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3. Reports on the Shells and Minerals presented by Dr. Brinck- 
erhoff to the New York Lyceum of Natural History, - 194 
4. Further account of the Shooting Stars of Aug. 9 and 10, 1839, 203 — 
_ 5,6. British Antarctic Expedition—Compound Electro-Magnet, 204 } 
7, 8. Exchanges of American Shells and Insects—The ses 
Magazine and Steam Navigation Journal, F 
9, 10. To remove Carbonic Acid Gas from =. &e—The : 
Katakekaumene, - - - - 4 
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P. 38, 1. 30, for r connection, , read dgrrection. P, 39, 1. 35, for these, read those. P. 
50, 1. 17, for extracting, read extorting. P52, 1. 27, for fosmid, read formed. 
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