Vi CONTENTS. 
Miscellaneous Intelli igence. aaa Instruments, 288. rete of Meteoric 
Iron in the Mexican Province of Son by Jouyn L. Lz Conr 
On the Improvements by Mr. Chas. * Sretbes in Microscopic Object plana 
290.—On — Copper Plate Engravings on Stone, 292.—Note to Dr. Kirt- — 
land’s paper, 293.—On the Cold of the month of January at Eutaw, Alabama: 
Indian Hail. storms, 294.—Meteorology of St. Bernard and Geneva, 296.—Gol 
of Australia: Dead Sea, 297.—On the rapidity of the fall of Rain, by M. Rozet: 
Means of preserving indefinitely Monuments consisting of Marble or Limestone, 
y M. Rocwas, 298.—Annual Mortality of various Cities of the United States, 
and other places: Eruption of Mauna Loa, 299.—Elec se ee Progress: 
Gutta Percha in Photography : Perturbations of Uranus: On t aise tere of 
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James E. Sasa 300.—Prof, Edward Lassell, 3 
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Bibliography i tion to a Universal System of Meteorological 
Ginervannas for the. Sea as well as for the Land: Fifth Annual Report of the 
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, 301.—On “the connection of 
Geology with Terrestrial Magnetism, ete., by Evan Hopxins: Photo graphy ; 
a Treatise on the Chemical changes produced by Solar Radiation, ete.; by Prof. 
Roeertr Hunt: The Indications of the Creator, or the Natnral Evidences of 
Final Cause, by Grorce Taytor, 302,—Occultations visible in the United 
States duripg the year 1852, computed by a Downes: Catalogue of Ma- 
layan Fishes, by Turopore Cantor, Esq., M.D : Ray rape British Nudi- 
branchiate Mollusca, with figures of all the species, by J. ALDER and A. Han- 
cock: The ae = of i es wan thes o sehane by their Spo- 
ridia, By the Rev. W. A. Leiguron, B.A., n Introduction to the Atomic 
Theory, by reel Dauseny, M.D., F. ‘ : re es : Annals of the Lyceum of 
Natrol History of New York: Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences 
of Philadelphia, 303. 
List of Works, 304. 
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NUMBER XXXIX. 
Arr. XXVII. The Permeability of Metals to mareary : bY Prof. 
Horsrorp of Harvard, - 305 
XXVIII. On the Light House System of ee United Bist a coast : 
extract from the Report of the Board of Officers convened 
under the direction of Hon. Thomas Corwin, eat ae J of 
the Treasury, - < 318 
XXIX. Description of a New eats of Libythes a of aca: 
glossa; by J.P. Kirtuanp, - 
XXX. On Coral Reefs and lgie ; by ia D. ASS a 
XXXI. Abstract of Meteorological Observations made at Bur- 
lington, Vt., in 1851; by Z. Tuompson, - . 
XXXII. On the General Peace of the Great Exhibition ¢ on the 
Progress of Art and epienes: by Wituiam iss dec canes 
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