New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-26
AMERICAN ASSOCIATIOy POR TIE ADI
VANOEHENT or SeIBNCE.
SESSION or 1885,.
PotR1U MORNING SESSION

FTon Oar Osp Kepgters
ALB,sY, saturday, AuS. % ls;e.
The meeting came 10 order d. h a. III, Pre- dent
Hall IN the eEaT.
Az inynstion wss extended from the Ss- YORK
State Agrcur lra society TO the ts-o sstIon to wat
" lew bulcing aod examine It's clDecuOnt L. WAS
voted ~ accrIt hls invitation With the thanks o. the
Az. eiah,n. The Secr,tar then iesd hst of 9enh$
u.n propossd for admission 10 menbsrshiP, al OF
SiOu v.fc ei"cftd.
The presentation Of lie report of Prof HaTDssss
upon LiLgui,. ~ EthDolOky was deferred until Mon
dsy afi.I ooL next.
Dr. GIpBoS moved tho Committee upon Weighs,
Measure and Coinage be relieved from the con-5er-
sion Ct the lati. subjec and that special Commit
tee be appointed TO uboD II shall b. referred.
Prof. BicnE remNked tha, the COMMITTEE on
Weight. ana Measure had been granted full powers;
that Il devotlnga IN share OF lts tide TO The SD
jet, having a!Teaoy held two m'etues; that u ~as
fully be Of TIE importance Of THE mater of Com
age, and IIe!erIed TO have the sub-c: remain in ts
haDds.
Dr. GIFfoS repeated liz requcy; fof q special Com
ntce, and urged lmm' ds;e acton, 10 consideration
OF he con,.an drain of - this cOuGtry 20 Eu
rope, al Of tbc scion already taken by Committee
oi the II 2 'ish House Of Commons.
Prof. B.cHE replied taat toe members Of the Con-
nttee were 80 wiling 10 accom- Do-ls'e Df. GIhDon
that hey Listened T. bis proposals. WITH great attention.
but hneing that be proposed TO found coinage npJn
rational system of weights and they thOdg1
the subject belonged to them. They we're resiy 10
rtuoraizc the - cetary Of he Treasury or Congress-
hao 10 oese TO dodge tie SUBJECT or to trea: Dr.
Gtbon with any d,r epec; on the contrary they
had bearc his psper twice aid hs dlscutlon ouce a.
N. mber ot the Committee had made coinage
spsC.a study aud h8d written ore upon t thaa Dr.
GibLon hinstE II was due to Mr. Al Xander to ira
biz op IiUIS ih ss iCh rtepect Is t. of Dr
CIbl'n Other gentle on the Committee we-e
aao familiar with the topic. Dd Dr. Glib 'OH wish
Few e. mmlttee because be knew THAI the p:~seu
Con mite, did ue' sgr,e with him He hoped ro'i
bit if be old. for That vcy reason the ,oca'Ioh
sboulo na grant bis ,eOue,t
Dr. HARE took The Oppotunity 10 -sv th6, he
q Oul hi consideration had been given 10 tas
nee, ssity of minute weights ot analysts aul as,4ys
sno that he had hmse + devi-cd an admirable n-tru
ment for thi purpose which was at she service Of any
society which would make good Of ii.
DR. GrBRos remarked that this was nc personal
matter JtlferSon and j. = Adams had both male
reports upon the subject, aud stl system remsius
bad beii 9 founded upon our weights AMI measures.
Mr McCULL,H sisted that OlI s,ancard Troy und
". hit at " sstington, upon which our coinage IL
founded Is rot equal 20 the English s.atd ud-It al
event, it docs not agree sith Bii-h copies ot their
original, which was lost IL the burning OF the Houses
Oi PaIliamtht.
4 d,,ul'ory debate TO owed nt.,r which the re-o-
luti,D OF Dr. GiDbon was ost
PIot DLw ~ ul"v,d that the r,s.,,I Constitution
be considered al the general meeting Oh McLd!y nex
at 10 O'Clock, a. III.
Irof BAcHr .uggegted that there might DC section
mCttu = for -cir1 tic purposes NJ tae same tine 10
the ting tor Tho revision OF the Constitution, -
thai those Who ftit cohfi CtlOn Making u S'lcnce
may attend tie one, and those NhO prefer sicn1e 70
coi-iitut On-InIhiEg the other
Prot Rooms thought that thou yh We meet 80
ent lie men yet a. must have rules 70 c1yen u9, ad
II i~ tiuc that he lon, y'Ncd q.e> On b@ II 4ly al
jn ted both 10 save Time 10 iuure, AID because
the matter was rc'encd ,pccialy 70 bs me ting.
PIoi. AG, ,Il sad be cared lcthiug for consitu
tcns. and nj hose pLo do cure lor such things wo I'D
only nee ana come 10 any conclusions, hv doubted
Tot ttai al otlcs NOuld Wliu y sct cde 10 any PROB
otiioD, That might te made. IL Eurpc, al 'naticg
- tui,ss a." rot r. to committee, and the plan
has always woIked vel eruug1.
