REPORTS EEOM THE SECTIONS. 



(In Abstract.) 



SECTION A.— ASTEONOMY AND PHYSICS. 



PRELIMINAPvY MEETING— MONDAY, 19 JUNE, 1876. 



Iis^ accordance with Eule XXIX of the Society's new Bye-laws, a 

 meeting was held in the Society's rooms, on Monday, 19th June, 

 1876, to organize a Section for Astronomy, Meteorology, Physics, 

 Mathematics, and Mechanics, the following gentlemen being 

 present : — 



Mr. II. C. EussELL, E.E.A.S., in the Chair. 



Mr. Bolding, Mr. H. A. Lenehan,- 



Eev. W. B. Clarke, P.E.S., &c., Dr. Leibius, 

 Mr. J. U. C. Colyer, Prof. A. Liversidge, 



Mr. J. y. Dalgarno, Mr. W. MacDonnell, 



Hon. L. P. De Salis, M.L.C., Mr."W. J. MacDonnell, F.E.A.S., 

 Mr. E. Du Eaur, E.E.a.S., Mr. W. H. Maguire, 



Mr. a. D. Hirst, Eev. W. Scott, M.A. 



Mr. Yoss. 



It was resolved that the Section be formed, and the following 

 office-bearers were appointed for the current session : — Chairman, 

 Mr. H. C. Eussell, B.A., E.E.A.S., &c. ; Hon. Secy., Mr. W. J. 

 MacDonnell, E.EA.S. ; Committee, Mr. a. D. Hirst, Mr. H. A. 

 Lenehan, Eev. W. Scott, M.A., and Mr. H. O. A. Wright, M.E.C.S. 



The CnAiEMAisr, after stating that Astronomy was likely to 

 prove the chief object of attraction, drew the attention of the 

 Section to the requisition made by the Eoyal Astronomical Society 

 of London, for co-operation of southern astronomers in the work 

 of observing the planet Jupiter during his present favorable 

 opposition, and Mr. Eussell recommended the Section to take up 

 this work as far as possible. 



Mr. HiEST gave some particulars of his observations on Jupiter, 

 remarking the great diiference in the colours of the equatorial 

 belt as seen in difterent classes of telescope. In the Observatory 

 refractor of 11^ inches aperture the colour of the belt was pink, 

 and in Mr. Colyer's 10|-inch Browning reflector used by him, 

 it was ochreish-yellow. 



