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Road before and published by the American 

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Geological Survey of Alabama. By Eueene 

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 Pp. 158, with Maps. 



Politico-Social Functions. By Lester F. 

 Ward. Itepriut from ' Peiiu Monthly." 1881. 

 Pp. 16. 



A Collector's Notes on the Breeding of a 

 Few Western Birds. By J. Holterhoff. 1881. 

 Pp. 12. 



The Climate, Soils, Timber, etc., of Kentucky 

 contrasted with those of the Northeast. By 

 John R. Proctor. Frankfort, Kentucky. 1881. 

 Pp. 2!). 



Notes on North American Microgasters. By 

 C V. liiley. Ph. D. from the "'iransactions 

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Ninth Annual Report of the Board of Direc- 

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Mya Arenaria in San Francisco Bay. By 

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The Landa Alphabet. A Spanish Fabrication, 



1880. Pp. 35. Mexican Paper, an Article of 

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1881. Pp. 26. By Philipp J. J. Valentini, Ph. D. 

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Inductive Metrolo>ry. By W. J. McGee. 

 Reprint from ' The ^American Antiquarian." 

 1881. Pp. 8. 



Nostrums in their Eelntion tr> the Public 

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 Reprint from '-The Physician and Sargeou," 

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Principal Characters of American Jurassic 

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 Avith Seven PI ites. Reprint from the " Ameri- 

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Antiquities of New Mexico and Arizona. By 

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Gill Nets in the Cod-Fishery, etc. By Cap- 

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The Total Solar Eclipse of July 29, 1878. Ob- 

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 Professor S. P. Langley. Pp. 14, with Plate. 



Anthropology : an Introduction to the Study 

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Ensriish Philosopher^!. David Tlarlley and 

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Osteoloiryof Speotyto Cunicularia, Var. Hy- 

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Text-Book of Exncrimental Ori^anic Chom- 

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The Fiimre of the Earth. An Introduction 

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Induction Coils : how made and how used. 

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How a Person threatened or afflicted with 

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Anniversary Memoirs of the Boston Society 

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A Memorial of Joseph Henry. Published by 

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Life of Voltaire. By James Part on. Boston: 

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POPULAR MISCELLANY. 



Meeting: of the Ameriean Association. 



The thirtieth meeting of the American As- 

 sociation for the Advancement of Science 

 will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio, beginning 

 August 17th. A large and efficient local 

 committee is making all possible arrange- 

 ments for the success of the meetinfr, in 

 order that it may be the largest and most 

 important scientific meeting ever held in 

 the West. Professor G. J. Brush, of New 

 Haven, Connecticut, is President for the 

 year, with Professor A. M. Mayer, of Ho- 

 boken, New Jersey, as Vice-President of 

 Section A. The vice-presidency of Section 

 B is vacant, in consequence of the resigna- 

 tion of Dr. Engelmaim, who is in Europe. 

 The chairmen of the sub-sections are : of 

 Chemistry, W. R. Nichols, of Boston ; of 

 Microscopy, A. B. Ilervey, of Taunton, Mas- 

 sachusetts ; of Anthropology, Garrick 3Ial- 

 lory, of AVashington, D. C. ; of Entomology, 

 John G. Morris, of Baltimore, Maryland. 

 The changes in the constitution of the xVsso- 

 ciation which were proposed at the Boston 

 meeting will be considered at this meeting. 

 They are intended to enlarge the scope of the 

 Association, and effect a reorganization of 

 the sections, as follows : Section A, Physics ; 

 B, Astronomy and Pure Mathematics; C, 

 CheraistiT and its applications ; D, Mechani- 



