Aug. ist, 1887.] 



SCIENTIFIC News. 



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RECORD OF SCIENTIFIC AND 

 TECHNICAL SOCIETIES. 



*<,* The whole of the papers of the Societies referred to arc not iiuIuJed 

 in this list. 



ROYAL SCOTTISH SOCIETY OF ARTS. 

 July II. — Papers read, "Modern Harbour Construction," by Mr. A. 

 Brebner ; " On Primrose's Electric Meteorological Scale Reader," 

 by Mr. G. R. Piimrose. Reports by Committee, "On Mr. J. 

 Stephen's Tele-Barometer .ind Automatic Replacement Indicator," 

 Dr. Ferguson, Convener: "On Dr. Strethill Wright's Hydraulic 

 Exhaust Pump," Dr. T&yXot, Convener ; "On Mr. Plenderleith's 

 Snow Plough," Mr. Cunningham, Convener; "On Dr. Black's 

 Perpendicular Ventilation," Dr Duncanson, Convener; " On Mr. 

 Forgan's Paper on Micro-Photography," Dr. Taylor, Convener; 

 " On Mr. Frazer's Papers, Economical Meteorology and a Method 

 of Graduating Barometers," Mr. Heath, Conviner ; "On Mr. 

 Booth's Automatic Emergency Brake," Mr. Miller, Convener, 



GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 

 June 23. — Papers read, "On Nepheline Rocks in Brazil, with special 

 Reference to the Association of I'honolite and Foyaite, ' by Mr. O. 

 A. Derby ; " Notes on the Metamorphic Rocks of South Devon," 

 by Miss C. A. Raisin ; " On the Ancient Beach and Boulders near 

 Biaunton and Croyde in North Devon," by Prof. T. McKenny 

 Hughes ; " Notes on the Formation of Coal-seams, as sugcested 

 by evidence collected chiefly in the Leicestershire and South 

 Derbyshire Coal-field," by Mr. W. S. Gresley ; "Note on Some 

 Dinosaurian Remains in the Collection of Mr. A. Leeds," by Mr. 

 J. W. Hulke ; " Notes on Some Poljzoa from the Lias," by Mr. 

 E. A. Walford ; " On the Superficial Geology of the Southern 

 Portion of the Wealden Area," by Mr. J. V. Elsden ; " Report 

 on Pala:o-botanical Investigations of the Tertiaiy Flora of Aus- 

 tralia,'' by Dr. Constantin Baron von Ettingshausen ; " On Some 

 New Features in Pelanechiniis corallinns,'" by Mr. Groom ; " On 

 Boulders found in Seams of Coal," by Mr. J. Spencer. 



PHYSICAL SOCIETY. 

 June 25. — Papers read, " Note on Magnetic Resistance," by Professors 

 W. E. Ayrton and J. Perry ; " Sounding Coils," by Messrs. W. 

 Stroud and J. Wertheimer ; "Comparing Capacities," by Mr. E. 

 C. Rimington ; " The Effects of Change of Temperature in Twist- 

 ing or Untwisting Wires which h.ive Suffered Permanent Torsion," 

 by Prof. II. Tomlinson ; " Permanent Magnet Ammeters and 

 Voltmeters, with Invariable Sensibility," by Professors W. E, 

 Ayrton and J. Perry. 



ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY. 

 June II. — Papers read, "The Parallax of 61 Cygni as obtained by 

 Means of Photography," by Prof. Pritchard ; " The Form of the 

 Solar Corona as Traceable in the Photographs of Recent Total 

 Eclipses," by Mr. W. H. Wesley ; " Observations of the Com- 

 panion of Sirius made at the Dearborn Observatory," by Prof. 

 G. W. Hough ; " A Catalogue of 4S0 Stars to be used as Funda- 

 mental Stars for Observations of Zones between 20° and 80° South 

 Declination," by Prof. Auwers ; "On the Orbit of 2 1757,' 

 by Mr. J. E. Gore; "Physical Observations of Saturn in 1S87," 

 by Mr. T. G. Elger ; " Measures of Southern Double Stars," by 

 Mr. H. C. Russell ; " A New General Catalogue of Nebula; and 

 Clusters of Stars," by Mr. J. L. E. Dreyer ; " An Old Drawing of 

 Jupiter," by Capt. W. Noble ; " Remarkable Performance of the 

 Westminster Clock," by Mr. T. Buckney ; " On a Corrector for 

 adapting an Ordinary Object-glass to Photography," by Mr. W. 

 H. M, Christie. 



CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 

 June 16.— Papers read, "The Thermal Constants of a Liquid Mixture," 

 by Professors W. Ramsay and S. Young ; " Derivatives of Hydrin- 

 donaphtene and TetrahydronaphthaUne," by Mr. Perkin, jun.; 

 "The Formation of Closed Carbon Chains in the Aromatic 

 Series," by Messrs. ¥. S. Kipping and W. H. Perkin, jun. ; " The 

 Action of Ethylene on Ethylic Sodacetoacetate," by Dr. P. C. 

