March 30, 1900.] 



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March 18th, aged 80 years. He possessed one 

 of the finest entomological collections in the 

 United States. 



A Peinceton expedition is busily engaged in 

 preparations for the eclipse of May 28th and 

 will probably leave for Wadesboro', North 

 Carolina, ten or twelve days before the eclipse, 

 that place having been selected, because it is 

 the most easily accessible of the stations where 

 the weather probabilities are equally good. The 

 party will probably consist of Professors Young, 

 Brackett, Magie and Reed, Mr. McClenahan, 

 Mr. Russell and Mr. Fisher, with perhaps one 

 or two others. The work undertaken will be 

 mainly spectroscopic, including particularly a 

 determination, both photographic and visual of 

 the position of the Corona-line. A set of photo- 

 graphs of the Corona will also be taken, and 

 careful visual observations will be made upon the 

 relations between the Corona and the solar 

 provinces. 



Mr. William H. Crocker has offered to de- 

 fray the expense of sending a party from the Lick 

 Observatory to observe the total eclipse of the 

 sun on May 28th. The party will be headed by 

 Professors W. W. Campbell and C. D. Ferine. 

 A station has not as yet been definitely chosen, 

 but it will probably be at Barnesville near At- 

 lanta. 



It was announced at a meeting of the Royal 

 Scottish Geographical Society, on March 2d, that 

 a Scottish expedition was to be organized to co- 

 operate with the English and German Antarctic 

 expeditions. The Weddell Sea quadrant south 

 of the Atlantic Ocean will be the Scottish 

 sphere. The British sphere will be south of 

 the Pacific and the German south of the Indian 

 Ocean. William S. Bruce will lead the Scot- 

 tish expedition. 



The appointment of a receiver for the firm of 

 D. Appleton & Co. will be regretted by all men 

 of science. By the publication of the Popular 

 Science Monthly, the International Scientific Series 

 and many other important scientific works, the 

 firm has done much for the advancement of 

 science. 



Professor Patrick Geddes has been making 

 addresses in the United States with a view to 

 arousing interest in the International Associa- 



tion for the Advancement of Science, Arts, and 

 Education, which will hold a first assembly at 

 Paris during the Exposition. We have already 

 called attention to the establishment of the As- 

 sociation which dates from the recent meeting 

 of the British and French Associations at Dover 

 and Bologne. M. Bourgeois is general presi- 

 dent of the Association, and the vice-presidents 

 of the French group are M. Greard, rector of 

 the University of Paris and M. Brouardel, last 

 year president of the French Association. The 

 vice-presidents of the English group are Dr. 

 James Bryce and Sir Archibald Geikie. The 

 secretary is Professor Patrick Geddes. The 

 object of the assembly at Paris appears to be 

 chiefly social and a guide to the Paris Exposi- 

 tion and its congresses. Headquarters will be 

 established and information by lectures and 

 otherwise in regard to the congresses, the ex- 

 position and the educational advantages of Paris 

 will be provided. The membership fee is $5.00. 

 A JOINT resolution has been introduced in 

 Congress authorizing the publication of fifteen 

 thousand copies of the general report of the ex- 

 pedition of the steamer Fishhawk to Puerto 

 Rico, including the chapter relating to the fish 

 and fisheries of Puerto Rico, as contained in 

 the ' Fish Commission Bulletin ' for 1900 ; nine 

 thousand for the use of the House, three thou- 

 sand for the use of the Senate, and three thou- 

 sand for the use of the United States Fish Com- 

 mission. 



Governor Roosevelt of New York and 

 Governor Vorhees of New Jersey have signed 

 bills providing for the appointment of commis- 

 sions to protect the Palisades. The commis- 

 sions have power to condemn land containing 

 the steep rocks, but it does not appear that New 

 Jersey has made any appropriation for the pur- 

 chase of the land. 



Babon von Lipperheide has presented to 

 the Prussian State his collection of works on 

 costume. It contains over 10,000 volumes and 

 about 20,000 separate plates, being the most 

 complete collection in the world. The history 

 of industries, etc., are in large measure repre- 

 sented and the collection is thus of considerable 

 anthropological interest. 



Another attempt to create an artificial uni- 



