Aveust 6, 1897.] 
dation which was adopted. The conference 
was formally held at London, July 14-17, 
1896. 
With this brief introduction I will now 
give: (1) a list of the governments rep- 
resented by delegates; (2) a condensed 
account of such portions of the debates as 
would seem to be of especial biblio- 
graphical and scientific interest; (3) for 
the sake of clearness, a recapitulation of 
all of the resolutions agreed to with 
the exception of such as related purely to 
matters of detail concerning the holding 
of meetings, and (4) the report of the 
United States delegates, together with offi- 
cial documents relating thereto. 
The following delegates attended : 
Austria.—Prof. Ernst Mach (Mitglied der Kaiser- 
lichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna). Prof. 
Edmund Weiss (Mitglied der Kaiserlichen Akademie 
der Wissenschaften, Vienna). 
Belgium.—M. H. La Fontaine (Membre de 1’Insti- 
tut International de Bibliographie, Brussels). M. 
Paul Otlet (Membre de l'Institut International 
“de Bibliographie). M. de Wulf (Membre de l’In- 
stitut International de Bibliographie). 
Denmark.—Prof. Christiansen (Universitet, Copen- 
hagen). 
France.—Prof. G. Darboux (Membre de |’ Institut 
de France). Dr. J. Deniker (Bibliothécaire, Muséum 
d’ Histoire Naturelle, Paris). 
Germany.—Prof. Walther Dyck (Mitglied der K. 
Bay. Akad. der Wiss. zu Miinchen). Prof. Dziatzko 
(Direktor der Universitits Bibliothek, Gottingen). 
Prof. Van’t Hoff (Mitglied der K. P. Akademie der 
Wissenchaften zu Berlin). Prof. Mébius (Mitglied 
der K. P. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin). 
Prof. Schwalbe (Direktor, Berlin). 
Greece.—M. Avierinos M. Averoff (Greek Consul at 
Edinburgh). 
Hungary.—Prof. August Heller (Librarian, Ungar- 
ische Akademie, Buda-Pesth). Dr. Theodore Duka 
(Membre Academie Hongroise des Sciences, Buda- 
Pesth). 
Jtaly.—General Annibale Ferrero (Italian Ambas- 
sador in London). 
Japan.—Assistant Prof. Hantaro Nagaoka (Univer- 
sity, Tokio). Assistant Professor Gakutaro Osawa 
(Medical College, Tokio). 
Mexico.—Senor Don Francisco del Paso Y Troncoso. 
Netherlands.—Prof. D. J. Korteweg (Universiteit, 
Amsterdam ). 
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Norway.—Dr. Jorgen Brunchorst (Secretary, Bergen 
Museum ). 
Sweden.—Dr. E. W. Dahlgren (Librarian, Kongl, 
Svenska Vetenskaps Akademie, Stockholm). 
Switzerland.—M. C. D. Boureart (Swiss Minister in 
London). Prof. Dr. F. A. Forel (President du Com- 
ité Central de la Société Helvétique des Sciences Nat- 
urelles). 
United Kingdom.—Representing the government : 
Right Hon. Sir John E. Gorst, Q. C., M. P. (Vice- 
President of the Committee of Council on Education). 
Representing the Royal Society of London: Prof. 
Michael Foster (Sec. R. S.). Prof. H. EH. Armstrong, 
F. R.S. Mr. J. Norman Lockyer, C. B., F. R. S. 
Dr. Ludwig Mond, F. R.S. Prof. A. W. Riicker, 
Bb. R.S. 
United States.—Dr. John 8. Billings (U.S. Army). 
Prof. Simon Newcomb, For. Mem. R. S. (U. S. Nau- 
tical Almanac Office). 
Canada.—The Hon. Sir Donald A. Smith, G.C.M.G. 
(High Commissioner for Canada). 
Cape Colony.—Roland Trimen, Esq., F.R.S. Dr. 
David Gill, C.B., F.R.S. 
India.—Lieut.-General Richard Strachey, R.E., 
F.R.S. 
Natal.—Walter Peace, Esq., C.M.G. (the Agent- 
General for Natal). 
New South Wales.—Prof. Liversidge, F.R.S. 
New Zealand.—The Hon. W. P. Reeves (Agent- 
General for New Zealand). rir 
Queensland.—Chas. 8. Dicken, Esq., 
(Acting Agent-General for Queensland ). 
C.M.G. 
The verbatim report of the debates, which 
accompanied the introduction of the resolu- 
tions, is much too voluminous to give even 
in abstract, but it would seem worth while 
at least to epitomize a few of the more sa- 
lient points in the discussion which took 
place. 
The attitude of the Royal Society to- 
ward the whole subject was sketched at the 
opening of the meeting by Professor Arm- 
strong. The Society, he said, had felt for a 
number of years that in publishing a cata- 
logue of scientific papers ‘‘it was not doing 
nearly enough to supply the needs of scien- 
tific workers; that the production of a cat- 
alogue arranged only according to the au- 
thors’ names was altogether insufficient, 
and that it was essential that much more 
should be done, and that work should be 
