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40, Germany 33, England 19, Italy 8, Russia 6, Austria-Hungary 9, and 

 Denmark 4; the other countries represented were Belgium, Scotland, 

 Ireland, Norway, Bohemia, Finland, Spain, Bavaria, Switzerland, 

 Servia, India, Canada, Mexico, and Argentina. 



As soon as the competition was closed the following circular was 

 sent to all participants, and was published in several of the leading 

 scientific journals: 



Smithsonian Institution. 

 hodgkins prizes. 



Washington, January 10, 1895. 

 Sir: The time for the reception of treatises or essays offered in com- 

 petition for the Hodgkins fund prizes of $10,000, of $2,000, and of 

 $1,000, respectively, closed on the 31st of December, 1894, and all 

 papers so offered are now in the hands of the committee of award. 



In view of the very large number of competitors, of the delay which 

 will be necessarily caused by the intended careful examination, and of 

 the further time which may be required to consult a European advisory 

 committee, if one be appointed, it is announced that authors are now 

 at liberty to publish these treatises or essays without prejudice to their 

 interest as competitors. 



Very respectfully, S. P. Langley, 



Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 



The circular was also issued in French, as follows : 



Institut Smithsonien. 



prix hodgkins. 



Washington, le 10 Janvier 1895. 

 Monsieur : Le terme fixe pour la reception des traites ou des essais 

 soumis au concours du fonds Hodgkins, pour les prix de 10,000, 2,000, 

 et 1,000 dollars, est expire le 31 decemore 1894 et tons les ouvrages 

 presentes sont actuellement entre les mains de la commission des 

 recompenses. 



En raison du tres-grand nombre de concurrents, du delai qu'entrai- 

 n era l'examen serieux que Ton compte faire, et du temps qui pourrait 

 etre exige pour prendre Pavis du comite consultatif d'Europe, s'il en 

 est nomme un, il est donne" avis que ces traites ou essais pourront 

 maintenant etre publies par leurs auteurs en toute liberte et sans que 

 leurs interests de concurrents en soient atteints. 



S. P. Langley, 

 Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 



The committee of award was composed of Dr. S. P. Langley, chair- 

 man, ex officio; Dr. G. Brown Goode, Assistant Secretary of the Smith- 

 sonian Institution; Asst. Surg. Gen. John S. Billings, United States 

 Army; and Prof. M. W. Harrington, Chief of the United States Weather 

 Bureau. 



The foreign advisory committee was represented by Mons. J. Janssen, 

 Prof. T. H. Huxley, and Professor von Helmholtz; and after the death 

 of the latter, Dr. W. von Bezold was added. 



