that it would be ad- 
visable to place the data relative to astronom- 
ical observatories in a separate article, to- 
gether with certain additional facts which 
would be of value to those particularly inter- 
ested in astronomical research. 
For this reason a circular letter of inquiry, 
dated February 1, 1917, was sent to the prin- 
cipal American observatories asking a reply to 
the following questions in each ease: 
1. What are the principal and annual inter- 
est of observatory funds available for research 
as distinguished from teaching and what frac- 
tion of the income as far as can be estimated 
may be credited to research ? 
2. What are the stated publications of the 
observatory or other papers indicating the re- 
sults of researches accomplished? 
The replies to this letter are uniformly clear 
and full. Abstracts of them are given below 
with data taken in some cases from official pub- 
lications. It is thought that this form of pres- 
entation is preferable to a mere tabulation 
inasmuch as a more definite idea may thereby 
be secured as to the conditions which obtain 
in each of the observatories concerned. Espe- 
cially does this seem desirable in that those 
interested in astronomy though not profes- 
sionally engaged in its pursuit may find a 
brief but intelligible statement of what pro- 
vision has been made in this country up to 
the present for the actual advancement of the 
science by research. 
The undersigned will be glad to receive cor- 
“\sonian Inoprs 
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