The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-10

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members Of the association might have it in their power
facilitate his enquiries he could let the opportunity
men Of science as was due not only to the
| cause. but to himself professor Az personally.
The sTenErAnr then read paper written By Professor
elaborate and abstrue treatise entering closely into
the doctrine Of Capitalization affinity &c. He says,
cordng to Ehrenberg that chalk is composed
of the remains of minute anmacula and knowing that
other anmalcua have their hard part composed of silk
not improbable that the nts found the clak
merely the remains of the last the chalk itself Is of
the former kind and that both sorts perishng together
in the water the siliceous skeletons collected
under the influence of the attraction of similarity
In this view am sustained by new work called "Ves
sb o. not @ a he ers
OF which at or near maturity were enveoped in the
remains Of their progcnors and retained sufficient vi
tally in despite of all the hard trials to which they
subjected to be called at last into life under the
ent influence of the voltac battery.
The concluding paragraph OF Mr. Webbers paper pre-
sents brief summary Of his views, thus =
What this attraction that has been treated Of and Of
anything but general law by which the particles that
constitute solid of uniform nature, brought and
talization but notifications states itself being part
ola more general law of the universal attraction Of mat
ter for ITSELF which general law has its modification
OF cohesion and union among PARTICLES not heterogeneous
Is but imperfect action Of the attraction of polarity
exerted over sensible distances bringing particles into
cohesion at any rate acting powerfully upon part
ces ofthc kind and dsposing them to unite with
each other in preference to foreign PARTICLES and when
full perfect and unmpedei in its action to unite in certain
regular ormsl Or is it. as some imagine without treat.
ing Of il fully but kind of chemical attraction a
tory but it may be conectured that the law Of polarity
meaning thereby some great power like electricity fnot
electricity ITSELF seems to me the most probable, and
may be that such is the great law Of all attractions Of all
kinds and of gravation itsc-a power of universal
tent and Elasticity deriving its apparently discrepant
which acts and by the Formulation and combination Of
but few comparatively simple and general principles
by Mr. Weber, entitled vesges Of Creaton' It was
quite true that by pouring suphurc acid certain
certain vegetable substances anamalculn were produ
ced but to the of scate potash spoken Of in
formed.
Prof OLMsrEp, in abiding to the supposed discharge
OF geatnous matter from meteors wondered how such
an absurd notion became prevalent After the great
eoric shower Of 1888 Prof Twnng resolved to trace to
their sources all these reports and the result of his la
bors was conviction Of their entire alacy But he
member cognzant Of any case Of geatinous
matter being discharged from meteors. mo reply.l
froi ROGERS observed that he could not dissent from
the remarks made to the production Of anmaiculn
the subject OF generation was of great Importance
up again BY this Society As to the erroneous and spe
culatve views advanced in that celebrated work. YES
geS OF sCd they Were far SvsrSaanced BY the
Professor HALDEMAs thought they should not
denim the author Of "yesges Of Creation for adopting
the course followed by all orthodox writer's that is of
reasoning premises that not entirely and unani-
mously admitted by scientific There was much
assumption on side the other and the doctrine OF
generation occupied and puzzled the strongest minds Of
every age.
Professor SILLMAv cited the authority OF Dr. Mantcll
of Philadelphia, in London, against the book which,
although evidently the production OF powerful,
curing but not practical writer, Of dangerous and
irrellgious tendency.
The PRESIDENT here announced that the regular bust
ness was finished and inquired if members had any add
Mr. j. d. DANA again brought up the revised report of
the committee on nomenclature, which was adopted.
On motion of Professor SILLIMAN il was resolved to
publish 500 copies of the report for circulation in the
manner best calculated to forward the views it en-
braced.
On motion of Professor ROGERS it was resolved that
the Secretary be instructed to prepare minutes Of the
Societys proceedings, and to that end obtain from
bers abstracts OF papers read by hem and that 500
pies Of said proceedings be published at the expense OF
the association.
transactions Of Society be placed on sale for the bene
fit Of the Society
ed to make arrangements for the next session at New
York have power to invite such as they thought
desirable to attend their session.
The General Committee reported the annexed list of
new " members sanb which w was approved w ,.,.,.
Narhs John - Rane New Haven; Dr. M Dickson
Daniels, Savannah DR.. w. Alvord Greenfield Mass;
VIM Logan Esq Of the Geological Survey. Canada Sir
Charles Bonney castle, Canada; Nathl T. True Mon
Haven.
vote Of thanks then passed to the Governor of
Yale College for the Of the lecture and also to
the Secretary and his assistant for their valuable SER
vices.
Prof rose and alluded remarks of his
made the day before, to the identity of the specimens
produced from Alabama by Dr. Kane and the great bed
latter to contain from to or even per of lime.
Dr. JACKSON observed that when engaged in the geo.
yielded three per cent Of lime He could not help here
advertng to the snguarity Of the fact that while the
English honorng DR.. Justus Lebeg, for his dis
covery of the relation between the phosphates and vege
tables they had in their language work in which
This volume written in 1895 by the Earl OF Dundon
aid and not only treated of the action of phosphaes,
but Of a!sas well as the alkalies in that great work.
which forgotten only because it in advance of
the age, the author was assisted by the famous men,
simple constituent elements OF air. the latter Of water
Prof Rooms reported on behalf OF the committee APP
pointed to make certain amendments the constitution
that they recommended the changing Of the name OF the
society to the society for the promotion of science
that their secretary should be permanently appointed,
like that Of the British Association and that members
admission, should pay fee OF two dollars each it also
suggested that chemistry should be added to their field OF
Prof BOOTH thought it would be better to wait little
before acting that report lie had doubt that the
changes contemplated could be ultimately found pract
Of imitation in the wide field they took for their enqu
res, could not be overlooked that their means were
ncomparably gcater they had great wealth, which ena-
bled them to conduct gigantic enquiries. There was a
danger in forming their association on too grand scale
it would be better to build slowly and surely and he
feared would be found to be growing too rapidly if the
proposition under consideration were Immediately acted
upon. Chemistry was department familiar TO ma.y
members of the society and therefore might be taken up.
and certainly was of the most important of
the other branches depended upon for their fundamc
tai principles.
Prof O..stsrEp would like TO throw in word for natu
raj philosophy. Sir John Herschel had shown most con-
clusivey the connection between these departments OF
science and he desired to Astronomy receiving the
attention of the society they decided adopting Che
mistry other branches.
Professor SLLIMAN, Of the committee recommen
ding the changes, thought that their adoption would be
no symptoms of rapid growth. They had now
gone on gradually and steadily for six years and was
time open their society to ali communications In the
meantime, the report might stand to next meeting
when they could be discussed at more length
Capt WILKES, u. s. NJ. of opinion that the propos-
cd alterations were judicous if adopted, many
excluded, and who anxious to join them, could do
So The researches of in every branch OF science
made such persons interesting to each other this he
found TO be the case in the OF the Exploring En-
petition where the gentlemen Of the different depart
ments made themselves recprocally Of interest
to each other, and the result would be found in
gard to this society No harm could of extending
their enquiries. and IL would ceriain wilcn