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THE committee of the Paris Academy of Sciences appointed to deal with the distribution of the Bonaparte Fund for the year 1912 has made the following recommendations, which have been accepted by the academy:—3000 francs each to MM. Louis Gentil, Pallary, J. Pitard, and Bouguil, members of the scientific expedition to Morocco. This expedition will undertake geological, zoological, botanical, and agronomical researches with a view to the future development of the country. 3000 francs to Prof. de Martonne and his fellow-workers, Jean Brunhes and Emile Chaix, for assisting the publication of a collection of morphological documents, entitled “Atlas Photographique des Formes du Relief Terrestre.” 3000 francs to Louis Dunoyer for the construction of apparatus for the complete study of absorption and fluorescence spectra of the alkali metals. 3000 francs to M. Hamet, for collection of material for his work on the Crassulace. 2500 francs to M. Bosler for the nurchase of a prism of large dispersion for studying planetary spectra. 2500 francs to M. Baldit, for the purchase of self-recording instruments for studying the electrical phenomena of the atmosphere. 2500 francs to Paul Pascal for apparatus required for the study of absorption in the ultra-violet by substances the magnetic properties of which have been previously studied. 2500 francs to M. Schlegel, for assistance in his work on some Crustacea. 2000 francs to M. Sauvageau, for assistance in his studies on the distribution of the Cystoseira. 2000 francs to M. Welsch, to assist him in the continuation of his geological work. 2000 francs to M. Bierry, to defray the expenses of his proposed work on the metabolism of the carbohydrates. 2000 francs to Dr. Mawas, to allow him to continue his experiments on the mechanism of the accommodation of the eye. 2000 francs to M. Gruvel, to assist him in his exploration of the bay of Lévrier from the zoological, oceanographical, and geographical points of view.
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The Bonaparte Fund of the Paris Academy of Sciences . Nature 90, 554 (1913). https://doi.org/10.1038/090554a0
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