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coltura, del Cav. G. D. Botto, Prof, nella R. Universita di Torino, 

 1846. 8vo. — From the same. 



Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Vol. XI. pp. 

 233 to 248, with Title Page and Index. London, 1851. 8vo.— 

 From the Society. 



Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. Nov. 1851. 

 pp. 81 to 96. Boston. 8vo. — From the Society. 



American Journal of Science and Arts. Second Series. No. 37. 

 January, 1852. New Haven. 8vo. — From Profs. Silliman 

 and Dana, Editors. 



Journal of the Franklin Institute. Third Series. Vol. XXII. No. 

 6. Dec. 1851. Philadelphia. 8vo. — From the Institute. 



On the Progress of Recent Science: A Lecture Introductory to the 

 Course of Practice of Medicine. By J. K. Mitchell, M.D. Profes- 

 sor in the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia: Delivered 

 November 13, 1851. Philadelphia. 8vo. — From the Author. 



Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. Vol. VII. No. 28. 

 Nov. 1851. London. 8vo. — From the Society. 



Nautisches Jahrbuch, oder vollstandige Ephemeriden und TafeIn fiir 

 das Jahr, 1852, und 1853, &c. &c. Herausgegeben von Dr. 

 C. Bremiker, Plankammer Inspector im Konigl. Preuss. Minis- 

 terium, &c. 2 vols. Berlin, 1850. 8vo. — From Dr. G. A. 

 John. 



General-Register der Bande I. bis XX. der Astronomischen Nach rich- 

 ten. Ausgearbeitet von G. A. Jahn, Dr. Philos. Director der 

 Astronomischen Gesellschaft zu Leipzig, &c. &c. Hamburg, 

 1851. 4to. — From the same. 



Dr. Franklin Bache announced the death of the Hon. Joel 

 R. Poinsett, a member of this Society, who died December 12, 

 1S51, in the 73d year of his age. 



On motion, it was resolved that Mr. Henry D. Gilpin be re- 

 quested to prepare an obituary notice of Mr. Poinsett. 



Pending nominations, Nos. 263 to 270, inclusive, were 

 read. 



