80 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
of the Survey thus far have been most important; they haves 
revealed so great a degree of inaccuracy in existing maps of the 
. H. Day; on the extent and 
significance of the Wisconsin Kettle Moraine, by T. C. Chamber- 
lin; and papers on the Mound Builders, by E. Andrews, P. R. 
Hoy and J. N. de Hart. 
10. Ocean Wonders, a Companion for the Seaside, fully illustra- 
ted from living subjects; by Wu. E. Damon. 230 pp. 12mo, with 
many illustrations. New York, 1879. (D. Appleton & Co. 
Many facts respecting the productions of the ocean are here pre- 
ented i 
beyond the actualities of nature. We think nature’s wonders 
wonderful enough when presented as they are without exaggera- 
tion from fiction. 
11. Paris Academy of Sciences.—Professor Asaph Hall has been 
elected a corresponding member of the Astronomical Section of 
the Paris Academy, to fill the place made vacant by the death of 
M. Santini. 
12. British Association—The 49th meeting will commence at 
Sheffield on Wednesday, Aug. 20,1879. The President elect is 
Professor G. J. Allman. 
13. American Association.—The next meeting will be held at 
7 commencing on the last Wednesday in August. Pro- 
fessor G. F. Barker is President. 
14, A Memoir of Joseph Henry: a Sketch of his Scientific work ; 
by Witt1am B. Taytor. 140 pp. 8vo. Read before the Philo- 
r H ‘ 
ee tory on Mount a.—The plans of the Mount 
Etna Observatory, submitted to the Italian State Secretary for 
, OBITUARY, 
Prof. Paoto Vorrrcetxi, the eminent electrician of Rome, died 
on the 14th of April, 
