New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-22
SCIENCE FOR THE PEOPLE.

Tho following is part of the report presented
20 the American Association Tor the AuNano'in'i' "
Science by Prot T. Sterry Hunt, Secretary OF 'he Ooh
rii,ee for an International Geological EXHIBITION
mad Congress to bo held at Paris In ISIS;
The Committee consisted OF MessrS W. j. Rogers
James Hall. J. W. Dawson, J. ;. NewnerIy' l. stcrry
Hunt r. Pumpcllv and C. H. Hitchcock; together WIN
Il n Huxley FOR ENGLAND O. Tore. Tor sweoeh anu J.
n von BauInhaucr FOR Holland. AT meeting OF the
Committee at Buffalo, on tho 10Th OF August 1870
James flau WAS chosen Chairman and T. Sterry Hunt
Secretary IL then agreed 20 prepare circular set
ting forth plan Of International Geological EAh-
btiou which should form part Of the general eNhlp
tiou 20 be held 40 Paris In 1878. and indicating a
scheme for the organization OF the geological collections
10 Ice sent by all tac taking part in thar eXhh-
ton and moreover proposing an international 6eo0El
cal Congress 60 Doe held Paris. set forth III chcu-
lar The circular duly prepared and printed III hHs
nh French ana German and before the end ct the year
had been the Secretary 20 the principal sceh'hc
socicties ana academies wrll TO the workers III
geology throughout the world. The response 10 us III
ytation has becu most gratifying. The Geoogca 20
eicty OF formally recognized tbo great "n
pOrtance OF III, objects proposed, ana piomiSeui
cooperation; while private letters from its fr'siue" "
the Secretary Of the Committee and from foi sSac
10 Prof James Hall cordial assurances OF INC NJ
sd u5sSe tbe circular in their respective languages
and nave communicated 20 IN, Stoeiiis VIZ, hfd M IN
proval Of Tie plan. Prof Cal ellm has puhshe'l III" s M
,bnt b i'm is74 lad the project q similar lEterna
ti"ra arrss 20 be held in Italy before the
italian Minister Of Agriculture. Industry ana
Ile Geoo-icsi sociciy Of London, ana the Geologca
Snr,cy Of Great Britain. have also formally emuei
their approval OF our OBJECTS and the cooiet"'ion o
jset IN is io be- fceIcci that Germany has declined 10
iaSe part iu the International kNMbuon OF ls1o nu
We ti-l nai this viii not prevent her EeolokllS Iuh
i.in.c an The proposed Congress. Ihc Director Oh Tue
on y,rt .ud We have the same from Brazil
wncrc ne circular las heon translated into Poiusesc.
chm and Mexico have also responded, and promise an
aapc OF I-g'r s'sS ca scrS ndih
nr Iglry
Ghc Government of the United states has Us yct allS0
Txoiion OF SIS so American BIOLOGISTS are net
that tcN viii be able 10 participate III vac
national Geological Exhibition. In any event. u
IS probable that several members OF our committee
viii Dee present 40 TIE proposed Geological CohLrt,s,
Association that addition 10 the ua,scs 81 Prai T.
Lesley. Of Philadelphia ana Prof A. & Ramsey DtSot
oi thc theological survey OF Ntt'' hI 80 CO. t,
To- tlc international Committee Tire PRESIDENTS ion lc
ini,-,emg oi c Geological Soc"ties on triuct OF L9I
Edinburgh. anc Du"in 'i biiih "i be.-iHn I''iA
Spliu 4ud Portugal. ana OF TIE Imperial Hc"i"-lcd S
tute Nienua. Dc invited TO form pat OF TIE COMMITTEE"
precious limestone has been found at
Teuachcp1. Kern County, California, winch is SAID To bc
Identical with tie gallo anco ancicnt Yellow mar
be Of Italy Tac latter is highly pIiz b. autquarahs
A. c location a. the quarry from which it was procured
has been unknown for crsl centuries TIE 'auI'la
6.oDc s. Described white WIN 9m.ei ,oi3ied Ve'i-
y specimen BIAS been presented 10 the stale Dco'ose"
hogietg.
