682 ANNUAL RECORD OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. 



Chacornac, Jean. Died in September, in the 51st year of his age. Dis- 

 tinguished as an astronomer. 



Chatelier, M. Well known as an engineer, having been the inspector- 

 general of Mines in France, and for his investigations in chemistry, which 

 had special reference to the regenerative gas-furnace for the manufacture of 

 steel, and to the effect of saline manures in the cultivation of the land. Died 

 November 16th. 



Chevallier, Rev. Temple. Professor of astronomy in the University 

 of Durham. Died November dth, aged 80. 



Clark, Professor Henry James. An accomplished naturalist ; author 

 of a work entitled "Mind in Nature, "as also of a paper on "Lucernaria and 

 its Allies" the latter yet to be published by the Smithsonian Institution. 

 Member of the National Academy of Sciences. Died July 1st, at the age 

 of 47. 



Coffin, Professor James Henry. Born in I8O6. Died February 6th, 

 in his 67th year. As a member of the faculty of Lafayette College, he filled 

 the chair of mathematics and astronomy ; best known from his treatise on 

 the "Winds of the Northern Hemisphere," although many other papers have 

 appeared fron^his pen, and an extensive work on the "Winds of the Globe" 

 was nearly completed at his death. lie was a member of the National Acad- 

 emy of Sciences. 



Coste, Professor. Born in 1807. Died at the age of 66. Made a mem- 

 ber of the Academy of Sciences of France in 1851 ; zealously devoted to pis- 

 ciculture, erecting and superintending for some time the great establishment 

 at Huningen ; the author of several treatises on fish-culture. 



Czermak, Professor. Distinguished for his physiological researches ; 

 the inventor of the laryngoscope. Died at Leipsic, September 18th. 



De la Rive, Professor August, of Geneva. Distinguished as a scien- 

 tist, and especially for his researches in regard to electricity. Died at Mar- 

 seilles, November 27th, at the age of 72. 



De Smet, Rev. Peter John. A worthy ecclesiastic who rendered great 

 service among the North American Indians, both to them and to travelers 

 and agents of the government. Aided in making numerous collections in 

 natural histoiy and other branches of science, for museums at home and 

 abroad. Died at St. Louis, May 23d. 



Donati, Professor. Director of the Astronomical Obseiwatory at Flor- 

 ence. Died at Vienna, September 20th. 



Dupin, Baron P. C. F. Bom October 6th, 1784. Member of the Acad- 

 emy of Sciences of Paris. Author of various statistical and mathematical 

 works. Died January 19th. 



Duppa, B. T. Specialist in the department of organic chemistry. Died 

 November ]Oth. 



Durand, EliaS. A native of France. Author of various botanical works. 

 By his will presented to the Jardin des Plantes a collection of American 



