New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-04
Nem2 )ork Dailn Gribune.
TIE SCIENTIFIC CONVENTION.
American A..oc,n,.n for the Advancement Of scie.-e

Meeting called TO order 10y the Presi4eu', Pref B.
Pierce Of Cambridge University. TIE names of some
twenty indiy duas proposed FOR membership The
business If the Standing Committee and the following
Resuluilon passed That the following Gentlemen be
requested 10 report the folosiDg subjects a. the
next meeting or the ensuing one:
Prot Bacht-On Recent ADDITIONS 20 our knO Wedge %
the Theory If LrerSturc
Prl H,r1y-On our Kno.ledge Of the Laws Of Atn.-
iph. nc kltctricy.
Prot Ial-On recent Additions to our Kno Wedge OF
the Paleezoic Rock.
Prof II |. Smith Micro Chemistry
Prot Gibbs-On Recent Progress Of Organic Chemistry.
Prof G.uld-On the Progress, and Development of the
Electro ChroLographcsl Method Of Observation.
Pr,f L.idy On the Rem.ins II Extinct Mammals and
keltiha Of North America
Prof PIERCE On The Present State OF the Theory OF Pa
neiafy Perturbation.
Prti Bun ett-On Recon. Advances in Anatomy and
Psychology.
FRO, Aeassiz-On the History % oar knowledge of A.
formation Of Generation in Animals
Prot. ana-On the Geographical Distribution OF the
On molten Committee often was chosen for the pur
pose OF Rev icing the Constitution.
FOURTH DAY, AFTERSOoS-Is GENERAL SESSION.
An invitation from the citizens of Cleveland TO the
members land their ladies' OF the American Scientific
Association TO meet them for social intercourse, at the
American Hotel, at u O'Clock, =. NJ. was read.
The Standing Committee Of the Association recon-
mended the City of Washington the place OF holding
the next meeting ms RECOMMENDATION Was cohHftle"
BY the Association.
Prof Dana of New-Haven, was nominsted for Presl-
dent Of he Association for the next year This nomlna-
ton was unanimously confirmed.
Prof Lowering was erected Permanent Secretary
Prof l.. Smith was elected General Secretary.
Prof Elwyn, Philadelphia, was elected Treasurer
The Association then, after the discharge oil some oid
Committees, adjourned again to meet IN sections sec
ton was divided into parts the hrst OF which con.
sts of Mathematics and Astronomy, and the second OF
Ply sizes ard NcteorolOgy.
FOURTH DAY SECTION A
Professor J. II. Coffin, Chairman Professor W;
Cbauvenet, Secretary. The following is an abstract oil
On iome Rqfion, of he Central Distances Of he Priairy
Plarefs SotAtts and KinPs ~ he SOAR Sy'tH, q
Rhth bodhs 'Ore ~euf sem u be tut a" @PeJ'es e~
TIE central distances in question will be shown TO be
for the most pat the respective terms OF several series IN
geOm etrical progression WITH however stusing ex;eP
but the whole arrangement a' IN the primary As
well ~ secondary systems the revolving bodies had form
rly existed in the shape OF Dgs, IN accordance Win Inc
The primary divisions of these rings TO have been
lin the Solar fyseu) between the earth and Mars and be
tween Saturn aud rsnus
Ia accordance with All THIS, the rings OF oturh nave
place ~ The series 81 the Satellites
1t will ale. .hown that the existence OF the series 70
question: itself consistent With the pa Aa prevalence "i
bOoits low III the Solar sy stem
Papers and Abstracts Of Papers read before the
American society for the Advancement OF science.
RfH0rchs in The Development ~ ADhtdcs (PiIHt Ltce/
Il, WALDO l. BESSETT, NJ. ID, Boston.
