New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-25
Yours, very respectfully,
DakfET KfREWOf


Rirkwood, hypothesis using the most recent elements
Of the Solar system and that be induced TO sgree
With Mr. Kirkwood that formula which represented
length OF the days OF the primary planets must BE
founded = law u Nature
Mr. Walker observed. also, that In the department Of
the analogue. Of the Solar system, no discovery Of
equal interest or importance had been made during this
century and that in his opinion, Nr hirkwood name
would IN after time be placed by the eide OF nat
Kepler the dseoverer Of law which for the aay' Of
the primary planets bore q close resemblance o TIE
third immortal Law Of Keper for their sears
After this communication. several OF the mem
Of the Physical Section spoke in terms Of adnira'
ton Of the discovery.
On the 2lsr. Dr. GOULD addressed the Assoc
alton on the same subject tie had made independen !
computations eonhrms'ory Of those OF MI hlrA"ool
The formula Of Mr.. Kirkwood may be thus
stated
{. The square Of the number Of a primary planets
days 10 is year IL the cube Of the csfne'ef OF i
sphere Of attraction in nebulsr hypothesis
The members generally expressed the opinion
that Ia Places nebular hypothesis from is i1fnisns
Of the elements Of klTkwoOc's lsw. may now ov
regarded established tact IN past history Oh INC
solar system.
The Geological Structure Of Eastern CaHada'-
A loug communication was msde this extended SUB
Jet BY Mr. 7 :. HUsT who has for some tine been At
l.ched to the Geological Survey Of the Province hi'
description Of the general geological formation Of the
-0uutry-given At one Of the guerra mseuns o. -
AssociatiQn-went % prove among otnc3 tD-N5''
striking connection between the rOcks ui tnr Irs'-
laded 70 snd those Of New gland and
Ner Insects. .fc.-In the Nsiurs History sec
u0n, Prof HALDENAS gave the history Of FAa-9HsoI-
IS genus OF Orthoyters WITH three ne" species '"o
q which form sub genus These u -set. ressin
wings Thsy inhsoit forests where tnry LAKE snr4ef
5enesih stones and bark one Of TIE ne" species
from santa Fk and another from the fstte hlfrl anl
u these new sub genus = formed me iinos oeihS
hot ard ,bick Th males differ from The females n
having longer limbs and row u robust spines upon
the under surface u the thighs 4l1 h.i-r ~ 49,
for the form 10 Ld<inia- Ioiu c1ns1Il- 80 80
meaning -as-re from the Robustness OF ne ior Cne
III "a. new .n.ci.. 4, nearly allied 20 the genus steno
uelnstu. a ,pecies of which "a Known u inasni
Mexico. ,,,,
r.i -. ,.s -. nat Of TenebrO n genera char
sctsr, hut the rnantbles are urtootsed Win D~sa
osr md the extremity of The abdomen % cut OF ~
sIop@ he surf.ce OF when 70 cuHeaFe and sP'oI
shaped
Op Monday evening. the lsst evening meeting
~as held IL Lyceun Hail. attended y fully =. large
ni.ceIlAneou. audience not indeed Arser, ihAn ne
sr.t The order Of the meeting ~na lecture y frot
AsAssrr on the Morphoiosy Of The Animal hinzdoni'
.nd one by Prof HALDrzAs On Etnno.osy- IneJ
rere both Listened 70 with marked attention
Prof AsAs,lr' communicative ~As manly RAPID
summary Of the interesting points Of the ANfrAI
grSspox. who.e many rsiheAiicn' and diTefsiaes De
IA, already % often and 50 s5J illustrated 10 study
tn in,ere.,n. structure q animals. he observed j q
-..-, :, ..rert,iu what their tue relations
- 49, dler.uf functions are performed To inFesr
- To- probability correctness q his news, ne
s-,eeeded - smp.e cl.ssneAton y way Of uiustf-
roo-through which NIL not follow nii-eone i9a.D :
fn Ia, ex preston that he considers he ANNA hinz
49,
s@e Prof Enckss ertcr 70 Mr. Airy caie1 Dec y lss-
tFsinbargh Pal J01r. fof July, l6+s.
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