78 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
Etude du réseau pentagonal das ocean Pacifique, pp. 4, and 
Sur les voleans de Vile de Juva, et leurs ss he avec le réseau 
Sen pp- 3; par M. Atexis Perrey.—Two interesting and 
uable papers presented to the Academie des Sciences a plover: 
on August 17 and November 9, 1874. i 
12. Storms: their Nature, Classification and Laws, with. the 
meuns . = ieting — by their embodiments, the Clouds ; 
by asus, formerly Prolessor of the N atural Sciences in 
the a of aesves 342 8vo. Philadelphia, 1875. 
Porter and Coates.)—The author observes in his Preface: “I am 
a that the existin ng theories of the nature and: laws of 
h s of weather are intrinsically erroneous, and that at least 
a much shearer approximation to the truth will be found in this 
_— me.” 
Chim ateand Time in their Geological Relations : a theory 
of outa Changes of the Eurth’s Climate ; by James CRo.t, 
Geological Survey of Scotland. 578 pp. 8vo, with many illus- 
trations. Loi 1 Daldy, Isbister & Co.)—This work 
is a learned controversial discussion of s f the most difficult 
questions in geology and terrestrial sics, viz: the source of 
oceanic currents; the origin of changes of climate and the glacial 
epochs in —— history ; ; the —e age and origin of the 
sun; a method detopniane ~ mean thickness of the earth’s 
the obliquity of the ecliptic ; ; —- of glacier-motion and ex- 
planations of many glacial phenomena; nature of heat vibrations ; 
e cause of regelation, and m sey other related topics. It is 
Francis Garton, F.R.S., author of Siew reditary enon fat 206 
pp 12mo, London, 1875. (New York, D. Appleton & Co.)— 
is work, already well known, is a valuable contribution to the 
— of heredity, as well as to that of the history of science. 
e Aeriul World. A popular account of the phenomena and 
life ee the dtincaphees ; by G. Harrwie, M. and P.D. 556 pp. 
with numerous illustrations. New York, 1875. (D, Appleton & 
Co, )—A popular and handsome work, full of i Interesting matter and 
for the most part good in its science. 
French Academy of Sciences.—General Sabine has been 
elected a dorreapondig! member of the Academy of Sciences. 
OBITUARY. 
ey oun Epwarp Gray.—This veteran naturalist died on the 7th 
of April, at the pesidense in the British Museum which he has 
ship, he was about to vacate, Naturalists from all parts of the 
world have pleasant penne? of the liberal but er 
hospitality there dispensed by Dr. Gray and his surviving con- 
sort, and will miss him at the Museum, whic he | served 
most assiduously and ably for more than half a century. He was 
