3*58 P'f^f' Duiton's Conies and Spherics. 



sing any others than those which we have mentioned, yet 

 there is reason to hope that he will ultimately succeed 

 with some of them. 



INTELLIGENCE AND MISCELLANIES. 



I. Domestic. 

 1. American Geological Society * 



Since the publication of the last notice the following do- 

 nations have been made to the Cabinet and Library of 

 this Institution, viz. 



From Wm. Mc Clure, Esq. President of the Society. 



6 Nos. of the Journal de Physique. 



6 Do. of the Revue Encyclopedique. 



1 No. Magendie's Journal of Physiology. 



1 Do. Greenough's observations on Geology. 



1 13ox Glauberite of Spain. 



Beudant's Travels in Hungary, 3 vols. 4to and an Atlas* 



1 Box of Lava of Vesuvius. 



From Prof. Olmstead, 1 box of Minerals. 



1 Do. from Doct. Porter. 



3 Boxes Do. from Doct. Emmons. 



1 Do. from Major Dtlafield illustrating the Geology and 

 Mineralogy of some parts of the shores of the great Wes- 

 tern Lakes. 



Prof. Dutton's Conies aud Spherics. 



2. In the press — .A Treatise on Conies and Spherics, hjf, 

 Rev. M. R. Button, Prof. Math, and Nat. Phil. Yale 

 College. 



This work is intended as a continuation of President 

 Day's (excellent) System of Mathematics, which isalready 

 introduced as a text book, in this and several other Col- 

 leges in the Unio;. W<' have no d^) ibt from our kiowl- 

 edge of the talents and mathematical acquirements of Prof. 



