Peters—A new Planet and the 114th Asteriod. 303 
Arr. XXX VIIL— Discovery of a new Planet, and the Elements of 
the 114th Asteroid ; by Dr. C. H. F. Perers. (From a letter 
to one of the editors, dated Litchfield Observatory of Hamilton 
College, Clinton, Oneida Co., N. Y., September 11, 1871) 
On the night of the 8th inst. a new planet was found, which 
probably will receive the number (116) of the asteroid. group. 
The weather has — me, and I have obtained the three follow- 
ing observations 
‘ Ham. Coll. m. t. A.R. (116). Decl. (116). 
1871, Sept. 8. 15" 33™ 34°* 0" 147 65" —3° 44’ 38” 
S41. 47 31 0 13303 —3 48 48 
i.” 19 30. ao 0 1241°7 =~8 64 19 
These positions = be slightly modified by — more cor- 
tect places of the stars — parison. The planet is somewhat 
brighter than 11th magni 
114th asteroid “which has been named Cassandra), I 
sare “8a sna 7 oe elements, from observations of July 
Epoch: bed Ms ¢: oi ae Berlin m. t. 
pin igs 29 es 
O = 163 53 32°3 ‘sa Equ. 1871, 0. 
ion. 3 
2 8 51 32°14 
= 81754 
saat gal bela 
peared | 8o in its present a sition. For - 
the remoter part of its orbit, near its aphelion. 
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SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. 
I. Puysics. 
1. Researches in Electricity :-—Inaugural- Dissertation for the 
Attainment of the Degree of Doctor of Philoso, phy at ~~ = 
August- University, Gottingen ; ; by Tuo s. R. Baxer, of Pennsy 
Vania, U.S. A—The prominent part 0 2 goat researches was the 
the Lane discharging jar, the 
scb, and a large multiplicator 
