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Dr. R. Schomburgk. Papeis read before 

 the Philosophical Society aud tlie Chamber of 

 Mamifactures. 8". — Adelaide 1873. 



Influeiice of forests on ciimate. Forest reserves 

 and plautiiig trees on railways and ordiiiary roads. 

 The Victoria Regina. (Jn the cultivation of tlie 

 siinflower. On the Urari, the deadly arrow poison 

 of the Indian trilies in British Gnian'a. Tlie cnltwe 

 of tobacco. The cause oi ilisease in silkworms. 

 The uses aud i)roperties of plants. Rust in Ccreals. 

 Poisonons plams. Cai)abilities of tlie varions di- 

 stricts in the colony. 



F. V. Hayden, ünited States Geologist. 

 Final report ol' the U. S. Geological Surrey of 

 Nebraska aud portions of the adjacent terri- 

 tories . niade under the direction of tlie Gom- 

 missiouer of the general land office. With 1 

 map and 11 plates. 8". — Washington 1872. 



The American Journal of Science and 

 Ärts, editors and proprictors Profi', .i. Dana 

 and B. Silliman. III. Ser. Vol. IV. Nr. 23, 

 24; Vol.V, Nr. 25. 8«. — New Haven 1872 3. 



Nr. 23. J. Le Conte: A theory of the for- 

 matiou of the great features of the eärtlis surface. 

 C. A. Yonng: Catalogne of bright liiie? in the 

 spectriim of the solar atniosphere. J. Dana: On 

 the Quartzite, Liniestone and associated rocks of 

 the vicinity of Great Barrington. Mass. (1 map.) 

 0. N. Rood: On the natnre and dnration of the 

 discharge of a Leyden Jar connected wlth an 

 induction coil. p. HI. S. P. Langiey: On the 

 Allegheny systeni of electric tirae signäls. A. M. 

 Mayer: On a method of detecting the phases of 

 Vibration in the air surrounding a sounding hody, 

 and thereby nieasiiring directly in the vibrating air 

 tlie length of its waves and e.xploring the form of 

 itswave surface. J. C. Draper: Growth or evo- 

 lution of stnicture hi seedlings. E. Billings: 

 Rejoiuder to Prof Hall's reply to a ..Note on a 

 questiou of priority." C. H. F. Peters: Elements 

 of iilauets (122) and (12b). — Scienlitic Inteüigence 

 (Chem. Phys., Geol. Nat. bist., Astr., Miscell.l 



Nr. 24. A. M. Mayer: On a simple and 

 precise method of raeasuring the wave-lenglits and 

 velocities of sound in gases. and on an apjdication 

 of the method in the inveiitioii of an Acoustic 

 PjTometer. (1 pl.) L. M. Rntherfurd: <)n the 

 stabiUty of the coUodinm lilm. Prof L e e d s ; Note 

 upon aventurine orthoclase. found at the Ogden 

 Mine, Sjiarta Townshiji, Sussex Co, N. .T. E" W. 

 Hilgard: On soil analyses and their ntility. 

 J. C. Draper: The lieat produced in the body. 

 and the ett'ects of exposm-e to cold. J. D. Dana: 

 On tlie yuartzite. Liniestone and associated rocks 

 of the vicinity of Great Barriugton, Berkshire Co., 

 Mass. (coiitinued). R. Ridgway: On the relation 

 between color and geographical distribution in 

 birds, as exhibited in inelanism and hj-perchroniism. 

 J. Le Conte: A theory of the formation of the 

 great features of the earth's surface (coucl). E. S. 

 Dana: On a crystal of Audalusite from Delaware 



Co, Pa. E. S. Holden: Spectruin of Lightnlng. 

 — Scient. Intell. (Chcm. Phys., Geol. Nat. bist., 

 Astr.. Miscell.). 



Nr. 2.Ö. A. E. Verrill: Results of recent 

 dredging expeditions on the coast of New England. 

 .T. W. Dawson: Impressions aud footprints of 

 aquatic aiiimals and imitative markiugs, on carboni- 

 ferous rocks. J.W. Draper: Researches in actino- 

 chemistry. II. mem.: (3ii the distribution of che- 

 raical force in the spcctrum. U. Ridgway: On 

 the relation between color and geogr. distribution 

 in birds etc. (contin.) A. M. Mayer: On the ex- 

 jierinieiital determination of the relative intensities 

 of Sounds , and on the measurement of the powers 

 of various substances to reüect and to transmit 

 sonorous vibrations. J. D. Dana : (Jn the Quartzite, 

 Limestone etc. (c'ontin.. 1 map.i H. A. Newtou: 

 Observations upon the meteors of nov. 24 — 27, 1872. 

 J. C. Watson: Discovery of a new planet. — 

 Scientif, Intell. 



Hydrographisches Bureau der Kaiserl. 

 Admiralität. Hydrograpliische ^Jlittlieilungen. 

 Jahrg. I. Xr. 8—12. ^4». — Berlin 1873. 



— Nachrichten für Seefahrer. Jahrg. IV, 

 Nr. 10-25. 4". — Berlin 1873. 



K. Preuss. Akademie der Wissenschaften 

 in Berlin. Mon.atsbericlit. Jan. 1873. 8". 



Scliott: Einige Zusätze und Verbesserungen 

 zu sciuer Abhandlung über die ; ächten Kirgisen. 

 Borchardt: Untersuchungen über die Elasticität 

 fester isotroper Körper unter Berücksichtigung der 

 Wärme. Dove: lieber die Regen in Spanien. — 

 Die meteorologischen Unterschiede der Nord- und 

 Südhälfte der Erde. 



Senckenbergische naturforschende Gesell- 

 schaft. Abhandlungen. VIII. Bandes 3. u. 4. 

 Heft. 4". — Frankfurt a/M. 1872. 



J. C. G. Lucae: Die Robbe und die Otter in 

 ihrem Knochen- und Muskelskelet : eine anatomisch- 

 zoologische Studie. l.Alith. mit 1.5 Taf H. Hoff- 

 mann: üeber thermische Vegetationsconstanten ; 

 mit 1 Taf. Fr. Hesse nberg: Mineralogische 

 Notizen Nr. 11 (Zehnte Fortsetzung), mit 3 Taf. 



Yersammlung 

 der astronomisclieii (resellsctiaft 



am 20 — 22. August 1873 zu Hamburg. 



Erste öfFeutliche Sitzung in der Aula des 

 Johanneums den 20. Aug. 10 Uhr Vormittags. 

 Es hatten sich eingefimden die Herren : Adams 

 aus Cambridge (England), Andersen aus Lund, 

 Argelander aus Bonn, v. Asten aus Pulkowa, 

 Auwers aus Berlin, Bruhns aus Leipzig, Bruns 



