266 Correspondence of J. Nickles. 
fourths, and thickness six and a half inches; its shape was elon- 
«gated and flattened. Its specific weight is 7°89 and an analysis 
furnished 
ron 91°21 
Nickel 781 
Cobalt ee 
Copper minute quautity not estimated. 
Phosphorus ies SE 
99°32 
Rospertson County METEORITE.—This mass of meteoric iron 
came into my possession during the month of December, 1860, 
being sent by Prof. Lindsley of Nashville, Tenn. It was dis- 
covered by in. D. Crockett, near Coopertown, in Robertson 
county, Tenn. The time of its fall is not known. 
ts weight was thirty-seven pounds, its form was wedge-shaped, 
and its extreme dimensions, length ten, breadth nine and a half, 
thickness five and a half inches. Its specific gravity is 7°89. 
~ On ass through the mass, a module of sulphuret of iron was 
discovered about $th inch in diameter, and there are doubtless 
others in its interior. The iron on analysis furnished 
er vee. 89°59 
ea ic ae 
teat Oat is thias a ae 35 
Phosphorus minute quantity no selene 
ae 99°10 
Louisville, January 29, 1861. 
Arr. XXVI.—Correspondence of Mr. Jerome Nickles, dated Nancy, 
, December 5th, 1860. 
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least known of the three. He died the same day as M. Payer, vi2s the 
