lloyal Sucielif. 1 39 



The geological survey of the neighbourhood of Smyrna was 

 extended westward along both siiores of the Gulf, and over 

 the peninsula of Karabournou, by Lieut. Spratt, and the fos- 

 sils which he collected have been described by ProK E. Forbes 

 (Journ. Geol. Soc, vol. i. p. 156). 



The same gentlemen have given a short notice of the geo- 

 logy of Lycia in the Journ. Geol. Soc, vol. ii. p. 8 ; and in 

 theirjoint "Travels in Lycia" theirobservations are to be found 

 in greater detail, and are embodied in the beautiful map of 

 Lycia which accompanies the work. 



The geology of Rhodes and of Samos has been described 

 by Lieut. Spralt (Proc. Geol. Soc, vol. iii. p. 774, and Journ. 

 Geol. Soc, vol. iii. J). 6.5). 



Mr. Waringion W. Sn)yth has described the mining di- 

 stricts of the Eastern 'I'aurus in Journ. Geol. Soc, vol. i. p. 330. 



And lastly, Dr. Daubeny, in his work on Volcanos just 

 published, has devoted an entire chapter to the volcanic phte- 

 nomena of Asia Minor. 



Besides these more elaborate treatises, a variety of scattered 

 liiuts and notices on Anatolian geology may be collected from 

 the works of Fontaiiit-r, Andreossy, Beaufort, Texier, Ains- 

 worth. Fellows, and others. From these multifarious sources 

 1 commenced three or four years ago lo construct for my own 

 use a general geological map of Asia Minor, Of course it is 

 a very fragmentary production; and the numerous blank 

 spaces in it show how much we have yet to learn as to the 

 geology of that country. 



I trust however that 1 have now shown that the geology of 

 Asia Minor is not so completely untrodden a field as M. 

 Tchihatcheff's letter would seem to imply ; and having thus 

 briefly vindicated the labours of others, 1 shall look forward 

 with lively interest to the valuable additions to our knowled</e 

 which we may expect from that traveller's researches. ^^^ 



XX I L Proceedings of Learned Societies. 



ROYAI, SOCIETY. 

 [Continued from vol. xxxi. p. 376.] 



ABS'i'RACT of a Thirteenth Series of Tide Researches " Bv 

 Dr. Whewell. ^ 



The first part of this paper, " On the Tides of the Pacifc," forms a 

 sequel to former papers by the same author, esjieciiiUy to his first 

 memoir on this subject, printed by the Roytd Society in 1833 

 (' Essay towards a first apjiroximation to a map of C^otidal Lines '), 

 and to the Sixl/i Series published in 1836 (' Results of an extended 

 seriea of Tide Observations made on the coasts of England and 