Ills is indeed avery elaborate memoir complete IN e7
III NJ T. therefore give the whole but omit his numerous
notes AND references and forty pages OF the manu-
script which i, devoted to profound Physiological invest
CATION. The following Is an extract nom 'ne nrs' anu iA
With every nauiriug mind there is deep interest con
nect.d with the development of animal life. To watch
the origin and rie forms, TO trace the successive
phases tbrOu. which they M the ideas 0n Wnch
they formed become more and more definitely express
Cd until finally they have their fun ncarnslJn IN perfect
animals lhese from the earliest times have been .vori'e
stucies with Of the most genial MINDS and over
which they accustomed long 10 dwell wan me iond7s
delight ....
with q subject naturally enticing is not surprising
that the OlO Fathers of science soon learned many O
the ore general conditions which wait upon The ntr1duc
ton into lie of new beings In these studies the class of
has always been quite prominent Tor the mater AIS
reaoiLtss with which they ~ all times obtained r-nder
N, NJ essy objects OF inquiry in all their conoit rs OF HE
and there be doubt that many of these hne OLD nat
urass who have long passed owe the oa OF tner
high eun.nce chronological studies of this kind into
bcb they were seducively in their earlier days
Every usturat II aware of the r-ms kabe phenomena
toted With yIvparous reproduction OF aphde' OF
plant lice for their sDguary has led them to De recouaed
in works other than those of natural science and from
the esfr obeTvers, they have been sind Oi wonder
stories i'll Zoology aud Physol"gy ~
not not 20 historical relations OF this
subject The queer experiment and the amusing Frings OF
the old Entomolog well known. The bret history o
the z. If the development OF these insects
ale Is follows In the autumn the colonies OF pitn' ce
sre composed of both male and female individuals the
pair the males then dis and the eaIes deposit et esBs
after winch they di, also.
Esrly in the nun spring as the sap begins to
flow these Eggs hatched and the young ice immsdi
st.y been 10 pump I'D sap from the tender leaves and
shoots rapidly IN size and IN hort une oone 10
aurty In this IL Is found that the whole or iOd
without single exception, consists solely OF i-mNe' or
rather ano more properly of individuals which cap
of reproducing their own Kind
I'll is r. o. oductiun takes place by yivparous genera
on then beng fImed IN the individuals 10 question Young
lice which when capable ut cut ring upon individual Ma
escSpe rom Their pr'gentor and torn lie" anu gre'y
increased colony ihis second gener,ton pursu-s tie
he frat he iu1 is IL
pos.d beins IKE thse Of the s1ess or al least Win
cut any trace Of male sex throughout .
"Thre zane conditions here repeated and so almost
cehuey Expeiu having shown THAI TINS power OF
rtpocuciou such circumstances may De exercised
49, ordns t. Bonnet At leA, through nine generAu'hs
while Duvan Obtain ihus eleven generations 10 s-yen
nj, ns his e1perments being here curtaed ,ot oy al
ortpr ducVe poser but by the approach OF Ah.er
vich kll.c hi- sp- heybrr even observed
that co nv Of Ah dianih which vas brought intp a
oousaIiy heated room, continued 10 propagate Tor iu
V.ars Ia this manner sboat ih- IterV entOn 1T males ana
even ia this Instance remains 70 Be proved hOF uch
lol ger these phenomena Mi IN have been continued
The s uaity OF these results led 10 much incr-duny
suth, utit ana tins account the experiments
w.rt often and careful y repeated and there can NJ" De
doubt that the virgin Al BIZ reproduces az.
onena Which are continued almost indefinitely ending
tn ally il the appearance OF indytna Of dtnct male an
mse sex which sy the foundation Of neS colonies IN the
uisuber Just oescribtd
The question what interpret lion To be Pu upon
his amost s.omsous ph, non en.f Macy sp7eu ''l'ns
have been n. rec patur lists and p1ysiO
Of them have been tory - th'y h,Se
been forced, and aduissa'e only oy AccePAAce IN
I thy,,oiugy If quite neS features
A. the criticism ri-Id O. oder upon some OF these
uni Is z he the better understood after the detail 81
II owl res arcies si this further notice uaid
the cobcluo,ns part OF his aper
sptcics If ApLs With which acquainted, tbs Apai'
J . GrnoC Il ii -rTir