New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-03
.xrpycAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE M
Y3NCEXENT OF SCIENCE.

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Notice Of -nss inpripss which have recently been o.
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80, os ,,e United States By John johnson, Professor
Of Natural Science Wesleyan University Sidd'eo""'
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be an Ehihyodoruli,e BY Prof. VIM Hopkins, OF 0ene-
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Owing TO the inoeDncy os the weather. the excursion
10 Mount Vernon arranged for today was postponed 10
Monday and the Association commenced ts consideration
Of the papers on the programme LOT 'iohoa!' "eo "
sections at 10 O'Clock.
Nevould notice incidentally that the Association seems
70 INV very little attention the accommodation Of re-
poyrs and in addition 20 the difficulty Of making reGda-
Die reports owing the high scientific character 81 me
proceedings and the necessity Of ung many technicai
Terms 10 press the ideas Of M speakers, we are forced TO
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singular procedure the part oi 80 learned and important
ASSOCIATION. Under such screws as arc applied 20 e
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In section A.. Plof Bates Of Philadelphia in the Chair
tie following papers were rcnd during The morning Sos
An account Of that passed Connecticut Az
rus. l. 1851 by Prof John Brochbosy Inc opIec oi inc
writer was show the OF said storm ny sclehtc an
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paper on the distribution OF temperature I'D ana hear le
Il, bocn 4off he uftc
vstions made IN the Coast Survey and the Cotdal
Lines of the United States These papers especially the
Inter required extensive diagrams 10 illustrate the argu-
Mai Emery read en- interesting paper the magnetic
forces observed along the boundary between the United
States and Mexico.
Prof Hubbard Of the National Observatory, co'nmuni
Gated the results of Investigations IN relation TO the
double comet Of Bella Tie hypothesis OF the learned
Professor is that the comet Of Bida was originally s-
gle comet and dsrtured at period previous to IT'S
discovery lie noticed tho difficulties which had been en-"
coun.ered in determining the nature of this comet hay-
ng appeared different astronomers at various places I'M
der dissmiar phases Al observation appeared as
A. distinctive designate the phases OF the conet While
another il Is shown Is, and 30 alternating az 10 create
the belief that Biela ms taken in his calculations Pa
tent research however fixed the fact that Biela was right
and that the comet was really as he bad described Prof
Hubbard further remarked that so far from its beng as
some astronomers suppose that the disruption OF the comet
had taken place under the observations calculations
showed that Il have occurred at least hve hundred
days before lis discovery. Daring his obser aon' It had
appeared as two distinct comets united by band O com
enc matter passing from one 10 the other.
Upon this paper remarks made by DIR. Gould Prof.
Bond Prof Coahay and Prof. Alexander each of whom
bore testimony the able manner in which the obscrva
tons of Prof Hubbard had been made and TO the mpor
services which he had performed for science IN 50 par
ticularly noting the comet OF Blea.
"Suggesons Relative TO the observations of the An
"nuar Eclipse of iho sun May 60 ls9l w"S al" interesting
marked that had been ms good fortune TO witness three
unnuar ecpses of the and had made observations Of
each He had often had occasion 10 regret his loss OF
something connected with the phenomena, which he had
desired 10 know and il the object of his present paper
10 pace before the Association the results of his nvosg
tons and give out suggestions that the members be-
ing waned might he oroarmed Careful observations
had convinced the Professor that particular atte non
should be paid the color of the glasses usodn the obser
walton of the eclipse, since the phenomena presented
many different phases and phases requiring uarucuiar
color render the observation accurate ana satisfactory
lie exhibited dingrom illustrating simple arrangement
for pr,sontng different cOlored glass before the END oil
the telescope that by revolving the circle containing
the gaeses the desired tint would he presented IN the
shortest space of tine and without the necessity of taking
the eve from the telescope during the observations lie
called the attention OF the Section to the TACT that hd
been asserted in observation OF previous anular eclss,
that the moon had been seen prior her contact wIh 's
sun This appearance might be the result OF the moons
entering upon the luminous rays which surround the SUM-
and which would be off by the moons disc III man
ner 10 lead the belief that the form Of the moon could
De seen independent of the He called attention to
this point particularly because he wished the members to
make arrange in their observations with view TO
the establishment of such fact If possible lie suggest
ed that number OF glasses should be used Ia arrange
necessary from the that the moon she could be
at ALL would appear black Immediately preceding her on
trance upon the sun limb.
At the of the paper the Section adjourned.
In Section Is. the following papers were discussed VIZ;
Remarks upon the geological formation OF the country
along the line of the bouudry survey, made by Dr.
Parry of New York which was followed 10y paper the
same subject by James Hail. MIR. Hall also read an able
paper the limits of the cetaceons formation on
the northern continent OF America as evidenced oy 'no
various collections that have been made by exploring eh
petitions under direction of the Government OF the
limited States lie also exhibited fine collection OF geo
logical specimens :, e., =,
a very interesting paper read by Prof Schaehcr,
upon the chemical relations of odors and their applications
ms tests The peculiar character of this production
scientific view prevents giving more than passing no
Life in its Physical Aspect wa, fine production, al
though rather long by Prof Girard The argument of the
Professor that the phenomena OF the animal economy
take place though the living fabric factory of cells.
First The organs and tissues are all composed OF cells
eli, ers,ly modified.
Second The frst aspect under which animal mani
TESTS itself is cell. ~
Third Its subsequent growth simple multiplication
FSErfA. That the nourishment Of the body is
pairing decayed cells with new once.
Under these heads he considers life under the st form
egg; the original CELL and thus followed out the
estaons of life, growth and It's nourscmcnt IN order
noted above He stated that by aid of chemistry he could
create the cells which constitute animal economy mix
lure of abumen with oily would produce the cellular
formation found in animal existencel but there human
power ended could not give II creation life. lie no.
Icod the growth of animal life the development of the
cells which compose IT, and concluded by rcuarkng upon
its consumption, which the result of decreased action
of the cells Ho had doubt but the researches OF SCI
onCe would ultimately triumph over consumption by no
moving the Of decay and renewing the cele which
have suffered from disease.
Prof Girerd paper Was pronounced egsseueni
Josiah l.. Cook, Dr. exhibited new nieTinS apparatus
OF simple and efficient construction
Mr. +. s. Hunt, of the Geological Survey Of Canada,
gave some interesting accounts Of phosphate "Ganc re-
talne Limestone of North America a. tho CONCLUSION u