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for the period when he undertook the reduction. What M* 

 de Caille did with Flamstead's Atlas, M. Bode did with the 

 Atlas Ccelestis, in his Vorstellung der Gestirne ; which has been 

 the only Atlas that for some time obtained the estimation of 

 astronomers on the continent of Europe, or indeed in this 

 country-. But while Mr. Jamieson has availed himself of the 

 labours of his predecessors, he has not been a servile copj-ist : 

 on the contrary, his work differs as much from those we have 

 mentioned as it is well possible for books to differ, written in 

 illustration of the same subject. 



The Celestial Atlas may be divided into three distinct parts. 

 The first, which is introductory, is allotted to some brief defi- 

 nitions, and the manner of using the maps, so as to render 

 them of as general utility and of as easy application as the ce- 

 lestial globe. By means of these maps, a complete knowledge 

 may be gained of the rising, culminating, and setting of the 

 stars, the situation of the planets, the place of the moon, and 

 all the positions into which the grand machine of the universe 

 is successively put throughout the year. 



The second and descriptive portion of the work, treats of 

 the boundaries and contents of the several constellations, and 

 the signs of the zodiac. The student who makes himself master 

 of this part of the work will become as familiarly acquainted 

 with the names and situations of the stars, as with the locali- 

 ties of places on a geographical map. 



The third distinct part of the Avork consists of a series of 

 well-constructetl Exercises for acquiring a knowledge of the 

 successive appearances of the constellations and signs, in the 

 evening, at midnight, or in the morning, throughout the year. 

 These Exercises are written in a popular language, without 

 any regard to the learned phraseology of astronomers. Indeed, 

 throughout the whole work, Mr. Jamieson's great object ap- 

 pears to have been to render the subject familiar to any ordi- 

 nary capacity, disdaining all ostentatious display of leurning, 

 and anxious only to be understood. 



We have only to add, that the engravings are worthy of the 

 subject : they aie in the best stvle ot Ncele, and are beautifully 

 coloured, 



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Experimeiils and Observations on the Development of mag- 



netical Properties in 8to!el and Iron by Percussion. By Wm. 



Scores.l)y, Jun. Esq. — On the Alloys ol" Steel. By .1. Stodart, 



IOs(j. and Ml. M. Faradav. — Some Observations on the buffy 



Coat()f tl.c Blood, i(fc. \\\ .John Davy, M.D.— On the Me^ 



chanibui of the Spine. By I lenn- Eurle, Emj. — Of tlie \trves 



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