78 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
Astronomical Observatory in the Sierra Nevada,—Mr., James 
Lick, of San Francisco, already renowned for his munificent gift to 
the California Academy of Sciences, has recently devoted to public 
purposes $2,000,000 ; and of this sum m $700,000 are set aside for the 
equipment of an Astronomical Observa atory on some elevated 
point in the Sierra Nevada. Land on the borders of Lake Tahoe 
has been given by him. But in case this site is not thought the 
best, the trustees, in conjunction with Messrs. Alvan Clark & 
Sons, the well-known opticians, are to appoint a person who shall 
determine on a site. The $700,000 are to be applied to the 
making of atelescope larger and better than any now in existence; 
and the surplus left, after paying for the telescope, is to be invested 
for the maintenance of the observatory, or, “ be made useful in 
pesmoune science.’ 
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likely to exceed 65,000. He states 8 the middle of the tate 
year may see the zone need cate permple ted. 
4. Coggias Comet.—Dr. TizrseEN gives the elements and a 
ephemeris of the Coggia comet in ie Astronomische Nachelobien, 
No. 1993. The following are the places 
Berlin Time. a 6 Light-factor. 
July 4. 7h 36-6" +63° 1! 40 
ce 40°3 58 36 58 
1] 42°9 51 25 84 
15. 44°7 oT 27 128 
19 46°3 +23 6 150 
23 48°0 apatie i gis 149 
ps & 50°1 —16 25 112 
Aug. 4. * B52 —39 55 
These oes bring the comet within about 25,000,000 miles 
of us in the fourth week in July, with a brilliamey ten-fold that 
which it has ts the middle of June. It will remain rsa 
Major till near the middle of July, when it will p abe rapidly south, 
a little west ay no sun. It will be almost directly between us and 
the sun Jul 
5. New —A new planet was discovered by Mr. Perrotin 
. aes so ee 19th of May. It was then of the 11°5 mag- 
tude. 
TV. Misce.LAneous Screntiric INTELLIGENCE. 
1. The American Museum of Natural History, New 
The corner-stone of the first section of this institution, in ie ane 
- tral Park of the city of New York, was laid by the a of 
the United States, on the 2d of June, in the presence of a con- 
