New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-14
AMERICAN SCIENCE ASSOCIA !ION

A CALL FOR BOOKS FOR THE ASSOCIATION LIBRARY
THE PAPERS READ YESTERDAY.
DETROIT, Aug. 13.-The American AssOcla-
ton for the Advancement OF Science met ut 10 O. @ ana
listened addresses by Prof Newton and Prof Dawson
Chairmen respectively OF Sections and u, ana py tue
Vice President of the Association. Prof Riley rendered
the report OF the state Entomooglsts OF MISSOURI INC
standing ComIattee adopted the following resolution:
Resoircd, That this Association earnestly Request the
State authorities OF the different States in the Ion' as
respective departments OF
National Government furnish the library of the Asso-
citation with all reports on scientific subjects by renthg
| them 10 the Permanent secretary
Invitations to visit various factories and especially TO
examine the process Of pscicuitue at Worthwhile weie
received. A number Of new members were admitted
Prof Putnam announced that gift OF II goo, made by
Mrs Elizabeth Thompson Of New-fork, to be expended
al the discretion OF committee Of the Assocatio lad
been devoted to the publication of monograph Of al
that is known OF fossil butterflies. The publication is
| handsome large paper quarto pamphlet.
Secretary Scudder reported invitations for the next
meeting from Buffalo, Philadelphia ard Nashville The
prime pal Officers Of the stat" The general &c Ssion men
adjourned Members who were especially Interested IN
the fness OF organizing subsection that department,
either for this year or No final action was taken
discussed a as follows on the Distribution Of the As:
teroid-, by Daniel krkwood " on some INEQUALITIES Of
! well AIgebraic Curves. expressed IN Iigonometrc
Equations" by H. a. Newton; Transfo% IA Sf
Newton " on Certain TTanscendental Curves" by A.
". Philips. 80
In the subsection of Chemistry, the following papers
were disposed of on Rapid and Automatic fiitra-
ton, with description Of apparatus :" and FIVE by e. W.
Johnson, bearing the following titles ION Artas
Method OF Estimating PhOsphoric Acid in Presence OF
Iron ard Aluminium" Apparatus for Fat Extraction"
" Composition OF Corn Fodder and yield per acre"
Composition OF the Sweet Potato" " On Thorpcs
Method OF Estimating Nitric Acid"
In Section Is seven papers were read. as 10l0ws !:
New Specimens Of Fossils from Canada" by j. W Daw-
son: On some and remarkable Coal Plants from
the lower Coal Of Ohio and their typical rla-
tons" by T. Is. AndreNs; "Exstonce OF Glacial Action
upon the summit OF Mount Washington, n. H." by C. H.
Hitchcock "On the Geology OF the Southern Counties
of New-York and particularly Of the Catskil Mountain
region" BY James Hall ION OF the results of the
Geological Survey of Ohio" by j. g. Newbcrry ION an
ancient Pacation at key's Island. Ohio" by Charles
whittlesey; Leading Divisions in the recent Chito-
nida," by r. r. Carpenter
Last night the members Of the Association were re-
ceve, by Mr. L. A. Brush Of the oldest and wealth.
citizens of Detroit During the evening diamond
breast-pin worth $500 was stolen rom bureau
drawer in Mrs. Brushs bedroom, which had been as.
signed to the ladies for toilet purposes 1t supposed
that il was taken by sneakhief who took adyan-
tagc Of the crowd to obtain admission to the house
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