432 Scientific Intelligence. 
— of the science. It contains references to the writings of 
fifty-two authors, with indications of the species referred to, in- 
cluding 335 dese ribed during the year as new, in American works. 
6. otenie sweraetes Symmetry, with special reference to the Mus- 
cles of the Limbs; by Exxiorr Covrs, A.M., M.D., Ph.D.—Dr. 
Coues takes up the idea, well illustrated by Dr. Jeffries Wyman, 
of antero-posterior polarity i in the animal system, and points out 
the facts sustaining it in the Muscles of imbs. His valuable 
discussion of the subject runs through the several recent numbers 
of “ The Medical Record,” (published in Bisons York), from June 1 
to September 1 ; icle v, in the series, is contained in the last 
mentioned number 
¢ Hypothesis * spar a Epwarp D. Cop 
on the aber of ced antag in animal life, and presents some 
original views. The subject is too large a one for discussion in 
this place 
IV. ASTRONOMY. 
Elements of the new planet Ate; by Dr. OC. H. F. Perms. 
Ga by the author in a letter dated. Litchfield Observ- 
atory of Hamilton College, Clinton, N. Y., October 23d, 1870.— 
The following elements of the planet Ate (111) were derived from 
ghar le..9 of 18 days, viz: from observations of Aug. 14, Sept. 1 
and 19 :— 
Epoch: i a moat oe 7 - Berlin mean time. 
Mo= 208° 17’ 2 
es Ho 53 
Q = 306 26 28-4 } Mean Equ. 1870-0. 
$e. 6 «de BLS 
@ == » 6-49-1006 
858'"392 
log a = 0°4108808. 
They iy ea an observation obtained last night still within a 
few seconds, 
Vv. MISCELLANEOUS SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. 
n the Chemistry of the Bessemer process.—The following 
= an cei of the paper on the Chemistry of the Bessemer pro- 
cess, read before the American Association for the rap a en 
ieut. C. E. Dutton 
po then the each: next t manganese and suighs ur, and 
lastly, the carbon. Chemically, edhe | is nothing new in the  Bes- 
