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X. Review of Holbrook’s Ichthyology of South Carolina, - - 
XI. U. S. Coast Survey Reports for the years 1861 and 1862, 95 
XII. Proceedings of Learned Societies—Address of the Presi- 
dent of the Royal Society, - - - 100 
SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. 
hysics.—Electrical properties of Pyroxyline-Paper and Gun-cotton, by Prof. JoHn 
Jounston, 115.—On the wave lengths of certain spectral lines, J. MiLLER, 116. 
Chemist oo a new metallic oxyd, Baur, 116.—On solid arseniuret of hydrogen, . 
Wiebernoip: On the crystalline form of Ssiplata of thallium, Victor yon Lane: 
= a erytlized hydrate soda, Harms: On the constitution of emer, H. Rost, 
ungsten, Caron, 118.—On a new series of metallic oxyds, 
H. Rose, 119 Oa cake of silicium with oxygen and ean rogen, WiuueER, 120- 
—The ieee, of Thallium—Derived from statements of Crookes, Lamy and 
Botiger, and from original observations, | 
Analytical Chemistry.—Estimation of Sulphuric Acid in salts of the alkalies, Sroza, 122. 
Photography.—Dry Process, by MM. TrtsszrE : Aes 123.--Another modifica- 
tion of the dry process, 124—also by JuLuret, 
Metallurgy.—On the occurrence of Titaninm in Pig Iron, and some Remarks on the use 
of titaniferous Minerals in the piepness of Iron and Steel, by Eowarp RILEY, 
F.C.S Aluminum and A » by I. L. Bett, 133.—Processes of 
Silver and Gold Extraction, by Guipo KurstTet, 134. 
Agricultural Chemistry.—Die Chemie in ihrer Anwendung auf Agricultur und Physiolo- 
gie, etc., also _ Natural Laws of Husbandry, by Justus von Lizzie, edited by Joun 
LY T 35.--On a function of Roots, Henrici, 136. 
Sie Fe ee to Paleontology, by Prof. James Haut, 137.—Preliminary No- 
tice of the Fauna of the Potsdam sandstone, ete., with a letter to M. Joachim Barrande, 
by James Hau: Preliminary Notice of some species of Crinoidea from the Waverly 
siktiie series of Summit County, Ohio, supposed to be of the age of the Chemung 
group of New York, by James Hatt: A Monograph of the Fossil Estheria, by Prof. 
T. Rorert Jones, F.G.S., 140 
Astronomy and Meteorology.—On the new Planet Eurynome, (7), by Prof. James C. 
Warson, 140.—-Shooting Stars on the night of November 13th-14th, 1863, 141—Ad- 
ditional Communications on Shooting Stars, 1 
Miscellaneous Scientific — eneqers to the Desert of Sahara under Messrs. 
Martins and Escher yon Linth: Mount Hope erasomes: yong N. Y., 146.-—-The 
Chemical Chair in Berlin: Prof. Watson s new Ast 1 at Marseilles and 
Vienna: Prof. Ogden N. Rood, 14 
Book Notices.--A Text-book by James D. Dana, 147.--A Tract on Crystal- 
lography, by W. H. Mituer, M.A., etc. : Se ietoce of Fossil plauts tC by 
Mr. George Gibbs, by Dr. J. S. Newserry: Reminiscences of Amherst College, by 
Epwarp Hitcucock, 148.—Frick’s Physical echnies: Waitz's Scenaaaa to An- 
thropology, translated by - T. Con.inewoon, F.GS., etc.: Petroleum vein in 
Northwestern Virginia, by J. P. Lesuey, 149, 
