222 Ailronomkal mid Phrenotoa'ual Socielies. 



The Study of Medicine, comprising its Physiology, Pathology 

 and Practice. 3 Vols. Svo. By Dr. Good. 



Travels in Northern Africa from Tripoli to Momzouk, the 

 capital of Fezan, and thence to the southern extremity of that 

 kingdom, in 1818, 19 and 20. By George Francis Lyon, Lieut, 

 of the Royal Navy, and Companion of the late Mr. Ritchie. 



A Treatise of Naval Gunnery. By Col. Sir Howard Douglas, 

 Bart. K.S.C. C.B. F.R.S. &c.' Svo.' Plates. 



A Practical Treatise on the Hydrocephalus. By Leopold An- 

 thony Golis, Physician, Vienna. 



The Elements of Natural History translated from the German 

 of Blumenbach, with considerable additions. By Clarke Abel, 

 M.D. F.R.S. and F.L.S. 



XXXV. Proceedings of Learned Societies. 



ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



March 9. A hf. paperof Mr.Troughton, on the Construction and 

 Use of the Repeating Circle and Altitude and Azimuth Circle, was 

 concluded. In this paper the author describes the merits and 

 demerits of each instrument, in the various purposes to which 

 they may be applied ; and closes his remarks by giving his de- 

 cided preference to the Altitude and Azimuth Circle. — The next 

 Meeting of the Society will be on April 13th. 



PHRENOLOGICAL SOCIETY, EDINBURGH. 



Many of our readers may not even have heard of the existence 

 of this society, which was formed about two years ago for the 

 pur|)ose of examining the doctrines propagated by Drs. Gall and 

 Spurzhcim ; and much less, perhaps, would they have expected 

 that at Edinburgh, of all places, after the doctrines of these cra- 

 iiiologists had been doomed to eternal oblivion in the Edinburgh 

 Review, gentlemen should have been found ready to give the sub- 

 ject that investigation and free discussion which is necessary to 

 elicit truth in all cases of doubt. We have not the honour of 

 any personal acquaintance with the founders of this new system, 

 but we have often heard others speak of Dr. Spurzheim's won- 

 derful powers and happy talent for observation. By what process 

 of reasoning he was led to conclude, or by what spirit of prophecy 

 he was actuated, when he pitched upon Edinburgh as the destined 

 epot from which the doctrines of j)hrcnology were, at some fu- 

 ture day, to be propagated, we are not informed ; but we have 

 been favoured with an anonymous communication on this subject 



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