New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-14

Professor Bache. president of educational Academy
of Sciences established by Act of Congress in 1863
He was also member of various learned American
and European societies; and received from iarvaru
University the honorary degree OF LII. ID. In May,
1880, Professor Henry married Miss Alexander, Oh
seheneetady SISTER OF Professor AZ 1"n,
llS30l, and many of his papers are 10 DC
found in The American Philosophical lTapsac-
tons IN SWimdn'S journal, in The Journal % we
franklin Institute, and in other scientific periodicals..
lie was also the author OF the an
nual reports OF the Smithsonian Institution from
1876 to 1877. He published series Of meteofuiOg-
ical essays III the Patent Office Reports; lie pro
pounded in an address as president of the Americ
can Association for the Advancement OF
EducatlOn theory OF elementary education, ms
idea being that should begin with the concrete
and end with the abstract, thus following the ORDER
of Nature.
Among Professor Hcnry's investigations and dis
c0yorics MAJ be enumerated the following: Inc
first application Of elcctTO-IuagHetiSm as power
to produce continued motion; an exposition "i the
method by which eiectrO-magnetism may he en-
played IN transmitting power 10 a distance; Ihc
discovery of currents OF induction OF aihGr-
cut orders aud the naturalization OF the
induction hy the intervention Of plates of metal
myestigat on of molecular attraction: original cA-
ptTucuts III acoustics; experiments on various
Illuminating materials tor lighthouse use obs rNa-
Mons IN tc comparative temperatures 81 Sni-spotS'
and oi different portions Of tAc sums disk obSrNa-
tou> on the Ird iiamc' on the border oi hc sun rs
observed III the aunuiar eclipse OF 1855 oh'cTva-
lions tac source OF the power winch develops me
plant IA the bud and the bird in the egg; ObseTya-
tons on the laws oi sound III relation t. signals.
10 Professor Henry is due the original idea 0i pro-
c.lrlug dispatches regularly III respect 10 tue
weather, ;aballtiug them, and presenting them
oay on n ni'p If the United Statcs ! his was car
red odt a. he SmII hsOnian lnatl.utt for some tine
previous Ia the outbreak of thc y ar Ui the Iir-
bcIlIHu. Ia, occuuatI0n of The telegraph wires
Tor military purposes and the Ire III tNc
Smithsonian Binding derauged the system, and u
was then undertaken by the Uuit"l state, SI-ral
service. Professor Henry origina ed aud success
t..lf t.lt ID. ont.
COuntty and Europe the plan Of pcrUi ting the an
uOunccmtUt, .. as economical dl,cOycri, 10 20 free
over the lines by land or caUlr throughout the
world. lllS most recent studies nave bcNn ~ con-
Ucc;lol with planning ing signals Tor tie lighthouse
service, and several new and valuable additions To
tir laws oi sound are the result cd these iabors,
which have been mostly described TIE IriBuNEs
REPORTS OF che meetings Of the National Academy oil
sciences.
Ina person Professor Henry was of more than me
dunn he GIN, and OF large and Siu"Wy frame ne
kindness oi ai> nature was stamped upon his Tea
tuTc,. 9uu his lips ever bore pdl"ul Siull" Whch,
however. did NOT drtrHct from cr'lain h'Innesn ul
expression. lls magUcfs were g,uii', suavc and
ugniHrd, even toward his oppOnrhio 'h1 ~ The neat
81 scientific d scu>slOn. 10 his trends, ana e.
pccaliy 30 the younger men of science, Professor
Henry was always ready TO give chr'ur'L'hrhi III
them pursuits aud 10 Az their Efforts ~ opening new
pathway 90 research. He had quick apprrcIalQno OF
whatever was ttiItorl"US 10 the "o'' Oh othti III
uu.rrrs into the mysteries OF IA an, an! ne took
e., Id.ut delight IN commencing SucH work. Hence
he continually made friend, and kept tncu; friends
who VIii nOJrn his loss a. PERSONAL sorrow. AZ
tgourl a slrcialIi in several distinct lines al
study. Professor icury constantly I'C"gn ned the
broad ,,nr. ai the sciences aud urged DIugrc~s IN
every branch. his plans were notably tlr-Trattng,
AM many Of them ir, earned ont 10y ihc smithsonian
Institution and the National Academy, nave gwen
permanent direction 10 o." development OF knD"I-
clZp iura score oil years pact, liOicEsot Hrury
has been S,r"rai'd a. Wei a. loved, a.d ne was
Science itr sum Of 10000 was contributed
last Winter, by some oi MS lu"ud-, 20 form fluid
al which the uteTcsi should bee pad To himself ana
ms uIur,h.tr family 80 ioug e any auuIyc. AZ
tcrvaid the income viii revert 90 the Nat oual
Academy o! Sciences 10 bc used ior the promotion
al ori .uaI research.