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““The Atmosphere.” by Rev. R. E. M. Brady; read March 
18th, 1902. A well-delivered technical paper, covering the historical 
facts relating to the discoverers of the principles involved in the 
instruments used to indicate the states of the atmosphere—the bar- 
ometer, thermometer, etc. The lecture was made clear and 
instructive by the use of apparatus and biackboard illustrations. 
“The Planet Neptune,” by D. B. Marsh, Sc. D.; read April 
1st, 1902. ‘This interesting and instructive paper will be found in 
the pages of the Proceedings. 
“The Weather and Earthquake Phenomena,” by R. F. Stupart, 
Esq., Toronto, Director Meteorological Bureau. Mr. Stupart, in 
response to an invitation from the society, kindly favored us with 
the above paper. The lecture, with the excellent slides, made the 
audience familiar with the old, old question of the weather in a way 
they had never met it before. Mr. Stupart went over the ground of 
storms and stormpaths very carefully, and made plain the various 
phenomena observed and reckoned on in chart-making and weather- 
predicting. Earthquakes proved in the lecturer’s hands an exceed- 
ingly interesting subject. So many strange facts, new to many, 
made the technical and scientific of such interest, and simplified by 
the full descriptive wording of the speaker, that everyone went away 
interested and pleased. 
“The Moon,” by H. B. Witton ; read April 29th, 1902. This 
delightful paper will be found with the printed papers. Its charm 
as heard from the lecturer himself, interspersed with quotations and 
references in great number, will be lacking, yet even in print 
Mr. Witton’s writings are always good. 
The society records with pleasure the visit in February to the 
Meteorological office at Toronto of some of the members by the 
kind invitation of Mr. Stupart. Those who went wish to record 
their appreciation of the courtesies of Mr. Stupart and Mr. Blake. 
The afternoon in the company of these gentlemen will ever be 
remembered as one of the pleasant places in a lifetime. The 
sacred temple of the weather prophets was opened to the pilgrims, 
and we were shown and had explained all the mysterious and 
fascinating instruments of magic which linked together, by the 
master power of electricity, the story of a day and a year and a 
century. 
