New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-01
THE SCIENTIFIC CONVENTION.
Annual ting of the American Association for tho
Advancement Of science


CLEVELAND, o. Frday JAY %, 1859
The Convention opened this morning at 10 O'clock
The Attendance was very hrge including many ladies'
Several proposals Tor membership were read aud duly
received after which programme Of the exercises Of
tie day was read A resolution passed. authorizing tho
Standing Committee Of the Association to purchase a
sufficient number ofyoumes Of the proceedings of th,
Association or the supply of ts members
On motion OF Professor ST. JOINS, the Association adj
ouued to meet again ia sections pursuant 70 arrange
ment
The section Of Physics and Mathematics was denom
mated The Section, and the other, including Nat
uIal History. Geology, Mineralogy Geography, &c,
"1he Il Section
The hours for the meeting Of the Association each
day were fixed ~ follows: Morning Session to com
mcrce at 9 O'Clock AN. and close at 1 O'Clock z 81;
he Afternoon Session 20 commence at o'clock and
close at o'clock
SgcrI0S A.
The first paper called vas the one On he Resistance
of The IeTticn Plates Of Tubular Bridges by lIERAas
HArPr. Superintendent Of the Pennsylvania Central
Railroad, Philadelphia The second was On the subject
OF The Tides NJ hcy Vest FOrida, from OjscrUaiiOas
mate in connection wh me United Siaies coast Snroey,
by Prof a. u BAcHE, Superintendent, Washington.
The following Is an abstract OF the paper which clio
tied such marked attention. and received with 50
p any signs Of evident satisfaction by tho iearucu ur'i
,nce. ung the reading OF this paper, the eye Of it's
learned author would frequently brighten mp, and his
to such drgree that hind Of sympathetic enthusiasm
seemed to prevail throughout the e.tire aSsemoIags
OnMr Itfs afksy Vet Fl0rih4 From O5ferU1i)ng ~ LLs
IN connection nth the Daiied StItes C0aSt SargcH By
a j. BACHE, SurfIadHdehA
Tie resut are from one years hourly observations o.
tie tides Al Fort Taylor Key Wts The udes s5D and hJw
~ cr n the twenty four hours bat the dnrna irrsk llarty
Ia height il relatively large am luntng 90 OjJ
-ei ard reaching - feet The mean
nee ano fall 81 the tide being about eet dRs u
the Laws 81 the diura irfsgaar'y by which successive
high " loN waters may der = very important TIE cor
ltcfed establishment lor KY West u.s. On y n The dit
grams show pecusiare5 ~ these tides ~ the daily
curye. There bel, tides IN tbs day the obervaiions
Of discussion by tae ordinary methods s Dy thoss
.dntf. hy he tides O the q MO Of Mexico. com
rariror ~ tho results has thus been Instituted The ny
nnLIs faeguaffg D. table and the aseomps
~ ing diagram law Of interval and Insight compared
With theory, and the hefeness are very small. Tas
irn Ntcn the tide should oe ceuhned - M second
before the high water The constants are dsfu'ed ron
Tie f III ua The dt4r'al iht1nMHy - as0 OoiIhel ~
ths usual method Thst Of ga wstsr IS grsttsr thin
that - l0s "a ths proportion u :, 70 o. conpinsOn
If fhe diurnal inequality Interval is N id5 With thsDry
The discussion IS continued BY dec0mpo ing fhe curves
ofob-ervstion into Gurnal ii 4rDal curve
treating ths interval between their maxmam prdintnss as
variable HE mode Of oj1su2 the compound curves 80
g. 20 give the bet eu in comparing u NTH me curve ~
t.rvs.iop 4 sh6gn The acts Of curves cJnotrsf
On the diagrams before referred % The ho7'4t1y t|e
Quallfg Il umes and hgts found m tls way agree re-
narkstly wh ths formula snd scfrec13n DT'nK tpph,f
for The difference between tho slT az oT oay A{res
perfectly With ne previous Te.'" i"y 81 D'iigfsa
10 curves on the diagrams. ih9 ft",HW tnI4H"y IN
ligbt deduc.d from the marinnn odinN5' agrees re-
M, in the ~ a. Is shown by taos aud ii txran,
-, nj, r..ulis ere compared Toe erpl nation "a
~ he different curyes followed by the ileq laiiss IL
- erd low water Inc diagrams show dn Of
.,frefee waves IN which he maximum oroins.ss ani
~ ds-a,ce be'veen the high w.'ers so % vary.
me cum the squares o. tie difference between theory
and The tred result, Mr. correcting for pIrtltK Of
f noon less than hgndre h Of aiooi for the vi 10
vesr 1hs discussion II tie value " TIE s'erY between
tie Greats Of he two wayes Is 10 progress
r.u kable change "a TIE lsye Of tie wser At
Key West progressive throughout the year, was nou;ei
o reducing The results The high ws'sr Of neaP tides IN
half # tue year higher thso The high water ot spns
fdes Ia ne other half Ths probably die 20 ne "a's,
those tending % raise the tide in the heroor prsYAn<
during IL half ~ the year and those indns 70 nspfss
in The Otter Tbs hypotess BIS no 2ssl iuLy ANNEX
INT s-rrr1 ate results presented Wca render rs as.
crracv rrobsbe Il il not ltt'e curiDas tnl combining
The re-. = for the mean ne IN 0pp9s parts u ihs year,
out fhe curious tdes ppiaied Du u Prot AIRY,
I . Ii.fer+o fully defuced ffon observation, hsy
- b,f so,sr year IL period and the her half de-
~ s,r perod Of the moon diagram given 90 show
be, the results when grouped By the moons and suas
Sr.,;ors conform 81 the isv Of change They do not
ei~s a. a criterion Of tha theory or equilibrium
Leor the results for the requiring the constant 20
be zero and those for the 10 be one third even
greater . m J..y
The third paper was the subject Of The Z0dsaen
Lieh the Periodical APPEARANCE Of MteOrs, aade fo's-
az SPACE Vhiohh he Notion Of he Solar System Is Drse'eai
/ br DASiEL YAUeHAs, OF Cincinnati. liyey discussion
followed the reading Of this paper, 10 when VI ID n
GOuLp and Prof 3 PIEKcE took strong sroaA1s a4ass