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Donations for the Library were received from the Belgian 
Academy, French Geographical Society, Italian Geological 
Commission, London Chemical, Geological, Asiatic and An- 
tiquarian Societies, Meteorological Office, Nature, Old and 
New, Dr. Samuel Green, Silliman’s Journal, American 
Chemist, Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, F vatik- 
lin Institute, Penn Monthly, American Journal of the 
Medical Sciences, Medical News, Baltimore Peabody Insti- 
tute, Washington Philosophical Society, and Petroleum 
Monthly. 
A paper entitled “On the Tertiary Coal and Fossils of 
Osino, Nevada,” by Prof. Cope, was referred to the Seecreta- 
ries. 
Prof. Chase read a paper on “ &therial Oscillation, the 
Primordial Force,” and stated that certain of his predictions 
had been verified, which were based on his observations of 
the rainfall at San Francisco. 
Pending nominations, Nos. 693 to 697, and new nomina- 
tion, No. 698, were read. 
Nominations, 693 to 696, were balloted for, and the follow- 
ing persons declared duly elected members of the Society : 
Rey. Starr Hoyt Nichols, of Philadelphia. 
Mr. Coleman Sellers, of Philadelphia. 
Dr. Robert Peter, of Lexington, Kentucky. 
Dr. Richard J. Lewis, of Philadelphia. 
And the meeting was adjourned. 
Stated Meeting, August 15, 1872. 
Letters of acceptance was received from Dr. Robert Peter, 
dated Lexington, Ky., August 8th, and Mr. F, B. Miller, 
dated Royal Mint, Melbourne, May 6th, 1872. 
Letters acknowledging receipt of publications were re- 
ceived from Mr. Peter Turner, dated Leoben, Oct. 12, 1871 
