New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-08-26
SCIENCE.
THE SESSION OF TIL AMERICAN ASSOCIATION AT
BURLINGTON.

THE SESSION or TIL AMERICAN ASSOCIATION AT
BURLINGTON.
From Our Special CorrosPo- dent.
BURLINGTON, Vt, Aug. %, 1857.
The Association met this morning in general
sessiou and was called to order blythe President Prof
]. S. NewbeTy Of Hew-NolE.
Two papers were read. The first one was by Prof b.
A. Gould Of Cambridge The Velocity OF the Electric
Telegraph" The Professor related some observations
made nv him I'm connection with the recent investigations
for the determination OF the difference OF longitude be-
tween Greenwich and Cambridge. lie meyltl0hed tne
fact that lac had transmitted signals from NHtnua 10
NeWfoupdland with battery composed OF percussion
cap q drop of acid, and morsel Of znc ana hd also
transmitted signals on wires, nom "Ach tne
battery had been removed by the previous
charge alone. The insulation 81 the cables
time and signals sent most Taldly Dy alieihauHB
positive and negative currents He also c0ncude IIOh
experiments that signals could be transmitted win less
fe Atlantic cable is q second for about 1000 miles, that
there difference OF velocity between the POSITIVE hna
negative signal and that the WIRE Is charged
its entire length ana the two poles ID state Oh g g
vanic action before the circuit Is completed professor
Gould's paper was elaborate ana aDe ana VIII pfoOaDy
PofssoT Hosofd Of Cambridge read the last paper in
general session to-day on the structure Of ice.
After listening TO this paper, the meeting adjourned at
O'Clock TO meet at 25O p IN 9y secLons, ro t,,or
The discussion the glacial theory, ana some lHthtt
debating the mastodon are reserved Tor future gen
At the appointed hour the Association reassembled in
section A--Physic and Mathematics.
papeT which was a description Of some experiments
mad bV
He was followed by Prof g. W. HOugh III an abstruse
and instructive paper on personal Equation III IiahSl
Prof H. Bradley Of Jersey City, paper Teurium
announced as his opinion that this substance was metal
Several members, Gmong them Could, Tuglmani H0itOn
and HYATT differed from Prof Bradley The discussion
on this subject was interesting. - - ~,
Professor Tillman Of New-York read paper on MS
method of representing musical intervals upon spiral
protection lie stated briefly the objections TO the sys
tety In common which probably the cause OF
the little attention paid 70 this branch OF acoustics by
practical musicians. The new plan made DOth me TEN
Iered and the true Of ntonatOn very plal even
To those who were born with an ear for music ne
cause all measurements ofntervals were addressed 10 lhe
eve He pointed out some OF its advantages IN nOdu
ating either by fats sharps, and showed that many
perpexing terms, which belonged only 10 the true
SYSTEM that is 20 say all players upon pianos iSa
harps flutes and other Heyes ~ ths Common
chord OF both the major ana minor HOue nau
s0nes of the number Of steps grades measuring the
first two intervals were equal 10 the square OF te NUN
Illustrated by rght-angled triangle whose sides respect
lively A. $, and ., or g. a. ana In proposing
slight but important change In the Soeggo he gave an
account OF s first formation by Guido, who selected sy
tables from six lines Of Latin hymn addressed 10 ~
DO II had in q singular manner been preserved III the
word 0dnIm that being contraction OF te Greek Woids
gaHinaa and nj; being the letter which indicated the
10 use the syllable TO instead Of DO for the Tonic and TO
substitute DO for SOL the Only syllable in the series end
Tonic, Mediant, aud Dominant that is, tho common
The exercises in this section closed with paper BY
Prof JAS Hyatt OF Bangor, n y, on the Naue Vi "Vou
Spirit for practical purposes.
section B-Natural History and Geology.
Prof j. s. Eewborry Of New York read the nrst paper
"On some remarkable Fossil Fishes obtained Dy thS lcg
II HeTzer from the DoyOnian rOcfs at Delaware, ONO.
The Professor exhibited some Of the specimens which
were the laws and teeth Of monster fsh unlike any
thing ever before discovered. He thought the nsh must
have been similar the ganod species The jaws meas
ured y feet IN length. - 80, A.. ~, ,-..
The second payer was on The fossll insects or NOrh
have been bu recently discovered in America aid but 100
sDecmens in all They have been found ~ New Bruins
ytick Arkansas Colorado, Illinois, and few near the
Connecticut River. No fossil spiders have been dscOy
Prof q n Hitchcock Of NcwNork read the next
newer entitled rnc Vm-n-h Marble ~ Colchester, W."
prof IA shsweu SOME specimens OF this marble
which lac considered very yalu2ble and good as the