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‘2. The planet discovered on the 5th of April, by Professor Gasparis, 
has been named Themis, with the sign (24). 
3. Phocea, (25) (Compt. Rend. xxxvi, 991.)—The following elliptic 
elements of this planet have been communicated by M. Valz :— 
Epoch, 1853, May 1-486. 
Mean anomaly - - 305° 17’ 
Long. of perihelion, - - - 303 14 
“asc. node, - - - 14 
Inclination, - - . . 21 24 
Excentricity, - - - 024441 
Semi-axis maj., - - . 2:3762 
Mean daily motion, - - 968-70 
4. The planet discovered on the 5th of May last, by Mr. Luther, has 
been named Proserpine; its sign is (26).—Compt. Rend., xxxvi, 1015. 
5. Third Comet of 1853, (Astron. Journ.)—Mr. Klinkerfues, assis- 
tant at the Gottingen Observatory, detected a small comet on the 10th 
of June. At 13% 0™ 54s, its position was R. A. 143° and N. Decl. 43°5. 
had a tail 3 or 4’ in length. The following elements are given by 
ruhns :— 
Perihelion passage, Aug. 27-213 M. T. Berlin. 
iheli : - 310° 
ong. perihelion, - 31 12/1 
Place of asc. node, - - - 140 50 27 °6 
Inclination - - - - 59 54 23°1 
Log. perihelion dist., - - 9°49 1256 
Motion direct. 
[V. MiscetLaANEeous INTELLIGENCE. 
1. American Association for the Advancement of Science.—The sev- 
enth meeting of the American Association was held at Cleveland, during 
the week following the 28th of July. Prof. B. Perce, of Cambridge, 
was President for the year. The meeting was less well attended than 
those of former years, owing partly to the engagements of many of the 
members of the Association at the different institutions of the country, 
with which they are connected. Among the papers presented, those 
of the departments of Physics and Mathematics were much the most 
numerous, and were mostly of high merit. There were but few papers 
brought forward in Geology, or Chemistry. The meeting adjourned 
Tuesday, the 2d of August, to meet in Washington, on the last 
A committee for revising the constitution of the Association was: 
appointed, consisting of Prof. Bacne, Dr. J. Lawrence SmirTH, Dr. 
Le Conte, of Georgia, Dr. W. Gnas, of New York, Dr. B ’ 
Jr., Prof. ocers, Prof. J Dana, Dr. J. Letpy, Prof. 8 Ss. 
ings should be furnished to members at cost, or free 0 0 
the Proceedings are published by the public liberality of the city where 
the meeting may be 
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