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tinned through eight annual vokimes; but was discontinued with tbe 

 A'ohime for 1878. The present undertaking may, therefore, be considered 

 as in some sense a continuation of the work published by the Messrs. 

 Harper. 



It is scarcely necessary to remark that in a resume of the annual pro- 

 gress of scientific discovery so condensed as the present, the wants of the 

 specialist in any branch can be but imperfectly supplied; and very many 

 items and details of great value to him must be entirely omitted. While 

 the student in a si)ecial field of knowledge may occasionally receive hints 

 that will be fimnd of interest, he will naturally be led to consult for 

 fuller information the original journals and special periodicjals from 

 which these brief notices or abstracts have been compiled. 



The contemplated plan of devoting some 250 pages of the annual re- 

 port to such a compilation is not designed to preclude the introduction 

 into the "General Appendix," as heretofore, of special monographs or 

 discussions that may prove interesting to the scientific student. 



Spencer F. Bated. 



Dr. Samuel Kneeland, who condncted it foi- the years 1867, 1868, and 1869. It then 

 jiassed under the editorship of Prof. John Trowbridge, for the years 1870 and 1871, 

 when it was finally discontinued, and the "Annual Record of Science and Industry" 

 took its place. 



