iv CONTENTS. 
XV. Correspondence of Jerome Nicxiés.—Academy of Sci- 
ences—Distribution of Prizes: The Astronomical Prize: 
The Cuvierian Prize, 95.—Chemical Prize: Prize in Ex- 
perimental Physiology, 96.—Subjects proposed for prizes 
next year: Medical prizes, 97.—Grand Surgical Prize : 
—Employment of Glycerine in Surgery: Antagonism of 
the poisoning effects of strychnine and curare: An unpub- 
lished memoir by Lavoisier, 98.—The tunnel of Mount 
Cenis: Obituary—Cordier, 101.—Acclimation; Sheep: Ac- 
climation of the Silkworm, 102.—Acclimation of the Ostrich: 
Acclimation of the Cotton-Plant: Bibliography, 103. 
SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. 
Physics.—On the propagation of heat in gases, Maan 04.—On a uew Unit of Elec- 
trical Resistance, Matriessen: On Spectral Ages Movusson, 105.—On the 
Absorption and Radiation of Heat by Gases and Vapors, and on the Physical connec- 
tion of Radiation, Absorption and Conduction, TynpauL, 106.—A note on the power 
of Polarization of American ~t of Turpentine ; by Dr. F. Manta, 107. 
Chemist e and other Electru-negative Elements, Scud-Trzenser- 
GER, On Polyglyceric ‘Auctinle and Anhydrids, — 0, 108.—On Ozone, Nitrous 
Acid and Nitrogen, by T. Sterry Hun, F.R.S 
New Books.—Die Lehre vom Galvanismus und ot ee yon Gustav WIEDE- 
ectro-magnetismus von Ju.ius Dus, 110.—Les Sle ectro- Aimants et L’Ad- 
. gemeine Encyclopiidie der Physik—Herausgegeben von Gustav KarsTEN, 111. 
Chemical Geology.— Experiments on the oe aaa t *< Carbonate of Lime at a high tem- 
perature, both with fluxes and alone, by G. R 
Technical Chemistry.—On the occurrence of soluble Rite of Copper, Lead and Tin 
in aooty_dhaitin Alcoholic Spirits, 114.—Local Decomposition in Lead Aqueduet 
Pipes, 115.—Nature ‘sh fee depen which forms upon the copper employed in Reinsch’s 
test for as Lipre ponification by alkaline Ga in the dry way, 117. 
—Preparation of ylteese of Dayle by means of Oxyd of Zinc, 
.—Kentucky Geological Survey, by Lro Lesquereux, Assistant, 118.—De- 
. of new fossils from the Paleozoic rocks of the Western poets by J. H. 
M’Cuesney, 122. 
Botany.—Flora Hongkongensis : a Description of the Flowering Soke etc., by GEORGE 
uaa. ve > L.S., 124.— Annals of the Botanical red of Canada: — of the 
Proceedin f the ‘Linn sean Society: Class-Book of Bota ae Arrnonso Woop, 
127.—The ' Netoanl casi Review, a prance Journal of Biological i 130. 
Astronomy and Meteorology.—The recently discovered Asteroids, 132—The Comet dis- 
rolo, 
covered by Mr. ‘Thatcher, 134.—On the Algebraical and numerical theory of errors of 
observations and the combination of priate ations, by Grorce Bippexi Arry, M.A., 
ete., 135. 
Meteorology,—Hraschina near Agram, 135.—Leitform—Or the vale s of Meteorites, 
_ 137.—St. Denis-Westrem, 140.—Calcutta Meteorites, (1) Shalka ; (2) Quenggouk, 
8) Dhurmsala, (4) Futtehpore, 142; (5) Pegu, (6) Assam, (7) reer 143.—-The me- 
