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ments, biography, statistics, mre finance, literature, science, agri- 
culture, and mechanical indus 
The chief articles on acientifie subjects are treated with a good degree 
of fullness of detail, and for the most part pret epg ate Sarai 
astronomy, cveratore and instruments, auroras, wikiots and meteor- 
ites, including Prof. Newton’s researches, and the height of the atmos- 
phere, chemistry, kinins | arts and the new nomenclature and notation 
iscoveri i 
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The subjects of paramount importance in public affairs for the year 
1865, such as army operations, naval affairs, and the proceedings of 
Congress, justly receive in this volume a larger portion of space than 
any others ees probably than they may ever do again, 
s Encyclopedia: a Dictionary of Universal Knowledge 
Sor the pores on the ‘base of the latest edition of the German Conver- 
sations- Lexicon. Illustrated 2 he ee and maps. bibs sesh 
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its in aes notices, an account of the recently discovered fossil 
bird at Solenhofen, with a weodetit: The scientific ewes with their 
seus: are an important part of this at 
plate leh on of the ae ere on a — of oneal others 
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cussed which are of copa to the iactice! astronomer. p- 
hangers ee in addition to other matters, observations of the planet 
ars made at the barca in 1862; of the planet Neptune, made in 
5. Olmsted's Aironomy «4 an Introduction to Astronomy, én sit as 
a Text-book for the use of Students in College ; by Denison fom D, 
LL.D., ae Prof, Nat. Phil. and Astron. in Yale College. Third cation 
re — by E. §. Dae LL.D., Prof. a Phil. in sale College. 
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