February 27, 1903.] 



SCIENCE. 



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known variable. At the maximum of 1899 

 it reached nearly the 7th magnitude, at 

 minimum it is about the 17th magnitude. 

 As shown on the slide it is 10th magni- 

 tude, at its faintest it is equal to the small 

 star 0'.2 south. 



7582 X Ceph el— Flute taken March 13, 

 1902, when the variable was photographic- 

 ally fainter than 17th magnitude, and 

 visually below the limit of the 40-inch 

 when using the eyepiece of the photometer, 

 power 237. The magnitude at maximum 

 is 9.7, equal to the star 4' south, 1' fol- 

 lowing. 



The work in progress includes determ- 

 ination of the photometric magnitudes of 

 comparison stars for 25 faint variables, 

 using the equalizing wedge photometer de- 

 vised by Professor E. C. Pickering, in 

 connection with telescopes of 6, 12 and 40 

 inches aperture; connecting the compari- 

 son stars with Harvard and Potsdam 

 standards in the neighborhood; also visual 

 comparisons by Argelander's method, and 

 photographs of the fields for the purpose 

 of certain identification of the comparison 

 stars, and for determining the brightness 

 of the variable when below the visual limit 

 of the telescopes used. 



W. S. ElCHELBERGER, 



For the Council. 



THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN 

 ANATOMISTS. 



The sixteenth session of the Association 

 of American Anatomists, meeting in con- 

 junction with the American Society of 

 Naturalists and other affiliated societies, 

 was held in "Washington, D. C, December 

 30 and 31, 1902. The association met in 

 the Columbian University Medical School. 



The association gave consideration, at 

 its general business session, to the follow- 

 ing recommendations made by the execu- 

 tive committee : 



1. They accepted the invitation tendered 



by the Auierican Association for the Ad- 

 vancement of Science, to form an affiliation 

 with this association, agreeing to elect a 

 delegate to the council of the American 

 Association for the Advancement of Sci- 

 ence. Such affiliation impairs in no de- 

 gree the integrity of the Association of 

 American Anatomists and does not bind 

 this association to meet with the American 

 Association for the Advancement of Sci- 

 ence, unless it deems it expedient. 



2. In view of the fact that the regular 

 annual meeting of this association was held 

 this year in Washington, it was deemed 

 inadvisable to arrange for a second meet- 

 ing at this place in May of the present 

 year, in conjunction with the other Amer- 

 ican associations and societies participating 

 in the Congress of American Physicians 

 and Surgeons. This association, therefore, 

 moved that the meeting in connection with 

 the Congress of American Physicians and 

 Surgeons in May, 1903, be omitted. 



3. It was moved to omit from the pro- 

 gram the abstracts of papers presented at 

 the meetings. 



4. The following addition was made to 

 the by-laws of the association: 'Newly 

 elected members must qualify by payment 

 of dues for one year within thirty days 

 after election.' 



5. It was voted that any change in the 

 constitution of this association must be 

 presented in writing at one meeting in 

 order to receive consideration and be acted 

 upon at the next meeting; due notice of 

 the proposed change to be sent to each 

 member at least one month in advance of 

 the meeting at which such action is to be 

 taken. 



6. The following amendment to Article 

 V. of the constitution was proposed at this 

 meeting and will receive consideration at 

 the next annual meeting: 



"Candidates for membership must be 

 persons engaged in the investigation of 



