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SCIENTIFIC NEW^S. 



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SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY, 

 Nov. 7- — Paper read, "Note on the Comparative Antiseptic Action of 

 Chlorides, Nitrates, and Sulphates," by Mr. C. T. Kingzett. 



THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Nov. 9. — Papers read, " Note on the so-cilled ' Soapstone ' of Fiji,' 

 by Mr. H. B. Brady; "On some Results of Pressure and of 

 Intrusive Granite in Stratified Paleozoic Rocks, near Morlai.-c, in 

 Brittany," by Prof. T. G. Bonney ; " On the Position of the 

 Obermittweida Conglomerate," by Prof. T. McK. Hughes ; "On 

 the Obermittweida Conglomerate : Its Composition and Altera- 

 tion," by Prof. T. G. Bonney ; " Notes on a part of the Huronian 

 Series in the neighbourhood of Sudbury, Canada," by Prof. T. G. 

 Bonney. 



Nov. 23. — Papers read, " Note on a New Wealden Iguanodont, and 

 other Dinosaurs," by Mr. R. Lydekker ; " On the Cae-Gwyn Cave,' 

 by Prof. T. McK. Hughes ; " Further Observations on the Drifts 

 of North Wales,:' by Prof. T. McK. Hughes. 



SOCIETY OF TELEGRAPH ENGINEERS AND 

 ELECTRICIANS. 

 Nov. 10. — Paper read, " Deep-sea Sounding in Connection with Sub- 

 marine Telegraphy," by Mr. E. Stallibrass. 

 Nov. 24. — Papers read, "On some Instruments for the Measurement of 

 Electromotive Force and Electrical Power," by Dr. J. A. Fleming ; 

 " Portable Voltmeters for Measuring Alternating Potential 

 Differences," by Profs. W. E. Aytton and J. Perry, 



SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS. 

 Nov. 7. — Paper read, " Primary Batteries for Illuminating Purposes," 

 by Mr. Perry F, Nursey. 



LIVERPOOL ENGINEERING SOCIETY. 

 Nov. 9. — Paper read, " Automatic Weighing," by Mr. H. Pooley, 



jun. 

 Nov. 19. — Paper read, " Ornament and Design in Engineering Works," 



by Mr. C. H. Townsend, 



THE MINING ASSOCIATION AND INSTITUTE OF 

 CORNWALL. 

 Oct. 25. — Paper read, " Foreign Mining Laws," by Mr. A. Strauss. 

 Nov. 21. — Paper read, " The Advantage of Ore-dressing by Automatic 

 Machinery," by Mr. H. W. F. Kayser. 



CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 

 Nov. 17. — Paper read, "The Halogen Substituted Derivatives of 

 Benzalmalonic Acid," by Mr. C. M. Stuart. 



PHYSICAL SOCIETY. 

 Nov. 12. — Papers read, "The Rotation of a Solid Copper Sphere and 

 of Copper Wire Helices when freely suspended in a Magnetic 

 Field," by Dr. R. C. Shettle ; " A Geometrical Method of 

 Determining the Conditions of Maximum Efficiency in the Trans- 

 mission of Power by Alternating Currents," by Mr. T. H. 

 Blakesley. 



SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS AND EXHIBITIONS. 



Munich Exhibition. — The Bavarian Association of Industrial 

 Art has (according to the Sprrchsaa!) organised an e.xhibition 

 to be held at Munich from May to October, 1SS8, the principal 

 object of which is to display the progress made during the last 

 twelve years of German industrial art. The development of art 

 in Germany will be represented, from an historical point of view, 

 by the fitting up of a series ot rooms in the styles of the 

 principal artistic epochs. 



Scandinavian E.xhibition. — Arrangements have been made 

 for holding a Scandinavian Exhibition at Copenhagen ne.xt 

 spring. Active steps are being taken in Denmark in order to 

 have a thoroughly complete display of Danish products and manu- 

 factures, and Norway will be fully represented. There will 

 also be contributions from Finland and a separate division for 

 exhibits from other countries. 



Wiesbaden Natural Science E.xhibition. — At the exhibi- 

 tion opened on the occasion of the sixtieth annual meeting of 

 the German naturalists and doctors, the photographic depart- 

 ment was a success, both in regard to the quality of the exhibits 

 and the number of exhibitors. The renowned optician, Zeiss, 

 of Jena, showed a most ingeniously constructed apparatus for 



photo-micrography, permitting the magnifying of the object 

 4,500 diameters, provided with electrical arc light, and an 

 arrangement for cooling the condensers by water. Astronomical 

 photographs were shown by E. von Gothard, of Hereny (Hungary) 

 and photographs of shining clouds by Dr. Stoltze, of Berlin. 



