Iv CONTENTS. 
Miscellaneous 
©. BROADHEAD: Swrodiah Arcti finales om Norwegian ode one iy 75. 
British Arctic Expedition: American Association for the Advancement of 
: van , HL 
mce, Milligrade Thermome + Dr 
Superintendent of the Coast Survey for the year 1871, 76.—The Life and 
Growth of Language, W. D. WHITNEY: The Recent Origin of Man, J. C. Soutn- 
Att: Note sur les Tremblements de Terre en 1871, M. ALEXIS PERREY, 77.— 
Storms, WM. Buasius: Climate and Time “ their Geological Relations, ‘JAMES 
Ououn: English Men of Science, F. Gatton: The Aerial World, G. Hartwig: 
French Academy of Sciences, 78.— Chewy Baie Edward Gray, 78.— Admiral 
: Samuel Heinrich re A. G. Findlay: M. Deshayes: 
Joseph Winlock: Sir William Logan, 
NUMBER LVL 
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, &IV,—Historical Note on the Observation of the Cor- + 
ona ase Red Prominences of the Sun; by Epwarp S 
OU a ea hb bebe ee Ce 81 
XV. Walk s Statistical Atlas of the United States,....-- 83 
XV1—On the Chondrodite from the Tilly-Foster Tron Mine, 
Brewster, New Yorks by Epwarp 8. Dana. With 
anGes ¥, WS WO0. VEj. ox5 - cece bon ce- Fo - seni ce 9 
-—On an eas method of producing D Di- and Trinitro- 
netol ; y ETER TowNsEND AUSTEN,.--.--------- 04 
—On a fetal Manatee and Catarhan, with remarks 
upon the 1 afinities and igri d of the Sirenia ; by Burt 
. WitpER. With sa a ee 105 
—On Tidal Waves and pOurodie along rtions of the 
Atlantic Coast of he United States ; by J BH Hirearp, 117 
n some of the A pees Glacier, of the Sierra 
gr net b na a LeConr kde naan ana tein 126 
ertain Met a Senoyt ompounds containin 
Selenium; by Co Lone J ACKSON, - oi pol eet Bowe : 39 
XXI.—Description of the Nash County Meteorite, which ade 
in May, 1874; by J, Lawrence Surru 
SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE 
Chemistry and Physics.—Commercial Quinidine Sulphate, Hesse, 148.—On Chry- 
ee f ye Ne of Chrysene. oo uction of Albumin from 
bgt aig version of Brucine into i Stryhning Sommrenscusix: 
rom 
soy Combustion of Explosive Mixtures, M. NEYRENEDF, a Cinaee 8 in 
i Observer, M 
| Natt a dad oad oa tad 
due to the motion of the luminous source or of 
151,—New Source of Magnetism, M. Donato Tommast, 152. 
Geology and Natural History.—The Geology of New Mexico, Copz, 153.—-Fost 
| from ef Mexico, Copg: Coal beds in the Subcarboniferous 0! 
LEY 
Pon k, the Pla 157.—Small Planets recently discovered, 
158.—! ont . 
iltiam Logan: Joseph Winleck, 159.—Prof. Heinrich d’ Arrest, 160. 
