550 Notices respecting New Books. 



Fechner. — Theory of the colours of thin plates; by Prof. Airy. — Two letters 

 to A. v. Humboldt ; by von Kreil : Observations on the magnetic devia- 

 tion, inclination, and horizontal intensity at Milan in the years 1836 and 

 18.37, with the description of a new Inclinatorium. — Meteorological ob- 

 servations made in 1836 at Baunsberg in East Prussia; by J. Feldt. — 

 Results of the meteorological observations made at Karlsruhe in 1834 and 

 1835; by D. Otto, Eisenlohr. — On the relative masses of existing siliceous 

 infusoria, and on a new infusorial conglomerate in the state of polirschiefer, 

 found at Jastraba in Hungary; by Ehrenberg. 



Neue Notizen von Froriep, vol. ii. 



Contents. — No. 18. No ciliary organs in the Spermatazoa of the Sala- 

 mander; by C. Th. Siebold.— No. 19. On the forces which regulate the 

 internal constitution of bodies ; by O. F. Mossotti, (For this remarkable pa- 

 per see Scientific Memoirs, vol. i. p. 448. L. & E. Phil. Mag., vol. x. p. 320.) 

 — On the phosphorescence of organic bodies. — No. 20. On the animalcules 

 in the sap of plants. — No. 22. Contributions to the physiology of Fishes. 

 — On the elevation of the ground in the neighbourhood of Naples, and the 

 origin of the island Julia in the neighbourhood of Sicily. 

 Flora oder allgem. Botanische Zeitung. No. 7, &c. 1837. 



Contents. — Remarks on some Graminece; by Prof. Tausch. — Remarks 

 on Erysimum lanceolatum R. Brown ; E. ochroleucum De Candolle, rhceti- 

 cum De Can. and pumilum, Gaud.; by Guthnick. — On two North American 

 species of the genus Valerianella ; by R. J. Schuttleworth. — On Rhododen- 

 dron - y by Zuccarini. — On Rhododendron; by L. Reichenbach. — Observa- 

 tions on some Saliceoe. — Proceedings of the Royal Botanical Society of Re- 

 gensburg. (This work contains many other papers which we have not con- 

 sidered to be of particular interest, as they relate entirely to Germany, 

 such as the Floras of certain districts.) 

 Neues Jahr buck Jlir Miner alogie, &c; by Leonhard and Bronn, 



1837. 



Contents. — No. 2. Excursion into the department of Isere ; by Lortet. — 

 On the age and organic remains of the tertiary formation of the Mainz 

 basin; by Bronn. — No. 3. Geognostical and physical observations on the 

 volcanosof the high land of Quito; by A. v. Humboldt. — On the sub-fossil 

 remains of Puzzuoli near Naples, and on the island Ischia ; by Prof. A. Phil- 

 lipi.— Description of a new species of Nerina and a new fossil species of 

 Pecten ; by the same. — On the organic forms in the agate near Schlott- 

 witz ; by B. Cotta. — Notice on the genus Aptychus ; by Voltz. 

 Archiv der Pharmacie; by R. Brandes, vol. ix. Part I. 1837. 



Contents. — A voltaic battery of easy construction, and some remarks on 

 Faraday's views on Electricity; by Dr. Geiseler. — Notice on Fusel oil; by 

 C. Stickel. —On the natural springs of carbonic gas near Meinberg, with 

 some general remarks on mineral waters ; by R. and W. Brandes. — Poison- 

 ing by prussic acid cured with carbonate of ammonia; by Dr. Geoghegan. 

 Zeitschriftfur Physik, &c. ; by Baumgartner and Holger. Parts II. 



and HI. 1837. 



Contents. — On the alkaline action of the mineral water of Pullna, of 

 some calcareous fossils, bicarbonate of lime, and more especially on the 

 mineral water of Prague; by Ad. Pleischl. — On the testing and division of 

 areometer scales ; by Aug. Neumann. — General view of the meteorological 

 relations in 1836. — Observations on two invariable reversion-pendulums; 

 by J. von Littrow. — On Legrand's observations on the oscillations which 

 the scales of mercurial thermometers undergo; by W. Gintl. 



Studigeologi sulla Toscana ; by Savi. 



