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SCIENTIFIC NEWS. 



[Jan. 6, iS88. 



ANNOUNCEMENTS. 



Hamburg. — An exhibition of machinery of all classes will 

 be opened in this town during this year. 



King's College, London. — The Council have recently 

 resolved to have a great increase of commercial education, 

 both in the college and in the school. 



Society of Telegraph Engineers and Electricians. 

 — The Council has definitely decided to recommend the 

 alteration of the name of the Society to " The Institution of 

 Electrical Engineers." 



Vienna. — An International Jubilee E.xhibition of works of 

 art will be opened during this year. Intending exhibitors 

 must give notice by the 15th inst., and all exhibits must be 

 delivered by the first of February next. 

 'Antarctic Exploration. — The Council of the Royal 

 Geographical Society have agreed to recommend the Govern- 

 ment to grant ;!^5,ooo to the Australian Government in aid of 

 the proposed Antarctic exploring expedition, for which a 

 similar sum has already been provided by the Australian 

 Government. 



International Geological Congress. — The fourth 

 session of the International Geological Congress will be held 

 next year in London. The Organizing Committee appointed 

 to carry out the arrangements will nominate the officers and 

 fix the exact day of meeting, which will probably be held 

 between August 15 and September 15. 



France. — Dr.Darinhas decided to founda dispensary forthe 

 electrolytic treatment of cancerous diseases with the 300,000 

 francs left by the late M. Henry Giffard, who also bequeathed 

 50,000 francs to each of the following, viz. : — the Academie 

 des Sciences, the Societe des Amis des Sciences, the Societe 

 des IngSnieurs Civils, and the Societe d'Encouragement. 



Paris Universal Exhibition, 1S89. — This exhibition will 

 be opened in Paris on the 5th of May, 1889, and pending the 

 formation of a British Central Commission, applications 

 for admission and space should be addressed to the French 

 Consulate General, 38, Finsbury-circus, London, E.C., or to 

 the French Consulates in Liverpool, Glasgow, Dublin, New- 

 castle, and Cardiff. 



The Barcelona Exhibition. — The buildings erected in a 

 large park in the centre of the city are rapidly approaching 

 completion, and will be ready lor the reception of exhibits 

 early this year. The total area of the grounds of the Exhibi- 

 tion is 74 English acres ; the main building contains 500,000 

 square feet, and there are, besides machinery galleries, an 

 art gallery and annexes for agricultural implements. 



Senate of Physicians and Surgeons. — A petition has 

 been presented to Her Majesty in Council by the Royal 

 College of Physicians of London and the Royal College of 

 Surgeons of England praying for the grant of a charter under 

 the style of " The Senate of Physicians and Surgeons," with 

 power to grant degrees in medicine and surgery. The 

 petition will be considered by a Commiteeof the Privy Council 

 on January 16. 



Lick Observatory. — It is stated that Mr. E. E. Barnard, 

 director of the Vanderbilt Observatory, Nashville, Tennessee, 

 has been appointed an astronomer at the Lick Observatory, 

 Mount Hamilton, California. Mr. J. M. Schaeberle, assistant 

 in the Ann Arbor Observatory, has also received an appoint- 

 ment as astronomer at the Lick Observatory, both appoint- 

 ments having been made on the recommendation of Prof. E. 

 S. t olden, the director. 



' HOTOCRAPHIC EXHIBITION AT THE CRYSTAL PaLACE. — 



/ p exhibition embracing every branch of science or manu- 

 scture connected with the art of photography will be opened 

 at the Crystal Palace in February next. Already valuable 

 exhibits have been promised, and it is anticipated that the 

 collection of pictures and apparatus will be larger than at 

 any previous exhibition, while the classification will be far 

 more complete. Medals and certificates will be awarded 

 for competitive photographic lantern slide entertainments. 



DIARY FOR NEXT WEEK. 



Monday^ Jan, 9. — London Institution, 5 p.n^' — Invisible Stars ; 

 .Sir Robert ,S. Ball, F.R.S. 

 Ari'^totelian Society, 8 p.m. — Darwinism in 

 Relation to Design ; Mr. G. J. Romanes, 

 F.R.S. 



