x CONTENTS. 
XV. On the Dry Rot; by Puinenas Rainey, ee 
XVI. Additional Observations on the Shooting Stars of August 
9th and 10th, 1837; by Epwarp C. Herrick, - PaaS 
MISCELLANIES.—DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN. 
Geology. . 
1. Renwick’s Outlines of See - - - - - 183 
2. Geological Barents. - mE ew «3: = 186 
3. Fossil Fishes, “ - 198 
4, 5, 6. Fossil nem in ik Asien of ne scales of 
the fossil Gavial of Caen, in Normeed yea Fossils 
found in Louisiana, 
7, 8. Sienitic Granite, near Christians, ‘N orway—N ew locality 
of Tourmaline, - - - 
General Physics and Chemistry. 
1. Notice of a splendid Aurora of 1789, 
2. Transmission of Galvanic light through st of different 
conducting powers, 
. 3. On a new pyrogenic acid, 206 
4, 5. On the non-existence of a Sinnound of ‘Platinum sa Hy- 
-drogen—Sixth satellite of Saturn, 
6. Meteorological ae for 1836, aid at  Wontseal tour 
anada, - 
7, 8. Oil of the Tutui or Candle M ut Fs SE « - 209 
9, New Magnetical discoveries, - + ye 
Bibliography. 
1. This Journal, - - - Q11 
2, 3. Prof. Agassiz’ great work on ‘Fossil Fishes—Prof. Ages 
on the Echinodermata, “ 212 
4, Statistical Tables of Mavaclienetis, - - - 23 
5, 6. Morton’s Crania Americana—Annals of the a comet of 
Natural History of New York, 
7. Description of new species of Moilusca sid Shells, with re- 
marks on several Polypi, &c., found in Massachusetts Bay, 216 
8, 9, 10. Third American Edition of Bakewell’s Geology —Olm- 
_ sted’s Natural Philosophy—Second Report of the Geology 
of oe. = an ee 
Intelligence. 
= * Return: vis Deniie tiom-csnylipeiround the world, 219 
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