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by using two verniers, one inside and one outside the grad- 

 uated circle. If the observer finds a parallax error between 

 the outside vernier and the scale, he will find tioice that er- 

 ror between the scale and the inside vernier, and can thus 

 easily correct his observation. 



Mr. Cope offered the following resolution, with appro- 

 priate remarks : 



Resolved^ That the American Philosophical Society recom- 

 mend to the attention of Congress the proposed scientific ex- 

 ploration of the River Beni of Bolivia and the adjacent 

 regions, by Prof. James Orton, believing that the intrinsic 

 importance of the object, as well as the experience of Prof. 

 Orton, render it deserving of aid from the Government of 

 the United States. 



The resolution was passed, with instructions to the Secre- 

 taries to transmit copies of it to the Senate and House of 

 Representatives of the United States, and to Prof. Orton. 



Mr. Fraley reported that he had received the quarterly in- 

 terest of the Michaux Legacy Fund, due Oct. 1st last. 



The Minutes were then read and the meeting was ad- 

 journed. 



Stated Meeting^ November 19/A, 1875. 



Present, 12 members. 



Vice-President, Mr. Fraley, in the Chair. 



A letter accepting membership was received from Mr. 

 Charles E. Hall, dated Philadelphia, N'ov. 13th, 1875. 



A letter acknowledging receipt of diploma was received 

 from Mr. James Freeman Clarke, Jamaica Plains, Mass. 



Letters acknowledging receipt of Proceedings and Trans- 

 actions were received from the Observatory at Munich, 

 July 9 (92, 93); the Royal Society at Gottingen, June (92, 

 93) ; the Academy at Lisbon, Oct. 14, 1875 (92) ; the Statis- 

 tical Society, London, I^Tov. 4 (XV ii, 91); and Triibner & 

 Co., London, Nov. 3 (88). 



Donations for the Library were reported from the Societies 

 at Moscow and Liege; Geographical Society and Revue 



