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Proceedings of the Stated Meeting, held Wednesday, March 18, 1885
Proceedings, e~c.
336
Franklin
[Jour. Frank Inst.,
Institute.
[Proceedings of the Stated ~[eeting, held Wednesday, March 18, 1885.] H A L L OF THE INSTITUTE, M a r c h 18, 1885. WILLIA3[ P.
TATI-IAYI,P r e s i d e n t , i n t h e c h a i r .
P r e s e n t - - 2 6 0 m e m b e r s a n d 105 visitors. T h e m i n u t e s of t h e last m e e t i n g were r e a d a n d a p p r o v e d . T h e election of e l e v e n n e w m e m b e r s was r e p o r t e d s i n c e t h e last m e e t i n g of the Board. 'l'lm p a p e r for t h e e v e n i n g w a s read b y Mr. F r e d e r i c k E . Ives, of P h i l a ~ d e l p h i a , s u b j e c t : " I s o c h r o m a t i c P h o t o g r a p h y , " i n W h i c h t h e a u t h o r pres e n t e d h i s c l a i m s to p r i o r i t y i n t h e d i s c o v e r y a n d a n n o u n c e m e n t of a p r a c t i c a l p r o c e d u r e of p r o d u c i n g p h o t o g r a p h i c plates w h i c h are e q u a l l y s e n s i t i v e to e v e r y p a r t of t h e v i s i b l e s p e c t r u m , a n d b y w h i c h h e succeeded, as e a r l y as 1879, i n p r o d u c i n g p i c t u r e s w M c h b r o u g h t o u t t h e full v a l u e s of all t h o s e colors w h i c h p h o t o g r a p h too d a r k b y t h e o r d i n a r y m e t h o d s . Mr. I v e s ' p a p e r h a s been r e f e r r e d to t h e C o m m i t t e e on P u b l i c a t i o n . Prof. E d w i n J . H o u s t o n , b y request, g a v e a h i s t o r i c a l s u m m a r y of,¢~o s u b j e c t of a u t o g r a p h i c or fac-simile t e l e g r a p h y , w i t h especial referend[ t h e r e c e n t a d v a n c e s i n t h i s d i r e c t i o n a c c o m p l i s h e d b y Mr. P a t r i c k D e l a n y , of N e w Y o r k . T h e s p e a k e r e x h i b i t e d a n u m b e r of s p e c i m e n s i l l u s t r a t i n g Mr. D e l a n y ' s m e t h o d of fac-simile t r a n s m i s s i o n . Prof. H o u s t o n ' s r e m a r k s h a v e b e e n r e f e r r e d for p u b l i c a t i o n . T h e S e c r e t a r y ' s r e p o r t e m b r a c e d r e m a r k s o n t h e efforts n o w b e i n g m a d e b y t h e U. S. S i g n a l Officer to utilize t h e b a l l o o n as a n aid in m e t e o r o l o g i c a l r e s e a r c h ; o n t h e f u t u r e of t h e glass i n d u s t r y i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s ; a n d on t h e p r o g r e s s m a d e i n t h e p r e p a r a t i o n s for t h e f o r t h c o m i n g " N o v e l t i e s " E x h i b i t i o n to be h e h t u n d e r t h e d i r e c t i o n of t h e I n s t i t u t e i n t h e a u t u m n of t h e p r e s e n t year. The following scientific and mechanical novelties were shown and d e s c r i b e d : on b e h a l f of Jas. W . Q u e e n & Co., of P h i l a d e l p h i a , l a r y n g o scopes, otoscopes a n d o p h t h a h n o s c o p e s for s u r g i c a l uses, s u p p l i e d w i t h m i n u t e E d i s o n i n c a n d e s c e n t l a m p s ; o n b e h a l f of J . C. F i n n & Co., of P h i l a d e l p h i a , s p e c i m e n s of n e w n m t e r i a l s for w a l l c o v e r i n g s , etc. ; W m . W a l t e r s ' d e s i g n for city s u b w a y s ; J . M. ~ V i l l i a m s o n ' s i m p r o v e m e h t i n v e h i c l e wheels, a n d W . B . E l t o n h c a d ' s i m p r o v e d n u t - l o c k . T h e S e c r e t a r y e x h i b i t e d a series of p h o t o g r a p h i c v i e w s i l l u s t r a t i n g a n u m b e r of t h e m o r e n o t e w o r t h y objects of i n t e r e s t i n t h e W o r l d ' s F a i r at N e w Orleans. T h e s e v i e w s w e r e l o a n e d for t h e p u r p o s e b y Mr. E d w a r d L . W i l s o n , of P h i l a d e l p h i a . M r . Thos. S h a w spoke, in v e r y COml)limentary t e r m s , of t h e s e r v i c e s of M r . D. S. HOL~[AN, u n t i l l a t e l y A c t u a r y of t h e I n s t i t u t e ; a n d , i n c o n c l u sion, m o v e d t h a t t h e t h a n k s of t h e I n s l i t u t e be t e n d e r e d to Mr. H o l m a n . T h e m o t i o n w a s n u m e r o u s l y seconded, a n d , o n b e i n g p u t to vote, w a s unanimously adopted. Adjourned. WM. H . W A H L , Secretary.
