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IV. Astronomy. 
1. Catalogue of the Library of the U. 8. Naval Observatory. 
Part L Astronomical Bibliography ; by Prof. E. 8. Howey, 
4to, 10 pp. Washington, 1879.—This is part of a proposed Cata- 
logue of the very valuable library of the Naval Observatory. 
Professor Holden has, we understand, done excellent service in 
securing the completion and in arranging this library. e pres- 
ent bibliography is not strictly confined to the books now in the 
ibrary, nor to the literature of observational Astronomy. It will 
be a very valuable help to those who have not, as well as to those 
who have, access thereto. 
us Todhunter’s History of the Theory of Attraction and the 
Figure of the Earth, Glaisher’s Report to the British Association 
on Tables, DeHaan’s memoirs on Logarithmic Tables, Scudder’s 
Catalogue of Scientific Serials, Dove’s Literatur der Optik, The 
Fortschritte der Physik, The Fortschritte der Mathematik, are 
leading works in Geodesy, Optics and Mathematics, and yet a1 
all left out. Though the work ought to have been better, it will 
be very useful as it is. Bh Mee 
2. Publications of the Cincinnati Observatory. No. 5 
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2 2 180 
Pp. 8vo. Cincinnati, 1879.—This number contains the results of 
early adopted the stars measured have been principall i 
Southern hemisphere. The exceptions were mainly well known 
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oa Catalogue of the mean declination of 2018 stars between on 
fo 2" and 12 to.24" R. A., and 10° to 70° 
1875; by T. Sarrorp. 4°, Washington, 1879.—This Cata- 
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logue was prepared under direction of Lieut. Wheeler of the Lee. 
