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W. E. Stone: Occurrence of the pentaglu coses. Reduction of Feb ling's solu- 

 tion by arabinose. Quantitative estimation of the pentaglucoses in the presence 

 of other carbohydrates. 



S. B. Newbury: Action of alcohol upon aldehydes. New chemical laboratory 

 of Cornell University. 



C. L. Speters: Some thoughts on electromotive force. 



W. 0. Atwater and H. B. Gibson: Heats of combustion of certain organic 

 bodies. 



H. A. Huston: Analysis of a Lycoperdon. Notes on certain reactions for 

 tyrotoxicon. 



F. P. Venable : The proper standard of the atomic weights. 



B. W. Morley: Determination of the volumetric composition of water. Ratio 

 of the density of oxygen and hydrogen. 



W. A. Noyes: Atomic weight of oxygen. Unit for the atomic weights. 



T. H. Norton: Improved forms of gas generators. A constant and easily 

 regulated chlorine generator. Derivatives of dinitro-a-naphthol. A soluble com- 

 pound of hydrastine with mono-calcium-phosphate. Application of the potassium 

 chlorate method for the determination of sulphur to the analysis of horn. On a 

 new method of preparing benziue-sulfonic-bromide, etc. 



Section D. Mechanical Science and Engineering. 



Thomas Gray : A new transmission dynamometer. Preliminary experiments 

 in the resistance of metals to cutting. Machine for testing tortional stiffness. 

 Diagramming apparatus for use in testing materials. Dynamometer for measur- 

 ing the resistance of cutting tools. 



Wm. A. Rogers : Construction of a precision screw eight feet in length. Sim- 

 ple method of subdividing index wheels into 1,000 parts. 



Wm. Kent : Standard formula for" efficiency of steam engines. 



0. T. Beale: New principles of mechanism shown by experiment with spiral 

 gears. 



H. C. Jones : Efficiency of locomotive link motion compared to automatic cut- 

 off valve gear of modern high speed engines. 



G. M. Bond : Kffect of internal strains in hardened steel. 

 Oberlin Smith : The principal element of waste in machine shops. 

 T. D. Paret: Money value of solid emery wheel. 



J. E. Denton : Use of the locomotive as an apparatus for testing cylinder oils. 

 Results of test of performance of 75-ton ammonia-compression refrigerating 

 machine. 



W. J. Beale : Structure of woods as viewed in their cross sections. 



H. F. Durand : Note on graphical construction of crank effort diagram. 



M. A. Howe: Results of tests of strength of sewer pipe. 



St. John Day : A vortex automatic lubricator for high speed shafts. 



Section E. Geology and Geography. 



H. T. Fuller : Preservation of glaciated rocks. 



J. T. Scovell : An old channel of the Niagara river. 



G. W. Holley: Niagara — a few last words in reply to Mr. G. K. Gilbert's 

 history of the Niagara river. 



J. T. Campbell : Local deposit of glacial gravel found in Park county, Inch 

 Topographical evidence of a great and sudden diminution of the water supply in 

 the ancient Wabash. 



Joseph Moore : Concerning some portions of Castoroides Ohioensis, Foster, 

 not heretofore known. 



H. Carrington Bolton: The "Barking Sands" of the Hawaiian Islands. 

 Occurrence of sonorous sand on the Pacific coast of the U. S. 



E. T. Cox: Floridite, a new variety of phosphorite found in Florida. 



W J McGee: The Columbia formation in the Mississippi embayment. 



C. A. White: Paleontological and geological relation of closely similar fossil 

 forms. 



