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tion of Father Secchi’s own observations, and on points where 
they have been called in question. 
On the whole, then, while he must insist that longer study will 
modify the American observer’s interpretation of the facts, he 
would rather be understood as admiring the Allegheny observa- 
tions than as disputing them. x 
3. Observations on Magnetic Declination made at the Trevan- 
drum and Augustia Observatories, Vol. 1. Discussed and edited 
Joun ALLEN Broun. London, 1874.—This volume is the first 
although Mr. Broun departed from Trevandrum in April, 1865, yet 
he was so fortunate as to obtain the continuation for six years 0 
the series of observations made by his two best assistants. He has 
