Object.-Natural history surveys of the country and anthropological and archeological investigations. The most important exploration hitherto undertaken outside of São Paulo is that of the Juruá River, 1900-01. Publications. REVISTA. . . v. I-VI. São Paulo, 1895-1904. 8°. Price: 10 marks per vol. Distribution.-Exchange. On sale by R. Friedländer u. Sohn, Berlin. Sociedade de Ethnographia e Civilisação dos Indios. Address.-Rua Marechal Deodoro, 1, São Paulo. Object-Study of the language and customs of the aborigines of Brazil, and missionary propaganda among them. Publications. Revista... no. I, 1901. No more had been published up to Mar. 1904, although it was the intention of the society to publish quarterly. Sociedade Scientifica de São Paulo. Address.-Avenida Brigadeiro Luiz Antonio 12, São Paulo. Object-Promotion, development and popularization of the study of the sciences with a view to the national progress; promotion of scientific excursions, with descriptions of their results and accounts of observations made; founding of a museum and library; study of scientific bibliography. Meetings-Fortnightly on Saturdays. Membership-32 founders and 58 active (monthly dues, 5$000); 36 corresponding. Publications. REVISTA... no. 1-4. São Paulo, 1905-06. 8°. Paged continuously. Relatorio da directoria, 1903-04. São Paulo, 1904. 8°. Distribution-Exchange. BRITISH GUIANA. GEORGETOWN. Royal Agricultural and Commercial Society of British Guiana. History.-Founded in 1844 as Agricultural and Commercial Society of British Guiana; present name since 1845; incorporated in 1866. Maintains an exchange room, a reading room, a museum and library. Ref.: The first two years of the Society, by James Rodway. (In Timehri, n. s., v. 7, 1893. Also separate.) Object.-To improve and encourage the agriculture of the colony and every branch of industry, whereby the resources of the colony are likely to be developed and increased, and to collect and disseminate useful information on such subjects. Meetings.-Monthly in the reading room of the society. Membership.—133 resident (annual dues, $10); 38 non-resident (annual dues, $8); 220 associates (annual dues, $5); 29 lady subscribers (annual dues, $5); 20 honorary. Publications. TIMEHRI: being the Journal of the Royal agricultural and commercial society of British Guiana. v. 1-5, 1882-86. Demerara, 1882-86. 8°. -new ser. V. 1-12, 1887-1898/99. Demerara, 1887-[1900]. 8°. Contains proceedings and papers on natural science, local history, anthropology, agriculture and social subjects. Title varies slightly. V. I- new ser. v. II (1882-97), published semi-annually (June and Dec.); new ser. v. 12, in two parts covering the years 1898-99. Price: 96c. per part (several o. p.). Continued as: JOURNAL. 1900-02. Demerara, 1901-03. 8°. y. Contains proceedings only. Price: 60c. per part. Catalogues of the library, prize essays, exhibition catalogues, etc. Distribution.-Exchange. On sale by the society. CHILE. SANTIAGO. Asociación de Educación Nacional. Address.-San Diego núm. 1547, Santiago de Chile. Publications. REVISTA... año I, jul. 1905-jun. 1906. Santiago de Chile. 4°. m. Price: 3 pesos per annum; single numbers 0.30 pesos. On sale at the above address. Deutscher Wissenschaftlicher Verein. (Sociedad Científica Alemana.) Address.-Santiago de Chile. (Casilla 1050.) History.-Founded in 1885. Ref.: Verhandlungen . . . I. Bd., 6. Heft, 1888. Object-Regular assemblage of persons interested in science, for interchange of ideas and opinions. Meetings.-Fortnightly on Wednesdays. Membership-69 active; 4 honorary. Dues according to needs of society. VERHANDLUNGEN des Deutschen wissenschaftlichen Vereins. Bd. I-IV, Index to v. 1-4 in v. 4. Distribution-Exchange. Instituto de Injenieros de Chile. Address-Calle Huérfanos núm. 1072, Santiago de Chile. (Casilla 487.) History-Founded in 1888 as Instituto de Injenieros; united with the Sociedad de Injenieria and formally constituted under the present name Jan. 1, 1901, in accordance with act of incorporation of Dec. 1900. Object-To promote theoretical and practical knowledge of the science and art of engineering. Meetings-Ordinary meetings at least once a month; annual meeting in Sept. Membership—221 active (entrance fee, $30; annual dues, $36); 25 associate (entrance fee, $30; annual dues, $18); 5 honorary; 21 foreign corresponding; I perpetual. Publications. Anales del Instituto de injenieros. t. I-XVIII; XIX, entr. 1 (i. e. núm. 1-120), 1888-1900. Santiago de Chile, 1889-1901. 