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two last mentioned societies have each pubUshed a quarto 

 volume. 



We now come to speak of the scientific literature of these 

 United States, and first of its periodical works. The Americati 

 Journal of Science and Arts, published at New Haven, Connecti- 

 cut, is upon the plan of the Scotch scientific quarterlies, a re- 

 pository for papers of every description, connected with natural 

 and physical science, including mathematics and the mechanical 

 arts. This is a quarterly publication. Next we have " The 

 Monthly American Journal of Geology and JVatural Science," pub- 

 lished at Philadelphia. The leading character of this work is 

 geological, and it may be considered as devoted to the exposition 

 of the geology and natural history of this continent ; and to ele- 

 mentary instruction, concerning the principles and details of these 

 important branches of knowledge. Of a similar character, in 

 part, are " The Jourtial of the Academy of JVatural Scie?ices, of Phi- 

 ladelphia," and The Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of 

 New York, both of them the interesting fruits of the labours of 

 the members of these societies. It is to be regretted, that they 

 only appear occasionally. We have also the American Botanical 

 Register, published monthly, at Washington. The American 

 Philosophical Society of Philadelphia was founded in 1 769 ; 

 and it has been observed with pleasure, that its ti'ansactions 

 of late have shown an increasing inclination to cherish natural 

 history. 



We have, besides these. The Transactions of the Philosophical So- 

 ciety of Camhridge, Massachusetts, and of the Albany Institute of 

 the State of Nero York, both of them published occasionally. The 

 Journal of the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, and The Ameri- 

 can Journal of Improvements in the Useful Arts, of Washington, are 

 monthly publications, the first, devoted to mechanical arts, and 

 the last, which has also for its title, Mirror of the Patent Office, 

 may be considered of the same class. Two other monthly pub- 

 lications are. Doughty'' s Cabinet of Natu7-al History, of Philadelphia, 

 and The Illinois Magazitie. In the first of these two, natural 

 history is rather the handmaid to the fine arts ; and in the latter, 

 which is published in Vandaha, it is brought forward in spirited 

 sketches of western nature. There is also a monthly publication 

 from Boston, Tfie Naturalist, a work of a character more descrip- 

 tive than scientific. In conchology, we have Mr. Say's work. 



