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Metallurgy.—New works: Zusammenstellung der statistischen Ergebnisse des Berg-. — 
werks-, Hiitton- und Salinen-Betriebes in dem Preussischen Staate, etc., von E. AL- 4 
THANs: Handbuch der metallurgischen, von Bruno Ker, 272.—Etat present de la 
Métallurgie du Fer en Angleterre, par MM. Gruner et Lan: Berg- und Hiittenmin- 4 
. Jahrbuch, ete., P. Tunner: Die Fortschritte des metallurgischen Hiittenge- 
werbes im Jahre, Dr. Carv. Fr. ALEX. HARTMANN: International Exhibition of 1862, — 
na 
eres: Ye -peeond. Annual Report apon the Natural aga Pes and Geology of t the 
ceans fi the Coal ii sadaies and Devonian Rocks tish ‘Kies ; by J. W 
T mbri nd Huronian Formations; by y: On the Rss 
Carbomferous Brachiopods of Nova Sco by Tuomas Davips s 
. D fos: 
rise, and their distribution; by T. Rupert Jones: On a new Labyrinthodont Reptile, 
from the Lanarkshire Coal field; by T H Ee vatins i ~-Anniversary Address before 
the Geological Society of London; by Prof. A. C. Rameay: On the prodneton of 
crystalline limestone by heat, 278.--On the ‘Pra ” % Devonian Period in North- 
eastern America; by J. W. Dawson, L.L.D., F 
Botany and Zoology.—Dimorphism in the Flowers of es | 279.—Variation and Mimetie 
Analogy in ae 235.--Notes on the Loranthacew, with a Sake: be the 
Genera; by Danint Oxiver, F.L.S., 291.--Parthenogenesis in Plant : Struc! 
and Fertilization 2 certain Orchids : Pistenihiens flava, or Habenaria ster 292 ae 
nadenia tridentata, 293. 
eenameen of the Aye-Aye (C. di C by RicHarRD 
hg D.C.L., etc., 294. aS the * Acacis Yorchtacs Lower Jaw,” 299, lea on the 
Megatherium iy Prof. A Agassiz, 300 
Astronomy and peheoroten 9 - —Procession and Periodicity of the November Star-shower, 
300.—Star shower in 1606: Meteorite of ‘Tucson: Observations of the — meteors ; 
by Prof. H. A. NewTon, 301. 
Miscellaneous Scientific —-- —Flectric —— at Boston — Photometrical 
powers of the light; letter from . Win . Rogers, 307.--Vermillion Rock 
Salt Mine at Petite Anse, cee wa. ia aah Rule of Pacis 4 Thirty-third 
Meeting of the British Associ : Perso sabeetie: Wolcott Gibbs, 309. 
Book Not gi aes eonsidered as a mode of Motion, ete.; by Joun Tynpatt, F.R.S., 
&e., 310.--Brai siping Taylor's Chemistry: Supplement to Ure’s Dictionary: The 
American A ] dia and Register of Important Events of the year 1862, 311. 
cianianiins of the inc 2 me Society: On the Origin of Species, ete. ; 
by Tuomas H. 2, 
Obituary.-—Dr. Samuel Prescott Hildscth, 312.—Joseph Stillman Hubbard, 313.—James’ 
Renwick Chilton: Stillman Masterman, 314. 
NUMBER CVIII. 
Art. XXVIIL Qn certain parallel relations between the classes 
of Vertebrates, and on the bearing of these relations on the 
question of the distinctive features of he. Faye nee 
by James D. Dana, - 
XXIX. The Classification of i: Sie on the princi of 
lization; by James D. Dana.—No. 1, - Ens 
