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THE CANADIAN JOURNAL, 



A REPERTORY OF 



AND A RECORD OF THE 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 



TORONTO, UPPER CANADA, JANUARY, 1854. 



Variations in the Level of tbe Lakes, 



The Influence of Agriculture on Climate in Lessening 



Streams. <fcc 131 



Investigation of Specific Heats of Elastic Fuids, by M. V. 



Regnault 133 



Developement of tbe Viviparous Aphides, by Dr. W. J. 



Burnett 136 



Parrallelism of tbe Lower Silurian Groups of Tennessee and 



New York 13 8 



"Photography — the Wax Paper process 139 



The Earl of Rosse's Telescopes 140 



On tbe rising of Waters in Springs before Rain 141 



CONTENTS: 

 129 



Transactions of the Canadian Institute 142 



The President's Annual Address 142 



Original Views on tbe Renal Circulation 140 



Alphabetical List of Members of the Canadian Institute 145 



Errata 148 



Correspondence : 



Dr. Wilson's Letter 148 



Notices of Books 149 



j The Canadian Journal 151 



Second Trial of Newalfs Railway Brake 1 151 



Obituary, . _ _.. . 151 



Meteorological Table for Isle Jesus ..152 



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