430 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
a valuable series of pose with the number (174), is ener 
cal with the planet (141) Lumen, so that what is’ called t 
(175), receives the former, and "the present Sianee the jute 
number, 
2. Comets in 1877.—The number of comets for the present 
year already amounts to six. 1. Discovered ws Borrelly, Fe 
. 2. Discovered by Winnecke, April 5th. eins by 
Swift, April 11th, 4. Discovered by Coggia, ap 13t Di 
covered by Tempel, Oct. 2. To these is to be nided PA rests 
comet of short period. 
3. Observations and Orbit of Tempel?s Comet.—Comet 6, 1877, 
discovered by Tempel October 2d, was first seen at the Observa- 
tory of the Sheffield Scientific School October 5th. From meas- 
urements made on the 5th, 7th a 9th, the following provisional 
orbit has been computed. The comet is re ceding from both the 
earth and sun, and will soon dies pear. From places computed 
as early as July, an been ever since that time both favorably 
situated for ee — at least as bright as when discovered 
It fgneag have us at any time neare about 
‘BO 
saad bia to chee of any preted calculated orbit. The 
observations were made and orbit computed by Mr. W. Beebe 
and Mr. en, 
New Haven m.t. Comet’s a(m.eq.1877°0). Comet’s J. 
h m 
Oct. 5, 10 30-7 2339 194 —13°50" 9” 
1, 9: 483 32 31°0 5 40 4 
9, 9 262 26 29°1 17 20 58 
ll, 7 46.4 20 PT 18 48 53 
ae a 26-800 Wash. mH. t. C.—0. 
= 2 Aa Aé 
g=184 17 -o¢™ ed 18770 Oy 1, —18 4+ 2” 
54 -0 11, —9. +38 
log. peo nee 
NG goccoaraibie SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. 
Vo iL ii, Part - Jan., 18 76 to , 1877. 148 ss 8vo.—The 
Davenport Academy Ae iigee - e expecial rich in papers on 
merican Archeology. The num f the Eocesainee before 
us ome several papers of ae character by the following 
authors W.. H. Pratt. Rey. J. Gass. R. J. pasa M.D., 
Rey. - Peet, C. T. Lindley and Fain J. W 
Mr. Gass announces the discovery of ee engraved tablets in 
an Indian mound, which he Bove “Mound No. 3 of the Cook’s 
Farm Group ;” | and these a re particularly deasriteld by Mr. Far- 
ees in a paper illustrated by excellent photographs of the 
blets. One represents a calendar, another a sacrificial or crema- 
oe scene, and the third a hunting : scene. In the last, thirty indi- 
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