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2. A brief notice relative to an Aerolite which was seen to 

 fall near Juvinas, in the Department of the Ardeche in 

 France, on the 15th June 1821. By Professor Forbes. 



" When visiting- the ancient volanoes of the Haut Vivarais, the 

 author was led to make some inquiries relative to the fall of this 

 remarkable meteor, which took place in broad day-light, almost 

 in the midst of the scattered hamlet of Libounez, near Juvinas, 

 and which was witnessed by many persons, some of whom still 

 survive, and gave the account which the author presented. 



" The stone fell on the 15th June 1821, at 4^ p. m. ; sky clear, 

 and wind north. A long- roll was heard, then an explosion like 

 that of a cannon, five minutes before the stone fell. It touched 

 the g-round within a few feet of several men who were digging 

 potatoes within a small enclosure. It perforated a vertical hole 

 five and a half feet deep, and burnt the ground to a cindery state, 

 no light having accompanied the noise or the fall. The stone 

 had wedged itself between two others, and could not be removed 

 without breaking it. It weighed 220 pounds. 



" A specimen was exhibited, intended to be placed in the Uni- 

 versity Museum." 



Monday, 2d March. 



Sir T. M. BRISBANE, Bart., G. C. B., Pres., in the Chair. 



The following Candidates were elected Fellows of the So- 

 ciety : — 



Rev. R. Traill. 

 Mr R. Bryson. 

 Edward J. Jackson, Esq. 



The following Donations were presented : — 



Transactions of the Geological Society of London. Second Se- 

 ries. Vol. iv. Part 2 ; and Vol. v. Part. 2 — By the Society. 



Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances de I'Academie des 

 Sciences. 1840. P"" Semestre. Nos. 4, 5 — By the Academy. 



Transactions of the American Philosophical Society held at Phi- 

 ladelphia for promoting Usefiil Knowledge. Vol. vi.. New 

 Series, Part 3 — By the Society. 



Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. No. 8.— 

 By the Society. 



Journal of the Society of Bengal for April and May 1839. — J5^ 

 the Society. 



