Sociedad Nacional de Minería. Address.-Calle de la Caridad 606, Lima. (Apartado 325.) History. Formed in 1896 by the division of the former Sociedad de Agricultura y Minería (founded 1888; "nacional" inserted in name, 1891) into two independent societies: Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura and Sociedad Nacional de Minería, constituents of the Instituto técnico é industrial del Perú. Ref.: Anales del Instituto técnico é industrial del Perú. núm. 4. Sociedad nacional de minería. Año 1899. 1a entrega. Object.-Development and prosperity of the national mining industry; protection of its interests, and its representation before the public authorities. Meetings.-General assemblies in Jan. and July; meetings of the Board of Directors fortnightly. Membership.-276 active (annual dues, 10 soles, payable in semi-annual instalments); 6 corresponding; 2 honorary. Publications. BOLETÍN... año I-VIII (i. e. no. 1-96), 1898-1905. Lima, [1898]1905. 8°. m. [v. 1] called “serie 2a”; (the earlier society published La Revista de agricultura y minería). año IX, no. 97-106, enero-oct. 1906. Prices: 10 soles per annum; 5.50 soles per semester; I sol per number. Memoria que el presidente de la Sociedad . . . presenta á la . . . junta general dando cuenta de los trabajos de esta institución durante el año 1897-1900. Lima, 1898-1901. 8°. Continued in Anales del Instituto técnico é industrial del Perú. Manual del minero. Edición oficial. Lima, 1901. 8°. Distribution.-Exchange. On sale at the seat of the society, at the Librería Colville y Cía, and at the press "La Industria," Lima. Universidad Mayor de San Marcos. Address.-Lima. History. Founded in 1553 in pursuance of royal decree of May 12, 1551, approved and confirmed by papal bull of July 25, 1571. At first established in the Convento del Santo Domingo, it was afterwards transferred to San Marcelo, later (in 1576) to the building now occupied by the Chamber of deputies, situated in Calle de la Universidad, and lastly to the Colegio de San Carlos, where all the faculties are now located except those of theology and medicine, which are provided with separate buildings. During the early years of the republic the functions of the university were limited to conferring degrees in the juridical sciences. It was re-installed in 1861 under new statutes, revised in 1876. Ref.: Bosquejo histórico de la fundación de la insigne Universidad mayor de San Marcos de Lima ... por José Dávila Condemarín. Lima, 1854. 4°.-Anales. t. I. 1862.-Historia de la fundación de Lima, por el P. Bernabé Cobo. Publicada. . . por M. González de la Rosa. Lima, 1882. p. 231-252. Publications." ANALES . . . t. I-XXXII, 1861/62-1904. Lima, 1862-1906. 8°. t. 1-24 have title Anales universitarios del Perú. Atlas to t. 29 forms a separate vol. t. 30 in 2 pts. t. 1-10, o. p. REVISTA UNIVERSITARIA. Órgano de la Universidad mayor de San Prices: in Peru, S.3 per quarter, S.1 per number; abroad, S.12 per annum Enumeración de los géneros y especies de plantas que deben ser cul- Distribution.-Revista exchanged; apply to Dr. Alberto Salomón, Calle de CUZCO. Centro Científico del Cuzco. Address.-Calle de Procuradores núm. 50, Cuzco. Boletin. . . t. I-XI. Cuzco, -1906. 12°. "The following journal is not given as an official publication of the university: Revista de ciencias; publicación periódica, redactada por profesores de la Facultad de ciencias y de la Escuela de ingenieros. t. I-IX, oct. 1897-dic. 1906. Lima, 18981906. 8°. m. Price: in Lima, 6 soles per annum; abroad, 10 fr. Address: Apartado 927 & 937, Lima. URUGUAY. MONTEVIDEO. Instituto Solar Internacional. Address.-Montevideo. Director: Carlos Honoré. History. Founded in 1899 by Carlos Honoré; incorporated Jan. 26 of that year. Affiliated with it is the Asociación de Fomento Científico. y Artístico, organized on initiative of the Institute in 1900, as a successor to the Sociedad Ciencias y Artes." Object.-To study the results of solar research; to disseminate information regarding the terrestrial effects of solar phenomena, particularly their influence on the weather; to establish a model observatory and to form a library. Meetings. Annual business meeting; special meetings of the Institute and of the Association as called. Membership.-17 collaborating, 46 corresponding and 6 honorary associates of the Institute (subscriptions voluntary). The Association consists of 20 active associates (subscriptions voluntary) in addition to the membership of the Institute and of the former Sociedad Ciencias y Artes. Publications. El sol interior. Montevideo, 1900. 