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j and scale of the cartographic publications be determined by the 
head of each organization, so as to express the scientific results in 
_ the most effective and economical manner. 
All of which is toi submitted : 
O. C. Mars ice President, and che President. 
James D. Dana, Wit11am B. Roeers, J. 8. WBERRY, W. 
= P. Pow enliens Simon NEWwcoms, Auxx. Naito Members of 
_ the Committee. 
[This Report was submitted to Congress at the opening of the 
q “eget session and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. | 
ork Academy of Sciences.—N os. 1 to 4 of the Annals of 
f the New, York Academy of Sciences ‘(late Lyceum of Natural His- 
_ tory), extending to 128 pages, 8vo, have been published. They con- 
_ tain papers by H. C. Bolton, on the application of organic acids to 
_ the examination of minerals; on prehistoric Bronze bells trom Japan, 
. 8. Munroe; on the variations in Lepidode sates and 8 a 
laria, by H. L. Fairchild; on new species of Birds, ns | 
rence; on the literature of titanium, by E. Hallock : on new 
fossils of the Upper Silurian of Port Jervis, by 8. F. Barrett ; on 
_ new fossil fishes of the Trias, by J. S. N ewberry ; and the ey are 
_ illustrated by nine plates, six of them by H. L. Fairchild. Dr. 
_ Newberry describes Diplurus longicaudaius, from Boonton, N. J., 
_ and Page holepis Marshii, from Durham, Conn. 
4 ici 
| Director, B. A. Goutp. Tome Clima de Buenos ye 146, 
pp. 523, and 17 plat tes. eka “Ayres, 1878.—This first volume 
_ principal part of the computations were made by Dr. Guter jovi 
_ The results are very fully ge i in the plates. In the fu 
_ volumes of the Annals, Dr. Gould e ts to give the observa- 
_ tions made at numerous other ‘aintacs in the Republic, with discus- 
q ie of them 
5. Science News,-- A new scientific periodical, under the editor- 
ship of Ernest laparats and W. C. Wirckoe, and published fort 
nightly by S. E. Cassino, at Salem, Mass. Each aan is to 
contain at least sixteen pages octavo of reading matter, and its 
peculiar feature i is stated to be “the prompt publication of scier 
tific news.” No. 1 (November ~~ contains short a s by 
Dr. C. ©; Abbott, Professor F, W. Clarke, Dr. Elliott Coun and 
others; Nos. 2 a nd 3 are chiefly occu bi ied with abstracts of papers 
' read at the recent meeting of the National Academy of Sciences. 