Hich authorities in England have taken up
tire t stiou OF tlc existence % tue great tescipehI
I'll. report Of c officers Of ,hc royal yacht Osborne bc-
ing lli before thr Aomriliv. Mr. Cross Secretary Of
tfpe for the iomc Department. asked tue opinion OF
PRANK FuctlauC the well known naturalist. ~ TO tue
value of tue testimony Nr auckland solicited the views
O. I.ot O,cu IT, a. D. BIriiet of tie biological Gar
dtas capt David Gray (o whaling sIu ana 'iI Hen
r. lie a naturalist a. these opinions. viii ihat ol
1ir E,icil.ui arc now published. The officers % TIC
q borne saw ESQ things which cannot nr ica"iy hel
a-Gc ridge OF us. and the head Of what they believed
60 Doe O. sea monster. c thc north coatt OF aclN iH'
l.d wa. mated i fifteen o. twenty feet m length,
after r,iul examined hy telescope. The animal had
tvohtIr.r-. nu. by which,: propelled iscif "hen
fssi seen 10 Was distant ahodt two cables, Co quar-
t. of mile Prof owens ol on saDVerse lie thinks
tuc obsoIyato.. Jj 40 ucls aGoid ground Tor con-
o.udiur That what Afforded by an oigcct
uuhuov aa ungecprJcd iu natural HISTORY There are
DO Grounds for calling IT, sea MONSTER Mr. Buck
l.dlc,cg,s sac evidence the Osborne and other
sources auI coac ulss That TIE Appearance was caused
by tiu,c CO.. looc bal.ng SHARKS swimming IN hue, one
l.l.d tic oilpr. capt. Gruysuegests whale. and Of
To- come observations lH support thereof mentioning
~: ..s ~ whale. Nj Brglcjt aud Nj lee favor the
so.-cpcnj theory Tic iOfuer saws that Win tAe d.
Iue.l,, gwen t is most conclusive iu iaei PROOF posi-
fs,s e., evidence S to niy mind, concu i've, That
,o..us aiia 3ls, Uii "i' -oOioti'te uie a. ' una,
al. uf.f. exist the sea- euc recently vessel ifCiu
a.. Ei inairs arriving iu Elg,ud, fresh news rc
lem. fr1 bow OF ne vessel ono morning, WHEN
two degrees north cd TIC Equator.
The Rev. DR.. Morris, OF Baltimore. claims
10 have ll.dr curious discovery aOout The earvig. an
iustct whose scientific name Is Io1cdd. IL has pair
o. fcrers al TIE end of 3D., body nearly long the resi-
o. e insect Tic doctor asserts that the earwg usrs its
ior,cl. a.tr bens It's body upward on Tue back) ly
inserting thi under It's cease lifting those SO as TO
fe rs wings The process, described seems 20 DC an
awkward one bu te Doctor oagdt la lie sJOd authority
thc mctnp4 OF using ID" iui'tlS'
a somewhat unexpected result is obtained
bv to reductions OF Tie British observations the last
tr,sit ~ Vcnu. daauscd the eye observations
Ccieaco,.i, m Tspt. Honolulu, NcW-lealand, R9dri-
g.L aud Ker-g,icu. 4Ae Photographic observations
have rot SGT S-cn reduced and there also eye ODscr
Naiorc a. m india and Australia that may Deutilzed,
butitisuot believed that amy great change in the conf
putaiio vil effected by the d-urcs obtained from the
l.f source auG The vaiuc OF Photographic observations
Is. yct al open problem Tao British calculations
rive for tic NaIu. oi ho suns parGlaN 200, with d
trobabic error OF o OI3. This pond, 90 distance
jo h sun ~ g3 900 miles, with probable error Of
10000 i.ls Tie ccruus feature about this Is that Ii
L. ia som. Iurasusc Return toward the old figures which
made tAs SUMS distance inuch greater. These Old
n.rcs from Toe transit 1868 were believed 10 lie in
erro e. tao extent Of three four cent But II the
ltv aar., Tor zine paalas 100 conceded t viii De cSii
n,ts! about midway between tac extreme views TIE
fJoNlug tabC VIII uakc t..s plain .n ~, No. Is Prof.
Eucfe's esiuutc iiOu tEc ansit oi l.o9 No - fiOI
No g. tlc estimate 81 LcNtrIrr gdOptd 10y POL Hin0
ana ,iy.n n tle british Nautical Almanac; No. i, the
recent deductions from the British observations On the
las uanst
Estimate. PaIa.1x. seconds Distance, nies
y 2.-..........----.-9 ete 81; ;,1f sd'S99
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