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Miscellanies: 
_ ders of your scientific Journal to give the histoey of eiogaclh Pontes, 
from the year 1600 to the present year, and to i” See to _ the 
results of their researches. 
supply the alsin of regular observations. It will promote these restirels 
es, to furnish the means of making them, by pointing out the works 
where the information may be found. 
If I can compile this history for the entire surface of the globe, I think, 
that by means of tables announced in my eighth ao we shall be 
able to predict the seasons for future times. For those years or points of 
time where information is deficient, I think that the Sikclnsbon can be 
theoretically supplied. 
Will you, then, I beseech you, by means of your Journal, engage your 
readers to occupy themselves with this history of the seasons in America, 
and to communicate to that work the result of their labors? I observe in 
No. 57, p. 182, (Vol. xxviii,) of your Journal, that New Haven possesses 
meteorological observations for 70* years. 
Can you procure for ‘me the thermometrical mean for December, for 
each of those years? I intend to prepare the history of the seasons back 
as far as 1159; as far as regards America, I think it way be carried back 
to the year 1500. 
5. Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries.—The labors of this enter- 
prising and distinguished society merit an extended statement at our 
hands, but owing to the pressure of other contributions, we are unable to 
give more than a very brief notice. 
This society, as is well known, has its seat at Copenhagen, and ranks 
~ among its members many eminent and efficient historical investigators of 
various countries. Its primary object is to bring to light, and to publish 
with the necessary illustrations, all ancient documents relating to the his- 
tory and early literature of Scandinavia. It goes farther, and has, with 
great zeal and ability, prosecuted its inquiries into the history of the 
Northern adventurers in other countries, especially in America and in 
the British isles. The society is one of the oldest antiquarian associa- 
tions in Europe, and has been uncommonly active and successful. Asa 
partial result of its labors, it has already issued more than forty volumes, 
*The passage alluded to by M. Morin, mentioned the cold 70 years ago, but we 
are not aware that the observations have been Peed continued ; we believe 
they are tolerably continuous for the 40 years past.—E. 
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