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read an extract of a memoir On the elasticity from bodies. — M.Despretz 

 communicated some new experiments on the heat disengaged by- 

 combustion. — M. Cagniard de Latour presented the continuation of 

 his experiments on what he terms les chocs solides des cordes. — The 

 Academy decided that M. Fresnel's place should be filled up. 



Oct. 29. — M. Coste, captain in the artillery, announced the for- 

 warding of a work containing several mechanical experiments. — 

 M. Fossard sent a manuscript entitled : Utility de Vhorlogerie. — The 

 Academy heard a favourable account given by M. Mirbel, of M. 

 Despreaux's work, entitled Essai sar les Lamenaires des cotes de la 

 Normandie ; and a report by M. Cordier on the researches made 

 by M. Marcel de Serres on the extinct volcanoes of the South of 

 France. — The Academy decided that the place vacant by the death 

 of M. Laplace should not be filled up. — M. Payen read a notice re- 

 lating to a new crystallized borate of soda, and its employment in 

 the arts. — The Section of Physics afterwards presented, in a secret 

 committee, the following candidates for the vacant place : MM. Sa- 

 vart 5 Becquerel ; Cagniard de Latour, Pouillet, Despretz. 



Nov. 5. — M. Berniersent a memoir on the means of descending 

 to the bottom of water. — The Academy proceeded to a scrutiny of 

 the ballot for the election of a member: of 49 votes, M. Savart had 

 29, M. Cagniard de Latour 9, M. Pouillet 6, M. Despretz 5.— M. 

 Cordier gave an account of the memoir on thermal waters, presented 

 by M. Gendrin. It results from this memoir, as might be expected, 

 and has been already proved, that thermal waters and common water 

 cool in the same manner. The contrary opinion, however widely 

 spread, is therefore a prejudice. — M. Cauchy communicated some 

 new fundamental propositions on the calculus of remainders. — M. 

 Adolphus Brongniart read a memoir containing new observations 

 on the spermatic granules of vegetables. — M. Girard stated that the 

 memoir lately presented by M. Anastasi was unworthy of any ex- 

 amination. — M. Raspail communicated observations on the motion 

 of the tentacula of the vorticella. 



Nov. 12. — M. Marcel de Serres sent from Montpellier a sketch of 

 a geognostic map of the department de PHerault. — M. deFreycinet 

 read a letter from M. Gaymard, dated New Zealand, containing 

 several details respecting the voyage of the Astrolabe. — M. Girard 

 read a memoir respecting some standards of the ancient Egyptian 

 cubit, lately discovered. — M. Boyer read a favourable account of the 

 memoirs presented by M. Faure respecting the iris and artificial pu- 

 pils. — M. Barry, physician of Limoges, sent a memoir concerning 

 two cases of luxation of the cervical vertebrae with compression of the 

 spinal marrow, which he stated he had reduced : The commissioners 

 named by the Academy did not approve of it. — M. Coquebert gave a 

 verbal account of the new Anwltsde Sciences naturelles, published at 

 the Havana by M. Ramon de la Sagra. — M. Delpech read a notice 

 respecting his labours relating to Rhinoplastie. 



Nov. 19.- -The President of the Council of Ministers informed the 

 Academy, that a marble bust of M. Laplace would be executed for the 

 Library of the Institute. — M. Jomard presented engravings of four 



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