4°. Issued irregularly to Dec. 1891, monthly from Jan. 1892; forming 2 vols. a year in 1802, 1805-1000. t. I has title Anales del Instituto de ingenieros de Santiago de Chile. Paging continuous in v. 1-3, v. 5-6, v. 9-10, V. 12-13, v. 15-16, v. 17-18. Publ: Boletin. .. n. 1-4, 1804-98 Santiago de Chile, 1896-99. 8°. Indices alfabéticos de autores i de materias, t. I-X (Santiago, 1897); issued with t. 10. Índice general de las materias publicadas en los tomos I-XVIII inclusive. Santiago de Chile, 1902. 4°. Prices: $2.50 per annum; single numbers, $0.25. Continued as: ANALES del Instituto de injenieros de Chile. t. I-VI, 1901-06. Santiago de Chile, 1901-06. 4°. m. Prices: $15 per annum; single numbers, $1.25. Distribution.-Exchange with publications of similar character. On sale at the office of administration, above address. Museo Nacional. Address.-Santiago de Chile. (Casilla 787.) Director: Federico Philippi. History.-Founded in 1830 as a natural history collection under the direction of the French naturalist, Claude Gay. After the departure of Gay from Chile in 1842, the museum was closed until 1853, when Dr. R. A. Philippi was named director, continuing in this position until 1897, when the administration passed into the hands of his son, the present director. The museum is situated in the Quinta Normal, occupying part of the building erected for the International Exposition of 1875. It comprises sections of zoology, botany, entomology, mineralogy, geology and paleontology, and ethnology. It has also a library. Ref.: Das Nationalmuseum in Santiago de Chile, von Dr. L. Darapsky. (In Verhandlungen des Deutschen wissenschaftlichen Vereins zu Santiago. 5. Heft. 1887.) Publications. ANALES... entrega 1-17. Santiago de Chile, 1891-1905. fol. no. 1-7, 12-15, memoirs in zoology; no. 8, 9 and 17, in botany; no. 10, in mineralogy; no. 11, in ethnography; no. 16, La Isla de La Mocha, a general scientific survey. Papers published also in Anales de la Universidad de Chile. Distribution.-Exchange. Not for sale. Sociedad Científica de Chile. (Société scientifique du Chili.) History.-Founded in 1891 by a group of Frenchmen as Société scientifique du Chili, which name is still used in the title of the publications. In 1896, when the statutes were first printed in Spanish, which thus became the official language, the name of the society became by translation Sociedad científica de Chile. It is at present directed by Chilians, has members of all nationalities, and receives a subvention from the government. Object-The progress of all branches of pure and applied science; and in particular the scientific study of Chile and of South America. Meetings-1st and 3d Mondays of each month, at Pasaje Balmaceda 4; meetings of the council of administration on the alternate Mondays. The society also holds congresses at various places in Chile (at first annually, now at longer intervals either in conjunction with the other scientific societies of the country or alone. (See list on cover of Actes.) Membership—54 active (entrance fee, 30 piastres; annual dues, 32 piastres); 2 life (320 piastres); 2 benefactors (1,000 piastres); 1 donor (200 piastres); 5 founders; 33 corresponding; 16 honorary. Publications. ACTES de la Société scientifique du Chili (Actas de la Sociedad científica de Chile). t. I-XIV. Santiago, 1892-1904. 4°. bi-m., 5 nos. in a vol Spanish title added from t. 6, 1896. Prices: 32 piastres a year in Chile; 20 fr. in foreign countries. t. I, 0. p. Distribution.-Exchange. On sale by the society. Sociedad de Fomento Fabril. Address.-Moneda 759, Santiago de Chile. (Casilla 44D.) Object-Promotion of the manufacturing industry and the manual arts of the country. For this purpose it maintains technical schools, a board of immigration and an industrial museum, publishes a monthly bulletin and makes reports upon questions submitted to it by the Government and Congress. Meetings-General assembly in Jan. of each year; administrative council meets every Wednesday. Membership-1,054 active (annual dues, 10 pesos); 16 corresponding. BOLETÍN de la Sociedad de fomento fabril. t. I-XXIII, 1884-1906. San- Prices: $6 m. n. per annum for Chile; $8 de 18 peniques, for foreign countries. Boletín de la estadística industrial de la República de Chile, 1894-1895. Establecimientos de enseñanza técnica i profesional de Chile. Informe Catálogo de la Esposición permanente y Museo industrial de la Socie- Also reports on patent legislation and reprints from the Boletín. Sociedad Nacional de Minería. Address-Calle de la Moneda 759, Santiago de Chile. (Casilla 1807.) History.-Founded in 1883. The society maintains a mineralogical museum and a chemical laboratory for the assaying and analysis of minerals. |