 Eraser and Mr. W. II. Perkin, jun. ; "Derivatives of Pentame- 

 thylene, ' by Dr. H. G. Colman and Mr. W. H. Perkin, jun. ; 

 " Derivatives of Hex.imethylene," by Dr. P. C. Freer and Mr. W. 

 H. Perkin, jun. ; " An Attempt to Synthesize a Carbon Ring," by 

 Dr. P. C. Freer and Mr. W. H. Perkin, jun. 



SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY. 

 MANCHESTER SECTION. 

 June 7. — P.ipers read, " On a Double .Sulphate of Aluminia and Lead," 

 by Dr. G. II. Bailey; "The Relative Reducibility of Isomeric 

 Nitro-Toluenes," by Mr. T. Miniati and Dr. Cohen ; " Determi- 



nation of the Viscosity of Lubricating Oils," by Dr. T. Traube ; 

 " A Delicate Test for Bismuth," by Mr. F. B. Stone ; " The 

 Largest Black Ash Furnace in the World," by Mr. Watson 

 Smith. 



ATHEN.^fUM SOCIETY. 

 June 29. —Paper read, " On Certain Schools of Painting and Styles of 

 Art," by Mr. A. E. Borgen. 



UNITED SERVICE INSTITUTE. 



June 15. — Paper read, "Blockade, under Existing Conditions of War- 

 fare," by Admiral P. H. Colomb. 



June 24. — Paper read, " Fire Discipline, and the Supply of Ammu- 

 nition in the Field, as Provided for by Foreign Powers," by Cap- 

 tain W. H. James. 



CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL SOCIETY. 

 June 16. — Paper read, " A few Words on Atomic Motion," by Prof. A. 

 W. Williamson. 



Scientific Exhibition. — In connection with the sixtieth con- 

 gress of German naturalists and physicians, which is to be held 

 at Wiesbaden in September, there will be an e.xhibition of the 

 most recent scientific and surgical instruments and apparatus. 

 Particulars can be obtained from the Ausstellungs Committee 

 der 6oten Versammlung Deutscher Naturforscher und Aerzte, 

 44, Frankfurterstrasse, 'Wiesbaden. 



Amateur Photography. — The third annual International 

 Amateur Photographic Exhibition will be opened at loS and 1 10, 

 Regent Street, W., on October 25. The entrance fees will be 

 given in full to the Photographars' Benevolent Association, which 

 was instituted to assist members, their wives and children, 

 when in distress through sickness, death, ur want of employ- 

 ment, by means of immediate grants of money, to grant annual 

 pensions to aged members, and to aid the unemployed members 

 in obtaining situations. An entrance fee of 2s. 6d. has to be 

 paid by each exhibitor, which simi will be handed over in full 

 to the Photographers' Benevolent Association. The prizes are 

 £•^0 in cash, 2 gold, 15 silver, and 30 bronze medals. Also the 

 " Camera " magazine gold medal, which will be awarded to the 

 exhibitor of the photograph the Editor may deem the best. And 

 the " Amateur Photographer " silver and bronze medals for the 

 most artistic pictures. 



The Council of the Society of Arts have determined 

 to offer prizes to art workmen in the following classes: — I, 

 painted glass, ^25, ^15, ^10; 2, glass-blowing in the Venetian 

 style, ^10, I'i, £2, ; 3, enamelled jewellers' work, ^25, ^15, ^10 ; 

 4, inlays in wood, with ivory, metal, or other material, with or 

 without engraving, ^25, £iS,£'io; 5, lacquer, applied to the 

 decoration of furniture or small objects, £2^, ^15, £10; 6, 

 decorative painting on wood, copper, or other material, applied 

 to furniture and internal decoration, ^25,^^15,^10; 7, hand- 

 tooled bookbinding, £2'^, ^15, ^10; 8, repousse and chased 

 work in any metal, ^25, ^15, ^10. The competing articles 

 must be sent in on or before Saturday, December 3 next, and 

 will be allowed to be sold. Particulars can be obtained from 

 the Secretary of the Society of Arts, John Street, Adelphi, W.C. 



Melbourne International Exhibition. — The Government 

 of the Colony of Victoria have decided to hold an International 

 E.xhibition of arts, manufactures, agricultural and industrial pro- 

 cesses and products, in the city of Melbourne, in celebration of 

 the centenary of the settlement of Australia. The exhibition 

 will be opened on the ist of August, 188S, and will be closed on 

 the 31st of January, 1889. An executive commission has been 

 appointed by the Governor under the seal of the colony to con- 

 duct the exhibition, and its London Cnmmittee, who have control 

 of all questions concerning the exhibitors of the United Kingdom, 

 have offices at 8, Victoria Chambers, Westininster. 



Paris Exhibition of .Agriculture and Entomology. — This 

 biennial will take place from August 27 next to September 29, at 

 the Orangcrie, one of the terraces of the Tuileries Gardens. The 

 French Minister of Public Works is the President of the Society 

 which organizes the display. 



The French Association for the Advancement of 

 Science. — The sixteenth meeting of this Association will be 

 held at Toulouse from Thursday, September 22, to Thursday, 

 September 29 next. Notice of intention to be present at the 

 meeting should be given to the Secretary, 4, Rue Antoine-Dubois, 

 Paris. 



