Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-08-23
LIST OF PAPERS PRESENTED.

/ 'On the Periodicity Of the Aurora Prof
Joseph Lowering.
. "On the optical method Of studying
sound Prof Joseph Lowering.
3. "On the communication Of vibrations,
Prof. Benz PIERCE, Cambridge
1. "Of fluid specula, and their use in certain
astronomical observations, Marshall Conant,
5. Considerations drawn from the study Of
the Orthoptera Of North America, s II. Scud-
der, Boston.
6. 1.-The Fossil insects of North America. - S.
H. Scudder.
:. "The distortion and metsmorphois Of peb-
bles in conglomerstes,' Prof C. II. Hitchcock.
New York.
s. The winOoski marble Of Colchester, Vt. -
Prof c II Hitchcock.
.. ''The Geology of Vermont Prof Chas. II
Hitchcock.
10. "Cotta's law Of the Esrth's develop
ment,'' R. ". Raymond, New York.
II. "On the relative values Of gold and silver
for series of years. [ D Elliott, Washington.
y. Occupations Of the population classif-
ed I. B. Elliott.
13. "On certain laws of production and
trade B Elliott.
IA "On the determination Of latitude from
observations in the prime vertical, - Prof. W A
hOSeIe, AlEtu -NNh AoAA-
10. Remarks on meteorological results de-
duced from the new method Of registration, -
Prof G W Hough, Dudley Observatory.
Is. Remarks on personal equation in transit
: observations,'' Prot. G W Hough.
Il. Traces Of ancient glaciers in the White
Mountains Of New Hampshire, with few re-
marks upon the geological structure Of some
portions of that group" George Vose, Paris,
Me.
Is. New points in the geology Of Nova SEQ
TIA and New Brunswick" Prot. J W Dawson.
McGill College.
70. New determination of the distance Of
the Sum- Prof Simon Newcomb, US. Naval
Observatory, Washington.
20 preliminary notice Of experiments on
Snow at temperatures below 30 degrees Fahren-
heit,'' Prof Edward Hungerford.
y. Considerations relating to the climate
of the glacial epoch IN North America Prof
Edward HungertoTd.
-. "Rlpton sea beaches,' Prof Edward
HungerfOrd.
%. 'On the origin Of the sO-cslled Lignites
or Epsomiies,'' Prof o. c. March, Yale Col
lege.
"A. Goa certain effects produced upon fos-
sils by wesihering." Prof o. c. Marsh.
%. '.On ZONE New Fossil Sponges from the
Lower Silurian,' Prof o. c. Marsh.
&c. Apparatus for illustrating Wave Mo-
tion, !" Prof c. 5. Lyman. Yale College.
-. "On the Velocity of Transmission Of
Signals by the Electro-Msgnetic Telegraph" b.
A. Gould. B. II D., Cambridge, Mass.
Is ''On the Lower Silurian Brown llema-
tite Beds of America B. s Lyman.
%. 'Cosmogouy, L. Bradley.
30. "Tellurium Metal L. Bradley
81. depression Of the Sea during the Gla-
C al period Chas. Whittlesey.
81 "On the distribution of the precious me-
tails in the L. s. Chas. Whittlesey.
SO. "On new diagrams aud deriyative sym
bols Illustrating the prominent characteristics
Of the Chemical Elements Prof, 5. D. Till
man.
81. .On new method o. measuring musical
intervals upon a spiral projection s d. Till
nan.
80. "On the structure Of Ice in its relations
to the suddei. disappearance of Ice on Lake
ChsmpIain, - Prof Z. n. Horsford.
So. ''On the effect Of sunshine on fires" E.
n. Horsforj.
81. con the Theories Of BOussin.ault and
Thenard Of the difference between stale and
freshened bread E. y. HOrsford.
IS. "On the Zoologicical sfiinities of the
tabulate corals,'' A. Z. Verrill.
80. "On the Geographical Distribution of
Raiiaies on the West Coast OF America.
40. ION some peculiar parasiticsl relations
between Crus,acea and Raiiates,' A Verrili.
Il. "0n come remarkable fossil fishes, OBJ
tanned by Rev. II. Heron from the Devonian
rocks a. Delaware Ohio, S Newberry.
~ ION some fossil reptiles and fishes from
the Carboniferous strata Of Ohio, KY"
Newberry.
a. ''On tbs Cretaceous and Tertiary fore of
North America - J : Newberry
A. "On the Geological relation Of the Mas
todon and Fossil Elephant Of North America"
Prot James Hall.
IS ''On the Geographical distribution Of the
sediments and Of the fossils in the Hamilton.
Chemung and Portage groups Of New York.
james Hall.