320 RECORDS. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 

 March 7, 1904. 



The Academy met at 8:15 P. M., Vice-President Poor 

 presiding. 



In the absence of the Recording Secretary, the reading of the 

 minutes of the preceding Business Meeting was dispensed with. 



No business was reported from the Council, and the Academy 

 adjourned. C. C. Trowbridge, 



Secretary^ pro tan. 



SECTION OF ASTRONOMY, PHYSICS AND 

 CHEMISTRY. 



March 7, 1904. 



Section met at 8:20 P. M., Vice-President Poor presiding. 



The minutes of the last meeting of the Section were read and 

 approved. 



The following program was then offered : 



S. A. Mitchell, The Results of the Observations of the 

 Last Solar Eclipse. 



Dr. Mitchell gave an interesting resume of the results obtained 

 by the different expeditions which made observations in the 

 island of Sumatra on May 18, 1901. 



Charles C. Trowbridge, 



Secretary. 



