274 Scientific Intelligence. 



that would come in contact with the earth if the latter was 

 non-magnetic. 



2. Carnegie Institution of Washington. — In connection with 

 the dedication of the administration building of the Carnegie 

 Institution at Washington, Dec. 13, 1909, a pamphlet has been 

 issued describing the plan and scope of the Institution, and 

 showing in brief form what it has grown to be in the past eight 

 years. There are ten departments enumerated, most of which 

 have their own permanent homes where active research is being 

 carried on ; these are illustrated by numerous views in this report. 



The Eighth Year Book of the Institution (pp. vii, 259, with 

 16 plates), which has just appeared, gives a detailed account of 

 its work during the year 1909. On the financial side it is inter- 

 esting to note that about $700,000 of income were available, of 

 which the sum of $467,500 was expended for the now well estab- 

 lished larger projects, $50,000 for minor grants to individuals, 

 $30,600 for research assistants and $104,600 for publication and 

 administration. The entire amount expended by the Institution 

 up to 1910 reaches the imposing total of $4,129,000. 



The woik of the Institution has expanded in a remarkable 

 manner, particularly along the lines determined by the various 

 special departments of research to wmich the resources are chiefly 

 devoted. These include, as enumerated in former notices, the 

 Solar Observatory in California ; the Geophysical Laboratory in 

 Washington (the important results from which are contained in 

 this Journal) ; the Marine Biological Laboratory at Tortugas, 

 Florida, and that of Experimental Evolution at Cold Spring, N.Y".; 

 the Desert Botanical Laboratory at Tucson, Arizona, and others. 

 The non-magnetic yacht Carnegie started' on her first trip in 

 August last and at this date has just returned from a highly 

 successful voyage of 8,000 miles. An interesting digest of the 

 results accomplished in these and the other lines of research is 

 given in the Year Book ; as a whole it gives a good idea of the 

 efficiency of the entire organization under the charge of Dr. 

 Woodward, and the vast amount of good work which is being 

 accomplished. 



As noted above, the administration of the Institution has now a 

 permanent home in a handsome building at the corner of Six- 

 teenth and P streets in Washington, dedicated in December last. 

 The work of publication has gone on steadily through the year, 

 nineteen volumes, aggregating about 5,000 pages, having been 

 issued (see vol. xxvii, 347, xxviii, 564). The total number of 

 publications is now 141, with some 35,000 printed pages. 



3. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teach- 

 ing. Fourth Annual Report of the President, Henry Smith 

 Prichett, and the Treasurer, Thomas Morrison Carnegie. 

 Pp. 201; 576 Fifth Avenue, New York City.— At the end of 

 September last the total funds of the Carnegie Foundation 

 amounted to $1 1,108,000. The income for the year was $544,355, 

 of which $343,870 was paid out for retiring allowances and about 



