390 Miscellaneous Bibliography. 
d, 
interfered with its completion, although, as it stands, it embraces 
AMES De Carte Sowersy, died August 20th, at the age of 
84. Mr. Sowerby was well as a naturalist; still better, 
however, as an is illustrations of shells, plants, and other 
prominent ; in the latter department, mainly in connection with 
what is known as “Sowerby’s English Botany,” pags gs ches 
_, Sir Roprrick Impey Murcuison, the eminent geologist, died 
in London on the 23d of October, aged 79, having been born in 1792. 
V. MIscELLANEOUS BIBLIOGRAPHY. 
1. The Linn-Base decimal system of Weights, Measures and 
Money ; by W. Witprrrorce Mann, New York, 1871. pp. 20.— 
This system is based upon the following, as principal units: the 
“inn=1 dekameter ; the arr=1 sq. dekameter ; the soll=1 capp 
=1 liter; the pondd=1 kilogram, and the monn=5 francs. The 
multiples ascend by tens by the Greek prefixes, Hena-, Dua, 
Tria-, Tetra-, &c., and the parts descending by tens are denoted 
by Latin prefixes, Primi-, Bini-, Tern-, &c. 
2. Earthquakes, Voleanoes and Mountain building ; by J.D. 
HITNEY. 108 pp. 8vo.—Three articles published in the No 
American Review. A valuable and interesting discussion of many 
of the views connected with the three subjects mentioned in the title, 
with the results of the author’s own important investigations. — 
, of Central Canada: & y si 
HAPMAN, Prof. in University 
, Three and four place tables of Logarithmic and Trigonometric Functions. By Prof. 
_- FM. Pierce, of Harvard University. Ginn Brothers, Boston. pp. 16... 
e ements of Trigonom By Prof. E. Olney, of the University of Michiga™ 
2 Shelton & Co., N. E 
General Geometry and Calculus. By the same author and publishers. 
