THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS, 1853-1855. 547 



MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS. 



The Law of Deposit of the Flood Tide: Its Dynamical Action and Office. By 

 Charles Henry Davis, lieutenant, United States Navy. 



Observations on Terrestrial Magnetism. By John Locke, M. D., M. A. P. S. 

 Researches on Electrical Rheometry. By A. Secchi. 



ASTRONOMY. 



Six memoirs upon the Occultations visible in the United States during the years 

 from 1848 to 1853, inclusive. Computed under the direction of the Smithsonian 

 Institution. By John Downes. 1848. 4, pp. 12. 



Researches Relative to the Planet Neptune. By Sears C Walker, esq. 



Ephemeris of Neptune for the Opposition of 1848. By Sears C. Walker, esq. 



Ephemeris of the Planet Neptune from the Date of the Lalande Observations of 

 May 8 and 10, 1795, and for the Oppositions of 1846, 1847, 1848, and 1849. By Sears 

 C. Walker, esq. 



Three Memoirs upon the Ephemeris of the Planet Neptune for the years 1850, 

 1851, and 1852. 



On the History of the Discovery of the Planet Neptune. By B. A. Gould, jr. 

 1850. 



METEOROLOGY. 



On the Winds of the Northern Hemisphere. By Prof. J. H. Coffin. November, 

 1853. 4, pp. 200, and 13 plates. 



Directions for Meteorological Observations, Intended for the First Class of Observ- 

 ers. By Arnold Guyot. 



A Collection of Meteorological Tables, with other tables useful in Practical Meteor, 

 ology. Prepared by order of the Smithsonian Institution by Arnold Guyot, 



CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY. 



Memoir on the Explosiveness of Nitre, with a view to elucidate its agency in the 

 tremendous explosion of July, 1845, in New York. By Robert Hare, M. D. 



On Recent Improvements in the Chemical Arts. By Prof. James C. Booth and 

 Campbell Morfit. 



GEOGRAPHY, ETHNOLOGY, AND PHILOLOGY. 



Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley ; comprising the results of extensive 

 original surveys and explorations. By E. G. Squier, A. M., and E. H. Davis, M. D. 

 Pp. 346, 48 plates, and 207 woodcuts. 



Aboriginal Monuments of the State of New York; comprising the results of origi- 

 nal surveys and explorations; with an illustrative appendix. By E. G. Squier, A. M. 

 1850. Pp. 188, 14 plates, and 72 woodcuts. 



Description of Ancient Works in Ohio. By Charles Whittlesey. 1851. 



Catalogue of Portraits of North American Indians, with sketches of scenery, etc. 



Contributions to the Physical Geography of the United States. Part I On the 

 Physical Geography of the Mississippi Valley, with suggestions for the improvement 

 of the navigation of the Ohio and other rivers. By Charles Ellet, jr., Civil Engineer. 



On the Vocal Sounds of Laura Bridgman, the Blind Deaf-Mute at Boston; com- 

 pared with the Elements of Phonetic Language. By Dr. Francis Lieber. 



A Grammar and Dictionary of the Dakota Language. Collected by the members 

 of the Dakota Mission; edited by Rev. S. R. Riggs, A. M., Missionary of the Amer- 

 ican Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. 



Vocabulary of the Jargon of Trade Language of Oregon. By Dr. B. Rush Mitchell, 

 U. S. N. ; with additions by Prof. W. W. Turner. 



