802 Gesammtsitzung vom 26. Juli. 
berichts inzwischen abgeschlossen war, wird der Wortlaut der Adresse 
hier mitgetheilt: 
Washington, March 1, 1900. 
The Smithsonian Institution, upon the auspicious occasion of the 
celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of the founding of the 
Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences presents its most sincere 
congratulation to the Academy on its eminently respected and suc- 
cessful life for two hundred years, during which time it has fostered 
all branches of science and placed the entire learned world under 
lasting obligation. 
S. P. LaneLey 
Secretary. 
