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THE meeting of zoologists at Boston was formally convened on Monday, August 19, in the Jordan Hall. Prof. Alexander Agassiz, as president, welcomed the members and delegates, and gave a short but vivid address on the recent progress of oceano-graphical research, especially in its zoological aspects. He directed attention, for instance, to the extremely interesting facts which he has discovered in regard to the relations of the deep-sea faunas on the two sides of the Isthmus of Panama. In a country where the stranger cannot out be impressed with the amount of public and private money which seems to be placed at the disposal of scientific institutions, it was interesting to hear Prof. Agassiz's complaint that the Government had not taken any steps to publish an account of the treasures of the Albatross expedition, It was one of those touches of nature which make the whole world kin.
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The Seventh International Zoological Congress . Nature 76, 471–473 (1907). https://doi.org/10.1038/076471a0
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