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30. Scientific Journey.—M. Seiber, a Bohemian Natural- 
ist who. travelled over Egypt and Syria in 1917, and 1818, 
is preparing to make a journey in Abyssinia. 
Professor Rask of Copenhagen, known by his Icelandic 
and Anglo Saxon Grammar, has set out for St. Petersburg 
where he has employed much time in studying the San- 
serit. He is to proceed to the Birman Empire to study the 
Pali language, and the sacred books of the Buddhists, He 
will remain sometime in the mountains of Caucasus to seek the 
origin of the languages of the North. The probable dura- 
tion of his journey will be three years. Professor Nevi has 
been sent by the Emperor of Russia to make researches in 
the Steppes of Independant Tartary and to examine the 
course of the Oxus and the towns of Balk and Samarcand. 
The expedition will extend perhaps as far as the lake Saisan. 
Embassadors have been previously sent to prepare the way 
in those countries so little known, and we may hope that 
success will crown this enterprise, which viewed merely un- 
der its Geographical relations, must lead to important, re- 
sults. {lod 
Count Romanzow has sent travellers who are to cross the 
ice from the Eastern coast of Asia to the Western coast of 
America. ; 
‘The Academy of Sciences of Munich in Bavaria gave a 
brilliant reception at its first general session to two learned 
travellers, M. M. Martins and Spix, who were presented to | 
the: Academy on their return from Brazil... After the 
address of felicitation made them by M. Schichtegroll, the 
perpetual Secretary, one of the members of the Academy 
proposed to strike a medal in commemoration of this happy 
voyage, and of the generous assistance granted by the King, 
to this important enterprise. 'The proposition was unani- 
mously agreed, and steps were immediately taken to obtain 
the Royal authority —Rev. Ency. 
31. Pisa.—M. Andrea Vacea Berlinghieri, a physician of 
that town, has found a new method of performing the opera- 
tion of Esophagotomy. By means of an instrument of his 
invention and which he calls ettopesofago; the operation 
may be made without danger, and all foreign substances 
taken from the esophagus... He published in 1820 a me- 
moir containing all the necessary developments. 
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