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a master; and his affection (like that of Gay Lussac and that of Arago 
who were also his friends) sustained me in my labors. He was four 
years my junior,—and nothing forewarned me of this misfortune. It 
18 not at the distance of a few hours only from such a loss, that I ean 
say More respecting it. Pity me,—and accept the homage of my pro- 
found respect and affectionate devotion.” 
VII. Bretiograpry. 
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2. Handbook. of Universal Geography, being a Gazetteer of the 
World. Edited by T. Carey Catuicot, A.M. 856 pp. 12mo. New York, 
1853. G. P. Putnam & Co. A very excellent Gazetteer, embracing 
a large compass with great fullness. The notices of places are brief, 
and by this means it is rendered wonderfully comprehensive, consider- 
ing the size of the work. 
__ 8. Elements of Geology; by Auonzo Gray, A.M., author of Ele- 
ments of Chemistry and Elements of Natural Philosophy, and C. B. 
Apans, A.M., Fellow of the Amer. Acad. of Arts and Sciences, Prof. 
in Amherst College, &c. 354 pp. 12mo. 1853. 
—This work is a brief review of the elements of Geology, prepared for 
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instruction in Schools and Colleg It com ; 
the various agencies employed in producing changes in the earth’s sur- 
face, inorganic and organic, and thence proceeds to the arrangement, 
It is illustrated 
Structure and historical feletioks of the earth’s strata. 
Y Many wood-cuts. : 
4. Catalogue of North American: Reptiles in the Museum of the 
Smithsonian Institution. Part I. SERPENTS: by S. F. Barrp and 
C.Girarp. Washington: Smithsonian Institution. 
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172 pp. 8vo. Jan., 
1853.—Although styled a Catalogue, this volume contains de 
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Ex. Doe. No. 3. 
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6. A Synopsis or Systematic Catalogue of the 
the United States ; by A. CuaPP, M.D. apse pp- 8vo. Philadelphia, 
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much care, and contains notes 
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