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I. MATHEMATICS.
Some Remarks on the use and interpretation of particular integrals which
"satisfy" general differential equations expressive of dynamic problems,
in cases where general integration is impossible. Suggested by Laplace's
dynamic Theory of the Tides. By J. G. BARNARD
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II. PHYSICS.
Experiments on the Gyration of Liquid Masses in Rotation. By J. W. Os-
BORNE. Illustrated
Determinations of Subjective Temperature. By J. W. OSBORNE. Illustrated
The Accurate Graduation of Thermometers by Comparison. By J. W. Os.
Description of a Tide Gauge for use in cold climates. By J. M. BATCHELDER
III. TITLES
Of Papers read in the Section but not printed, including those in Subsection
of Microscopy
Contributions to the Chemistry of Hydrogen. By A. R. LEEDS
Upon the Reduction of Silver at ordinary temperatures in the presence of
Free Nitric Acid. By A. R. LEEDS
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On the Relations of Structure, Density and Chemical Composition in Steel. By J. W. LANGLEY
On a Silicious Deposit from the Interior of a Hollow Mass of Limonite, with
Observations on the Molecular Movements of Finely Divided Matter. By
N. T. LUPTON
On the Chemical Composition of a Saline Eflorescence occurring at Goat
Island. By E. W. MORLEY
V. TITLES
Of Papers read in the Subsection but not printed
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SECTION B. NATURAL HISTORY.
Address of E. S. MORSE, Vice President
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I. GENERAL BIOLOGY.
On a Provisional Hypothesis of Pangenesis. By W. K. BROOKS
On the Plastidule Hypothesis. By LOUIS ELSBERG
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187
On a Variation in the Colors of Animals. By S. W. GARMAN
II. GEOLOGY.
On the History of the Crystalline Stratified Rocks. By T. STERRY HUNT
Geology of Eastern Pennsylvania. By T. STERRY HUNT
On the Origin of Mineral Veins. By CHARLES WHITTLESEY
On the Origin of Kames or Eskers in New Hampshire. By WARREN UPHAM
Glacial or Ice Deposits in Boone County, Kentucky, of two distinct and widely
distant periods. By GEORGE SUTTON
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216
New facts relating to Eozoon Canadense. By J. W. DAWSON
On some Unexplained Phenomena in the Geyser Basins of the Yellowstone
National Park. By THEO. B. COMSTOCK
The "Two Ocean Water."- The Union of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in
the Rocky Mountains. By THEO. B. COMSTOCK
On the Post-glacial History of Sequoia gigantea. By JOHN MUIR
On Self-fertilization and Cross-fertilization in flowers. By THOMAS MEEHAN
Graft Hybrids. By THOMAS MEEHAN
IV. ZOOLOGY.
A preliminary note on Menopoma alleghaniense of Harlan. By AUG. R.
GROTE
On the Brains of some Fish-like Vertebrates. By BURT G. WILDER. Illus-
trated
On the Serrated Appendages of the Throat of Amia. By BURT G. WILDER.
Illustrated
On the Tail of Amia. By BURT G. WILDER. Illustrated
A brief comparison of the Butterfly faunas of Europe and Eastern North
America, with hints concerning the derivation of the latter. By SAMUEL
H. SCUDDER
On an Extensile penetrating Organ in a Gamasid Mite. By CHAS. V. RILEY.
On the Curious Egg Mass of Corydalus cornutus (Linn.), and on the Eggs
that have hitherto been referred to that Species. By CHAS. V. RILEY.
Biological Notes on the Army Worm (Leucania unipuncta Haw.). By CHAS.
V. RILEY. Illustrated
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VI. PERMANENT SUBSECTION OF ANTHROPOLOGY.
Greek and Etruscan Art in Jewellery and its revival. By ALESSANDRO
CASTELLANI
The Antiquities of Porto Rico. By O. T. MASON
Peculiarities of the Femora from tumuli in Michigan. By HENRY GILLMAN
Some Observations on the Orbits of the Mound Crania. By HENRY GILLMAN
Investigation of the Burial Mound at Fort Wayne, on the Detroit River, Mich-
igan. By HENRY GILLMAN
On some Fragments of Pottery from Vermont. By GEO. H. PERKINS
The Mood of the Verb in Conditional Clauses. By I. B. CHOATE
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BUFFALO MEETING.
