Evening star., 1925-04-26
FAMED SCIENTISTS
WILL GATHER HERE
GeophySicaI Union and
Academy of Science Meet
This Week.

Nearly two score prominent scien-
lists of Washington will speak at the
annual meeting of the American
GeophysicaI Union. which convenes
here for a two-day session Thursday
and Friday, at the building of the
National Academy of Sciences and
National Research Council.
This will be the second conclave of
scientists here this week the Ma
tional Academy of Sciences, to be
convened tomorrow. bringing many
outstanding scientists from over the
Nation to read papers on many sub
iects.
Many of the local members of the
Geophysical Union are also members
of the Academy of Sciences. The
union is a part of the National Re-
search Council and is the co-ordinat-
ing American unit of the Interna-
tionaI Geods1ic and Geophysical
Union.
Local Scientists Interested.
II. 6. Washington of this city is
general vice chairman OF the Ameri-
can Geophysical Union and William
Bowie is secretary. Four of the six
chairmen of divisions of the field Of
science are local men: r. l.. Faris,
G. j. Abbot. Louis A. Bauer and n.
II. Heck. OF the II vice chairmen
of these divisions and the secretaries.
all but one are local scientists. They
are L. H. Adams, II. II. Kimball. n.
II. Heck, w. J. Peters, \. l.. Bowen,
William Bowie. ID. l.. Hazard, A. j.
Henry, j. A. Fleming, G. I. Rude
and Il. l.. Sosman.
The general meeting of the union
will be held from 2:3O to $50 o'clock
Friday. At this session, a report of
the Madrid meeting will be made, to-
nf q a n
all scientific divisions. fixing of the
budget and election of secretary TO
the union. The session will be con
Quoted by Harry Fielding Reid of
Baltimore, general chairman.
List of Papers.
On Friday morning, the section of
Geodesy viii be called by its chair
man. Capt. r. L. Faris. Following
election of a vice president to sue
ceed the late Prof John f. Hayford
election of a new secretary and other
business. reports will be made by the
following, all of whom are Washing
ton men:
Dr. William Bowie. THE Madrid
Meeting of the Section of Geodesy of
the international Geodetic and Geo
physical Union. Held in September
and October. 1924: DR.. Arthur l..
lation and Leveling in SeismologioAl
Investigations" DIR. J. G. Hammond.
The National Time Services of the
World: DR.. Fred E. Wright. "Instru-
ments for Determining the Value of
Gravity; DR.. l.. V. Judson, Geo.
detic Instruments From the View.
point of the Physicist: Mai c. Y.
Hodgson, The Networks of Precise
Triangulation and Leveling of North
America With Special Reference to
their use in Topographic Mapping:
Henry G.. Ayers. Precise LeVeling":
W. +. Reynolds Precise Triangula-
ton and Traverse" c. II. Swick. Geo
detic Astronomy and Gravity: W. ID.
Lambert. Variation OF Latitude;
o. :. Adams, Projections for Maps"
Talk of Earthquakes.
The seismology section meets at
2:30 O'Clock on Thursday and will
hear scientific papers by Dr. Reid on
THE Interpretation of the Seismo-
gram" and on "Seismology at the
Madrid Meeting" Three local men
who will participate in this meeting
are Arthur l.. Day, who will discuss
Progress in California Earthquakes
Investigations" n. H. Heck, The
Seismological Work of the United
States Coast and Geodetic Survey"
and Rev. DR.. Francis A. Torndorf
Enhancing the Value of the Seismo
gram"
The meteorology section will be
called into session at $50 o'clock on
Friday. Following report on the
Madrid meeting by H. II. kimball.
papers will be given by the follow
ing Washington scientists: W. j.
Humphreys, "Details of Method
for Obtaining Samples Of Air
From Great Attitudes: r.. Il. Cal
vert. The Possibility of Broad
casting Meteorological Observations
From the Pacific and Japan in Eu-
rope Through the Cooperation of
France and the United States; w.
X. Gregg. Meteorological Observa
tions by Airplanes": c. +. Marvin.
"A Form of Simplifed Calendar; A
J. Henry. principles on Which
Weather Forecasts for the United
States Are Based, an Illustra tive EX-
ample" and DIR. H. II. Clayton Of
Massachusetts. on The Influence Of