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Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoojogy, Bota- 

 ny, and Geology. Second Series. Vol. I. No. 1. January, 

 1848. Svo.—Fro?n Sir W. Jardine, Bart. 



Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge : Occultations visible in the 

 United States, during the year 1848. Philadelphia, 1848. 4to. 

 Iroin the Smithsonian Institution. 



Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. From 

 August 11, 1847, to January 4, 1848. 8vo. — From the Aca- 

 demy. 



Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting his Annual 

 Report on the State of the Finances. Washington, Dec. 1847. 

 8vo. — From Charles B. Trego. 



ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY BY PURCHASE. 



Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. No. 87. Oct. 1847, to 



Jan. 1848. 8vo. 

 London, Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine. Third 



Series. No. 212. January, 1848. 8vo. 

 Astronomische Nachrichten. Nos. 618, 620 and 621. 4to. 



Judge Kane announced the death of the Hon. John Quincy 

 Adams, a member of this Society, at Washington, on 23d of 

 February, in the 81st year of his age. 



Dr. Patterson announced the death of Dr. Jacob Randolph, 

 a member of this Society, on the 29th of February, in the fifty- 

 second year of his age. 



Pending nominations, from No. 203 to 221, and new nomi- 

 nations, No. 222 and 223, were read. 



On motion of Mr. Frazer, permission was granted to Mr. 

 Lea, to take a copy of his obituary notice of Prof. Vanuxem. 



