Memoria para la carta hidrográfica del valle de Mexico, por M. Orozco y Berra. México, 1864. 8°. Also in Boletín, t. 9. Materiales para una cartografía mexicana, por M. Orozco y Berra. Issued also in signatures with Boletín, 2" época, t. 2-3. Historia de la conquista de la provincia de la Nueva-Galicia, escrita por Matías de la Mota Padilla en 1742. México, 1870. 4°. Issued also in signatures with Boletín, 2a época, t. 2-4. Apuntes para un catálogo razonado de las palabras mexicanas introducidas al castellano, por E. Mendoza y C. Carillo. México, 1872. 8°. Issued also with Boletín, 2a época, t. 4. Apuntes sobre Cayo Arenas; por Juan Orozco y Berra. México, Compendio del arte de la lengua mexicana del P. Horacio Carochi . Issued also in Boletín, 4a época, t. 4. Memoria leida . . . por Francisco Fernandez del Castilla. Concordancia entre los calendarios Nahuatl y Romano. México, 1907. 8°. Various minor publications, chiefly reprints from Boletín. Distribution.—Exchange with scientific societies and foreign government departments. Prizes, etc.-Gold and silver medals are awarded to authors of the best works on the geography, statistics and history of Mexico (if considered of sufficient merit). Sociedad Mexicana de Historia Natural. Address.-Museo Nacional, Mexico, D. F. History.-Founded Sept. 6, 1868. Sections: zoology; botany; mineralogy, geology and paleontology; auxiliary sciences; agriculture. Object.-Contributions to knowledge in natural history and the study of all its branches and applications. Meetings. Thursdays, in the Museo Nacional; annual meeting on Jan. 1. Publications. LA NATURALEZA; periódico científico de la Sociedad . . . t. I-VII, Revista científica de Mexico y el extranjero: in t. 4-5 separately paged. t. 6-7 have appendices entitled: Coleccion de documentos para la historia natural de México. México, 1882-84. 2. ser., t. I-III, 1887/90-1897/1903. México, 1891-1903. fol. Price: 1.50 pesos per number. Issued with 2. ser., t. I (cuad. 1-9) and t. 2 are the signatures of the two following publications: Plantæ Nouæ Hispaniæ . Autoribus Martinus Sessé et Joseph Mariannus Mociño. Mexici, 1887. fol. Flora mexicana. Autoribus Martinus Sessé et Josephus Mariannus Informe de la Comisión sobre las aguas potables de México. México, 1869. 4°. Distribution.-Exchange with similar publications. On sale by the society. GUADALAJARA. Escuela de Ingenieros de Guadalajara. Address.-Cerrada de la Compañía 351⁄2, Guadalajara. History.-Established in Jan. 1902 by the engineers composing the Sociedad de Ingenieros de Jalisco (founded 1869). Meteorological observatory established in 1903. Publications. Boletín . . t. I-V, 1902-06. [Guadalajara, 1902-06.] 8°. m. Price: 50 centavos per number. Distribution.-Exchange. On sale by the Secretary. MORELIA.. Museo Michoacano anexo al Colegio de Sn. Nicolás de Hidalgo. History. Established in 1886 in the Colegio de San Nicolás de Hidalgo; removed in 1889 to the Palacio del Gobierno where it remained until 1893 when it was again united with the Colegio de San Nicolás. The museum has the following departments: archeology (particularly Tarascan), ethnology, history, natural history. Ref.: Lijera noticia acerca del origen, progresos y estado actual del Museo michoacano, por N. León. Morelia, 1889. 8°. (Also in Anales, año 3, entr. 1.) Publications. ANALES. . . año 1-4, i. e. marzo 1888-julio 1891. Morelia, 1888-91. 8°. m. (irreg.). No more published. Devoted partly to original research relating to the Tarascan language "Publ.: Informe sobre las especies minerales del estado de Jalisco, por Cárlos F. Laudero. Guadalajara, 1884. 8°. and antiquities, Mexican bibliography, and natural science of Michoacan, and partly to publishing older manuscripts or republishing printed works on the idioms or history of Michoacan. Among the latter are the two following separately paged supplements: Arte y diccionario tarascos por el P. Fr. Juan Bautista de Lagunas, impresos en México el año 1574. Los reimprime por vez primera el doctor Nicolás León. Morelia, 1890. 8°. Half-title: Biblioteca histórico-filológica michoacana. Seccion I.-Filología. no. I. (Issued in Anales, año 1-3.) Americana Thebaida. Vitas patrum de los religiosos hermitaños de nuestro padre San Augustin de la provincia de San Nicolas Tolentino de Michoacán. Dispuesta por el P. Fr. Mathias de Escobar ... La imprime por vez primera el doctor Nicolás León. Morelia, 1890. 8°. Half-title: Biblioteca histórico-filológica michoacana. Seccion II.