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was Adjutant-General of Ohio. In 1848, he published a work 

 called " The Planetary and Stellar Worlds," containing a popular 

 exposition of the important discoveries of modern astronomy. In 

 1860, his "Popular Astronomy" appeared, a concise elementary 

 treatise on our sun, planets, satellites, and comets ; and there is now 

 passing through the press, to be published at an early day, a volume 

 called " The Astronomy of the Bible," in which he endeavors to 

 show that science and revelation may be made eventually to harmo- 

 nize perfectly. 



He was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society 

 in 1853. 



Pending nominations Nos. 481 to 490, and new nomina- 

 tion No. 491 were read. 



And the Society was adjourned. 



Stated Meeting, March 20, 1863. 



Present, seventeen members. 



Dr. Wood, President, in the Chair. 



A letter accepting membership was received from Josiah 

 D. Whitney, lately elected, dated San Francisco, February 

 13, 1863. 



Letters acknowledging the receipt of copies of the Trans- 

 actions and Proceedings were received from the London So- 

 ciety of Antiquaries, February 27th ; the Newcastle Natural 

 History Society, February 24th ; the National Museum of 

 Scotland, January 24th ; the Massachusetts Historical So- 

 ciety, February 19th and March 16th ; the Austrian Consu- 

 late at New York, March 19th ; the Pennsylvania Historical 

 Society, March 13th ; Dr. Charles M. Wetherill of the Agri- 



