, 1876-09-30
SCIENCE III AMERICA.
Remarks Of Sir William TEompaon Before
the Britain Association.

the following passage, taken from the OPEN
ing address of Prof.. Sir William Thompson, Oh
assuming the chair Of tho section Of physical
science at the Glasgow meeting of the BRITISH,
Association, will be read With interest a. show
Ing tie IMPRESSION made upon an English stu
dent OF ac!eucc by nur progress Ia discovery aud
In practical seicnce:
s!x weeks aso. when landed in England 1ftera
most intcrettln: trip tn Amerlcs and baes. and
bccaue painfully conscious thnt / must hnss tie
M addrer. Of WHICH Science In America ahould lie
the eubject came home tn4eed wildly impressed
yit NJ, maeb y, that sd beth IN the g1sat Ezh
tr,,crt scicutitC nprf1 and devotion md originality
ths insentvtnsss: the patient rrFreseFinR thougt.
erons nren- -mindcunssa and sympathy from which
the great things Of sclcncc come.
THEM rege!n Atrilas;
wish conld speak tn yon Of the veteran Henry,
sesery; Of rsiree, ths founder Of high nathe.na.:.
ic4 III AMe!iea: Of Bacht. and Of the splendd
heritage ho has left to America and to the world In
TIE unlte. sntes coast survey; Of tAe Great ssh"o
eomb, Watson, Young. Alsan Clarke. Rutherford,
Dsaper. fathcr ard t.n: Of Commander Deiknap
an n. great exploration Of the Pacific depth. by
piled from olatsow. out Of which he f3rced rue.
cets IN his & awn H. way: aad of Capt sigsbes, who
farther improvement III the apparatus, br which
he hns 1une u,ursel~ o! easy. quick and sure deep
asa Of e II 81 dS oes a
such men and such things poss!oe IN tt~
United States naval service: / woa!k like 10
pectnr TINT American lydrosruphy will soon sup.
ply tht dsta from tldas observations. long aso
s SS !, T. ssa xbtsy Y %
tho cnsth.s elastic yielding to The distor,nr In
lurnre Of sun aul iunon VIII br measured; snd u
tle American navy viii repay the deht to Fame.
England. and Germany, 20 appseclntise,y acknuwl-
ssp; o. ns Whit sn tue 81
s.fias .asssy x ts;,s:tr!sl .aaeaet!ss te sap,Iy
alto. Of cpd Ffeb's" weather. *arain9s;, which
s.st tbs pst9n 600 nSpsy
q: s . s.'se fts!s; as:
tios. Il ssse til. ua!tsa stsss. ees.t :sfyey: n
proe and in now that 10 pei cent q ii. psonnlIi:
! tics have proved true, and Gen. Ayer han for i
month b.St e,;;., ceased f. eel ~ daily forecasts
~. t!as ns!. Sssr' hs United s.sts. naval a.
tde co%nana q AdIirai 6sss. il teass n1 on e
procession and nutst'on, | had rc.ervcato omit
telling you that had there 10 an Instrument Tor
ehown me BY Prof; Haskneas IA young scoschman
attracted inio the United states navnl sersesl seen.
]Qt tlI1E III I'LL AStEnnO1lC4p lnkttuHent.
Eeometsieal slds.-ths verdict oa tl,t dieaste1 on
board the Thnndcssr, published while Az, writing
this address, forb'dH ine to Keep any such tcaolu.
In ths Iritish navy. Of IN = nriti.h steamer,
Or. III british lana boilsr. another safely
Or aaarf .s
jam and to say TINT 4 there Is It nnat be nstasi-
ly corrected or removed. fap 70 On to precession
s,sis. aassfs,sat psts q III. 1Iiisata .hoSsd
survey w,th thsif beautiful ,neehanical appliance.
base lines v Maine, Long tsl.nd md oeorla wero
| most accHrate acisMtihc measnEcsn. whrthcF of
Europe ar America. husc obtained In conuurtux
Tecsraps,e istnsst .!w an i fI hsasd laa alshs
tirays sp1endtsily worked out clectr,r telepauns
actually sounding four srssases simultaneously ou
n.ent. It detail: nd .aw E,i1sou's automatic tel-
,nsthod Of lain, long aso c.',,ce,unrl In Enslaud
hs'ot s 81 'fy aty nd
t. t. es"C"tssres I % the HUB 1ab, through au siects,e
eccsr!e sr.icaat lou 1oss lctef hlght., aud give
me passages Mken ut randu'n trosn tllh New i9sk
: g! b. c, 81 fs1,S Y
.'srnator Morton, +" s'Ths Senate l!ss resolved 10
print . tsuu'and extra cop!es. '.The Amer'ean.
spoken 70 ne with unn.fstakab!e dtsstnctneas by
.hs thn s'1sn!a..sc sts.u,s Of 1a.s s.en n, r.. 4,
my hand; The words were shouted with seas
nad loud voiee by ny colleagus j4dfe, rFof.
mouth cIosa 10 q strulchrd n,embthns, such ~
you wee bclors you hsrs, carrying little pece at
she1 Il @a s na to sfsa r FL
thr Tim 1auttons proportlonal to the nonurlc mo.
ion. Of IT, aif rhi.. ths efeate.t b a q u!
young conatryman Of our own, III. utaham I;eI!,
of EdtnburE. anu Montreal. and nost0n now bo-
VIZ sa Sas slss ths sssd,hoo4 hoo ' u iaysasoa
which devised such vury slight means to rcali1s
tho n.athomatca! conception that. 4 oeettieIsy Il
ttnxu!sh arculate Speech The strength of IT. cur.
rent n.ust xary eontlaaously, s,,d. ~ nsarly =
y ry: T. ths yeSSy Ss Sf
The Patent Museum. Of Washington IN tnst!tatioa
Of which the nattoa y Justly proud aud The bensa'
sessa no,ies h ts SECTION Of tas Hr;tls Association
concerned with branches OF science to which nine
81 ~ 1s s'eful psgs e s xefd x!h
prevalence Of patrntad Inventions in tae Exh[6t'
:;sSt e r. ,s Ga an ts9f Ss
JAtupt i Ii Euslandrf Iis answered. Tho condi.
tlons ii Engsud ars too onerous" We certainly are
i:urops tioss uot anseti IL lava tEngland Il :hs
uppose iirecton !" that pfol9sed u tle e!lls 6c.
foEs thu ls.t t"o .tssnus o. vasllsmsnt1 Ametiea
;ioms fur ihs world. ought u speak to you TOO
IT the ALREADY venerable Harvard unlverstsy, and
Of ihe Trcnalogiea Institute Of Do.toa. created by
William Rogers. brutheE Of my daAsgow unlYer.
vitY cnlteagIc, Henry l0yers, tho Cambridge of
Amsrlra. aud u the Johns llopk!n, universally us
lfalttapSH which With IT, youthful yigcf has torn
| syiyestet frou, w, ha4 utilized ths gvntus aud
working puwrr of ltoland Tor experimental! ~.
search, a s,er days afacr my arrival In America
Frlluw, HUI lu Oh his tirath. bed IN New York,
t'brSxng il,s physlclsns to keep HIN alive tusi
hs Wiling ~ xo." Ut hia book. ."rhernsod, nau,
ies, VIC nuy hupe - see Ut tcast psrt. much oi
,As mapn*cE!ps aud ktnI aaa a1is fs,eada % eds'
lhs Johns lfopki,w un!sesstty came i day too lats
" gEatilY his ahbls ambition uul lhe stimulus Vi