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north-western strike of the pitted rock, which carries it in the direc- 

 tion of the mountain terrace to Cabot's Head and the Manitouline 

 islands; and secondly, for that extensive sooth -western strike, which 

 affects the same stratum in another outcrop as far south as the Mau- 

 mee, and sends the overlying and next subjacent rocks in a broad 

 zone from Lake Erie across the Ohio river into Kentucky and Ten- 

 nessee. 



Professor Bache called the attention of the Society to a Me- 

 morial to the House of Representatives of the U. S., which 

 had been laid on the tables, soliciting the action of Congress to 

 effectuate the reduction of the different Astronomical Observa- 

 tions, which are on the files of the Navy Department, or to be 

 found in the Transactions of different learned Societies of this 

 country; with a view to the determination of the longitude of 

 the Capitol at Washington, and other principal stations in the 

 United States. Professor B. explained the views expressed 

 in the Memorial, and invited for it the signatures of the mem- 

 bers. 



Mr. Justice mentioned, that recent observations of the moon, 

 made by him with the great telescope at the High School Ob- 

 servatory, confirmed the correctness of Maedeler's map of that 

 satellite in the parts between Aristarchus and Herodotus, 

 which are differently represented by Dermond. 



Mr. Lea, from the Publication Committee, presented their 

 annual report, detailing their proceedings during the past year. 



The number of Subscribers to the published Transactions, is at 

 this time, 109; there have been 69 copies distributed in exchange 

 with other Societies, &c, and 15 copies sold to non-subscribers. 

 The balance of funds in the hands of the Committee is $685.12. 



Stated Meeting, December 17. 



Present, twenty-three members. 



Dr. Chapman, Vice President, in the Chair. 



Letters were received and read — 



From the Royal Academy of Turin, dated 21st Aug. 1841, 

 acknowledging the receipt of the Transactions and Proceed- 



