Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-22
SCIENCE NOTES.

Dr. H. Mohn has resigned the profess
sorship of meterology in the University
of Christania and the dictatorship Of the
Meteorological Institute Of Norway.
The next international conference on
cancer is to be held at Copenhagen in
1916.
An International exposition Of safety
and sanitation will take place in New
York in December. It will include ex-
hibits devoted to safety, health. SAM
| tation, the prevention of accidents the
welfare of the public and the individual
and the advancement of the science of
industry. Exhibits from foreign coun-
tries will. by special act of Congress,
be admitted free of duty.
A tablet was unveiled last Sunday at
Prkniero, southern Tyrol, in the house in
which Alois Negrelli was born, to COM
memorate Negrellis work as surveyor OF
the Suez canal. He began his investi-
cations in 1S47, completed his plans In
10000, and in 1853 was appointed in
spector general of the Suez canal works.
He died In 1883.
Prof A. Orta OF the observatory of
the University Of Santa Clara, an
nounces that the activity OF phenomena
In the sun, known as sun spots, is in
timately related to the proximity Of
comets.
cational centers are on their way to the
Yosemite National Park on the interna-
tional photographic excursion, an
American tour devoted to the study of
geography Of plant life. Adolph Engler.
head of the department Of botany at the
University of Berlin, a we'll know au-
thOrity, is leader of the party.
An Austrian expedition is being fitted
out to go to the polar regions. The ex-
petition is to be under the leadership
of DIR. F. KONG of Graz. and proposes
to leave Trieste next May. A large
donation has been given by the Austrian
Academy of Science, and the Austrian
Geographical Society has promised an
annual subsidy toward the cost Of the
undertaking.
Dr. Temple Anderson. whose death oc-
Cured recently on his voyage home from
the Philippines, was former lecturer
and was Joint author OF the report to the
ROYAL English Society on seismic dis
turbances IN the West Indies. 1902 to
1907 and had filled, with other posi-
tons. those Of president of the Yorkshire
Philosophical Society and the museums
association.
The archaeological investigation in the
Mississippi region, by Clarence B. Moore.
is attracting scientific attention. DR..
Hrdlicka of the Smithsonian Institution
adds a notice on human remains He
says the skeletons from Haley place and
the Mcclure mounds probably may be
safely aScrtbed to an extension or the
Natchez: the skulls exhibiting deforma-
ton of the ''flathead' variety.
William S. Aldrich of the reclamation
service has been appointed acting pro-
fessor of electrical and mechanical en-
cheering at the University of Arizona.
Metcalfs comet is heading rapidly to-
ward the earth. In appearance the comet
is round fuzz patch. It IS faint but
visible through q small telescope. IL is
located in the constellation Lynx, In
right ascension hours and 50 minutes
and declination 81 degrees
A statue OF Lord Kelvin will be I'M
yelled at the University of Glasgow Oc-
tober IS.
The largest searchlight in the world is
TO be installed on Mount Tamalpais as a
fea tire of the Panama Pacific exposition.
A college OF tropical agriculture is to
be established in Great Britain
The problem of ventilation is to be the
subject of scientific study for the next
four wears by n commission which has
the sum of $4,000 given by Mrs. Eliza
beth NJ. Anderson for improving the con-
ditions OF the poor. The chairman of the
commission is DR.. Charles e. Winslow of
New York.
has been presented with sample of rock
the Island Of Bermuda. The deep Dor
ing is the work OF the Princess Hotel
Company, to obtain water OF volcanic
origin, as the present supply OF cistern
water used there is inadequate. The
deep boring will give interesting infor-
nation concerning the geology OF that
island.
Westminster Abbey has been at last
thoroughly electrically lighted.