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

 No. 9. May, 1847. 8vo. — From the Editors. 



The Medical News and Library. Vol. V. May, 1847. No. 53.— 

 8vo. — From Messrs. Lea <^ Blanchard. 



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

 XLIII. No. 257. Third Series. Vol XIII. May, 1847. No. 5. 

 8vo. — From Dr. Patterson. 



Critical and Miscellaneous Essays. By Alexander H. Everett. Se- 

 cond Series. Boston, 1846. 12mo. — From the Author. 



Catalogue de la Bibliotheque de M. Libri. Belles-Lettres. Ire Partie. 

 Paris, 1847. 8vo. — From M. Hector Bossange. 



ADDITION TO THE LIBRARY BY PURCHASE. 



Annales de Chimie et de Physique. Troisieme Serie. Tome XVIII. 

 Decembre, 1846. 8vo. 



Mr. Ord made a donation for the Cabinet of a Model of a Temporary 

 Rudder, invented by Captain Edward Pakenham, and for which 

 the Society instituted at London for the Encouragement of Arts, 

 Manufactures and Commerce, presented their Gold Medal. An 

 account of this invention appears in the Transactions of the said 

 Society, Vol. VII., 1789. 



The Committee (Prof. Henry, Dr. Patterson, Mr. M'Cul- 

 loh,) to whom had been referred the paper of Prof. Norton 

 upon the Imponderable Agents of Nature, reported the follovv^- 

 ing resolution, which was adopted : 



Resolved, That it is inexpedient, at this time, to take action upon 

 the Memoir of Prof. Norton, read to the Society on the 4th of De- 

 cember last, and that the same remain in charge of the Committee, 

 awaiting the further communications of the author upon the same 

 subject; subject always, however, to the author's control- 

 Prof. Tucker made an explanation upon the subject of the 

 paper recently presented by him to the Society. 



Prof. M'Culloh read to the Society, the following letter 

 from Mr. Sears C. Walker:— 



Washington, D. C. May 3d, 1847. 

 Dear Sir, — I have just completed Elements V. of the planet Nep- 

 tune, as follows: — 



Perihelion point, tt = 1° 45' 32".90 m. eq. Jan. 1, '47. 



Node, 9, = 129 51 13 .53 „ 



Inclination, i = 1 45 38 .10 



