New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-09

MooS's MEAN NoTIOs-onIGIE or SOLAR HEAT
ARCHAEOLOGICAL VALE AND RELATIONS o.
THE HUMAN HAND.
speeA Di.psieh 10 The n. Y. Tribune
NORTHAMPTON Mnss.. Wednesday. AM: = it9.
The National Academy Of Sciences met N Us
second scientific session o'clock this morning fIo
Henry the chair The discussion Of PIoL AgassHs paper
on tn. traces glaciers under the tropics continued wh
great spirit tin u o'clock Prof Quot who is authority on all
matters connected with tie glacial period took objections 70
conclusions which he deemed founded ON Few and nsae
observations Prof Perez raised objection TO the empeTa
tore Of the at that period and MesIs Lesley and
Frsrer Joined the debate The subject Of the origin mode
formation, movement and results Of glaciers s now mich
discussed among scientific men, aud Tic difference 81 opinion
ceveloed was wide subject passed not for lack OF
interest but for lack Of time.
The next paper was on aceeleratou Of tie
mean motion by y. stoCkwel read by DR. H. j. GOna
This paper set forth that Places this subject had
been overthrown by Adams English astronomer whose
conclusions had stood unehalenged for many years Mr.
Stockwels paper claimed that Adams had failed 10 take
Of disturbing element which wond the cacn
aons OF Place correct after ALL Prof Perco expressed
his doubts 10 the probability that Mr. StockWos positions
could sustained but said that Ear he had examined
the paper had the right look and he favorably in
pressed with IT, Should this champion Of Ia Place
prove 10 be in the right 1t s0nd be grand feather 81
the cay OF American ior the European geomeio Of
many years would be overthrow and discounted lie
thought that the Academy owed ito science 10 The country 20
itself and 10 the author TO examine and test Nr Sockwes
position. until they proved false true The papcr
referred committee consisting Of Professors Poiroc
Newton and b. A. Gould for thorough cation AID
ieepOIf. r-rv- -ssr~-~ 60. 49,.
The next paper was the origin q solar heat by Prof
Benz PIERCE Of Harvard College He FIRST demolished what
called the meteorc theory Of the solar heat and then showed
that Of the would have lasted 100000
While the sun contracting nom filing the orbit OF Mer
c6y 10 ts present sizewbch is about the time caca,ed
COR the cooling Of the earth from liquid TO solid lorm; and
at tie heat would las, years longer before the sun
could tooi TO the density Of the earth. -
This very instructive paper vas followed by very inter
esng the mo- pnoO value and relations Of the
human hand by Or =. G. Wilder. inveo guest. Prof
Agsssiz spoke length in approval Of DIR. Wdes
views This paper referred to committee consisting Of
Messrs Leconte A. Could and Agassiz. Mr. Pechaz
invited guest then read paper the correlation Of gravity
and temperature.
At o'clock tho Academy adjourned Prof Stephen Alex
ander OF Princeton has arrived Among tho invited guests
are Prof. G. J. Brush aud Elias LOOMS OF Yao Collage
Thursday evening appointed for the public eulogy Of the
late Edward Hitchcock Of Amherst College former member
Seventeen other been entered for reading The
Academy therefore. win not adjOarn before Saturday
TIE FIRST DAYS PRocEEDNGs-RosTB OF MEMBERS
INTERESTING PAPERS PREsEsrBD-THg DEBATE
on THE GLACIAL QUESTION.
From Our Special Correspondent
NoRrHAlPToS, Mass. Aug. 1866.
The National Academy Of Sciences was organized by
act Congress which introduced by the Hon. Henry
wson and approved by President Lincoln March 1861
BY the third section OF the act further enacted that
the National Academy OF Sciences shah hold annual meet
ing suoh place the United States may be designated
aud the Academy shall whenever called upon by depart
ment of the Government Investigate examine experiment
aud report upon subject Of science art the
pense " such ilyeI atoms examinations experiments aud
reports 10 be paid from appropriations which may be for
the purpose but the Academy shall receive no compensation
whatever for services 20 the Government Of the United
states"
Ihe membership Of tho Academy is by law limited 90
Tho Of Incorporation aned the original members. Since
thai tine JOS 3 Hnooard Jos IT, Totem. Edward Hitch
cock Benamin Sinap, sr, ni Capt James NJ ellis Of the
Navy have died Tres have been dropped from
roll and Prof lelfries WymaD resigned One va.
eaney nov exists, lac roll ~ nov stands is as follows
- Bsss nis. sae Co s.fsy President Joseph Henry
eSs. En- Pie "a IA G,y oi. Harvard College
Princeton u rroe A. Cas niver.y Prof. Jas b
y " Ps s, N, sS Fen I RaG and WA
o S.s a We SsfS. o,y Saa y A,.nd
a s.a.., 4 : az, aa II 6 ~ basis and john
foi1 sPsaee. Band q re sl.on. Institute Ja.ia. T. Id
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Geo,osss sr,-y q ci'n' .na oso p. Mir. tinted state.
1t vii oe ar once seen by any ant with ,bs
scientific record VI roe eonotiy bat the above list
tho names OF ep Wac tIe acknowledged standing Of tho
head " their respective brsnehe ~ SCIENCE leading o
leges anu literary s.-G15 Of iho are largely r
senied the Army s1i Navy the military navel acsde
mics the Coast Survey aud the Dhsonan Institute nav.
their representatives, aero, willie scientific knowledge AMI
,ty not connected Id public Institutions is e out In
be membership
Tht senianhaa session commence, in this town today
The WINTER session AIS held m NaslysOn a the last
Winter session IL unanimously voted that The present
leeuhg ~ hea here Ills eiloso tae Academy Wn!eh wa
omeWhat uusua view Of the fac that the previous meet
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