150 Miscellaneous Inteiligence. . 
In Art. 157 there is another instance of the translator’s misinterpretation 2 
of the meaning of the Latin word “ pro,” to say nothing of the ignorance 
it shows of the subject treated of. The Latin is: “In formulis art. 140 
pro a, b et : ipsos sin 0, sind’, sind’’, retinere opertet, et perinde in form- 
ulis art. 1422” which means: “In the formulas of art. 140 for (comput- 
ing) a, 6 and =» and also in the formulas of art. 142, sind, sind’, sind”, 
themselves, must be retained.” But Capt. Davis says: “In the formulas 
of art. 140 sind, sind’, sind” must be retained instead of a, b and a = 
~ also in cer formulas of Art. 142.” 
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be of great value to those: st students who are u unable to ead the Latin 
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MISCELLANEOUS SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE, 
i. Test “egies of the American Association for the Advancement 
of Sei twelfth meeting of the American Association opened at 
Pilzinore on Woinesday, the 28th of April last. On the absence of both 
the President and Vice President, Prof. Caswell, the presiding officer of 
the preceding year, took the Chair, and by vote, was subsequently re- 
quested to preside shicdah the meeting. As the Spring i is less favorable 
for a scientific gathering than the Summer, the number present was not 
quite as large as usual, and there was a corresponding effect on the scien- 
tifie contributions. The ae aye Maryland Institute, Historical Society, 
Many generous of Baltimore, contributed liberally to the 
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. ‘year, ea Poibesoct Epwarp Hircucock of Amherst, Vice President. 
_ The following is a list of the papers presented at the meeting : 
I. Astronomy, Physics, Mathematics. 
