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106 Elestoral Academy at Evforti 
arifes the affinity of the ete or mitfical se &e. “This 
paper will be printed, ith fe 
-vAt ‘the fame time was read, a paper verre ed to’ ie 
academy by Major George Vega, entitled, “ Mathematical 
confiderations on’ the directions of gravity, the length of a 
pendulum that fwmgs feconds, the method of determining 
the latitude from the true elevation of the pole, and the 
length of a degree of the meridian in different latitudes, by 
means of a folid globe revolving with an equable motion 
round an immoveable axis; as alfo on the form of the fur- 
face of the water in a flate of equilibrium on fuch a2 globe; 
andon the neceffity of correcting the apparent latitudes or 
altitudes of the pole, in order to obtain)the real latitudes; 
both by calculating the diftances of places from their lon- 
gitude and latitude, and alfo by delmeations made on a por- 
tion’ of fuch a globe, upon any projection, at pleafure;)re- 
gard. being ha¢ to the {pheroidal form of our earth.’ 
M. Burckhardt tranfmitted to the academy a paper under 
the following title, which was alfo read: *¢ On the employ- 
ment of combinatory analyfis for determining the’ fines, 
tangents, &c. of the {um of feveral angles, when the fines, 
tangents, &c. of fingle angles are given.” ast 
A paper was tranfmitted likewife from M. Topfery on the 
doétrine of combination, and its application to analyfis.,' 
In the (fitting of February 3, was read a paper on the 
Hoixa Meyaan, tranfmitted by Dr. W. G. Tennemannat Jena. 
In this paper, which will appear in the Tranfaétions of the 
Academy, the author endeavours to fhew, that the forcalled 
magna ethica of Ariftotle are an extract fram thafe of Nico~ 
machus. ; 
Some remarks were ee read by M. Zizman on: the 
cultivation and employment of the monarda (ofwego-tea} 
as a fpice. The author found the monarda Sftubofie and 
didyma Lixn. to be plants; the leaves, flowers, and, im pars 
_ticular, the feeds of which might be fubftituted for many 
Shitta : kinds 
