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and consequently this Index has great importance. The volumes 
contain many papers discussing tides in general, and the tides of 
and G. P. Bond, A. D, Bache, C. A. Schott ; on telegraphic deter- 
minations of longitude, b Id W. 
ennsylvania and the adjoining States in 1834 to 1862), Mr. Schott 
(whose papers are very numerous), W. P. Trowbridge, J. E. Hil- 
ard, G. W. Dean; on deep sea dredgings, by J. 
ourtalés, Prof. Agassiz; on the Florida coral reef, by Prof. 
=n also by E. B. Hunt; on earthquake waves in the Pacific, 
papers bearing on other topics arising out of the survey. The 
papers on physical subjects are among the most important that 
ve been anywhere publishe 
4, a Discovery of Meteoric Iron in Missouri ; by G. C 
Broapurap (Mines, Metals and Arts, St. Louis, for Sept. 20).— 
: rly six months ago I obtained knowledge of a mass of meteoric 
'ron in Bates County, but only recently found out just where it 
Was, and last week I went to Butler and obtained it. It was 
mailes southwest of Butler. For a long time it remained scarce 
noticed by him, but at last, thinking it rather heavy, he brought 
: : co and left it at a blacksmith’s. When I heard of its 
8 there, | requested a fragment. A piece was cut off; the 
re, first heating it, was occupied nearly two hours in the cut- 
Mi is is the first meteorite that we know of having been found in 
“sourl Its total weight is a little less than 90 pounds, and it is 
rough-looking, rather irregular mass, somewhat pitted over the 
be n 
iron with undoubtedly some nickel in its composition. 
, Mo., 13 
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