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CORRESPONDENCE. | 
1. Correspondence of J. Nickles, dated Paris, January 8, 1858.* | 
promise respecting a notice of this illustrious chemist, because of the 
old assistants, Mr. Le Canu, now professor at the school of Pharmacy of 
is. From this pamphlet we learn that Thenard was born on the 4th 
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dered by him to science, through his discoveries, and his ins 
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Death of Peclet_—The celebrated author of the “Traité de la ou 
appliquée & l'industrie et aux arts,” the “ Traité de PEclairage, etc., ; 
at Paris on the 7th of December last, after some days of sickness, 4, 
and Trades his course on applied physics. He was one ‘sails 
> = celebrated establishment which has furnished engineers ~~ ioe 
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about two years since, and of whom we have given a short biographical 
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_* This letter was received too late for our last number. Some of 3 
omitted, as the subjects have already been brought out in the Raat ae 
