1880.] 



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"These specimens, especially the PteropJujUum, are positirely of the age 

 of the Red of North Carolina, which Emmons refers to the Trias, and 

 "Which White puts as high as the Lias or Jurassic ; certainly not New Red 

 as marked in the letter ; still less Carboniferous. 



"Neither Dana nor Rogers have seen this Formation in Pennsylvania, 

 at least not in Bucks County. The fossils interest me very much. 



Puof. Chase communicated three uotes entitled : — 



1. Astronomical Approximations. Y. Cometary Parabo- 

 loids. 2. VI. Cosmical Determination of Joule's Equiva- 

 lent. 3. Relations of Chemical Affinity to Luminous and 

 Cosmical Energies. 



Mr. Hall discussed some geolos-ical casts of a series from 

 the State G-eological Survey. 



Pending nominations JSfos. 893 to 908 were read and 

 acted upon. 



Pending nominations 'Nos. 909 to 913 were read. 



Mr. Chase moved that Haverford College be placed on the 

 roll to receive the publications (Proceedings and Transac- 

 tions) of the Society. It was so ordered. 



On scrutiny of the ballot boxes by the President, the 

 following persons were declared duly elected members of 

 the Society : 



893. Dr. Austin Flint, Sr., of ^w York City. 



894. Dr. Austin Flint, Jr., of New York City. 



895. Dr. Roberts Bartholow, of Philadelphia. 

 890. Mr. J. Vaughn Merrick, of Philadelphia. 



897. Mr. Horace Howard Furness, of Philadelphia. 



898. Mr. Ellis Yarnall, of Philadelphia. 



899. Rev. George Dana Boardman, of Philadelphia. 

 • 900. Mr. William B. Rogers, Jr., of Philadelphia. 



901. Prof. Ogden N". Rood, of New York City. 



902. Mr. Henry Marty n Chance, of Philadelphia. 



903. Dr. William Thompson, of Philadelphia. 



905. Mr. Carlisle P. Patterson, of Washington. 



906. Mr. Hampton L. Carson, of Philadelphia. 



907. Mr. Joseph C. Fraley, of Philadelphia. 



908. Rev. Joseph A. Murray, D.D., of Carlisle, Pa. 

 And the meeting was adjourned. 



PllOC. AAIER. PHILOS. SOC. XIX. 107. C. PIUNTED JUNE 2, 1880. 



