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1866, Jan. 8:0, Berlin mean time. 
M = 8° 23/146 
23 
m-Q = 300 43 14 
se OT GB a8 8 Men equinox 1866°0 
ss 4 47 44 
9 = 11 49 365 
fe 652°9848 
= 0°490069 
2. Asteroid @) ot the morning of June 15, 1866, a new asteroid 
was discovered by Dr. C. H. F. Peters, at Hantics College epbes as 
a little brighter than stars of the twelfth magnitude. Ou the morn 
of June 21st its e a was 20° 24, and Dec. 17° 30’ S. with a slow mo- 
tion toward the w 
3. The new wetiatl star.—The Monthly Notices of the Royal Astro- 
nomical Society for ee 1866, contain observations of the new variable 
star mentioned on preceding pages of this Journal, The following re- 
sults show the brightness of this star from the 15th to the 20th. 
1866, May 15, at 125 O™G.M.T. 7 Corone = 3°6 or 3°7 
] : es 4:2 
. “c 30 6é 
7%, “ 0 “ “ 4:9 
18, “12 30 “ “ 5:3 
19, “12 15 “ “ 5-7 
20, “ 12 30 “ “ 6-2 
V. MISCELLANEOUS SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. 
1. Destruction of Scientific Museums by Fire-——During the past two 
months two of the more valuable scientific collections of the country 
igned 
m. Stimpson, Secretary. “ As vats as can now ascertained the 
present condition of the collections and property of the rn ademy is 
as follows: About half the Mammals and Birds, and nearly all the 
skulls, etc., will be saved; the extensive collection of bird’s eggs and 
hests was ‘entirely destro’ red; fishes and reptiles are saved; insects alk 
destroyed with the exception of the Le he dried Crustacea 
and Echinodermata destroyed; shells and fossils in great part saved. 
about 2,000 jars, The herbari i ion of 
the series of the plans of the North Pacific Expedition, is pe 6 
Library is ts Seen but most of the books will be 
lesson taught by these disasters should ge heeded throughout hi 
The yt 
land: make all buildings for scientific Museums thoroughly Sire-proof. 
