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and enjoyments in a city with a population of less than ten 

 thousand. Indeed, Ann Arbor could have accommodated a 

 thousand guests as easily as five hundred. 



It was generally remarked that the scientific work of the 

 meeting was good. An unusually large proportion of Fellows 

 was present. Fewer papers than usual had to be rejected ; and 

 there were several papers of great and permanent importance, as 

 will appear from the particular reports. The section of Histology 

 and Microscopy was merged in that of Biology by request of 

 the section itself. Resolutions were adopted expressing a high ' 

 appreciation of the value of the work of the " Coast and Geodetic 

 Survey," and a hope that criticisms of the work might be left by 

 the government to competent scientific experts. 



The subjects of the addresses before the several sections by the 

 vice-presidents were as follows : Professor W. R. Nichols, to the 

 Chemical section, on Chemistry in the service of public health ; 

 Professor Edward Orton, to the Geological section, on unfinished 

 problems relating to the geology of coal ; Professor J. Burkitt 

 Webb, of Ithaca, to the Mechanical section, on the second law of 

 Thermo-dynamics ; Dr. B. G. Wilder, of Ithaca, to the Biologi- 

 cal section, on an educational museum of Vertebrates; Professor 

 S. H. Gage, of Ithaca, to the section of Microscopy and Histology, 

 on the limitations and value of histological investigations ; Mr. 

 W. H. Dall, of Washington, to the Anthropological section, on 

 the native tribes of Alaska ; Mr. Edward Atkinson, of Boston, 

 to the section of Economical Science, on the application of Science 

 to the production and consumption of food. [Abstracts of these 

 addresses, together with notes on many papers read at the meet- 

 ing, are given in the number of Science for September 11 (No. 

 136) and the address entire of the retiring president, Professor 

 Lesley, in the number for August 28.] 



Buffalo, New York, was selected for the meeting of the Associa- 

 tion in ] 886 — where the meetings of 1866 and 1876 were held — and 

 Wednesday the 18th of August appointed for the opening session. 



Professor Edward S. Morse, of Salem, Mass., was elected 

 President, and the following for Vice-Presidents of the different 

 sections: Professor J. W. Gibbs, of New Haven, Mathematics 

 and Astronomy ; Professor C. F. Brackett, of Princeton, Phys- 

 ics; H. W. Wiley, of Washington, Chemistry; O. Chanute, of 

 Kansas City, Mechanical Science; Professor T. C. Chamberlin, 

 of Washington, Geology and Geography ; Professor H. P. Bow- 

 ditch, of Boston, Biology; Horatio Hale, of Clinton, Ontario, 

 Anthropology ; Joseph Cummings, of Evanston, 111., Economic 

 Science and Statistics. 



List of Papers accepted for Reading. 



1. Astronomy. Mathematics, Physics. 



H. A. Newton: Effect of small bodies passing near a planet upon the planet's 

 velocity. 



D. P. Todd: On a rare sun-spot, observed 1885, May 19, 21 and 22 ; The audi- 

 ble circle, — a new device whereby the settings of an astronomical instrument may 

 be made by the ear. 



