Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-19

| land, Ohio.
The following papers are to be read before
| the mathematics and astronomy section In the
order named. beginning at 10 o'clock tomor-
ION Digest Of the Literature Of the Mathe-
NAUTICAL Sciences" by Mr.. Alex s. Christie,
| Washington.
Latitude of the sayre Observatory" Prof.
q. l.: Doolittle. Bethlehem, Pa.
THE Secular Variation Of Terrestrial Lati-
tndes,' Prof. George C. Comstoci, Madison,
"Groups Of Stars, Binary and Multiple, Mr..
Il. w. holley Of Cornell University.
description Of the Great Spectroscope and
spectrograph Constructed for the Halstead
Observatory, Princeton, N. j." Mr.. ]. H.
Brashear, Allegheny. Pa.
Mote on Some Recent Photographs Of the
| inences, Mr.. j. A. Brashear.
"Standardizing Photographic Films Without
the Use OF Standard Light" Prof. Frank 81.
Bigelow, Washington.
ION Modified Form of Zenith Telescope for
Determining Standard Destinations" Prof.
David r. Todd, Amherst, Mass.
On the Application Of the 'Photochrono-
graph to the Automatic Record Of Stellar Oc-
cutstions, Particularly Dark Limb Emersions,"
by Prof. Todd.
| CHEMISTRY SECTION.
| At the meeting Of the section on chemistry
the following sectional committee was ap-
pointed: VIM. A. Noyes, A. P. 8. Stuart and
Henry A. Weber; nominating committee
! Paul Greer Ann Arbor; sectional nominating
oommittee-Frederick Hornburg, Henry A.
Huston and Morris Loeb.
| The papers to be read tomorrow are as fol-
| lows:
preliminary Notes on the Influence of
Swamp Waters on the Formation Of the phos-
phate Nodules of South Carolina" by Charles
L. Reese.
Land and River Phosphate Pebbles or No
dulles Of Florida" E. T. Cox.
| "a Patent Characteristic Of Aluminium"
| Alfred Springer.
| Report Of committee on the spelling and pro-
nunclation of chemical terms
! The Influence OF Negative Atoms and Groups
OF Atoms on Organic Compounds" Paul G.
THE Gabbro Phonolyte," :E Goldsmith.
"Raphides, the Cause OF the Acridity Of
Certain Plants" H. A. Weber.
The Calculation Of the Boiling Points OF
Parafin Under Any Pressure" Gustavus Hin
richs.
SECTION b.
Section D assembled at once after the ad-
tournment OF the general meeting, score or
go Of mechanical and engineering scientists
being present; The election Of committeeman
| resulted as follows:
Member Of council-Cady Staley, professor
| land, Ohio.
Sectional committee. E. Denton, professor
OF experimental mechanics, Stevens Institute;
Arthur Bsardsley, professor of engineering,
Swarthmore College; J. B. johnson, professor
! Of civil engineering. Washington College, st.
Louis.
Member Of nominating committee-Calvin H.
Woodward. dean Of the Polytechnic school,
Washington University.
Subcommittee on nominations - Jerome
Boyer, Reading, Pa; Oscar G. Fox, patent
ONCE, Washington; ID. V. Oviatt, professor Of
engineering, Georgia Polytechnic school, At
| lanta. Ga.
This section will hold no session tomorrow.
it having adjourned till 10 o'clock Friday.
Papers to be read before this section are 40
follows:
ION Experimental Results Obtained With q
New Form Of Direct Action Propeller" David
z. Todd, Amherst, Mass.
"The Government Timber Tests B. E.
Fernow, chief OF division OF forestry, Washing
ton, d. G.
Methods and Preliminary Results of United
States Timber Tests" Prof. J. B. johnson, pro-
| lessor OF civil engineering, University of WASH
| ington, St. Louis,
Economy Produced by the Use of Water
Injected as Fine Spray Into Air Comprising
Cylinders" j. Z. Denton, professor of expert
mental mechanics, Stevens Institute of Tech
nology.
Maximum Error Due to Neglecting Radia-
ton Correction Of a Barrus Universal Colori-
| meter, ID. .. Jacobus, assistant professor of
experimental mechanics, Stevens Institute Of
Relative Value of Carbonic Acid as the
Working Fluid in Refrigerasing Machines" D.
| s. Jacobus.
Relative Commercial Economy Of Com
pound and Triple Expansion Engines" J. E.
Denton.
Note on the Efficiency Of Screw Propsllers,"
| ]. Z. Denton
! .On the Method Of Applying Tensile Strains
to Wood and Brick Tested for Determination
| Of Tensile Strength" ]. E. Denton.
! "On the Expansion Steam Calorimeter,"
Thomas Gray, professor of dynamic engineer
| ing Rose Polytechnic Institute, Terra Haute.
| Methods Of Testing Power Required for
Electric Railways" Thomas Gray.
! Note on Power Required for Cutting Of
Metals" Thomas Gray.
'Results OF Recent Tests Of the Efficiency of
the Steam Jackets OF the Pawtucket Pumping
Engine, VIM. Kent New York.
Note on the Opportunity for Mechanical
lest ut the Worlds Fair. VIM. Kent New York.
Laws Of Failure of Materials in Compress
sion" Chas. Bouton, st. Louis.
SECTION OF BIOLOGY.
Tho following papers will be read before the
section OF biology tomorrow: "Another Chap
ter in the History of the Venus Fly Trap" j.
NJ. Macfarlane; ION the Structure and DINER
phism OF Hypocrea Tuberiformis." Geo. +. At
kinson; ION the Kinds of Motion Of the Ulti-
mate Units of Contracted Living Matter" John
A. Rider; 1.-The Transformation of the VermiI-
lion-spotted Newt, s. H. Gage.
Notes on the Hearts of Certain Mammals"
Ida A. Hyde.
Notes on the Physiology and Structural
Changes Of Cayuza humphreys" Simon H.
Gage
ION the Prothalium and Embryo Of Osmunda
Claytonians and Ocusnamonia," Douglass II.
| Campbell.
"a New Metria," Byron D. Halsted.
Tho Composit@ Collected by DR.. Edward
Palmer in Coiima." Joseph N. Rose
The Flora Of Carmen Island" JOS N Rose.
Uses of the Fermentation Tube in Bacte-
| riology, with Demonstrations" TheoIbold
Smith.
THE FirminIera, with New Device for the
Exhibition Of Specimens" James NJ. Flint
"a Monograph of the Carolina Paroquet,"
Edwin NJ. Hasbrouck.
Notes on Bacteria of Curbits," Byron D.
Halsted
Result from Recent Investigation in Pear
Blight" NJ B. Waite.
ION the Restriction Of the scapuIar and
Pelvic Arches and Limbs in Lacertilia,' E. B.
Cope.
THE Color Variations in Certain Reptilia,"
E. B. Cope.
| Section II attracted about half hundred an
| thropologists and they did what business was
before them with a rush. Committees were
! elected as follows: Fellow to the council-Rev.
| j. Owen Dorsey, Washington. Sectional COM