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THE session of this Association opened at Dubuque, Iowa, on August 21. At the end of last year's meeting it was expected that the Association would meet this year at San Francisco, which place it was hoped Prof. Agassiz would have reached in the Hassler by the time of the opening, and added an unusual brilliancy to the proceedings by an account of some of his discoveries in the Southern seas. The great naturalist, however, as we know, has not yet reached the Californian coast; and partly on this account, but mainly, we believe, on account of the great expense to most of the members of a journey to San Francisco, that city has not this year been honoured with the presence of the associated savans of the United States, Indeed, if we may judge by the somewhat diminished attendance, and the unusually small number of papers read, even Dubuque seems to be too far away from the homes of many of the members. Some of the prominent members of the American Association were absent this year, the many, however, who did attend, met with a very liberal reception from the citizens of Dubuque.
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American Association for the Advancement of Science . Nature 6, 442–444 (1872). https://doi.org/10.1038/006442b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/006442b0