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et + 15° declinationis observatarum, ad annum 1825, reductee et 

 in Catalogum ordinatce: Auctore Maximiliano Weisse, Astron. 

 Prof, et Direct. Speculse Cracoviensis. Jussu Acad. Imp. Petrop. 

 edi curavit et prsefatus est F. G. W. Struve. St. Petersburg, 

 1846. 4to. — From the same. 



Memoires de I'Academie Imperiale des Sciences de St. Petersbourg. 

 Sciences Mathematiques et Physiques, Tome IV. 5 & 6 Livrai- 

 sons: Tome V. 1 & 2 Livr. Sciences Naturelles, Tome VI. 1 

 & 2 Livr. Sciences Politiques, Tome VII. 4, 5 & 6 Livr. St. 

 Petersburg, 1847-8. 4to. — From the same. 



Recueil des Actes de la Seance Publique de I'Academie Imperiale des 

 Sciences de St. Petersbourg, tenue le 29 Decembre, 1845: et 

 Recueil des Actes de la Seance tenue 11 Janvier, 1847. 2 Vols. 

 4to. St. Petersburg, 1847. — From the same. 



Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Nevs' Se- 

 ries. Vol. III. Cambridge and Boston, 1848. 4to. — From the 

 American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 



The Medical News and Library. Vol. VII. No. 72. December, 

 1848. Philadelphia. 8vo. — From Messrs. Lea ^^ Blanchard. 



The African Repository and Colonial Journal. Vol. XXIV. No. 12. 

 December, 1848. Washington. 8vo. — From the American Co- 

 lonization Society. 



List of Members and Correspondents of the Academy of Natural Sci- 

 ences of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, 1848. 4to. — From the Aca- 

 dem,y. 



Prof. Loomis read a portion of a sketch of the progress of 

 Astronomical Science within the last few years, prepared for 

 the Smithsonian Institution, at the request of Prof. Henry. 



The communication gave rise to remarks from Dr. Patter- 

 son, Mr. Justice, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Roberts. 



Mr. Wagner, from the Committee of Finance, made their 

 annual report, recommending the annual appropriations; which 

 on motion of Judge Kane, were agreed to. 



Pending nominations, Nos. 224 and 225, were read. 