336
Franklin
[Jour. Frank Inst.,
Institute.
[Proceedings of the Stated ~[eeting, held Wednesday, March 18, 1885.] H A L L OF THE INSTITUTE, M a r c h 18, 1885. WILLIA3[ P.
TATI-IAYI,P r e s i d e n t , i n t h e c h a i r .
P r e s e n t - - 2 6 0 m e m b e r s a n d 105 visitors. T h e m i n u t e s of t h e last m e e t i n g were r e a d a n d a p p r o v e d . T h e election of e l e v e n n e w m e m b e r s was r e p o r t e d s i n c e t h e last m e e t i n g of the Board. 'l'lm p a p e r for t h e e v e n i n g w a s read b y Mr. F r e d e r i c k E . Ives, of P h i l a ~ d e l p h i a , s u b j e c t : " I s o c h r o m a t i c P h o t o g r a p h y , " i n W h i c h t h e a u t h o r pres e n t e d h i s c l a i m s to p r i o r i t y i n t h e d i s c o v e r y a n d a n n o u n c e m e n t of a p r a c t i c a l p r o c e d u r e of p r o d u c i n g p h o t o g r a p h i c plates w h i c h are e q u a l l y s e n s i t i v e to e v e r y p a r t of t h e v i s i b l e s p e c t r u m , a n d b y w h i c h h e succeeded, as e a r l y as 1879, i n p r o d u c i n g p i c t u r e s w M c h b r o u g h t o u t t h e full v a l u e s of all t h o s e colors w h i c h p h o t o g r a p h too d a r k b y t h e o r d i n a r y m e t h o d s . Mr. I v e s ' p a p e r h a s been r e f e r r e d to t h e C o m m i t t e e on P u b l i c a t i o n . Prof. E d w i n J . H o u s t o n , b y request, g a v e a h i s t o r i c a l s u m m a r y of,¢~o s u b j e c t of a u t o g r a p h i c or fac-simile t e l e g r a p h y , w i t h especial referend[ t h e r e c e n t a d v a n c e s i n t h i s d i r e c t i o n a c c o m p l i s h e d b y Mr. P a t r i c k D e l a n y , of N e w Y o r k . T h e s p e a k e r e x h i b i t e d a n u m b e r of s p e c i m e n s i l l u s t r a t i n g Mr. D e l a n y ' s m e t h o d of fac-simile t r a n s m i s s i o n . Prof. H o u s t o n ' s r e m a r k s h a v e b e e n r e f e r r e d for p u b l i c a t i o n . T h e S e c r e t a r y ' s r e p o r t e m b r a c e d r e m a r k s o n t h e efforts n o w b e i n g m a d e b y t h e U. S. S i g n a l Officer to utilize t h e b a l l o o n as a n aid in m e t e o r o l o g i c a l r e s e a r c h ; o n t h e f u t u r e of t h e glass i n d u s t r y i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s ; a n d on t h e p r o g r e s s m a d e i n t h e p r e p a r a t i o n s for t h e f o r t h c o m i n g " N o v e l t i e s " E x h i b i t i o n to be h e h t u n d e r t h e d i r e c t i o n of t h e I n s t i t u t e i n t h e a u t u m n of t h e p r e s e n t year. The following scientific and mechanical novelties were shown and d e s c r i b e d : on b e h a l f of Jas. W . Q u e e n & Co., of P h i l a d e l p h i a , l a r y n g o scopes, otoscopes a n d o p h t h a h n o s c o p e s for s u r g i c a l uses, s u p p l i e d w i t h m i n u t e E d i s o n i n c a n d e s c e n t l a m p s ; o n b e h a l f of J . C. F i n n & Co., of P h i l a d e l p h i a , s p e c i m e n s of n e w n m t e r i a l s for w a l l c o v e r i n g s , etc. ; W m . W a l t e r s ' d e s i g n for city s u b w a y s ; J . M. ~ V i l l i a m s o n ' s i m p r o v e m e h t i n v e h i c l e wheels, a n d W . B . E l t o n h c a d ' s i m p r o v e d n u t - l o c k . T h e S e c r e t a r y e x h i b i t e d a series of p h o t o g r a p h i c v i e w s i l l u s t r a t i n g a n u m b e r of t h e m o r e n o t e w o r t h y objects of i n t e r e s t i n t h e W o r l d ' s F a i r at N e w Orleans. T h e s e v i e w s w e r e l o a n e d for t h e p u r p o s e b y Mr. E d w a r d L . W i l s o n , of P h i l a d e l p h i a . M r . Thos. S h a w spoke, in v e r y COml)limentary t e r m s , of t h e s e r v i c e s of M r . D. S. HOL~[AN, u n t i l l a t e l y A c t u a r y of t h e I n s t i t u t e ; a n d , i n c o n c l u sion, m o v e d t h a t t h e t h a n k s of t h e I n s l i t u t e be t e n d e r e d to Mr. H o l m a n . T h e m o t i o n w a s n u m e r o u s l y seconded, a n d , o n b e i n g p u t to vote, w a s unanimously adopted. Adjourned. WM. H . W A H L , Secretary.