Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-08-10
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DETR iT,. Micnlgant august ~ -
rhes proceedings Of the annual confer
ence ofihe american association for
the adyaqcemeRt otssience were con-
/ tinued U d6y T Tha.smembsrs, as on
yesterday afternoon, took their choice
between the nine diff rent Ase ctions.
Over fifty papers, the maj,sty bsing
OF ihe highest scientific value, were
read and discussed at the TWO sessions
tc. day, and will subsequently be print
cd for distribution in scientific circles
the world over.
There was large attendance In the
section on mathematics and astronomy
en- 1 papers by Prof. James McMahon,
Of Cornell university; Prof X. 3.
Woodward, Of Columbia university,
were listened to with profound interest.
Prof. Mcmahon took for his subj
"The modification of the eure,ian
cycle, due to inequality Of the equa-
torial moments Of ofInertia OF the EARTH"
while Prof Wood ward dwelt learntd'Y
on s.The interg ,tion Of the equations
of rotation of non-rigid mass for the
cass of equil principal moment OF in
erLia y
In the department of physics the
effect of pressure on the wave-lengths
of the lines II the Emission Spectrum
of the elements, was discussed by W.
j. Humphreys, OF John Hopkins uni
versity, while DR.. N + Dorsey, OF the
same Ins,i'u,ior, off red some new
i'd, a, in paper upon "1he determin-
alton of The surface tension OF waller,
ard OF CERTAIN sqnaous solutions, by
means OF the method OF ripples. -
II the section of mechanical science
and engineering, some new theories OF
planimeiers, without the aid Of calcul
ius, were sf,rded by Prof. F rrest r.
Jones, Of the University Of Wisconsin.
rne section OF geology and geo
graphy were largely att. nded. The
papers were largely devoted to re-
searches along the great lakes and
lheir abandoned beaches. Some IN
teres.ing particulars were also given
concerning the ores and minerals Of
colorado.
A number OF Canadian and English
scientists honored the section on zool-
cgy with their presence. Three par
ticular papers excited considerable
'nerts and discussion, ono by Prof.
Owen e. Hoyie, OF Manchester, En-
gland, described collection Of cephal
opoda from the Alba ross expedition.
DR.. Beijamin S. Kingsbury, Of [ hica,
N. Y, followed with paper on .sThe
Character OF Braius Of Nenetognaths
Plectospodyis." Iowa was r, presented
by Prof. G. G. Nutting, who spoke for
nearly an hour on "The Sarcostyles Of
P.umularidae.
In the .sectisn devoted TO b ,tauy
Prof. B T. Galloway, Of the depart
mens Of agriculture at Washington,
told something concerning the changes
during winter IN the Perithrcia and
Ascosporas of certain Erysipheae.
O'ber papers wereby DR.. Fl. }. Durand,
If Cornell university, who discussed
the structural characters Of PEE zineae
of Schroeder, and by Prof. v. NJ.
Spaulding, of the University OF Michi
g IN, who read a paper prepared by
Fannie E. Langdon, on "The. Morph =
logy Of the Flower OF Asclepias
Csrnuti.n -
A lengthy programme confronted The
visitors to the sec ion on anthropology.
1t dealt with the practices Of the Usage
tribe, surveys In Mexico, snperslitlous
beliefs of the ancient Mexicans, the re-
suits of various expeditions, and the
desirability of anthropological teach
ing.
Ia the section on social and econ
omic science, a paper on civil service
reform was read by DR.. William Hale,
Of Brooklyn, and Lawrence Iriwell, of
Buffalo, discussed the question OF racial