New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-06

srme conversation f,llowed between Prof. Dco,s.
South Carolina, Lent Z B. HUT ana rio. nj an
On the forces acting on the particles Of the nns
the nng shape Of arops Of rain when iNse A' '''s
from hight. r,.,.,
Prof Lcen,e gave very brief sooount Of 0, nssn
nvet,igs,ons . tie influence OF solar pgu. ny
ccmbDtton, vA.ch tended 70 sstie imn,os.eey
conclusion that bis influence amounts 20 no.nins
payer By PJe;.. f. A. p. Barnsrd, On me er''''~
click, was simply read by .itls.
Dr.. j. G. Kohl read paper upon the sensf 80
turs il the cDpfgurstion Of the bays.
Islands, DC, Of tue eastern coast OF tie Uoea
He th. ue BIT that by the, cssdcaion and io'es-s@
ton general re.uts might be attained Of yeLue ~
graply and to commerce. He illustrated als VI. ~
particular meuton Of the vsrioas hsroors, &C., ~
the region between Cape Goa and famhco oo.nu
The laieness Of the ho5r prevented much sI'eI'''"
being given 10 this curious and interesting pape'
The remaining pspers were read BY tue, ano TO
fened TO the Standing Committee for puoicNiSSo.
On motion Of Prof. Bacbe TIE thanks oil the So
were voted 10 the COMMITTEE OF tae Ssc-0D, oH1 'A
Section adjourned
Tie subsection Of chemistry and me.eIology was
organized by appointing DR.. c. I. JacEsoD, ChsIH 0"
ard Mr.. II. WUrtz, Secretary.
Prof. w. b. Rogers gave account Of co ne eiPSF
ments on sonOrous hames.
MI Alfred VI. Mayer Of Baltimore, also resd no.
tice Of tome observations on the flames Of ana Oh
the mcdulson OF its whstiug produced BY other MI
steal tones. -.
Prof. Rogers added verbal account Of observation
upon the gss.jets during the Performance OF J''e
passages in a music hall.
Mr.. Henry Wuriz read paper on .he preparation OF
pure sulphaies, and esp coly pure s1phae o. copper
He ipcide n.aly spohe Of the practical value OF
etc Ct baryts in preciptatng sulphate OF loe hoH'
water Il T use in the boilers OF steam engines.
Mr.. Wurtz also read paper on improved m1r,4rf
and tolverts for preparing hard minerals for Analysis
P7of Cofn read notes on the geographic dlstfou
ton of places Of meteorological ooservsu9n o' Inc
Smithsonian Institution. In some actions OF me oun
Try there are few observations taken, and IT u par
uary desirable to have all the territory OF the Cnei
| States covered with posts OF observaticn.
Dr. A. S. Piegot OF Baltimore, read note upon the
results obtained from his own experiments as well o.
from those Of Thenard concerning the soubility OF
phspha.es and their assimilation BY plants. .,-..
MI II. Wurz suggested economical uses OF giyce'
ripe, especially in PAS meters.
Mr. Wuriz made SINE remarks on the mouth bow
pipe and the Of paraiine candle in obtaining
| ho, flame.
The Rev. DIR. Burnap Of Baltimore read note on
| i,idesceIt phenomena on Lake Michigan.
Prof Bache read paper Of Assistant i. W. Mech,
on the extinction Of light reflected from the heletrope
1t appears that as the first differences OF distance
increase in aithmetca progression, the intensity Of
"ligh. varies in geometrcal progression
IL Section B-Prof. Haldeman was called TO the
chair. The first paper which was read was by DR..
Gbtoo, the derivation of the Inch from the Copac
epbabets.
Prof Whitney objected to the vie We Of DR.. Gibbon
say il that Coptc letters are known 10 have been
| formed from the Greek.
DR.. GIDEON replica ina LOplc we hIulhht III =
forms 20 Phenicisn and Hebrew, and he thought i.
had greater antiquity than Prof. W. lowed:
Prof. Haldeman gave his opinion that Irish came
fro III Latin source.
Prof James Hall read two papers on geo! slca suo
ects finely illustrated with diagrams
Prot. Whitney read Lotice OF an Arabic work or
specific erAvties about to be published by the Amer.
lean Oriental Society
DIR. De Haas read an interesting ,tice Of some an
iquities at Grave Creek.
DR.. Rogers gave an account Of printing in colors.