

THE 



AMERICAN JOURNAL 



OF 



SCIENCE AND ARTS 



CONDUCTED BY 



PROFESSOR SILLIMAN 



AKD 



BENJAMIN SILLIMAN, 



TOL. XLYIL— No. 2.— OCTOBER, 1844 



FOR JULY, AUGUST, AND SEPTEMBER, 1844. 





WITH FIVE PLATES 



NEW HAVEN: 



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Published at Ifew Haven, Oct. 8, 1844 



