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Bericht iiber die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der 

 Konigl. Preuss. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. A us 

 dem Jahre, 1845. January to June, inclusive, 6 numbers. 8vo. 

 July, Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1844, 4 numbers. 8vo. — From 

 the same. 



Boston Journal of Natural History. Containing Papers and Commu- 

 nications read before the Boston Society of Natural History, and 

 published by their direction. Vol. V. No. 2. Boston, 1845. 

 8vo. — From the Society. 



Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 

 Vol. 11. Nos. 10, 11. July, August, September, October, 1845. 

 8vo. — From the Academy. 



Journal of the Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania. Third 

 Series. Vol. X. November, 1845. 8vo. — From Dr. R. M. 

 Patterson. 



Magnetical and Meteorological Observations made at Washington, 

 under Orders of the Hon. Secretary of the Navy, dated Aug. 13, 

 1838. By Lieut. J. M. Gilliss, U. S. Navy. Washington, 1845. 

 8vo. — From the Author. 



The Medical News and Library. Vol. III. Dec. 1845. No. 36. 

 8vo. — From Messrs. Lea Sf Blanchard. 



Lettre a M. Ph. Fr. de Siebold sur les Collections Ethnographiques. 

 Par M. Jomard. 8vo. — From the Author. 



Monument a Christophe Colomb. Son Portrait. Par M. Jomard. 

 8vo. — From the same. 



Des Cartes en Relief. Par M. Jomard. 8vo. — From the same. 



ADDITION TO THE LIBRARY BY PURCHASE. 



Astronomische Nachrichten. No. 548, with Supplementary Num- 

 ber. 4to. 



The list of outstanding Committees on subjects of science 

 was read. 



Dr. Patterson read an obituary notice of the late Mr. Gum- 

 mere. 



The list of outstanding obituary Committees was read. 



Dr. Boye presented a specimen of the true nitric ether, the 

 article commonly so called being hyponilrous ether, and ex- 

 plained the mode of obtaining it, and the marked differences 

 between it and the hyponitrous ether, and referred to a new 

 method of preparing the latter substance. 



