The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
ROME To BE SCENE
OF SCIENCE MEETINGS.

Rome will soon be the center ofI
international scientific activity due
to the assembling Of many dele
gates to the meetings OF the In
ternational Astronomical Union and
the International Union OF Geodesy
and Geophysics beginning May .. 4
Reform OF the calendar is one OF
the important matters on the
sgenda Of the astronomers. whil<
the establishment OF a great funN
damental longitude ret OF the
world will be discussed by the
geodesists. European survey offi
cials will also discuss the conbina
aion and junction Of the trianEu-
lation system os various European NJ
countries with a view 20 all the
countries OF thac continent using
the same map hass as do Canadl.
the United States and MeV'cp.
Utilizing volcanic heat as a source
of power. as is being done at Lade-
relic. Tuscany, is a proiec: that
will be discussed by the volcano
logists. This wouli be undertake.
by the sinking 10 bore h..l"s in
regions of volcsnoes and hot
springs. Hope il entertained also
for international cooperation in
obtaining news OF vo,cnnic e-ur-
tions.
What the upper layers OF the at
mosphere OF the earth Is composed
of at a height OF a5ou: twelve a-d
one-half miles IS To be disCussad
by the meteor roiog,sts Further
Investigations are TO be planned as
some Investigators declare that the
extreme layers are composed Of
hydrogen, while others say IL IS
helium, and still others believ I
that IL is geocoronium.
The following delegates from the
United States to the International
Astronomical Union have sailed
for Rome: DIR. r. q. Aitken. Lick
Observatory; DR.. c. E. St John and
Prof. +. II. Seares. Mount Wilson
Observatory; Or. II. u. Curtis. di-
rector Of the Allegheny Observa-
tory: DR.. o. J. Lee, Yerkes Obser-
vatory: Prof. II. n. Russell. Prince
ton University; Prof. John A. Mil
Ter. Swarthmore College: Trof
Frank Schlesinger. Yale University ;
Prof. Edward Kasner. Columbia
University: Dr. Harlow ShapIey.
director OF tho Harvard College
Observatory. Dr. Prank r. LittcIi.
Of the L. S. Naval Observatory wi.
be the official representative OF the
U. s. government.
Those who will attend the meet
ings Of the International Union -
Geodesy and Geophysics include:
DR.. L. A. Bauer. director OF the de-
of the Carnegie Institution ~
partment OF terrestrial magnetism
Washington; DR.. william Bowie.
chief division of geodesy. L. s.
Coast and Geodetic Survey: Prof.
II. F. Read, Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity; DR.. II. II. Kimbsll, L. g.
Weather Bureau; DR.. C. w. Little
hales, U. s. photographic office.
DR.. II. S. washington, Carnegie
Institution Of Washington. About
twenty-five countries will be rep
resented at these meetings.
The organizations that are meet
ing at Rome were formed in 1919
TO take the place OF the Interna-
tional scientific bodies which eX-
listed prior TO the war. The new
parent organization is the Iuterna-
tional Research Council, under the
rules OF which were founded sepa-
rate unions OF different sciences.
among these being the Interns-
tional Astronomical Union and the
International Union Of Geodesy
and Geophysics. Since the pre-
vious meeting OF the Astronomical
Union Of 1913 at Brussels was de-
voted largely TO organization and
statutes. the meeting this year at
Rome win be principally on scien-
tific matters.