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Art. XXII. On the Total Eclipse of the Sun, observed at 



Goteburgin Sweden, 28th July 1851. By 



John Adie, Esq., F.RS.E., M.R.S.S.A. 



Communicated by the Author, . . 371 



XXIII. Meteorological and Astronomical Notices. By 



Professor C. Piazzi Smyth, . . 377 



1. Observatory in Demerara. 2. The Total 

 Eclipse of July 28. 3. Baily's Beads. 4. 

 The red prominences. 5. The visibility of 

 the red prominences under ordinary circum- 

 stances. 6. Atmospheric dust. 7. Observa- 

 tions of the surface of the Sun. 8. Varia- 

 tions in the brightness of double Stars. 9. 

 Measurements of the brightness of the Stars. 

 10. Expected Return of Brorson's Comet, 377-385 



XXIV. Report on the Investigation of British Marine 

 Zoology by means of the Dredge, Part I. 

 The Infra-littoral Distribution of Marine 

 Invertebrata on the Southern, Western, and 

 Northern Coasts of Great Britain. By 

 Professor Edward Forbes, . . 386 



XXV. On Fossil Bain-marks of the Recent Triassic 

 and Carboniferous Periods. By Sir Charles 

 Lyell, F.R.S., F.G.S., . . . 391 



XXVI. Scientific Intelligence : — 



GEOLOGY. 



* 1. On the Elevation of the Coast of Sweden. 



2. Rocks are not formed by Infusoria. 3. On 

 the Black Earth (Tchornoi Zem) of Central 

 Russia. By Professor Ehrenberg. 4. Out- 

 lines of Continents not fixed, . 392—394 



ZOOLOGY. 



5, Gypsies of Great Britain. 6. Recent Im- 

 pressions of the Feet of Birds, . 394-395 



XXVII. List of Patents granted for Scotland from 22d 



June to 22d September 1851, . . 396 



XXVIII. Index, 399 



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