144 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
On the soa Delite med the computation of the Lunar Ephemeris afforded by 
the new sy f arguments introduced by Prof. Peirce into his “Tables of the 
Moon.” By J f "R le. 
unk 
On Irradiation. By Prof. W. B. ane 
On the Satellites of Uranua. By Prof. Elias Loomis, University of New York, 
On the inverted microsco with some ace on the illumination of microscop- 
ical objects. By Prof. J. Lawrence Smith, of eos Ky. 
The astronomical expedition to Chili. By Lieut. J. mL feviaee U.S. N. 
Abstract of a paper on the tidal currents of pee Island and approaches, from 
ea in connection with the United States Coast Survey. By Charles A. 
“On the e longitude of Frontera, El Paso, and San Eleazario, tere in the deter- 
mination of a cardinal point of the Boundary Survey. By Maj. W. H. Hmory. 
On the relative value of the eee astronomical Siatinds of determining the 
y Lieut. C. 
8; U.S. 
the determination of the dengitiabe of the Observatory at Cambridge from the 
chronometric ex rm of the Coast Survey. By G. on 
Difference of longitude by Moon and Star Cubinieatiotus By Prof. G. W. oe 
The longitude of America; determined by moon culminations, By Prof. 2 
Peirce, of Harvard Co ollege. 
ethod of —- at sea for the determination of the latitude, longitude, and 
variations of the s. By 0. adger, 
Cloverden hictrat tory and ‘he 1 Shelby College (Kentucky) Equatorial. By B.A. 
Gould, Jr. and Joseph Winloe. 
(2.) Meteorology. 
The Brandon tornado, Ohio, January 20, 1854. By Prof. 0. N. Stoddard, Miami 
Cape Ver and Hatteras hurricane and other storms. By W. C. Redfield, of 
ao the Probable stapes of hail storms in Cuba, especially from 1844 to 1854 
ss SS oat of ; eich that passed over Connecticut, August 1, 1851. By Prof 
John Brockile 
On the meteorological ss Sa observed at various points on the bone 
Survey. By Mari W. Chandler (read by Maj. W. a ns ory ; 
On the Nesienuee off Cape se By Lieut. J. F. M 
hee HB of 
Co earaesaes of the prlieapal conditions of climate. By Lorin Blodget, of 
ciimat f Chili, By Lieut. J. If. Gilli 
- oe bar swelling of springs and the ieappuieniie of storms before rain. By Prof 
The teosad ograph: a self-regis tering instrument for meteorological observations 
By Prof. N. B. Webs ee of the Virginia Collegiate Institute, Portsmouth, Va. a 
On the law of variations of atmospheric adeno: thr rough wiicbenstv months 0 
he year; and its practical application to barometric measurements of heights in in the 
interior of Continents, By Lorin Bl lodget. 
(3.) Geology and Mineralogy. 
On the  Sesraee and other effects caused by trap dykes in the middle secondary 
rocks of Virginia. By Prof. W. B. Rogers, B 
apt : a peculiar variety of coal from Breckenridge county, Ky. By Prof 4 
egrag ia : 
a number of mineral species. By 7. S. Hunt, of the geological survey 
a. 
ate 
Notice of some imprints which have Se aaeamd been observed in the san mi 
strata at the quarries in Portland, Ct, with some remarks on this Sretitiens on 
Atlantic coast of the United States. States! By Jom Johnston, Prot. N at, Science Wer 
