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JYoiice of 



wanger. — After liaving had on Sunday, llie 1 3th of September, 1829, 

 the most majestic prospect of an eclipse of three-fourths of the moon 

 m 42^ 40' N. lat. and 57^ 5G' W. lon.Trom the South-East, which 

 lasted one hour and fifty minutes, I was surprised to see at nine 

 o'clock in the evening of Friday, tlie 18th of September, in 40*^ 

 35' N. lat. and 64^^ 18' W, long, in the horizon in the Nordi-East, 

 the most splendid aurora lorealis wliich I ever beheld : large bun- 

 dles of rays appeared in parallel form, beginning from the north, and 

 went over to the North-East^ from the horizon to the zenith, I ob- 

 served from eight to twelve parallel bundles, whicli by continual 

 changes of the colors, (but only from the different variations of the red 

 to those of the blue) remained in a constant motion to each bdicr, so 

 that if one bundle of rays seemed to go be^'^ond the zenith,* the 

 other bundle aj^pearcd likewise to go lower down. The colors of the 

 light, as well as the complete constant motion of the parallels, lasted, 

 according to my observation on the watch, one hour; after tliis time 



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that in the first five minutes I observed but four bundles, and they to- 

 tally disappeared in the last ten minutes. 



On Saturday evening, at nine o'clock, of the 19dz of September, 1 

 saw In the same direction of the horizon, an Axiror^ay consisting of a 

 very few bundles of radii, with a very weak lustre of light, and last- 

 ing but half an hour. 



Extract of a letter from Dr. Buckland to. Prof. Hitchcock of Amherst, dated Feb- 

 ruary 1, 1830. 



34. Reliquiae Diluviaiics. — I wish it were in my power to an- 

 nounce a speedy prospect of my second volume, but I dare not hope 

 to have leisure to get it ready during the present year ; although I 

 liave materials sufficient for two volumes, if I could find time to put 

 them togcilier- 



35. Jlniedilmian human remains. — With respect to die recent dis- 

 covery of human bones in the caves of the Soudi of France, I be- 

 lieve there Is much that deserves serious attention. TJie human bones 

 in the cave of Bizc, are admitted to be of modern origin ; but the 



'*The word zcnilh may perhaps uot be in th& right place, since I did not see 

 the whole spectacle over iny liead, but I cannot be so minute in describing the 

 height of the vadii in degiecs. 



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