Astronom^y. 75 



New York ('ity, to the American Assooiation, to be used, accord- 

 ing to the directions of the Standing Committee, for the promo- 

 tion and publication of original investigations by members of the 

 Association. 



The memoir by Mr. Scudder is the first paper published by the 

 Thompson Fund, and is one which well deserves so prominent a 

 place. Mr. Scudder has had especial advantages in this work, 

 ■ two trifling exceptions, a ' ' " "' 



client original draw- 

 ings of them." He has brought together in this volume all that 

 ' " ' ublished on this group of fossils whether of text or 



n, presenting thus a complete account of our knowledge 



isects. After the detailed descriptions of the genera and 



species of fossil butterflies, the author discusses various related 



topics ; their comparative age, the probable food plants of Terti; 

 caterpillars; the present distribution of butterflies most iiearij 

 allied to fossil species, and so on. The ])lates were executed ir 

 Paris, and are beautiful examples of tlie best lithographic work. 



IV. Astronomy. 



planets have been sin 

 ng fifteen during the year. 



ISo. 147 was discovered by Sohulhof, at Vienna, July 1 

 148 " " Prosper llenrj-, at Pans, A 



Paul Henry, at Paris, Nov. 2d. 

 Paliaa, at Pola, Nov. 2d. 

 Prosper Henry, at Paris, Nov. ' 



Jape Vatalof/ue of I, \ 59 Stars, deduced from observa- 

 tions at the Royal Oh>^'> rruiury <it the Cape of Good Hope, under 

 the syperintendence if K. J. ^iom:. — Tlie Koval Observatory at 

 the Cape of Good Hope ua. .Mahli-lu'd in 182U." The leadinu^ idea 



for work of a diaractcr -iinilar tu t1ia> of the (Greenwich Observa- 



