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Page xiv - as it may determine, for one week or longer, — the time and place of each meeting being determined by a vote of the Association at the previous meeting; and the arrangements for it shall be intrusted to the officers and the Local Committee. STANDING COMMITTEE. RULE 6. There shall be a Standing Committee, to consist of the President,
Page vi - Persons not embraced in the above provisions may become members of the Association upon recommendation in writing by two members, nomination by the Standing Committee, and election by a majority of the members present. OFFICERS. • RULE
Page xviii - other important defect in the papers communicated for publication in the proceedings of the Association, he is authorized to commit the same to the author, or to the proper sub-committee of the Standing Committee for correction. CONSTITUTION
Page xxv - Boston, Massachusetts [1]. Busher, James, Worcester, Massachusetts [9]. Butler, Prof. James D., Madison, Wisconsin [13]. Butler, Hon. Thomas B., Norwalk, Connecticut [10]. C. Cabell, Prof. James L., University of Virginia, Virginia [6]. *Carpenter, Thornton, Camden, South Carolina [7]. "Carpenter, Dr. William M., New Orleans, Louisiana [1]. Carr, ES, Albany,
Page xxxi - Horsford, Prof. EN, Cambridge, Massachusetts [1]. *Horton, Dr. William, Craigville, Orange Co., New York [1]. Hough, Dr. Franklin B., Lowville, New York [4]. Hough, GW, Albany, New York [15]. *Houghton, Dr. Douglas, Detroit, Michigan [1]. Howland, Theodore, Buffalo, New York [15]. Howard, Dr. Benjamin, Williamstown, Massachusetts [13].
Page xxxvii - JM, Nashville, Tennessee [6]. Safford, Truman H., Chicago^ Illinois [13]. Sanborn, Francis G., Andover, Massachusetts [13]. Sargent, Rufus, Auburn, New York [10]. Savage, Thomas S., Pass Christian, Mississippi [10]. Sawyer, AW, Acadia College, Nova Scotia [13]. Scarborough, George, Sumner, Kansas [2]. Schaff, Rev. Philip, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania [12]. Schanck, Prof. J. Stillwell, Princeton, New
Page 47 - an atom of silicon is silak or ak. The compounds of carbon and hydrogen are so numerous that it has been found essential to provide an additional character to represent each. The letter r may be associated with the radiating and refracting power of carbon; and carbar, or ar, as well as
Page xxxv - Simon, Washington, District of Columbia [13]. *Newton, Rev. EH, Cambridge, New York [1]. Newton, Prof. Hubert A., New Haven, Connecticut [6] Newton, John, Orange Hill, Washington Co., Florida [7]. Newton, Prof. Robert S., New York, New York [15]. Nichols, Dr. James R., Haverhill, Massachusetts
Page 17 - tangent galvanometer, is proportional to the tangents of the angles of deflection of the needle. This galvanometer has three distinct coils. No. '1 consists of three layers of No. 32 copper wire, and gives 3.1 miles resistance. No. 2 consists of one layer of No. 28 wire, and gives .4 mile resistance. No. 3 is a simple plate of copper, whose resistance is
Page 3 - accompanied by an upward motion at the centre. The heated air, thus ascending, partly dissolves and partly divides the matter of the photosphere, causing it to heap up in a ring around the opening, producing thus around the margin of the penumbra the appearance of a ring of light more intense than the general photosphere.