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ing this singular substance into the list of living things, I think I 
shall err on the right side in attaching even ene weight than 
he does to the view which he suggests.— Vat 
III. MisceLLaAngeous Screntiric INTELLIGENCE. 
American Association.—The meeting of the phnisyaaieits at 
mine. was ba walle ttended, and, as the list below show pa 
is s of interest were presented, The address of hee retiring 
esident, Dr. John L. LeConte, is republished in pages 241-256. 
An excellent address was delivered by Prof. H. A. Newton, Vice 
P 
organized at the preceding meeting pe Hartford, re togethe er 
ma ae sehen a 8. 
meeting of the Association is to be held at Buffalo. 
The following officers were appointed for that meeting: President, 
Prof. Wa. B. I OGERS; General iapebsaeet a Bop ey 
Vice cables of Section A, Cnartes A. Youne, of Hanover, 
N. H.; of Section B, Epwarp S. Mor sk, of Seledil? faa FEW. 
Purwam, of Salem, Mass., is Permanent Secret ary. 
iol rig las is a list of the papers read either in full or by 
a 
I. Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy. 
The Solar Atmosphere; §. P. LAN 
Account of the Measurement of a ala Base Line in the U. 8. Coast Survey, 
near Atlanta, Ga.; 
ry oh LOVERING. 
Acoustic Method of Measuring the the Velocity of Electricty; J. 
_A Systematic Method for indicating the Localities of a County, and rapidly 
ERREL. 
Algebraic curves expressed in trigonometric equations; H. A. NEWTO 
ceeemation of curves from shige ebraic to Transcendental; H. A. Ar Nuvo. 
Geometrical representation of ce Diophantine Problems; H. A. Nawre 
tsa of Towa County Hescoe ait with exhibition of fragments of the fac 
; ARD. 
A new Meteorological Instrument; J. W. OSBORNE. 
The Relative ae of the broken lines of —_ = G. F. BARKER. 
A New Vertical Lantern Galvanometer; G. F. B 
On some Inequalities of ¢ Long Period in the Moon's s Motion; J. N. STOoKWELL. 
Adjustment of the Gregorian pincers TB a3 
‘fan Subsidiary Principle as applied to Coinage and Money account; E. B. 
She huang of te appaaten for the automatic determination of Atmospheric 
UGH. 
ees, es exhibiting by Projection the difference in rapidity of transmission 
of Sound through various Gases; T. C. MENDENHALL. 
of two De Deep Borings in Indiana; E. T. Cox. 
