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Die Fortschritte der Physik in den .Tahren 1850 und 1851. Dar- 

 gestellt von den Physikalischen Gesellschaft zu Berlin. 6 & 

 7 Jahrgang. l*^' Abtheil. 8vo. — From the Society. 



Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 

 Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. B<^®. XI. & 

 XII. 8vo. — From the Society. 



Address to the Boston Society of Natural History. By John C. 

 "Warren, M.D. 8vo. — From the Author. 



Monthly Notices of the Boyal Astronomical Society, Vol. XIII., 

 1852-3. 8vo. — From the Society. 



The American Journal of Science and Arts. Conducted by Pro- 

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Tuesday i 2d January 1855. 



Right Rev. Bishop TERROT, V.R, in the Chair. 



The following CommunicHtions were read : — 



1. Notes on some of the Buddhist Opinions and Monuments 

 of Asia, compared with the Symbols on the Ancient 

 Sculptured " Standing Stones" of Scotland. By Thomas 

 A. Wise, M.D, 



The general identity, in idea and design, of the ancient monuments 

 of southern and western Europe with those of Hindostan, was shown 

 and illustrated by drawings of cairns, barrows, kist-vaens, crom- 

 lechs, circles of stones, and obelisks, or, as they are frequently called, 

 standing stones, as found in both regions. The connection between 

 the inhabitants of these regions was further shown by the physical 

 conformation of the races, by the similarity of many of their manners, 

 customs, and observances, and by the decided and extensive affinity 

 of the Celtic, and other languages of western Europe, with the San- 

 scrit. The early connection which thus appears to have existed 



