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the finished and accurate manner in 

 which the translation is effected, reflecting 

 highest credit upon the editors, the position of 

 * work, as an authentic reflex of one of the 



eatest modern philosophers, will be indisputably 



1 justly pre-emi, , . ' JOHN HULL. 



THIS excellent edition and translation of 

 1 Arago's JPoj . . (.<, my is now complete; 

 id tlie two volumes iorm a treatise very iu- 



2sting by reason of the multitude of its details, 

 nich are all well rlas^ified, sufficiently illustrated, 

 id indexed. The English work is an edition 

 ! well as ft translation, and amoni; the duties 

 iposed on its editors was that of supplying th- 

 >nal defect in the French astronomer's recojnition 

 'the claims of English scitnce. esptriiil; - in 



'mont of Mr. Adanis, English joibt-di i 

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Vtronomy will take its prop r laei -. 

 .mdard authorities on English shelves." . . , _ 



'HIS volume completes the English version 

 of M. Arago's Popular Astronomy. It con- 

 ains no less than 848 pages, although the editors, 

 itli sound judgment, have omitted certain pas- 



; which, however interesting to French r. id n 

 relating m itters peculiarly appertaining to 

 ranee, have no effect completi 



i work as a treatise on < i : 



tained much that can scarcely he considered 

 coming within the province of astnn,. 



instances they have heen influenced b) tin 

 srest to an in^uirinc miml of the subjects, ami ti ,i 



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to adapt the work to the present state of astrn 

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 ' comet ary orhits, : . it recent 



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 (ited to the minor planets, and thereby increas ; 

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