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Miscellanies. 1s” 
This action being attributed by Lieutenant Bache, to the contact of 
the copper and iron in presence of sea-water, he had ordered the cop- 
per to be removed from around the hawse-hole, the result of which ex- 
periment would test the truth of the supposition. 
Professor Bache stated his wish to call special attention to the entire 
soundness of the cast-iron, while the wrought-iron was corroded; asif 
the latter had acted as a protector to the former. He believed that 
some general laws of interest would be made out by the Committee 
ofthe British Association engaged in investigating the subject to which 
this fact appeared to belong. 
e Committee on making and eelbcsing observations of Celestial 
Phenomena, reported in part, that they had received the following ob- 
servations of Lunar Occultations of the fixed stars, in mean time of 
the places of observation. 
1838. k. 
lL. Nov.2, d  Pleiadum, Em. 13 53 1. 10 d.1. —, aed ry. W. and 1K. 
a I ‘ 
m. 1318 12.10 b 
3 Em. 14 34 50.60 d. 1. “ 4 
4 f Im. 14 953.60 b. 1. “ «“ 
5. Em. 15 19 25.10 d. 1. ‘“ ‘“ 
6. h Em. 15 26 34.40 d. I. “ “ 
7%. “ 21, 58  Sagittarii,Im. 6 1 24.30 d.1. & ° 
8 “ Em.. 7 13 20.00 b. L. “ «“ 
9. *Sthmag. § Im. 6 912.30d.1 &“ 
10. 60 a Sagittarii, Im. 743 5.10.1 “ J. and K. 
ll. Dee. 27, »  Pleiadum,Im. 8 0 34.70 4.1. « R. andW. 
12, 9 17 33.80 b. I “ & 
13. f Im. 853 56.70 4.1. “ P. and W. 
14, 57.60 d.1. ‘ K. and R 
15. h Im. 854 10.80 d.1. « P. and W. 
16. S: cd: 6 .and R, 
17, Nov.2, d  Pleiadum, Im. £2 34 26.10 b. 1. a soa s House, T. ‘Waget- 
18. Em. 13 53 28.80 d. 1. 
19. n Im. 13 18 48.80 b. 1. “ “ 
20. Em. 14 34 38.60 d. 1. ‘ « 
AL f Em. 15 19 24 40 4.1. « « 
‘eR. h Em. 15 26 32.40 d. 1 «“ «“ 
3. Dec. 27, d  Pleiadum, Em. 8 34 35.00 b. L “ a 
24. f Im. .00 d. J. «“ “ 
25. Em. 10 117.90 b. 1. “ « 
10 11 59.90 
2. Nov. 21, i xs Sagicentity Han’ GTS: Ke Peiceton College, Alexander. 
eo. ; 60 q Sagittarii, Im. 7 4437.49 d.1. 
“29. Dee. 24, , iscium, Im. 9 35 30.80 d.1 a . 
30. “ 96,47 Arietis, Im. 14 2054.50 d.1 “ « 
ee ee Pleiadum, Im 8 4 0.35d.1 si * 
9 21 30.40 b. 1. & A. and B 
33. d Im. 7 21 33.50 d. 1. «“ 
34, Em. 8 38 38.00 b. |. «“ «“ 
35 Im, 759 20.10 d. 1. «“ A. 
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