The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-17
American Association for the Advancement q
Science.
QUE M0NrBYAL CORRESPONDENCE.
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American Association for the Advancement u
Science.
QUE h0NrBxAL CORRESPONDENCE.
DosAeAAA HoEn, koss,,AI, Avg a, 1887.
Distinguished Vias0s Pyaes-Scsios Of Physics and Go
Ongy
In addioou n n sAvans % present assembled IN Mon
TEAL sre many gentlemen Of note both rm Canada and
the united States. Among tie former ere Hon Robert
Spenos, Postmaster General Ae Assnsy General, George
Cartier; ex-Speaker Mcdonald, and Hon v. scootie,
tie present Speaker Of the Commons al Of whom have
apartments n tho DoueeanA
NJ Fillmore, accompanied by Judge Earns and family,
of Albany, arrived lat evening. kr. III is very
aiA nve listener 70 tho scientific discussions, many Of
which are Of syea interest to others scientific men
on the zodsc hight Professor BAnhe,
nent or base line on E,pLg Pians Maine; aud Profess
sor rearSe Of havard an exceedingly able out sosrose
In the seo gos secon Professor Do spoke on she,
variety sna nveeervaaco Of toe rteFnoera NJ Leslie 90
the ongucd hexuve the Broad GOAL Of Pennsyivan;
Sr Hunt, Oil some mineral wsevs and the origin Of
msgDesian rockA and SIR w. Logan, on the geology of
GEOLOGY OF cAHADA-sR WILLIAM LoeAN's PAPER.
sr William Logan, Who abou, hity Year, OF age s q
rs's en- inc %. bead CT the survey Of osnsds
TO geology On the cosscn u .hs worlds Fair Lon
don, he rad charge ahe seoos cal department for rnsh
suain,ance Of sr r. hrrs.iscu, and other seoosu;s in
England, who were net my dele ated with bis ability
favor At the Paris .hbiaon he had charge Of
he EpgNh geological depart ncnt and subsequently,
scier,,fc man he wen bred gentleman, and y con-
spcaous tn dscha,iipg the rites Of hospitality 70 those
Sr Ts s'S - p.essn, a. ssseMSlec nonrea
essirg discussion IN regard to the eye Of rocky formations
ara The thickness Of strata which participated In ~
Mr. Hunt and others Ne 'Ra nsey WAS Of the o.nion
that the thickness OF strata oen rather apparent than
real He had observed in tho s,urans OF Wales strait
hcAtcn
OF great depth but which be wei oNvinoed duo
me rscss being in the p0ces. q spnesve on
pect Of originally beiss IN this condition Mr. Lesley had
discovered srsa OF SIX miles and did NOT dorbt but
they were osten OF great dep.h.
| FORMATION OF MINERAL sPRNGs-HR. HUNTS PAPER.
The paper by Mr. Hunt, the as.s;snt Of sr VIM Logan
IN the Canadian geological survey and favoraby knowu
70 the scientific men Of The United states on mineral waters,
ELECTED many curios facts Concerning the formation Of
mineral springs IN this country we'll a. elsewhere Mr.
Bon, stated thai the process Of formation In rocks far
from being end, either slow gradual
or more rapid manner Combinations constantly
proceeding his department. Of nature he need hardly
refer 70 the formaors OF limestone Italy. which
were well known to geok gis, but would remark that In
email district Of Hungary upwards Of ten hou-and Of
carbonate Of lime were annually deposited The combna
ten OF the sa wafer in the cnsgs Of the sea- inland
bodies Of ssh water with orbonAes Of lime and agnesa
were On., Seaie 10 heir character The .ssr q Inc cell
ebrAied Carlsbad Springs In Bohemia, might serve
he would call attention TO The dolomes whose impnce
IN The formation OF mineral springs, veil a. 10 carrying
lcdes Of me Ae had not been sufficiently appreciated He
certain that most OF the metallic veins Of lead znc
! cobalt and the like 70 be found In the Western United
saies would on examination be found intimately ociated
with doIomes even 70 greater extent than with the lime
stone, With which they were generally supposed 70 be In
| connection
This evening ;ae Natural History soas.y give sonrsy
| Of Montreal Will be assembled.
PAFsRs 10 BIZ BEAD.
sECnoN MArEKNAros, PsYTu cHKNusrRy.
/. On the Zodiscd Light. BY Charles Wilkes. Time,
eight m!putes
oke, Mass. By s. Smell Nfteep niur'es
B. HyPothesb concerning xetecrio ssonez. By Robert
Burns. FIVE minutes.
Notes on the Measurement. Of 9 Base Line on Ecping
Plains Washington County. Maine, for the Primary M
anguson OF The Eastern Session Of tee Coast Of the United
ssaies By D. Bache Thirty mirutes
Polar Eclipse Of Ksrch II and Is, 1855 By rnoru
Hill. Ono minute
g. A No.o On Arishmes,cal Coupleueus. Thom., Hill.
4 On sss!sn q Co ordina'es ir Analytic Geometry.
b. Teem. Hin. One minute
o On The Diverse Weights employed in Modern Coinage
PEt troy Weight BY J. Il. e.bbou. rory-fve nj.
70, On the WIND, 0, the Pacific Coat of tie United
staies ny A. D. Bache.
l On he Fexuree Of tbs Strata liz the Roadto, Coal
. On the Variety and Preservation Of the sernoergs
by J. W dawson
3. on toe rarthossDesh Of Animal, and Plants. BY
I. o. the Fuctos.on. OF Level IN he ycrlh Amer su
Lake, By Cnks. wnilesey.
DOVE AVA dorm, Nm real, Ausus IL, 1887.
Ert7-ainnen: ~ ne Ha.urai Hlsory scrsy-D i.rlay
Of Batgy- NamIsT Of Persons Prsss.s-Prs;sor Hare
end 10 Experimental
Tho entertainment given by The Natural History soc-y
10 he association Iast evening, Is pronounced by the
morning psper TO have been brilrsut and successful
affair, bet the truth really hat IL went OF rather
ar1r!y and somewhat disappointed he guess from The
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