Tuesday, yan, 10. — Institution of Civil Engineers, 8 p.m. — 

 The Use and Testing of Opm-hearth Steel 

 and Boiler-making ; the late Mr. H. 

 Goodall. 

 Photographic Society, 8 p m. — Stereoscopic 

 Work. 



Wednesday, y an. \l, — Society of Arts. Second Juvenile Lecture 

 on The Application of Electricity to Light- 

 ing and Working, by Mr. W. H. Preece, 

 F.RS. 



Thursday, yan. 12. — London Institution, 6 p.m. — TJie Material 

 of Music, by Prof. W. A. Barrett, Mus.Bac, 

 Oxon. 



Friday, yan. 13. — The Institution of Civil Engineers. Students' 

 Meeting, 7.30 p.m. Railu>ay Engineering 

 in British North America; Mr. R. J. 

 Money. 



SALES. 



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 first sixteen words, and Sixpence for every j ucceeding eight -words. 

 Advertisements for this Column should be received by first post on 

 Tuesday to insure insertion in the following number. 



Electro-plating and Gilding successfully taught. Every 

 requisite supplied. — Address, Henric, 234, Great Colmore-street, 

 Birmingham. 



Nickel Plating. — Batteries, Nickel Saltes and Anodes. Every 

 requisite. — Address, Henric, 234, Great Cclmore-street, Bir- 

 mingham. 



Horizontal Engine, 8 Horse Power, Pump, and Governors. 

 Complete,/^25. A bargain. — W. H. MORGAN, Engineer, Gloucester. 



Agents Wanted. — Morgan's Celebrsted Improved Boiler Fluid 

 Composition. Fifteen years' success. — 'W. H. Morgan, Chemical 

 Engineer, Gloucester. 



Books. — All kinds supplied. "Sprague's Electricity," nevi', 

 I2s. 6d., post free. — P.^rker, 160, Great Hamilton-street, Glasgow. 



Before deciding, send 2d. for list of Second-hand Lathes, 

 Fret-sav/s. Mechanics' Tools.— Britannia Co., Colchester. 

 Makers of Engineers' Tools to the British Government. 



Large assortment of Tools, etc., on view, 100, Houndsditch, 

 London. — All letters to Brita.nnia ■V\^orks, Colchester. Bona- 

 fide makers of 300 varieties. 



Saccharine. — 300 limes sweeter than sugar. Sample is. free. — 

 Adlington, Boughton Fields, Worcester. 



Meerschaum and Briar Pipes Repaired, mounted, or cased, 

 ambers fitted.— W. George, 324, Essex-road, Islington, London. 



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Models, Scieniific Apparatus, Tools, or Machinery taken 

 in exchange for new goods or work done to order. — Bdtler 

 Bros., 44, Elsden-road, Tottenham, London. 



BOOKS RECEIVED. 



"Liver Fluke and Rot in Sheep," E. Halse (Stanford). — "In- 

 organic Forms," H. H. Higgens. — "Journal of the Scottish Meteoro- 

 logical Society." — " Bird Stories," H. Weir {Society for Promoting 

 Christian Knowledge). — "Experimental Chemistry,' E. Reynolds 

 (Longman and Co.). — " Photographer's Indispensable Handbook," 

 H. Sturmey (Iliffe and Sons). — " Manual of Bacteriology," E. M. 

 Crookshanks (Lewis). — "Science Lectures at Newcastle" (W. 

 Scott). — "The Stevens Indicator " (the Stevens Institu'e). — "My 

 Hundred Swiss Flowers," M. A. Pratten (Allen). — " Living Lights " 

 (S. Low and Co.). — " Student's Handbook of Chemistry," L. Greville 

 (Livingstone and Co.). — " Colour," A. H. Church (Cassell).— " Pro- 

 ceedings of the Cleveland Institution of Engineers." — " Chemistry of 

 Building Materials," A. J. Evans and A. Grenville (Bate.-ran). — 

 Catalogue of Scientific Books, Co!Iins (W. P. Col. ins). 



