450 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
Boox Norices.— 
1. Elements of Chemical Physics; by Jostan P. Cooxe, Jr., Erving Pro- 
fessor of Chemistry and Mineralogy in Harvard University. 8vo. pp. 739, 
Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1860.—We cannot state the nature 
and scope of this important contribution to our scientific literature better 
an by quoting the following paragraphs from the Author's preface. 
“The history of Chemistry as an exact science may be said to date from 
Lavoisier, who first used the balance in investigating chemical phenomena, 
and the progress of the science since his time has been owing, in a great 
which they are liable, and should be able to determine the decree of accuracy 
subject-matter of mechanics has been given at the begin 
works, solely for the purpose of illustrating the processes and the Jogic of 
physical research. us, the means of measuring temperature and the de- 
fects of the mercurial thermometer have been described at length, in o 
culties multiply when we attempt to push scientilic 
mited degree of accuracy; so also the history of 
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observations beyond a li 
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tific theories; and, lastly, the method of representing physical phenomena by 
rai: eed pede and curves, which are the preliminary substitutes for Jaws, 
een | i i 
Of aqueous vapor.” 
After advising the student to study the details of science from original 
iges i 
Although the present volume is a complete treatise in itself of ‘the prin a 
ples involved in the processes of weighi measuring, It 1s e 
oso) 
vhole w The second volume will treat of the theory of Light ia 
Hex to Crystallography (including Mathematical Crystallography), and also 
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