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NOTICES OF BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS 
NOTICES OF BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS 
The following biographical memoirs have been published by the Academy 
since the beginning of this calendar year. 
John Wesley Powell (1834-1902). By W. M. Davis. Biographical 
Memoirs of the National Academy, vol, 8, pp. 1-83. 
This Memoir discusses the life-work of its subject under the headings: Early Life; Service 
in the Civil War; Visit to the Rocky Mountains, 1867-1868; Exploration of the Colorado 
Canyon; Geological Survey of the Territories; Report on the Colorado Canyon; Antecedent 
Rivers; Geological Work; Physiographic Work; Baselevel of Erosion; Planation; Physio- 
graphic Essays; Lands of the Arid Region; the Geological Survey; Topographical Map; 
Reports and Folios; Irrigation Survey; Administration; Resignation from the Survey; Resi- 
dence in Washington; Ethnological Work; Bureau of Ethnology; Indian Languages and 
Mythology; Savagery, Barbarism, and CiviHzation; Synthetic Essays; Mannerisms; Views 
on Evolution; Evolution of Music; Inductive Studies; Indian Linguistic Families; Philosoph- 
ical Studies; Pentalogic Series; Truth and Error; Personal Estimates. 
Charles Anthony Schott (1826-1901). By Cleveland Abbe. Biographi- 
cal Memoirs of the National Academy, vol. 8, pp. 87-133. 
This Memoir is subdivided into sections entitled: Autobiography of the Early Life of 
Charles Anthony Schott; Bibliography; Hydrography and Office Work; the Computing Di- 
vision; Longitude andLatitude; Chartography ; Miscellaneous Observations; Terrestrial Mag- 
netism; Climatology; Base-lines and Metric Standards; Geodesy; A Catalogue of the Works 
(Abridged Titles) of Charles Anthony Schott; Unpublished Works. 
MiERS Fisher Longstreth (1819-1891). By Rebecca C. Longstreth. 
Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy, vol. 8, pp. 137-140. 
