RECORDS. 



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REGULAR MEETING. 



November 7, 1898. 



Academy met with Mr. P. H. Dudley presiding. 

 There not being a quorum present, the business meeting was 

 postponed to Monday, November 14th. 



Richard E. Dodge, 



Secretary. 



SECTION OF ASTRONOMY AND PHYSICS. 



November 7, 1898. 



Stated meeting, Monday, November 7, 1898, Dr. P. H. Dud- 

 ley presiding. Eight members present. 



Professor J. K. Rees read a paper on Variation of Lati- 

 tude AND the Constant of Aberration. In this he ex- 

 plained the scope of the work that had been done in this direc- 

 tion at Columbia University during the years 1894-98, gave a 

 summary of the results, and stated that in future these observa- 

 tions would be carried on chiefly at Government observatories. 

 Accompanying the paper were plotted curves to show the dis- 

 placement of the earth's axis from time to time, based upon 

 these observations. 



The Section then adjourned. R. Gordon, 



Secretary. 



ADJOURNED BUSINESS MEETING. 



November 14, 1898. 



Academy met at 8 P. M., President Osborn in the chair. 

 Reading of the minutes of the previous meeting was dispensed 

 with. 



Members Elected. 



The following names for membership were reported from the 

 Council, and the Secretary was instructed to cast one ballot for 

 the list, and they were thereby elected. 



Annals N. Y, Acad. Sci., XI, January 19, 1899—32. 



