New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-04
MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ASSOcI-
ALTON FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF
SCIENCE.
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SIR Public attention has already been called to the
fact that the American Association for the Advance
mfnt Of Science holds its Tenth Annual Meeting in
Albany, beginning on the Goth instant.
It has been publicly stated tba. the Dudley Observa-
tory which is announced to be dedicated az 'He tmo
OF the meeting is not yet equipped with Astronomical
spparatus and that the State Geological Hail. aso 70
be dedicated is not entirely completed and that the
vast collections in Natural History belonging to the
State, have not yet been deposited in Their place 10
the building
These facts compel the correspondent Of one OF your
city papers to declare that this whole sfair is too
basty ard he Is troubled with the apprehension that
the visit OF distinguished foreigners will be failure
go far as the Albany Dudley Observatory Is con-
"cerned.'
1t will relieve the correspondent to know that his
communication has been submitted to distinguished
foreigner lDr Peters, of Denmark, who is already
here, and who may be found taking observations at
the Dudley Observatory, from to II or II o'clock
every hight.
To the question whether the correspondents appre-
tensions were well founded, Dr. Peters replied 'As-
"-uredly not. No such state Of forwardn,ss will be
expected. 1t is only few months since attended
"the dedication of the Meteorological Observatory at
ant. Vesuyius, Italy, built by Government, and in.
"augurated with much pomp and ceremony, in which
royalty itself participated. SO far from being fully
equipped at that time, there apparatus what
"ever Even the doors, and other woodwork of the
"buildpg, were not completed"
In the case of the Dudley Observatory, at ALBANY
the building itseif-a chase and elegant edfce crown.
ing commanding eminence-wil be entirely CON-
peted and has been for nearly two years; some of
The apparatus will be III its place and as TO the great
Ueiom. ter there il not astronomer of emnence in
the world who is not appised of the fact that it will
not be completed for for some two years TO come.
There is no such astronomer who has not expressed
himself deeply affected at the munifcence of Mrs.
tbaG Gnpp . fg
will combine in one sumptuous repository the latest
and most brilliant achievements of astronomical
mechanism; whose expectations are not attentivey
fixed upon the Dudley Observatory, as hope aud
gInrv Of the science and who would hesitate to de-
clare that the mere conception OF so sublime an en-
terprise-say the laying of corner stone-would be
abundanty worthy Of all the demonstrations which are
LOW proposed.
deferred until these enterprises completed. A col
lection, museum, library, is nerer completed AN
Observatory is not to be cOnfounded with Crystai
Paace The latter should receive it's finishing stroke
by Nav. for it is probably to be taken down in Sep
ttmber But these literary and scientific creators are
not for day, but for all time they are to grow
with the growth of science and keep pace with the
march of intellect.
II will afford still further relief to that correspondent
to be informed tn at after all that has been said the
ipguished he alludes to have not been invited
TO attend the dedication OF either the state Geocgca
Hall, or the Dudley Observatory. None OF the lnv-
tations are issued in this form. They are invited to
attend the tenth annual meeting of the American AS
sociation for the Advancement OF Science. To these
meetings foreign Sarans have been invited before.
The only difference in the vitations now extended s
that these two inauguretions are enumerated IS pro-
ceednps additional to the regular business of the Asso
cstion and that through the enterprise of the Albany
Local Committee, those who accept the invitation are
solicited to accept also Of free tickets for the ocean
massage instead Of coming at their own expense.
This is the character of all the invitations. The
Uumbodts, the Liebigs, the Farradays, the Lever
iiere, the Areys and the Argelanders Of Europe are
invited to JOIN with the Agasslzs, the Henrys, the Si
own country; that, like many secretaries ofNature
the may review the transactions of the year, and post
up the edgers of Science. 1t is difficult to see WITH
what proprety one can associate the word failure
with meeting of 30 much dignity and moment, ana
with so sublime reckoning of the human intellect.
Albany, Aug. ?, 1886. a. N0U'