Hungarian Export Museum. — A permanent museum of 

 Hungarian products is about to be opened in Belgrade. There 

 will also be a ship, which will be a floating museum of Hungarian 

 samples of all kinds, to visit Bombay, Madras, Calcutta, 

 Singapore, Saigou, and the principal Chinese and Japanese 

 ports. 



Italian Exhibition in London. — It is proposed to open in 

 the course of next year an Italian Exhibition on the premises 

 lately occupied by the American Exhibition. 



The Royal Society. — The following is the list of names 

 recommended by the President and Council of the Royal Society 

 for election into the Council for the year 18S8, at the forth- 

 coming anniversary meeting on the 30th inst. : — President: Pro- 

 fessor George Gabriel Stokes, M.A., D.C.L., LL.D. Treasurer; 

 John Evans, D.C.L., LL.D. Secretaries; Professor Michael 

 Foster, M..^., M.D. ; Lord Rayleigh, M.A., D.C.L. Foreign 

 Secretary, Professor Alexander William Williamson, LL.D. 

 Other members of the Council ; Sir William Bowman, Bart., 

 M.D., Henry Bowman Brady, F.L.S., F.G.S., Professor Arthur 

 Cayley, D.C.L., LL.D., W. T. Thiselton Dyer, M.A., Professor 

 David Ferrier, M.A., M.D., Edward Frankland, D.C.L., Arthur 

 Gamgee, M.D., Professor Joseph Henry Gilbert, M.A., Professor 

 John W. Judd, P.G.S,, Professor Herbert McLeod, F.I.C., 

 William Pole, Mus. Doc, William Henry Preece, M.I.C.E., 

 Admiral Sir George Henry Richards, K.C.B., Professor Arthur 

 William RUcker, M.A., The Earl of Rosse, D.C.L., LL.D., Sir 

 Bernhard Samuelson, Bart., M.I.C.E. 



Photographic Society of Great Britain. — At the first 

 ordinary meeting for the winter session, James Glaisher, F.R.S., 

 President, in the chair, medals were presented to Messrs. G. P. 

 Cartland, Harvey Tolley, H. P. Robinson, T. A. Green, H. C. 

 Pettitt, J. F. Roberts, W. J. Byrne, Frederick Miiller (Munich), 

 Andrew Pringle, Boussod Valadon and Co., P. H. Emerson, 

 Annan and Swan, J. B. B. Wellington, F. H. Evans, F. M. Sut- 

 cliffe, W. H. Hyslop, Arundell and Marshall, Eastman Dry Plate 

 and Film Company, and J. Gale. 



Astronomical Society of France. — A society has been 

 founded under the above title for the purpose of promoting the 

 development of astronomy and facilitating its study. The 

 ordinary meetings are held monthly in Paris. 



Society of Arts. — A paper will shortly be read by Sir 

 Howard Grubb on " Telescopes for Stellar Photography." Mr. 

 Walter Crane's lectures on the " Decoration and Illustration of 

 Books," will be delivered on the evenings of April 9th, i6fh, and 

 23rd, 1S88. Mr. John Mayall, junr., will continue his recent 

 course of discourses on the " Microscope," the dates being 

 February 27th and March 5th. 



Royal Scottish Society of Arts. — At the annual general 

 meeting, held on November 14th, after the President's address, 

 medals were presented to Messrs. W. Forgan, W. A. Carter, 

 M.Inst.C.E., G. R. Primrose, and W. Bennett. Prizes were given 

 to Messrs. J. Stephen, M. Moore, and H. Booth. The following 

 officers were appointed ; President, Dr. F. B. Imlach ; Vice- 

 presidents, Dr. W. Taylor, Dr. A. Stevenson ; Councillors, J. M. 

 Bryson, E. Mather, D. Menzies, J. S. Wyllie, and W. B. Blackie. 



Zoological Society. — At the evening meeting held on Nov. 15, 

 the President (Professor Flower) referred to the recent important 

 acquirement of a living gorilla, about three years of age. The 

 specimen was purchased at the beginning of October, and was 

 then suffering from the fatigues of its journey. It has now 

 attained to healthy condition, and is very interesting. Amongst 

 the several communications read was a letter from Emin Pacha, 

 offering to the Society such zoological collections as he had 

 been enabled to make, as soon as a means for their despatch 

 could be arranged. 



Cardiff N.\turalists' Society. — Mr. John Storrie, Curator 

 of the Cardiff Museum, has issued, under the auspices of this 

 Society, a valuable descriptive list of the indigenous plants 

 found in the neighbourhood of Cardiff, with a list of the other 

 British and exotic species found on Cardiff Ballast Hills. 



Berlin Ethnological Museum. — It is reported that Dr. 

 Schliemann has made a will, leaving his very valuable collection 

 at Athens to this institution. 



