Discovery of an Intra-Mercurial Planet. 417 
_ 1847,had thence concluded the existence of a third inferior planet, and had 
_ 9 published, His son, five years old, standing by, was placed at the 
_ lelscope, and confirmed the observation by erying out, “I see a little 
balloon on the sun,” | 
vin, by (1,) Scheutzer of Crefeld, June 6, 1761; (2,) Staudacher, to- 
vards the end of February, 1762; (3,) Lichtenberg, November 19, 1762; - 
4,) Hoffmann, at the beginning of May. 1764; (5) Dangos, January 18, 
reury, crossing the solar disc in:a short period, varying from two to 
three hours, Using only the observations 5, 6 and 7, Mr. Wolff finds that 
ys 
by M. Leverrier, from the observation of Dr, Lesearbault. . 
tite seal, and are of such a nature as to be subject of computation. 
New Members Elected — : ; 
. “EAU was elected 2nd of January member of the section of Physics 
place of Cagniard de Latour—deceased. i 
, PLANA was elected March 5, foreign associate in place of Lejeune- 
Dirichlet deceased 
a At the session of the Académie held March 19, Mr. J. A. Sma Was 
Dausey has lately (March 12) communicated to the Academy a me- 
mes, setting forth the geographical and physical observations of Hom- 
maire de Hell made in 1346-48 in Turkey and Persia, where he died at 
: : iC 
' aly ey reports the barometric and astronomical determinations of much 
ePlgieatie. oil . jety has been almost earried 
Pipe agnetism.—French society a 
Way with a kind of neon epidemic which may be compared to the 
SECOND SERIES, Vat. XXIX, No. 97.—MAY, 1860. 
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