New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-27
SCIENCE.
Pineesth Annual Meeting of the Americas As
sociation for the Advancement OF Science.
From ogr Special Correspondent.
BUFPALo New.YOrk Aug. 90 le65.

From Dur Special Correspondent.
BUFFALO New.York Aug. 90 is6s.
AFTERNOON SBSSI0N-SECTI0S A.
Professor Clum introduced paper "0n the Alec
scope describing instrument designed 10 indicate
tory storm changes the atmosphere with much dcacy
Of m, Instrument with an account Of lis Indication u several
great including that IN which the City OF London was
DAYS before their appearance Au Instrument 900
10 of construction for the Rowc Observatory Of
Pfck & Elliott resd paper On the Statistical sy'sems0f
Mr. n Imam read paper on The Link Of Gunters Chain
the unit o. decimal system Of weights aud measure The
ng Sready IN uss decimal system Of Insssares and TO the
feasibility of general extension In replacing ordinary
ant to have the unit with other couDtrsshan have
easy converting the old measures into the news for
from decimal system 10 another Is compare
lively easy and II chiefly importers and travellers and read
foreign books alone who need compare foreign mes
ures with ours or all land will need Mr.
the longest time frequently converted from the old stand
ard the account OF tho great length OF time shht
Land deeds remain in use; and require time for
learn TO conceive OF them accurately the link OF Gun
ers Cham measure widely usca W sna Surveyors and IA
unit Of decimal system the important denominations Of Ink
The INK "a inches aud is within twentieth Of an inch Of
one o the French meter Tennks are fleet and Inches
in use as TO hitherto rather indfuiis Lengths and
this would be almost exactly equal to two meters or to
the Lachtef The mile might be heightened be
fulongs aud then square mile would contain 900
the LAX is about eight inches two hands oDeenh Of
might be called hnger and wonld be almost exactthe
length OF the diameter ~ the five coin Oae hun
dredth Of link 95iOO or 1920 OF the present ne and
cubic link contains 497 cubic inches between tive vino
gallons and two dry gallons OF present measure and might
equally liquid aud to dry bodies The peck would be the
unit Of measures Of capacity and OF bnlk
cubic link az It's greatest density weighs 10
pounds aud might DO called stone and servo unit OF
weight OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
thew ought to be at least i1Onac ard like The French
merica nanes Of pedantc blbarsms. which would
appear SSH worse osted wholesale into language than
they do in French and would BE- sun less inlegDe 70 the IN
learned The old might be retained for those new
weights aud that are nearly equal TO Old ones or tat
occupy the general position IN tho system even when
rev quite UNEQUAL aad they might be dsag shcd by the
prefix until tie system came into saera USE Ihoso
weights and that quite new might easily nnd new
names analogous the old ones taken from familiar oDeot
or from some provincial measures or weights ...,..
shosl then tie following tables Of weights snd measures
link 81 filhom ~ 100 ehsin all 900 faon; .IO01 nile
square link @lioO.q ftho io ocO So chain =lioooo
acre =.Lie sqasro fgri 10, Il geo sqgsre, mile
a 10 quart. -l,C gu. 700 (ihnbie'N.
(eub. lux Of wa!srl ~ 10 quinta ~ 100 ,un
lopounds =lOO tpe5bssD =l,OD
TIE grain would weigh % old grsins and eight Of the
Eve cent CONS would weigh 500 new grains
to the sIs dh Of nstsT pr.ssy If the French would altar
BY particular request DR. Barnard description Of TIRE
great telescope In the Observatory at Chicago after which
entitled The Science Of Natural Wcaih| Mr.. Wane
Rochester acted as Chairnsn OF sseoa AZ the Asset:
Roosevelt had small audience at one t.metbe Chair
man, Mr. Roosevelt three ladies' and ", reporr being "a
ony persons present tho paper quite spicy throughout
SECTION D.-EATURAL SCIENCES
The discussion the glacial theory took place
M mo5Sog and ss Sew Hd T Sssos. o 10
spp was read by his brother Professor HgAFd was en-
titled Remarks The Dir Of te Western and souisera
Professor HuBgerord then took the floor and opened he
dsoussoo upon tie Glacial Theory The professor pointed
the two great errors steh hare 20 ,e"ss '"a o'e