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CONTENTS OF VOLUME XXX. 
NUMBER LXXXVIII. 
II. Notes on the Habits of the Common Cane, bAmcesinnen ma- 
crosperma, Mich«.); by Huen M, NEIsSLER, - - 
Il]. Experiments on the forms of Elongated Picietlan’ by 
Prof. Oapen N. Roop, - - - - 
IV. On the Conservation of Force, 2 Prof. JosepH HENRY, - 
V. On a mode of employing Instantaneous Photography as a 
means for the Accurate Determination of the Path and Ve- 
locity of a Shooting Star, with a view to the Determination 
of its Orbit; by JonarHan H. Lan 
VI. The true figure of the Earth. “nnaiee s Sight of “Schu- 
bert’s Essay on the Figure of the Earth), - 
VII. On the Transit Instrument as a substitute for the Zenith 
Telescope in determining Latitude, and on the Latitude of 
New Haven; by Prof. C. 8. Lyman, . 
VIII. On Fixing Magnetic Phantoms; by Prof. J. Wins - 
IX. On some Questions concerning the Coal Formations of North 
America; by Leo LEsQuEREUxX, - * 
X. On an Oil-Coal found near Pictou, Nova “Scotia; ae the 
Comparative Composition of the Minerals often included in 
the term Coals; by Prof. Henry How, - 
XI. The Great Auroral Exhibition of Aug. 28th to Seek 4th, 
1859; and the Geographical Distribution of Auroras and 
Thunder storms.—Fifth Article. With a fon By Prof. 
Exias Loomis, 
XII. On the Products of 7 Distillation of ole , ee by 
James ScHIEL, - i 
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Arr. I. On the Origin of Species; by Prof. Tatornitus Parsons, 
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