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the changes of day and night temperature in high regions in 

 the tropics producing a fracturing of the superficial portions of 

 exposed rocks, comparable in result to the action of frost in 

 higher latitudes. 



The last paper was by Mr. Geo. F. Kunz, upon A Meteoric 

 Stone that fell at Andover, Maine, on August 5, 1898, 

 with exhibition of the stone, or rather about half of it. The 

 fall took place early in the morning of a cloudy and threatening- 

 day, so that the sound made by the meteor, which was heard 

 for many miles around, was generally supposed to be thunder. 

 A dark cloudy trail, like a dense smoke, followed and marked 

 the path of the body through the air. Its course was from the 

 north, southward, and in coming down it tore its way through 

 a group of large trees, struck a heavy stone in a wall near the 

 ground and buried itself in the earth. Here it was found two 

 days later, by that time entirely cooled. The specimen is a 

 typical stony meteorite, with a thin black crust on the outside, 

 and of a bright pale gray on the broken surface, with very little 

 iron. It weighs about 7 pounds, and its description will appear, 



latei . j^ T-> T7- 



Geo. r. Kunz, 



Secretary. 



REGULAR MEETING. 



October 24, 1898. 



Academy met with President Osborn in the chair. Read- 

 ing of the minutes was dispensed with. 



Members Proposed. 

 The following nominations for Resident Membership were read 

 by the Secretary and referred to the Council under the rules : 

 Maturin L. Delafield, Jr., 56 Liberty street. 

 R. Ellsworth Call, 201 Lenox avenue, Flatbush, Brooklj^n. 

 After a notice from the President in reference to the forth- 

 coming meeting of the American Society of Naturalists, the 

 Section of Psychology and Anthropology organized. 



Richard E. Dodge, 



Secretary. 



