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giving any special attention, they remarked that shooting stars were 
unusually frequent. As however no reckoning was kept of the number 
- actually seen, it might be unsafe to deduce any very positive inference 
from this information. 
It was intended to watch for shooting stars on the morning of the 
2d of January last, but on that morning as well as on the next, the 
sky at this place was orale and she intended observations were 
— af EB. C. H. 
12. “Fandseilen seirsie oF the Auovion Philosophical Society. 
—This society celebrated its centennial meeting in Philadelphia on the 
26th of May last and the four following days, closing on the evening of 
Thursday the 30th. An opening address was delivered by Dr. Robert 
Patterson, embracing a sketch of the origin and progress of the society. 
Alarge number of scientific laborers were assembled, and forty five 
papers were read on different departments *. scientific ee oa The 
following is a list of the papers read. : 4 
Friday Morning, May 
26th. 
1. On Phosphorogenic Emanation, by Professor Josern Henry, of New Jersey College, 
ceton. 
Prince 
72. ee — so ns amily Proboscidea, their general character and relations, their mode of denti-_ 
geological distribution, by Isaac Hays, 
3. On. Araya ais try, by Professor THEoporE ‘Strona, of Rutgers College, 
runswick, N. 
4. On Two Storms s, which occurred in February, 1842, by Professor Exias eens, of 
Western Reserve College, Hudson, Ohio. 
Friday Evening. 
5. Historical sketch of Continental Paral Money. Part second, By Samuet Breck, ae 
6. wo hie Theory of Earthquakes, baie. a: rH. D, sia of the University of Penn- 
sylvania. 
Morita, May 2th. 
7. Histo rogress ca ons an Minmsite ont at Washington City. Descrip- 
mint Bi the Solids erecting, and of the instruments ordered for the Depot of Charts 
and Instruments of the U. S. Navy, by Lieut. J. M. coy U.S. N. 
8. On the Influence of the Microscope gh the Science of Anatomy, by W. E. Horner, 
» Professor in the bse by oO 
9. On the ‘Tides sand Currents of the Atmosphere and Ocean, by Wituiam C, Reprrexp, 
Esq. 0 
10, * tn Hor url ther Variations of the Magnetic Elements, of the Te emperature 
‘a Pras wrk ourly and other bee and of the siete of r, deduced from py years’ ont 
College, by Professor A. D. BacuE 
ober Magn 
of she rEniversit oar * Petaeyebis. 
11. Biographical M Memoir of the Hon. Edward Livingston, by Henry D. GrLrin, Esq. 
a Saturday Evening. ‘ 
12. = bie? ema h of the Three-deck Ship, the Pennsylvania, by Joun LenTHat1, Naval 
13. Method “ Arrang! the Spi ider’s Lines in the Micrometer of a Transit Instrument, 
D. of C Cinein nnati, 
14. On the walle of Cone, by Professor W. A. Norton, of Delaware College, Newark. 
15. On the at ig ere of Carbonic Acid by the Light of the Sun, by Joun W. Dra- 
ro i i City 
Letter from Count Rumford to Chancellor Livi ingston on Steam Car- 
16, Letter from Chancellor Livingston to the Soci ‘eel of rote of New York on Air Springs, 
Air 
i — by the Rev. Professor ALonzo Porrer, of Union College. 