4°. Eclipses del sol interior. Montevideo, 1900. 4°. Distribution.-Exchange. Museo Nacional de Montevideo. Address.-Montevideo. Director: J. Arechavaleta. History.-Based upon the collections of the Uruguayan naturalist Larrañaga, to which were added in 1837 the geological, botanical and mineralogical collections of Villerdebó, the first director of the museum; reorganization and development begun by Dr. Carlos Berg in 1890, and continued by the present director. The museum comprises 2 sections: Natural history; Fine arts. Ref.: Anales . . . t. I, fasc. I. Founded in 1876; inactive from 1889 to its reorganization in 1897. Publ.: Boletín ... t. I-XI. Montevideo, 1877-88. Publications. ANALES. . . t. I-V. Montevideo, 1894-1905. 4°. t. 1-4 issued in 24 parts arranged irregularly to form the volumes as follows: t. I consists of no. 1-6 (1894-97); t. 2 consists of no. 7, part of no. 8, no. 11-12, 15-17 (1896-1901); t. 3 consists of parts of no. 8 and 9, no. 10, 13-14, 18, 20-21 (1898-1901); t. 4 consists of part of no. 9, no. 10, 22-[24] (1898-1903). t. 5 issued in 3 entregas not numbered in the general series. (1903-05.) t. I includes: Las gramíneas uruguayas, por J. Arechavaleta. (Also issued separately with its own pagination as a monograph.) t. 3 and 5: Flora uruguaya, t. I-II. t. 4, 2a parte: Stipeae platenses, por C. Spegazzini. Price: 15 fr. per vol. Many of the parts are o. p. -Serie II, entrega 1-2. Montevideo, 1904-05. 4°. Contents: I. Nueva contribución para el conocimiento de la flora del -Sección histórico-filosófica. t. I; II, entr. 1. Montevideo, 190405. 8° & 4°. Contents. t. I. Geografía física y esférica de las provincias del Paraguay, y Misiones Guaraníes. Compuesta por Don Félix de Azara... En la Asunción del Paraguay. Año de MDCCXC. (Manuscrito en la Biblioteca nacional de Montevideo.) Bibliografía, prólogo y anotaciones por Rodolfo R. Schuller. (Price: 54 fr.)—t. 2, entr. 1. Primera contribución al estudio de la cartografía americana, por R. R. Schuller. Distribution.-Exchange. Sociedad Meteorológica Uruguaya. Address.-Montevideo. History.-Founded 1891? Object.-To support the "Servicio Meteorológico del Uruguay," to erect new observatories, to contribute to the study of the climate of Uruguay and to promote the progress of meteorology. Publications. Resumen de las observaciones pluviométricas. Año I-XI, 1892-1902 t. 2 has title Revista mensual de meteorología práctica. El servicio pluviométrico de la Sociedad meteorológica uruguaya, por A. Urioste. Montevideo, 1896. 8°. Universidad de Montevideo. Address.-Calle Cerrito, núm. 2, Montevideo. History. Created by law of June 8, 1833, and established in pursuance of decrees of May 27, 1838, and June 15, 1849; installed June 18, 1849. Publications. ANALES de la Universidad. t. I-XVII, año I-XIII. Montevideo, 18911906. 8°. Prices: To regular subscribers, $0.40 per number; single copies sold separately, $0.60 each. La enseñanza universitaria en 1904-1905. Informe . . . Montevideo, 1905-06. 8°. Report for 1906 printed in Anales, t. 18, entr. 1, (1907). Sección de agronomía. Revista. no. 1. July 1907. 8°. Comentarios del libro cuarto del Código civil; conferencias presentadas por los estudiantes de 2o, 3o y 4o año de derecho civil. entrega 1-3. Montevideo, 1889-92. 4°. Numerous minor publications of the Facultad de derecho y ciencias sociales. Distribution.-Exchange. On sale at the Secretary's office. VENEZUELA. CARACAS. Academia Nacional de la Historia. Address.-Caracas. History. Created by executive decree of Oct. 28, 1888; installed Feb. 7, and formally inaugurated Nov. 8, 1889. Object.-Study of, and promotion of interest in, the history of America, especially of Venezuela; formation of a historical library, and of historical and numismatic collections; examination of, and recommendation concerning, historical text-books and historical works to be printed at public expense; writing of historical texts, and gathering of materials for the complete history of Venezuela in all departments of public activity. Meetings.-Weekly on Wednesdays; one public meeting annually. Membership.-23 active (limited to 24); 10 corresponding, in the states of the Republic (limited to 2 in each); 62 foreign corresponding. Publications. Documentos para los anales de Venezuela desde el movimiento separatista de la Unión Colombiano hasta nuestros días coordinados y publicados por la Comisión que nombró . . . la Academia nacional de la historia. [1° período], t. I-VII; 2° período, t. I-IV. Caracas, 1889 [cover-date, 1890]-1892. 8°. Prólogo á los anales de Venezuela. Edición oficial. Caracas, 1903. 8°. |