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The next meeting was appointed to be aoe) in Chicago, commen- 
cing on Wednesday, the 5th of August, 
e officers elected for that meeting, are yg B. A. Gould, Pres- 
ent, Col. Charles ee Vice resident, Prof. J. Lovering, 
Permanent, Secretary. fA P . Rockwell, ‘General Secretary, 
A. lwyn, Tre asure 
The following is a list of the papers read. 
10N A.—MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS. 
1. On the aptisat ‘sathod of studying Sound; Prof. J. Lovering. 
2. New determination of the distance of the Sun; Prof. Simon 
Newcomb. 
3. Apparatus for illustrating Wave Motion; Prof. C. 8. Lyman. 
4. On the Theories of Boussingault and Thenard of oa differ- 
ence between Stale and Freshened Bread ; Prof. E. N. Horsford. 
5. On the ie values of Gold and Silver for a "deta of 
years; E. B. Ellio 
6. Remarks on dese ical results deduced from the new 
method of registration; Prof. . 
7. Remarks on the laws of W winds, with some account of pro- 
ee in is Protec roy of the same Ege Age offin. 
. On the Periodicity of the Aurora; Prof. J. Lovering. 
. Ouousatone of the Se iI classified E. B. Elliott. 
10. On the determination of latitude from ’ observations in the 
ae aes Prof. W. A. Rogers. 
w dia agrams and derivative symbols, illustrating the 
Beni gies. Se of the chemical elements; Prof. 8. D. 
12. On the Velocity of transmission of signals by the Electro- 
magnetic Telegraph; Dr. B. A. Gould. 
- On the Structure of Ice in its relations to the sudden disap- 
pearance of Ice on Lake Champlain ; E. N.gforsford 
4. The Geodetic Triangulation of the Coast of New England, 
Prot Bi Bache, late Superintendent of the U+S. Coast Survey; Prof. 
ard. 
15. fa neh notice of ere on Snow at temperatures 
below 32° Farenheit; Prof. E. Hungerford. 
@. 16. Remarks on Personal Equation in Transit Observations ; Prof. 
W. Hough. 
* Tellurium a Metal; Dr. L. Bradley. 
nm a new method of Measuring Musical intervals upon a 
spiral rojection; 8. D. n. 
na Sagpostions on the Scientific and Practical Relations of 
ood Spirit; Prof _ 
20. Cs scitin be a FS Graiastion and Trade; E. B. Elliott. 
21. On the Cgavenion of Iron into Steel by means of carburet- 
22. On the Knowledge ot the eae of Jupiter before the 
time of Galileo; Prof. Jas. ages 
23. On the Effects of of Bs Potro, ead 
Sunshine on 
24, On the Communications of Vitvaticna: sg B. Peirce, 
Prof. Lovering. 
