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ers can be obtained, he will publish a Journal of 

 geology and paleontology, which he hopes will become 

 an international magazine, since he will accept arti- 

 cles written not only in Italian, but also in English, 

 Frencli, and German. It is to appear on alternate 

 months, and contain from fifty to a hundred quarto 

 plates a year. The subscription price is fixed at thirty 

 scudi (dollars). 



— The fifth annual meeting of the Ottawa field- 

 naturalists' club was held on Tuesday, March 20. 

 The report of the council shows that the chib con- 

 tinues successfully the worlc for which it was or- 

 ganized. Three excursions were held during the 

 summer, and five soirees during the winter. The club 

 received during the year many valuable donations 

 and exchanges, and published Transactions {No. 3), 

 consisting of sixty-six closely printed pages, and two 

 good plates. The number of members is a hundred 

 and eight. Sixteen new members have been elected 

 during the year. Notwithstanding the cost of publish- 

 ing transactions, and increased general ex^jenses, the 

 club has a satisfactory balance on hand. The follow- 

 ing oflicers were elected for 188.3-S4 : president, H. B. 

 Small, M.D. ; vice-presidents, R. B. Whyte and Prof. 

 J. Macoun; secretary, W. H. Harrington; treasurer, 

 W. P. Anderson. 



— Dr. George M. Steinberg has written a book, soon 

 to be published, on ' Photomicrographs, and how to 

 make them,' which will be illustrated with seventeen 

 heliotype plates. 



— In Science, p. 192, column 1, lines 10, 11, the 

 clause, "the coal next the mouth not partaking of 

 the motion of that farther in the hill," belongs to the 

 preceding, and not the succeeding sentence. 



RECENT BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS. 



Arnold, G-. M. Robert Pocock, tbe G-ravesend historian, 

 naturalist, antiquarian, and printer. London, Low, 1883. 8°. 



Bonnier, G-., et Leignette, A. Premiers eltSments dea 

 sciences usuelles. Logons des choses : or, argent, monnaies. 

 Paris, Dupont, 1883. 36 p., illustr. 12°. 



Boston society of natural history. Constitution and by-laws, 

 with a list of ofHcers and members. [Boston], 1883. 35 p. 18°. 



Braconnier, M. A. Description geologique et agrono- 

 mique des terrains de Meurthe-et-Moselle. Nancy, imp, JSerger- 

 Lem-auU et Cie, 1883. 444 p., illustr. 8°. 



Bradshaw, J. Xew Zealand as it is. London, Low, 1883. 

 8°. 



Broglie, due de. La science et la religion : leur conflit ap- 

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 Paris, imp. Leve, 1883. 62 p. 18°. 



Cadet, F. Lettres sur la pedagogic, r68um(i du cours de 

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 imp., 1883. 310 p. 16°. 



Oaspari. Determination de positions geographiques en 

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Cassino, S. E. The international scientists' directory; con- 

 taining the names, addresses, special departments of study, etc., 

 of amateur and professional naturalists, chemists, physicists, as- 

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 Boston, Cassino, 1883. S+l.'iO-l-'igg p. 12°. 



Catalogue de la collection archeologlque provenant des 

 fouilles et explorations de M. Desire Charnay au Me.xique et 

 dans rAmeriquc centralc pendant Ics annies 18S0, 1881, 1882, ex- 

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 1883. 14 p. 8°. 



Charles, E. Lectures de philosophic, ou Fragments extraits 

 des philosophes anciens et modernes. 2 torn. Paris, Betin et 

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Charpentier, A. fitude de rinfluence de la coloration sur 

 la visibilite des points luraineux. Paris, imp. Davy, 1883. 7 p. 

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Note compl^mentaire relative a I'influence de la sui-face 



sur la sensibilite iumineuse. Paris, imp. Davy, 1883. 7 p. 8°. 



Church, A. H. Precious stones considered in their scientific 

 and artistic relations; with a catalogue of the Townshend collec- 

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 plate and woodcuts. London, Chapman, 1883. 116 p. S°. 



Dauge. Logons de m6thodologie raathematique a I'usage 

 dee eleves de T^cole normale des sciences, annesee a rUniversit6 

 de Gaud. Gaud, O. Jacqmain, 1883. 416 p. 4°. 



Delagre, A. ^I6ments d'histoire naturelle des pierres et des 

 terrains (programmes ofliciels du 2 aoilt, 1880), pour la classe de 

 quatrieme. V^yIh, imp. Ma7'tinei,\%^Z. 173 p., illustr. 16°. 



Eve, H. W., Sldgwick, A., and Abbott, E. A. Three 

 lectures on subjects connected with the practice of education, 

 delivered in the university of Cambridge in the Easter terra, 



1882. Cambridge, Cambridge Warehouse, 1883. (Pitt press 

 series.) 92 p. 12°. 



Fabre, G. Sltude sur les eaux min^rales de Caprem (Hautes- 

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Greer, H. The storage of electricity. N.Y., Coll. electr. 

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Hamard. L'Age de la pierre et I'homme primitif. Lyon, 

 imp. Waltener et Cie, 1883. 13+603 p., illustr. 18°. ■ 



Hanstein. I^e Protoplasma consid6r(5 comrae base de la vie 

 des animaux et des vegetans. Traduit de I'allemand. Paris, 

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Hoffmail, F., and Po'wer, F. B. A manual of chemical 

 aualvsis as applied to the examination of medicinal chemicals. 

 Philad., //evry C. Lea's Son S Co., 1883. 628 p. 8°. 



Hull, E. Contributions to the physical history of the British 

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Jacques, V. £l6ments d'embryologie, legons recueillies a 

 I'Universite de Bruxelles. Bruxelles, //. Manceaux, 1883. 108 

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Xeng'la, Louis A. Contributions to the archeology of the 

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Lorentz. B., et Parade, A. Cours elementaire de culture 

 des hois cree a I'^cole forestierede Nancy. Pai'is, Poitiers, 1883. 

 28+721 p. 8°. 



Malley, A. C. Micro-photography; including a description 

 of the wet collodion and gelatino-broraide processes; together 

 with the best methods of mounting and preparing microscopic 

 objects for micro-photography. London, Lewis, 1883. 142 p. 

 8°. 



Morelle,E. Recherches chimiques sur la bergenite. Lille, 

 imp. Danel, 1883. 30 p. 8°. 



North Carolina — Agricultural experiment station. Sec- 

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The same. [Bulletins.] i.-iv. 3 nos. [Raleigh], 1883. 



20, 32, 16 p. 8°. 



Page, D. Advanced text-book of physical geography. 3d 

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Pillsbury, J. H. Development of tbe planula of Clava lep- 

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Report of the scientific results of H.M.S. Challenger. Zo- 

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Rogers, J. E. T. Ensilage in America; its prospects in Eng- 

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RoUet, J. Influence dee filtres naturels sur les eaux potables. 

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Romanes, G. J. Animal intelligence. N.Y., Appleton, 



1883. (Intern, sc. series.) 14+620 p. 12°. 



Scott, R. H. Elementary meteorology. London, Pau^ 1883. 

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Teale, T. P. Economy of coal in house fires ; or, how to con- 

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"White, W. F. Ants and their ways. With .an appendix 

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"Wild flowers of Switzerland; or, a year amongst the flowers 

 of the Alps. By H. C. W. London, Low, 1883. 76 p. 4°. 



