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and Asia, — and especially in regard to Agriculture, Sanitary In- 

 vestigation and Engineering : With Isothermal and Rain Charts 

 for each season, the extreme months, and the year, dcC, &c. 

 By Lorin Blodget, Author of several recent reports on American 

 Climatology, Member of the National Institute &c. &c. Phila- 

 delphia, 1857. 8vo. — From the Author . 



Richerche sul Calorico Raggiante, del Prof. Zantedeschi. Wien, 1857. 

 8vo. — From the Author. 



Report on the Recent Contributions of Chemistry to the Medical Pro- 

 fession: — Read before the Pathological Society of Baltimore, 

 June 16, 1857, by Dr. Lewis H. Steiner. Richmond, Va. 8vo. 

 — Fro?n the Author. 



The Life of John Fitch, the Inventor of the Steamboat. By Thomp- 

 son Westcott. Philadelphia, 1857. 8vo. — From the Author. 



Statistical Information relative to certain Branches of Industry in 

 Massachusetts, for the year ending June 1, 1855 ; by Francis R. 

 De Witt, Secretary of the Commonwealth : — With a collection of 

 38 Pamphlets relative to the Statistics, Public and Charitable 

 Institutions, &c. of Massachusetts. — From Dr. Edward Jarvis. 



The Astronomical Journal. No. 105. (Vol. V. No. 9.) Aug. 28, 

 1857. Albany. 8vo. — From Dr. B. A. Gould, jr., Editor. 



The Medical News and Library. Vol. XV. No. 177. Sept. 1857, 

 Philadelphia. 8vo. — Frojn Blanchard 6^ Lea. 



Dr. Franklin Bache announced the decease of Dr. John 

 Ludlow, a member of the Society. 



And also of Dr. Marshall Hall, another member, who died 

 on the 11th of August last, aged 68. 



Prof. Vethake was appointed to prepare an obituary notice 

 of Dr. Ludlow. 



A communication was received and read, signed by 2S mem- 

 bers of the Society who were not present at the special meet- 

 ing held July 3, 1S57, requesting to have their names register- 

 ed " as being in favour of the repeal of the resolution adopted 

 at the special meeting held on the 2Qth of June (May 29), 

 which resolution authorizes Ihe purchase of the Spring Garden 

 Hall for the uses of the Society." 



The communication, with the names of the signers, was or- 

 dered to be recorded on the minutes. 



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