290 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
‘known by its Proceedings, Bulletin and need berate is 
now incorporated with the Peabody Academy of 
The adr ess of Dr. B. A. Gould, the retiring Precidail of ne 
Association, was given on Friday evening, (Aug. 20). His them 
was the Position of Men of Science in America, and it was treater 
in his usual felicitous manner. 
Every thing which a pagel good will and an intelligent appre- 
ciation of science could do was done to promote the happiness a 
forward the plans of ve Association and its: ay die alike by 
Light House built by General Totten on Minott’s heeats goes 
es from land, in a situation as perilous and difficult as the 
W 
and Nahant, where ample provisions were made for the entertain- 
ment of the numerous guests in pavilions and along the shores. 
of Witu1am CHAvuvENET, of St. Louis Unt rsity. 
The following is a list of the papers ee = the meeting.* 
1, Secrion A, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. 
On the oe rivieed of Ang. 1869; B. PEIRCE. 
On Quintuple Algeb B. PIERCE 
Debetnination of the. Mechanical | Equivalent of Sav by means of the modern 
ice and cooling machines; P. R WEYD. 
ral Bands considered as claiel of one or more agrees longer 
waves, lying beyond in the invisible caloric rays; AN DER WEYD Tel 
On the audible Senarnisoe of musical melodies by means of the Blectric oF 
egraph; P. H. VAN peR WeEYD pH 
Electricity ve a self. eeamnt fluid, but a mode of motion of matter; 
‘VAN DER WEYD: 
Clasication and the Atomic Weights of the age Chemical Ele- 
with Reference to Stas’ Determinations; G. HInRI 
Atomie Volume aid Atomic Distances of the crystallized 1AB,C; G. HingIcHs. 
Perturbations; G. HInRIcHs. 
On the ee West wa mer H. Wort 
Studies Geogony. ree parts On the Prozoic Atm al 
sphere and t the Ocean of the Zoic D eos Part 2. Zoic "istory from a Chemi 
View-point. Part 3. Sr pions of a Final Zoic eri e; et bbne| : 
i elati 
On the Relation between the Intensity of 3f Light produced by the Combustion 
of Illuminting Gas and the Volume of Gas Consumed; B. 
_On the he sang and Solul ead of th Dee d Oxalates of of Potaseiu, Ammo- 
Wu. R. Nic 
Memification 6 of the Wistene of Matter; C. A. SEELY. 
' * The titles given above are only those which appeared on the daily 
programmes, and some of these were read only by ti 
official 