PRESIDENT.
WILLIAM B. ROGERS, of Boston.
VICE PRESIDENT, Section A.
CHARLES A. YOUNG, of Hanover.
VICE PRESIDENT, Section B.
EDWARD S. MORSE, of Salem.
CHAIRMAN OF PERMANENT SUBSECTION OF CHEMISTRY.
GEORGE F. BARKER, of Philadelphia.
CHAIRMAN OF PERMANENT SUBSECTION OF MICROSCOPY.
R. H. WARD, of Troy.
CHAIRMAN OF PERMANENT SUBSECTION OF ANTHROPOLOGY.
LEWIS H. MORGAN, of Rochester.
PERMANENT SECRETARY.
FREDERICK W. PUTNAM, of Salem.
GENERAL SECRETARY.
THOMAS C. MENDENHALL, of Columbus.
SECRETARY of Section A.
ARTHUR W. WRIGHT, of New Haven.
SECRETARY of Section B.
ALBERT H. TUTTLE, of Columbus.
TREASURER.
WILLIAM S. VAUX,* of Philadelphia.
STANDING COMMITTEE.
Past Presidents.-JOSEPH HENRY, of Washington; BENJAMIN PEIRCE,* of
Cambridge; JAMES D. DANA,* of New Haven; JAMES HALL, of Albany;
ALEXIS CASWELL,* of Providence; STEPHEN ALEXANDER,* of Princeton;
ISAAC LEA,* of Philadelphia; F. A. P. BARNARD, of New York; J. S.
NEWBERRY, of New York; B. A. GOULD,* of Boston; T. STERRY HUNT,
of Boston; ASA GRAY,* of Cambridge; J. LAWRENCE SMITTI,* of Louisville;
JOSEPH LOVERING, of Cambridge; JOHN L. LECONTE, of Philadelphia.
Officers of the Preceding Meeting.-J. E. HILGARD, of Washington; H. A.
NEWTON, of New Haven; J. W. DAWSON,* of Montreal; S. H. SCUDDER, of Cambridge; S. P. LANGLEY, of Allegheny.
The President, Vice Presidents, Secretaries and Treasurer of the Meeting. From the Association at large. - GEORGE F. BARKER, of Philadelphia;
LEWIS H. MORGAN, of Rochester; SIMON NEWCOMB, of Washington; A.
R. GROTE, of Buffalo; ALEX. WINCHELL, of Nashville; F. W. CLARKE,
of Cincinnati.
*Not present.
SECTION A.
MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY
CHARLES A. YOUNG, of Hanover, Vice Presiden
ARTHUR W. WRIGHT, of New Haven, Secretary.
SECTIONAL COMMITTEE.
H. T. EDDY, of Cincinnati; SIMON NEWCOMB, of Washington
NOMINATING COMMITTEE.
E. N. HORSFORD, of Cambridge; N. T. LUPTON, of Nashville
S. A. LATTIMORE, of Rochester; H. B. NASON, of Troy.
PERMANENT SUBSECTION C.
CHEMISTRY.
GEORGE F. BARKER, of Philadelphia, Chairman.
H. C. BOLTON, of New York, Secretary.
PERMANENT SUBSECTION E.
MICROSCOPY.
R. H. WARD, of Troy, Chairman.
E. W. MORLEY, of Hudson, Secretary.
SECTION B.
GEOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY.
EDWARD S. MORSE, of Salem, Vice President.
ALBERT H. TUTTLE, of Columbus, Secretary.
WM. H. DALL, of Washington; BURT G. WILDER, of Ithaca; J. G. MORRIS, of Baltimore.
GEORGE LITTLE of Atlanta; J. R. WALKER, of New Orleans.
H. WHEATLAND, of Salem; W. C. KERR, of Raleigh;
PERMANENT SUBSECTION D.
ANTHROPOLOGY.
LEWIS H. MORGAN, of Rochester, Chairman.
O. T. MASON, of Washington, Secretary.
SUBSECTION F.
GEOLOGY.
E. T. Cox, of Indianapolis, Chairman.
THEO. B. COMSTOCK, of Ithaca, Secretary.