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Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection I NNO( T TO BE PHOTOCOPIED Rochester Public Library Reference Book Not for Circulation Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection Printers: THE JOHN P. SMITH PRINTING HOUSE, Rochester, N. Y Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection PROCEEDINGS n OF THE ROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE,^^, % VOLUME 1. JANUARY, 1889, TO JUNE, 1891. ROCHESTER, N. Y. PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY 1891. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection OFFICERS OF THE ACADEMY 1891. President, HERMAN LEROY FAIRCHILD First Vice-President, ALBERT L. AREY. Second Vice-President, EUGENE WHITNEY. Secretary, FRANK L. BAKER. Corresponding; Secretary, GEORGE \V. RAFTER. Treasurer, EDWIN E. HOWELL. Librarian, MARY E. MACAULEY. FLORENCE BECKWITH, JOHN M. DAVISON, M. L. MALLORY, Councillors, < H. L. PRESTON, J. L. ROSEBOOM, WILLIAM STREETER. Curators : - FLORENCE BECKWITH, in Botany. CHARLES W. DODGE, in Biology. JOHN WALTON, in Conchology. GEORGE H. ASHLEY, in Geology. Publication Committee : H. L. FAIRCHILD, FRANK L. BAKER, GEORGE W. RAFTER, M. L. MALLORY (IV) Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection J, 1^1-7 TABLE OF CONTENTS. VOLUME 1. BUSINESS PROCEEDINGS. PAGE. Accessions to the Library 119 Changes in Rules i, 2-11, 12, 152, 173 Election of Curators 173 Election of Fellows 13, 15, 56, 64, 104, 146 Election of Members. ..13, 15, 17, 18, 24, 25, 34, 54, 56, 104, 105, T52, 173. 177 Election of Honorary and Corresponding Members 55, 173 Election of Officers 1, 12, 14, 32, 129 Reports : Committees 1, 2, 14, 15 Corresponding Secretary 118 Council 13, 15, 17, 18, 24, 25, 33, 34, 54, 56, 64, 101. 104, 105, 146, 152, 172, 175, 177 Librarian , . 119 Secretary 25, 118 Sections • - • • , 26, 119 Treasurer 26, 119 Membership, December, 1891 207 Minutes of Meetings : Annual Meetings 1, 25, 117 Business Meetings (Same as Reports of Council). .. 1, 1.1 Special Meetings 2, t r, 12, r 77 Stated Meetings 1, n, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 24, 25, 32, 33, 44, 54. 55- 56, 57- 63, 64, 1°', I03. lo4, 105, 117, 137, 146, 151, 152, 172, 174, 175, 177, 181 Miscellaneous .'... 1, 12, 13, 15, 1.7,33,34,56,64, 104, 146, 152, 153 SCIENTIFIC PROCEEDINGS. Archaeology 12, 106-17, 146-51, 181 Astronomy 15, 16, 32, 64, 137-46 Bacteriology 33 Biology 34~45 Botany 15, 26-8, 44-54, 56, 106-17, r 19-23, 175, 186-97 Geography 103, 151, 153, 177, 181 Geology and Palaeontology 16, 17, 28-32, 55, 64, 102, 103. 105, 123-7, 153, 174, 176, 181, 182-6 (v) £ 318007 1/ Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection vi ROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. '* PAGE. Plvgiene.. 25- 34-44, 65-86 Meteorology.. 16, 18-24, 32, 57-63, 86-100, i73~4 Mineralogy... 16, 117, 177, 178-80, 198-202 Photography J 73 Physics .' 14, 17, 24, 33, 44, 65, 105, 137-46, 151 Physiology 56, >72 Sanitary Engineering r3 Zoology 16, 24, 101, 104, 127-9, I29~37.. '53-72 PAPERS READ BEFORE THE ACADEMY. ALBERT L. AREY, Sympathetic Vibrations (title) 14 New Methods of physical measurement (title) 24 GEORGE H. ASHLEY, A review of Gilbert's " Lake Bonneville " (abstract) 176 W. O. BAILEY, Signal Service methods of predicting weather changes (title) 32 FRANK C. BAKER, Descriptions of new species of Muricidse, with remarks on the apices of certain forms 129 Explorations in Yucatan and Southern Mexico (abstract) 151 Catalogue and synonomy of the recent species of the family Muricidae 153 MARTIN W. COOKE, On the genesis and nature of the rings of Saturn . (title) 64 MRS. C. M. CURTIS, The Nebular Hypothesis (title) 32 ORVILLE A. DERBY, On the separation and study of the heavy accessories of rocks ... 198 JOHN M. DAVISON, Analyses of kamacite, taanite and plessite from the Welland me teoric iron 178 CHARLES WRIGHT DODGE, On Jeffersonia diphylla, and its occurrence near Rochester (abstract) 175 Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection TABLE OF CONTENTS. vii PAGE. HERMAN LEROY FAIRCHILD, Prehistoric Man (title) 12 The geysers and hot springs of Yellowstone National Park, .