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MISCELLANIES—DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN. 
1. Statistics of New York, . . - 147 
2. Fish of Hudson River, from Pest Eaton, - - 150 
3. On shooting stars 153 
4, Compendium of American Ornithology, by Chouias Nuttall, 
Cog 154 
5. Elements of Mepeen, by Neil “henait, om Os of ihe icin 
College of Physicians, - 155 
6. Buffalo Mineral Spring, 156 
7, 8. Loss of vessels inthe Gulf Stream Improvement in ~ 
eflecting tama by A. Eat 158 
9. Mapping Instrum ent, - 159 
10, 11, 12. Boston Mechanics’ Magazine— Asbestos titipreydate ed 
B4 with platinum—The American Botanical Register, 160 
723, 14, 15. Floating Daisies Stents dtmeticwh Birds, 161 
16. Abstract of a Meteorological Journal, - 162 
AT, 18, 19, 20. Mauch Chunk Anthracite mines—Indtana His- 
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21, 22. To mineralogists, ata dee &e. coRtattettions ¢ on nthe de- 
cline of Science in Engla 
23, 24, 25. Purification of olive oil for chrinometer: &c.— 
Method of clearing the Baltimore rail-way of snow 
during the late winter—Discourse, delivered before the 
Historical Society of Michigan, by Henry R. ils ba 166 
26, 27, 28. Encyclopedia Recpmemeti ari: Carbon 
Horticulture, 167 
29, 30, 31. Literary and scientific sodtabina’ of C dette — 
of the Diallage family, in chemical ge: aime with 
—Collections of a sects - 168 
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32, 33, . Localities of Minerals, by Such Porter ‘trap p, and 
ocks altered seen Humphry sagas ee 
in trave 170 
STATISTICS. 
1. National encouragement of Science, 172 
2, 3, 4. Necro logy—State of Education | in ‘the City of Lyons— 
Rail roads in Aust 174 
5, 6. The last annual uate of the Nituralists and physicians 
of Germany—Petersburg Botanic Garden, 
ty Oy we "gaan of eee Trade of Great Brit- 
ain—Russian Univers - 176 
10. Destruction of Live Stock i Wolves in Rimig, - 177 
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MECHANICAL PHILOSOPHY. 
1. Voltaic electricity. 177 
2, 3 Balpty of of steam engines—Violent thunder. storm in Swit- 
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A, 5. Diiconapontticn of wats ny atmeapheric electricity— ) 
Decompositions by common electricity, 179 
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