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Art, XXVII. Notice of, and citations from a Voyage of Discov- 

 ery and Research in the Southern and Antarctic Regions, 

 during the years 1839-43, by Captain Sir James Clark 



Ross, R. N., Knt., D.C.L. Oxon., F.R.S, etc., - 



XXVIII. On the Fundamental Principles of Mathematics; by 



Prof. Stephen Alexander, ------ 



XXIX. Results additional to those offered by Dr. Locke from bis 

 Three Experiments, "On Single and Double Vision, pro- 

 duced by viewing objects with both eyes ;" by S. Pearl 

 Lathrop, M.D., -------- 



XXX. Observations on American Species of the Genus Potamoge- 



ton, L. ; by Edward Tuckerman, A.M., 



XXXI. On a New Table of the Pressure of Steam at various 

 j Temperatures; by J. H. Alexander, Esq., 



XXXIL On the Dispersion of Light ; by Lieut. E. B. Hunt, 



XXXIII. Polarization of Galvanic Light ; by Professor Chas. G. 

 Page, M.D., - - - - 



XXXIV. Observations on some points in the Physical Geography 

 of Oregon and Upper California ; by James D. Dana, 



XXXV. On Biogen, or the so-called Albumen in the Ovarian 

 Egg, (from a letter of E. Desor to Prof. C. Vogt,) - 



XXXVI. On some principles to be considered in Chemical Clas- 

 sifications ; by T. S. Hi t, 



XXXV 11/ New and Rare Plants, chiefly of the Carolinas; by 



M. A. Curtis, 



XXXVIIL On Gibbsite and Ailophane, from Richmond, Mass. ; 

 by Prof. B. Silliman, Jr., 



X \. Notice of a Novel Mode of Discharging a Leyden Bat- 



t ry, with an explanation of its theory ; by J. H. Lane, 

 XL. On the Action of Nitric Acid on Sebacic Acid ; by Adolph 



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Chert try an Phyt ■ *.— On the Crystalline Polarity of Bismuth and other b 1- 

 i md on its relation to the Magnetic Form of Force, by Dr. Far '.y. 42f- 

 Meltv of obtaining crystalline combinations by Heat, and of rep ciu og 

 thereby ?a ineraJ q by M. Ebklmaa : Researches n Wax, by 



Bi \min Collins Brodie, 427.— On Chloropicrine, by Dr. Jfoir*? Ste*- 



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