An irf, gu6r discussion iO loved, which wa iner-
rrptoc ~ II motion from Prof Bache to poetpoIc thc
sutj,c' To- Moncay, which ai,r division was cirTed
bJ vet. uf - 20 %
Ur BIAr,HYoRD, OF Toy, ret.guol thanks in
htha "f thc Medca Association fer the invitation
.Nt,uc, To tn,u. To at.'n' tnis meeting.
Df. >,EINi ,. Hit ID t-Gt committee oi three be
slI ont. 10 attend TIE meet ng of the Chsmc ii
Association, rcXt year, a, Nashville, Tonn
>rcTIos oF rHisGc- .ND N,rHENtIlos.
P'oi. rrIEra. the permanent ChAnno OF the SEQ
ion oa.cd The Src'lou to od'r, md after the real
ugol 'Lo minutes oi ye-terd8ys proceo Iings, called
IICl tAtt iIr 10 ne cLar.
Pct Ml.,uIr Of Cincinnati then gave au account
O. T.. m, hOte o. oO.,rvatlon now IN hi- Oh
s.iya'ory IN Il AZ ciy. Ho c0nmecoai By observing
ta II our pb ry"tiOu- N astronomy On a.
cufaic "a The mHboda Ul cdlculaion are perfect, We
stoulG obaiu mUrye ou, power of astronomical ore
d'c,D aid naivt hus power IN tho al plicatlons OF
ae'rolomy. Il we could only point 4 loscope and
coulo r,quire ll- att LtioI hrd ther, tore been di
rec 81 to tfOis cf d,icrin ing the position
cir elton oi hs telescope. TIE first p i'll - be de-
l. uniI 90 i, 10 EiOw with what accuracy tc
TONNE tbc ie cB-.on Of sta ln O'her VIZ r.,
H., cNac, oru-nt Of i,e pass.ug the meridian. In
der 10 d" tins he ATTACHED 10 the i'm of tie revolving
disc or his cnront graph arrow strips Of white paper a,
Hr guGr oi-;attcs. Close 10 tn rlDi he pls"ed
ro1 bar 70 hJe or occult the siies a. h pass. He
assi,sLt ard hinr Ii then boz. tue tues OF ther
cuhsuon by ne ans Of tbc chronosraph, aud th1s 'i
t. mined ibrt tLry able t. innate tie inst
OF OF cultatioI with an accuf1cy that showed
th1ty OF only tgotetn o. tue tbOusanItts OF q
6ocoi d. Inc Professor then went into a very
n'nu'', bst very char and ntclgiblc acoOun. Of
b experiments to dtciCe wdctbcr they could
ro:e ~. plssige Of sans over to wires OG
his t,'sroIc with a. nafh accuracy a. tlcy could
Dtte IRE passage 0f these paper sr b. ind tho bar
II. .sd s assistant DECIDED that they cJnld mote Il
vi tvt Inoic accuracy. Tax &c many O',.,rvatipas
Ipon varou. s'ar- at unequal cntarce5 from each
otter, be- taI dtv-ed MEALS by which he determined
q probability Of rhe ,rrcs latlang from in,vid lsi
T. ctaIi ier in T. Ob-erytra temp rsG"nt pa ysioa
aGsptotion, from the Effects Of variable aud uu-
steady r,lIaclos M ihe a'm.-phcFe Then hs psssei
TO tie consideration OF he errors which may arse
hom the lrrt2u arty ot the mohon OF even tue bet
clocks. 1htrc had ber,tOioro been method ly
VII ch could determine the ab-ulte az lracy OF
th, motion of the clock for short Intervals Of ine-uo
way 10 drtsrmine ahtther eO,k did not hssten for
cV oud-, and then a fcv seconds too SOY
keeping on the average tue time. lie wished to de
vise simple nisans by which he could deter nine on
tie ceIonograph The absolute rate Of the clock fr
eacl second of time, and had made somc p .rtialy
succ.ssiul ssSys tORord ii. l1,f Meh.l then rc.
cured 20 tie subject OF personal eqaai0n-tha Is t.
The error ar-irg from The iD1- rfoct ~oihDg of hnm,n
Itrvous organization Ne had dcys d TIE pi4n Of
d;,In y ing th. penooal equation: Under the hSle
strip of paper on the iIn Ot the ouroJosripd, he
would ace uetal pnt, VII CD saUuld a. she ns; lnt
OF pa,siDg ;Ao ocCltIy bar pae hroI.h goLAl.
# mercury. completing the circuit, and making
uUs the siTp OF pap,r record, by the nag9.'.i
tatfo "a arl II
scomscy. If then an observer noe she plssa;e nth
si1tbsr gpetc pen, be has at The mode of do
I. ming hir peisOLal EQUATION p.isOns ACCURACY.
FsssifR neat TO onors OF lcy.lBe, Pref Mtolel de-
l. n -. ~.