Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-15

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Washington. He is well-known naturalist,
| and has been member of the &c, de nv since
| 1875. He originated the American society of
naturalists, and was its first president. He has
devoted special attention TO the lower forms of
| animal life.
| Prof. Charles L. Jackson. of Cambridge. be-
/ came a member of the Academy of Science in
| 1888, as recognition of his work in the field of
| chemistry. He has made several valuable dis
| coveries in chemistry.
| Samuel W. johnson, of New Haven. is an ari-
thority on the application of chemistry to agri-
| culture. He has been a member of the acad-
| envy since 1866.
Prof. Clarence King. of New York. the well
| known geologist, and first director of the gov
eminent geological survey. became a men,
| Der of the academy in 1876. In 1868 he
crossed the continent from the Missouri river
to California on horseback. He joined the
geological survey of California and since then
has done distinguished service to science. 1t
was due to his personal efforts that the govern
| ment surveys were consolidated into the geo.
| logical survey.
| Prot. Samuel P. Langley, of this city, secre-
| tary of the Smithsonian, has been a member of
| the academy since 1876 He is an astronomer
| OF wide reputation. He was assistant at the
Harvard observatory, and then held the chair
| of mathematics at the L. S. naval academy,
| and is director of the Allegheny observatory
+, His scientific papers have been numerous and
valuable. To his researches is largely due the
progress made IN recent years in physical as
| tronomy. For a more delicate measurement of
the heat than could be made by any existing
| instrument he invented the bolometer. He was
chosen secretary of the Smithsonian in 1887.
| In 1884 Prof. Joseph Leidy, of Philadelphia,
was chosen a member of the academy on ac-
count of his distinguished services to science
| as naturalist. In 1852 he took the chair of
anatomy at the university of Pennsylvania. and
he still holds this position and that of natural
history in Swarthmore college. He has pub
lished 500 scientific papers.
j. Peter Lesley, of Philadelphia. was one of
the original members of the academy. His
scientific researches has been chiefly in
geology. He was one of the ten commissioners
sent by the United States to visit the Worlds
fair in Paris. in 1867.
John LIE COnte. of Berkeley, Cal. who be-
came member of the academy i'll 1878. is n
distinguished physicist, whose scientific work
has extended over nearly fifty years. He at
one time occupied the chair of natural philoso-
ply and chemistry at Franklin college. Georgia.
Later he held a similar position in the South
Carolina college at Columbia, and in 1869 was
appointed professor of physics at the Univer-
sity of California. He was also president of
that university.
Joseph LIE Conte, of Berkely. Cal. has been
a member of the academy since 1875. He was
Tor several years a practicing surgeon and ply
! sican at Macon, Ca, then, in 1850 he studied
natural science and geology under Prof Louis
Agassiz. He is now professor of geology and
natural history at the University of California.
IN OtlCr colleges
and universities formerly. He has made nu-
merous original Investigations in geology and
physiological optics.
Leo Lesquercux. of Columbus. Ohio, is a
native of Switzerland. In recognition Of his
work as a paleonto,ogist he was chosen MEM
Der of the academy i'll 1864. His most valuable
researches have been in the coal formations in
Ohio. Pennsylvania. Illinois, Kentucky and
Arkansas which began i'll 1850. He is a mem
Der OF more than twenty scientific societies.
Elias LOomis. OF New Haven. Conn., was elected
member OF the academy i'll 1873 as a recogni-
ton of his valuable services in the study of as
ronomy, meteorolO9y and analytical geometry.
lie is the author of Il series of text books on
mathematical subjects, natural philosophy and
| astronomy used in all the high schools and
colleges III the United States and in many of
the more prominent i'll England.
Joseph Lowering, Of Cambridge. Mass, is
Hollis professor OF mathematics and natural
philosophy at Harvard and director of the
Jefferson physical laboratory. He is popular
lecturer on astronomy and physics and has con-
tributed largely to scientific magazines. lie
became member of the academy III 1873.
Othniel Charles Marsh. of New Haven is the
president of the National academy. OF which
he has been member since 1874 Previous to
that he was president of the American associa-
ton for the advancement of science. He is a
fellow of the Geological society of London
from which, in 1877. he received the Bigsbv
medal for important discoveries i'll paleOn-
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European and American scientific societies.
Prof. Marshs explorations III the west have re-
suited in the discovery OF more than 1 600 new
species of extinct vertebrates, many of them
of great value.
Alfred Marshall Mayer was elected member
of the academy in 1872. His earlier work in
physics was done i'll the University of Mary
land. Since then he has filled, successfully.
chairs i'll other colleges and is now professor
Of physics III the Stevens institute of tech
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Gen. Montgomery c. Meigs became member
of the National academy in 1865, having then a
widespread reputation as experimenting
engineer. In 1853 he designed and constructed
the Potomac aqueduct. and superintendent the
building of the new wings and the iron dome of
the capitol. He Is a regent of the Smithsonian
Institution and member of a number OF
scientific societies.
Thomas Corwin Menlenhall is an eminent
physicist, and first became celebrated as a pro-
feSsor of physics in the imperial university at
Toxic. Japan. He was one OF the founders of
the Seismological society OF Toxic. In 1884 he
connected himself with the United States sig
nal Office. He was elected to the academy in
1887.
Albert Abraham Nicholson. of Cleveland. was
elected to membership i'll the academy in 1883.
His reputation depends largely upon his series
of Investigations on the velocity of light. He is
| a member of various scientific societies.
Henry Mitchell, the photographer has been
connected with the United States coast survey
during the greater portion OF his life and has
been ii member of the academy since 1885. His
attention has been almost entirely given to
physical NEUROLOGY as relating to rivers and
harbors.
DIR. Silas Weir Mitchell, of Philadelphia. has
attained high reputation by his Psychological
researches and their voiuminous publication
His papers treat chiefly of physiology, toxi-
cology. and nervous diseases, on which subjects
he Is an acknowledged authority. He became
member of the academy in 1865.
Edward 5. Morse. of Salem, Mass. was one of
the founders of the Peabody academy Of
sciences, and was associated in establishing the
American Naturalist Much of his work as
naturalist was done i'll Japan. In 1876 he was
elected a member of the academy
Henry Morton, of Hoboken, N j., is president
of the Stevens institute of technology a posi-
| ton which he has held from the organization
of the school. He is an expert in physics and
chemistry, and was elected to membership in
the academy in 1874.
| John Strong Newberry, the geologist, was one
of the original me.lbers of the academy. He
was prominently connected with the United
States sanitary commission during the war, and
was afterward appointed professor of geology
| and paleontology at the Columbia school Of
mines. He is president of the New York acad-
envy of sciences.
elected to membership in the academy in 1869,
and since 1888 has been its vce-president He
is in charge of the Office of the "Americ an
Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac" His dis
coveries and calculations have been published
in more than 100 various books and pamphlets
He is the author also of widely circulated pop-
ular work on ASTRONOMY