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accomplished botanists and unpracticed students, shall displace works 
which are wholly rejected by the former, and are used by the latter only 
to their own injury and confusion, D.C. E. 
IV. ASTRONOMY. 
1. Recent Observations and Remarks of Hofrath Schwabe regarding 
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ber of Sun-spots. The phenomena are:—lst. 4 total absence of facule 
or faculous matter. 2nd. Absence of the usually observed scars, pores, 
and similar appearances. 3rd. An equal brightness of the whole surface, 
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e observations were carefully scanned; and it was noticed that the 
Phenomena occur in years of minimum spot-frequency. The ex- 
Something more relating to delicate changes on 
but unfortunately Mr. Howlett’s impaired 
days of observation, there were 100 without spots. In the year 1848, 
wh was a maximum of 
We are at resent in f-irequ 
during the re forty i founded, not on the number of observed groups, 