-Historia. no. 1. (Issued in Anales, año 1-4.) Relación de las ceremonias y ritos y población y gobernación de los Indios de la provincia de Mechuacán, por S. M. G. 1536. Morelia, 1903. 8°. TOLUCA. Instituto Científico y Literario "Porfirio Diaz." Address.-Avenida de los Constituyentes, Toluca. History. An educational institution founded Mar. 3, 1828, in Tlalpam as Instituto Literario; suspended from 1830 until 1833. Removed to Toluca in 1834, where it remained open for a year or more, until the establishment of the 'República central', when it was suppressed. Permanently re-established by decree of Nov. 7, 1846; in 1881, it assumed the name Instituto Científico y Literario, to which was added in 1899 "Porfirio Diaz" in honor of the President of the Republic. Ref.: Historia del Instituto científico y literario del Estado. (In Boletín, t. I, núm. 2, 3, 5, 6 and t. II, núm. 4, 1898-99.) Publications. BOLETÍN . . . t. I-VII, mar. 1898-feb. 1905. Toluca, 1898/99-1904/05. fol. & 8°. m. Various separately paged supplements. v. 8 in progress, no. 1-7 pub. Oct. 1905-May 1906. Price: $1 per annum; single numbers, 10c. Distribution.-Exchange. On sale at the Institute. WEST INDIES. BERMUDA. Bermuda Natural History Society. Address.-Hamilton, Bermuda. Hon. Secretary: F. Goodwin Gosling. History.-Founded in Aug. 1901; incorporated in 1902. Object.-To promote research into the natural history of the Bermuda Islands, and to establish and maintain a museum of natural history and an aquarium; also and primarily to organize local efforts to establish a marine biological station at Bermuda." Meetings. Quarterly; annual meeting in Feb. Membership.-54 resident; provision is also made for non-resident and honorary members. Publications. None as yet. CUBA. Academia de Ciencias Médicas, Físicas y Naturales de la Habana. History.-Founded May 19, 1861 as Real Academia de Ciencias Médicas, Físicas y Naturales; present name since 1899. The Academy has 3 sections: Medicina, cirurgía y veterinaria; Farmacia; Ciencias. It maintains museums of natural history, anthropology and pathology, and a library. It receives a government subvention. Object.-To contribute to the progress of the sciences described in its name; and, in its official capacity, to advise the government on matters of public hygiene, drugs, poisons, patents, etc. Meetings.-Fortnightly, 2d and 4th weeks of the month. Anniversary meeting May 19. Membership.-Academicians de numero limited to 50, resident in Havana (entrance fee, 50 pesos; monthly fee, I peso oro); honorary (ex de numero), corresponding and de merito without limit as to number or place of residence. Publications. ANALES... Revista científica. t. I-XLIII, 1864/65-1906/07. Habana, 1864-1907. 8°. Reseña de las tareas, 1861/62-1863/64; in v. 1, addenda. Price: 3 pesos (gold) per semester. Signatures of the following monographs have been issued with various numbers of the Anales: "Bermuda Biological Station for Research, opened June 1903. Information may be obtained from Prof. E. L. Mark, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. Publ.: Contributions no. 1-10. (In various scientific journals.) Contribución á la ornitología cubana, por J. Gundlach. Habana, [1873]76. Issued with t. 9-12. Contribución á la mamalogía cubana, por J. Gundlach. Habana, 1877. Issued with t. 13. Patología y terapeutica del aparato lenticular del ojo, por Otto Becker. Habana, 1876. Tr. from the German by Dr. Finlay. Issued with t. 12-19. Contribución á la fauna malacologica cubana, por R. Arango y Molina. Habana, 1878. Issued with t. 14-17. Contribución á la erpetología cubana, por J. Gundlach. Habana, 1880[81]. Issued with t. 17-18. Contribución á la entomología cubana, por J. Gundlach. Habana, 1881-[96]. Issued with t. 18-32. Trabajos de la Comision de medicina legal é higiene publica de la Reprinted from Anales, t. 4-9. Memoria sobre la patología y antigüedades de la Isla de Puerto Rico, por el Dr. Dumont. Discursos leidos en la sesión solemne commemorativa de su fundacion 8°. Distribution.-Exchange. On sale at the above address. Prizes.-Gold medals are awarded annually and prizes in money occasionally for the best treatises on subjects announced in the Anales of the preceding year. Colegio de Abogados de la Habana. Address.-Calle de Cuba esquina á Tacón, Habana. History.-Founded in 1880; existed as a semi-official body until the establishment of Cuban independence. Its law library is the most important in the island. Object.-To promote the interests of the legal profession and the study of jurisprudence. Meetings.-Fortnightly, for members only; public lectures about once a month. |