SEPTEMBER 10, 1897.] 
sors Harkness, Morley and Charlotte Scott. 
The greatest mathematician in the world, 
Sophus Lie, was not expected; and the 
greatest French mathematician, Poincaré, 
though down for a speech, did not come; 
but the actual program was particularly 
rich and interesting. 
It is very noteworthy that the Congress 
was divided into five sections: (1) 
Arithmetic and Algebra; (2) Analysis, and 
Theory of Functions; (3) Geometry; (4) 
Mechanics and Mathematical Physics; (5) 
History and Bibliography. 
The program of the first section con- 
tained the only title in English: ‘On 
Pasigraphy, its present state and the pasi- 
graphic movement in Italy,’ by Ernst 
Schroeder, of Karlsruhe, author of ‘Algebra 
der Logik.’ 
The second section contained a title from 
Z. de Galdeano, whose heroic efforts gave 
Spain a Journal of Mathematics, now un- 
fortunately dead in the decadence of that 
beautiful, priest-ridden land. 
The program of the third section, the 
only one consecrated wholly toa single title, 
Geometry, contained two titles on the non- 
Euclidean geometry. 
Burali: Les postulats pour la geométrie d’Euclide 
et de Lobatschewsky. 
Andrade: ‘La statique non euclidienne et diverses 
formes mécaniques du postulatum d’Euclide. 
In Section IV. Stodola treated an impor- 
tant subject, ‘ Die Beziehungen der Technik 
zur Mathematik.’ 
In the fifth section Enestrom gave an 
important discussion of bibliography, a 
point where the Congress can and will 
render aid of fundamental importance. 
In the first general assembly Rudio spoke 
on the aim and organization of interna- 
tional mathematical congresses. 
It was determined that the next Congress 
should take place at Paris in 1900, under 
the auspices of the Société mathématique 
de France. 
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As aims were specified: (1) to promote 
personal relations between mathematicians 
of different lands; (2) to give, in reports or 
conferences, an apercu of the actual state 
of the divers branches of mathematics, and 
to treat questions of recognized importance; 
(3) to deliberate on the problems and or- 
ganization of future congresses; (4) to treat 
questions of bibliography, of terminology, 
ete., on subjects where an entente interna- 
tional appears necessary. 
Rudio mentioned the yearly issue of an 
address-book of all mathematicians of the 
world with indication of their specialties; 
also of a biographic dictionary of living 
mathematicians with portraits; also of a 
literary journal for mathematics. 
At the second general assembly Peano 
gave a conference: ‘ Logica matematica ;’ 
and Felix Klein a conference on teaching 
higher mathematics. 
Three important resolutions were intro- 
duced by Vasiliev, of Kazan; Laisant, of 
Paris, and G. Cantor, of Halle, constituting: 
(1) a commission for preparation of gen- 
eral reports; (2) a standing bibliographic 
and terminology commission ; (3) a com- 
mission to give the congress a permanent 
character by archives, libraries, stations for 
correspondence, editing or publishing note- 
worthy works, ete. 
Surely this Congress has proven that it 
came only in the fullness of time, and that 
the world moves ! 
GEORGE Bruce HaAtstep. 
AUSTIN, TEXAS. 
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