Word: plants
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...will be that of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which includes the affiliated societies known as the American Morphological Society, the Association of American. Anatomists, the American Physiological Society, the American Psychological Society, the American Folk Lore Society, the Society of American Naturalists, the Society of Plant Morphology, and the Association of Anthropology. Dr. Sargent will read a paper on "The Relation of the Cephalic Index of Harvard students to Weight, Height, and Strength...
Mayor Quincy will lecture on December 13 in the Lecture Room of the Fogg Museum on Boston municipal improvements; the public gymnasium, printing plant, bath-house, etc. The lecture will be illustrated by stereopticon views...
...second annual report of the Astronomical Observatory for the year ending September 30, 1897, shows that the strongest feature of the department in comparison with other observatories is the large endowment for current expenses, which makes it possible to undertake and carry to completion extensive investigations. As regards permanent plant, however, the Observatory falls far behind not only observatories of the first rank, but even those of the second class. The photographic plates are housed in a modern brick building, but the other buildings are all old wooden structures, liable to destruction by fire, together with the instruments, manuscripts...
JOSIAH ROYCE.ENGINEERING 11A.- A visit will be made this (Wednesday) afternoon to the factory of Messrs. Curtis Davis and Co., 184 Broadway, Cambridgeport, where the steam plant will be inspected. Assemble at the factory...
NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Botanical Section.- Meeting tonight at 7.30 at 58 Hastings. Mr. Fernald will speak upon "Plant Distribution in the Middle Penobscot Valley." Members of the University desiring to become members of the society are invited to be present...