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chusetts by Messrs. Paine and Borden, a portion of whose la- 

 bours are contained in the Transactions of this Society. The 

 work of Mr. Boutelle gives the more detailed results of the 

 same undertaking. 



Dr. Patterson informed the Society, that the recent solar 

 eclipse was observed at the High School Observatory, by Prof. 

 Kendall and himself. The following note gives the results 

 of their observations: 



May Ist, 1846. 

 Dear Sir, — The observations of the Solar Eclipse of April 24th, 

 and 25th, 1846, made at the High School Observatory, are as follows, 

 in mean time of the Observatory : 



Beginning 24(Z 22A 46m 40s.3, observed by Dr. Patterson. 

 „ „ „ „ 37.3, „ E. O. Kendall. 



24 22 46 38.8, mean. 



The power used by yourself with the Plossl was, I think, about 

 50 ; and that used with the equatorial was 85. 



Very respectfully, yours, 



E. OTIS KENDALL. 

 Dr. R. M. Patterson. 



Stated Meeting, May 15. 



Present, twenty-one members. 



Dr. Chapman, President, in the Chair. 



No correspondence was announced. 



The following donations were announced: — 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



The American Journal of Science and Arts. Conducted by Prof. 

 Silliman, B. Silliman, Jr., and James D. Dana. Second Series. 

 No. 3. May, 1846. 8vo.— From ilie Editors. 



A Synopsis of the Fishes of North America. By David Humphreys 

 Storer, M.D. Cambridge (Mass.), 1846. 4to. — From the Au- 

 thor. 



Tables of Bearings, Distances, Latitudes, Longitudes, &c., ascer- 



