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'Astronomy. — New Planet Irene, 293. 



I ^ _ Miscellaneous Intelligence, — Smithsonian Institution, 293. — The Cambridge Ob- 

 servatory, 295.— The Solar Eclipse : Science of Pisa, 300. — Fish of Mt. Boica : 

 The Werner Festival atFreyberg: Monticelli's collection of Minerals at Na- 

 ples for sale : Correction, 301. — Obituary, — Sir James Graham Dalyell, 302. 



Bibliography, — Reports of the Secretary of War, with Reconnaissance^ of Routes 

 from San Antonio to El Paso; bj Brevet Lt. CoL J. E.Joh5Sto:x, &c. : The 

 Banker's Magazine and Statistical Register, edited by J. Smith Romans, Esq., 

 ^ 302. — AiGuide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar ; by Rev. Dr, 

 Brewer: Elements of Latin Pronunciation, for the use of Students in Lan* 

 guage, Law, Medicine, Zoology, Botany, &c. ; by Prof. S. S. Haldeman, A.M. : 

 The Fourth Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Insti- 



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lution : Ausftihrliches Handbuch der Analytischen Chemie, von Heinrich 

 Rose: The Journal of Agriculture, edited by Wm. S. King and J. J. Mapes: 

 Iconographic Encyclopedia, 303. 



List of Works, 304. 



APPENDIX. 



American Association for the Advancement of Science, 305, 



NUMBER XXXVI. 



Art. XXXI. Observations on the Zodiacal Light ; with an inquiry 

 into its Nature and Constitution, and its relations to the Solar 



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322 



System ; by Professor Denison Olmsted, - - . 309 



XXXII. Cultivation of Nutmegs and Cloves in Bencoolen ; by 



Dr. LtTMSDAINE, 



XXXIII. On Coral Keefs and Islands ; by James D. Dana, - 329 

 . XXXIV, Optical and Blowpipe Examination of the supposed 



Chlorite of Chester County, Pa. ; by W. P. Blake, - - 339 

 * XXXV. Notes of a Discussion of Tidal Observations made in 



Connection with the Coast Survey, at Cat Island, in the Gulf 

 of Mexico ; by Prof. A, D. Bache, - . - - 341 



XXXVL The Silurian Basin of Middle Tennessee, with notices of 



the Strata surrounding it; by Prof. Ja:mes M. Safford, A.M., 352 



XXXVII. On the Houghite of Prof. Shepard 

 XXXVlIL On some of the Thermal Waters 



361 



Dr. J. Lawrence Smith, — Part II, - . . . - 366 



XXXIX, On the Preservation of Animal Substances ; by Henry 



GoADBY, M.D., F.L.S,, . . • . . - - 378 



XL. Mineralogical Notices. No. Ill, 387 



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