(title) 17 Methods of animal respiration (title) 56 Coal ; its origin, composition and stratigraphy , (title) 105 Methods of animal locomotion (title) 172 A section of the strata at Rochester, N. Y., as shown by a deep boring 182 H L. FAIRCHILD AND E. E. HOWELL, Geological data of the Otis & Gorsline well (title) 181 CHARLES E. FAIRMAN, The fungi of Western New York 44 CHARLES FORBES, Properties of light in their relation to ortho-chromatic photography, ' (title) 173 G. K. GILBERT, The Niagara River (title) 55 GEORGE H. HARRIS, Root foods of the Seneca Indians 106 Note upon aboriginal implements recently found in Irondequoit.. (abstract) 181 EDWIN E. HOWELL, Description of new meteorites 86 Notice of a new meteorite from Louisa Co., Va 173 EMIL KUICHLING, On the disposal of the east side sewage (title) l3 HENRY C. MAINE, Solar Physics (title) 16 CHARLES N. PRATT, Progress in incandescent electric lighting 1 (title) 33 H. L. PRESTON, Quartz ; the protean mineral (title) 117 Economic minerals of the ancients (title) 177 Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection viii ROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. PAGE. J. E. PUTNAM, Recent advances in telephony (title) 17 GEORGE W. RAFTER, Biological examination of potable water 34 GEORGE W. RAFTER AND M. L. MALLORY, The recent endemic of typhoid fever at Springwater, N. Y., con sidered with special reference to its cause, and the contam ination of the Rochester water supply which might result therefrom 65 J. L. ROSEBOOM, Bacteria in disease (title) S3 ANNA H. SEARING, The life history of some of the fungi (title) 56 C W. SEELYE, A list of the indigenous ferns of the vicinity of Rochester, with notes 186 E. V. STODDARD, The economic aspects of hygiene (title) 25 LEWIS SWIFT, The solar eclipse of January, 1889 (title) 15 M. A. VEEDER, The aurora 18 The forces concerned in the development of storms 57 The zodiacal light 137 CHARLES D. WOLCOTT, A visit to the Grand Canon of Arizona (title) 153 JOHN WALTON, Note on the occurrence of Mesodon Sayii 101 HENRY A. WARD, The sperm whale, and other cetaceans (title) 104 F. W. WARNER, Peru; its people, productions and physical characteristics, .(title) 103 Notes on Mexican archaeology 146 Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection TABLE OF CONTENTS. ix LECTURES OF THE POPULAR LECTURE COURSE, 1891. (Without abstracts.) PAGE. HERMAN LEROY FAIRCHILD, Methods of animal locomotion 172 EDWIN E. HOWELL, Geological exploration of our Western Country 174 ADELBERT CRONISE, Russia : Finland, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Eastern Russia and the Crimea 177 G. K. GILBERT, The Great Basin 181 Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection ROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE. Biological examination of water. Fig. o 36 Fig. 1 ••• 37 Plate 1 facmg 38 Fig. 2 39 Fig. 3 4i Plate 2 facing 42 Fungi of Western New York. Plate 3 facing 48 Plate 4 facing 48 Endemic of typhoid fever. Plate 5 facing 64 Plate 6 facing 72 Plate 7 facing 72 Plate 8 facing 80 Plate 9. facing 80 New meteorites. Welland meteorite 86 Hamilton County Meteorite 88 Plate 10 facing 88 Puquois meteorite ' 90 Section of Puquois meteorite 91 De Cewsville meteorite 92 El Chanaralino meteorite 99 Mesodon Sayii, Figs. 1 and 2 101 Flower and fruit of Arum triphyllum 110 Descriptions of Muricidse. Figs. 5 and 1 130 Figs. 2 and 4 131 Fig. 3 •. • • 132 Plate n facing 132 Table showing periodicity of auroras, plate 12 facing 140 Mexican archaeology. Plate 13 facing 148 Figs. 1-4 149 Fig. 5 150 Minerals of Welland meteorite, plate 14 facing 180 Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. VOLUME I. JANUARY 14, 1889. TENTH ANNUAL MEETING. In the Academy Hall, Reynolds' Arcade. The President, Supt. S. A. ELLIS, in the chair. A special committee, appointed at the previous meeting, to con sider the matter of reorganization of the Society, presented a verbal report, recommending in substance, as follows : That the annual dues of the Society should be increased to five dollars; that the stated meetings should be held twice each month, and that the Society should publish its proceedings. After discussion, the report was adopted. It was voted that a special committee be appointed to revise the Constitution and By-Laws, and to report at a special meeting to be held at the call of the President. The committee was constituted as follows : S. A. Ellis, M. L. Mallory, Jas. E. Whitney, H. L. Fairchild. The election of officers with all business of the annual meeting was postponed until the matter of reorganization should be determined. Adjourned-to meet at the call of the President. i, PKOC. ROCH. ACAD, OF SC, Vol. i, May, :8go. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Serials Collection 2 ROCritS'fEliJAe'A"DEMY„PF''€^IBNCj:. [Feb. 25, F&BRu>Ry/2j; f£$'£. SP'ECJA'L'MEETING.. Called by order of tlfe'Pje.srd'.erir; tfc&r: the purpose of receiving and acting upon the Report of the Committee on Revision of the Rules. The President, Supt. S. A. ELLIS, in the chair. The committee, appointed January 14, to revise the Constitution and By-Laws, submitted the following printed report: To the Rochester Academy of Science : Your committee, charged with the duty of preparing a revision of the Constitution and By-Laws which should incorporate certain provisions, hereby submit their report for your consideration, including a printed copy of the proposed rules.