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f 2 ) p. 121. Gustav Rose, Reise nach dem Ural, Bd. ii. S. 202. 



C 33 ) p. 121. Gustav Rose, in Poggend. Ann. 1825, Bd. iv. S. 173192. 

 Rammelsberg, Erstes Suppl. zura chem. Handworterbuche der Mineralogie, 

 1843, S. 102. Olbers acutely observes, that "it is a remarkable circum- 

 stance, not hitherto noticed, that no fossil meteoric stones have as yet been 

 found, like fossil shells, in secondary and tertiary formations. Are we to infer 

 that, previous to the last and present arrangement of the surface of our planet, 

 no meteoric stones had fallen upon it, although, according to Schreibers, it is 

 probable that 700 falls of aerolites now take pTace in each year ?" (Olbers, in 

 Schum. Jahrb. 1838, S. 329.) Problematical uickeliferous masses of native 

 iron have been found in Northern Asia (Gold-washing work of Petropa\vlo\vsk, 

 80 geographical miles south-east of Kusaezk), at a depth of 31 French feet, 

 and recently among the Carpathian mountains (Magura, near Szianic?). 

 Both these masses are very like meteoric stones. Compare Erman, Archiv 

 fiir wissenschaftliche Kunde von Russland, Bd. i. S. 315, and Haidinger'a 

 Bericht iiber die Slaniczer Schiirfe in Ungarn. 



( 84 ) p. 121. Berzelius, Jahresber. Bd. xv. S. 217 and 231 , Rammelsberg, 

 Handworterbuch, Abth. ii. S. 2528. 



( K ) p. 122. Sir Isaac said, "he took all the planets to be composed of the 

 same matter with this earth, wz. earth, water, aud stones, but variously cou- 

 cocted." Turner, Coll. for the Hist, of Grantham, cont. authentic Memoirs 

 of Sir Isaac Newton, p. 172. 



() p. 123. Adolph Ermau, in Posrgendorff's Annalen, 1839, Bd. x!vii'. 

 S. 582 601. Biot had previously thrown some doubt on the probability of 

 the reappearance of the November stream at the beginning of May (Comples- 

 rendus, 1836, T. ii. p. 670). Mndler has examined the mean depressiOD of 

 temperature on the three ill-reputed days in the mouth of May, viz. llth, 

 12th, and 13th, by 86 years of observations at Berlin (Verhandl. des Vereius 

 zur Beford. des Gartenbaues, 1834-, S. 377); and has found a retrogressioa 

 of temperature of 1.22 Cent. (2. 2 Fahr.) just at the season which is very 

 nearly that of the most rapid advance of temperature. Jl is much to be wished 

 that this phenomenon, which some have been inclined to attribute to the 

 cooling effect of the melting of large masses of ice in the north -eastern part of 

 Europe, should be examined at distant parts of the globe, as in North America, 

 and in the southern hemisphere. Compare Bulletin, de 1'Acad. Imp. de St.. 

 Petersbourg, 1843, T. i. No. 4. 



( 87 ) p. 123. Plut. Vitse par. in Lysandro, cap. 22. The account given 

 by Damachos (Daimachos) of a fiery cloud, throwing out sparks like shooting 



