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reducing the angles of one plane to another; the determina- 

 tion of heights bv the harometer. 



C. Nouet, who arrived from Egvpl on the 5th of January, 

 has already fet out for Mount Blanc, where he will continue 

 the laborious operations which he began in 1796. 



The Ruffians are going to conftruft a map of Efthonia and 

 Volhynia. 



M. Weifs has terminated his map of Swifferland in fixteen 

 fheets. 



• A beautiful chart of the fouthern part of the geometrical 

 furvey, by captain Mudge and Mr. Dalby, has been engraved 

 in England in four flieets. 



M. Ciccolini has made a tour to the coafts of the Adriatic, 

 where he has verified the pofitions of a great number of 

 points. In regard to Pezaro there was an error of 30''' in 

 time. 



The travels of baron Von Zach, fo ufeful to the geography 

 of Germany, are detailed in the excellent journal which he 

 publiOies every month. 



•M. Mentelle has undertaken for the Firft Conful a terref- 

 trial globe a metre in diameter, which will contain all the 

 newdifcoveries colle6led with great care and erudition. 



On the 26th of March I obtained pcrmiffion to found at 

 the InftitLite a prize, to be affigncd to the perfon who, in the 

 courfe of the year, fhaU make the moft curious obfervation, or 

 publifh the mort ufeful memoir, in regard to aftronomy, 



C. Chaptal, whom we have the good fortune to have for 

 minifter of the interior^ and whole labours as a philofopher 

 announce his zeal as a minifter, has attached calculators to 

 the Board of Longitude; he has granted gratifications to 

 C. Flaguer^ues, an afliduous obferver, and to C. Pons, 

 keeper of the obfervatory of Marfcilles, who dilcovered a fe- 

 cond comet. 



When the confultation eftablifhed for dlftributing rewards, 

 and which was very ufeful in 1793 and 1794, was iupprefled, 

 the Inltitute was charged to take up the fame bufinefs, and 

 to propofe to government the gratifications it would be ne- 

 ceftary to give. The Inftitutlon has not yet exercifed this 

 right, but I have projiofed to it to fulfil its obligation. 



M. Jacotot, profclTor of allronomv at Dijon, has obtained 

 from C. Giraudet, prefeil of La Cote-d'or, the repairs ne- 

 ceffary for the obfervatory damaged by a fire. I hoped I 

 ftiould have been able to obfervc there the eclipfe ot the fun 

 on the 28th of Augud: but the flcy was abfolulely cloudy, 

 as it was at Paris. We have received obfervations of tliat 

 P 3 eclipfe 



