Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1878-09-18
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ST.. LOFTS. Aug. 2,.A11ie session fGf the
Association fortiic Atlvancemento Of science
10 day was an interesting one, and drew
| The largest audience yet present The ecOnu-
mittee memorializc congress in relation Iv
| meteorological research, and Was reported.
/! upon by Prof. Bolten, who proposed thc
convention be continued. and that Nr. o.
borne, of Washington, be added to thu.
commission, and Prof. Loomis he request.
cd to take the chaiFe A.. number Of new
members were elected, when Prof, Barker
| arose and said: The time has; eoIne When,
| scientists were NO longer the only discov-
crers but that the practical men iias fOun.l
science too slow, and had stepped in and
discovered for himself ItgaSe him great
pleasure TO Introduce to the associations
one of tile new members, whose name WIS,
hcraIdcd throughout the country, and
whose researches were known throughout
the world. Prof. Barker then presented
ThOs. 4. Edison, WHO was received with
great applause, which continued some
time In response Pres. Marsh stated fFf::s.
it certainly gave the associatlan pleasure.
to welcome the gentleman who had done
so much to help science by his wonderful
inventions, and that they rejected glory
upon the reproductive genius of Amcrica>.
Ii would be probably the most gratifying,
intelligence TO the gentleman himself, az
well as to the audience, to hear that tll.
ASSOCIATION had been informed this norn-
ing by telegram from the exposition at
Paris that the grand prize at the exposi-
lion had been awarded to MIR. Edison for
the most wonderful! inventions of the age.
\ motion WAS inalc and carried that u
committee of ti,,s.e be appointed by the
chair to arrange for y cuIOgy of Prof. i1csi--
ry, the former president o1 the sHciciy,
Prof. Newcomb, Prof. Baird, of Washing
ton, and Prof. Meyer. OF HOboken, were
appointed as the committee. Tie asstriu-
tiGn then adjourned IL meet in sections.
MIR. EDISON
had four papers before section 4, whlcls
he was expected to read, and when tllas
section met, Immediately after the adj iOuru--
mcnt of the regular session. Il great crowd
was present To see him and 1lcar him. His
papers were on the usc OF the tasAiinetrr:
for measuring the heat of the stars and the
,un's corona; on the application OF tit;
carbon button; Gn the principle involved
in the microphonc and the carbon tcle-
nhonc and Il new vcllamctrc. Mr. Edison
:ouid only bc induced to read OF his pa
Dcrs the first one mentioned. Prof. Bark
.r read the other three for kim, anu H.
good deal Of discussion followed on I'LL of
hem. Prot. Barker also read Il very in
crcsting passage OF his owaoi the result OF
of recent solar ccIip-c.- Prot.
Reese, of ST. Louis, also, gave an outline
If the work done by the Fort Worth solar
eclipse party. Several Other papers were
cad in lilis section aud :, few in sectiun-
B, but this section adjourned carly 80 that
Is members could visit \ anil listen iu.
i1r. Edison's paper. TIE general session.
adjourned until Monday, to allow the mcln-
,cr> to go on al excursion Tomorrow to-
ron Mountain and Pilot Knob and in.
pcct the iron formations OF that region