156 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
2. Aurora of February 4.—Prof. Gags writes to one of the 
he from San Domingo, under date of June 18th, that about 
. 4, and with little doubt on that evening (since it is not prob- 
bis that there was another there), “ We were sitting on the 
orch, ripete the north, when my mo ther called our attention toa 
dull red glow on the northern sky martes —_e 30° high, 
considerably above the pole star; you kpc w we are in 18° N. At 
rst dae: impression was that it was the elsehon of at on clouds 
e prairie on fire—but there were no clouds; all of the stars 
3 and 9 p. M.—See, for observations in Australia, page 158. 
3. Edinburgh Astronomical Observations. Vol. xt, 1860- 
1870.—A very large and thick volume, containing besides Astro- 
nomical Observations of the es Observatory of Edinburgh, 
with the Transit aad Mural Circle, and Star Catalogues ary during 
each ofthe years of the decade 1860 to 1870, 0 occupying 761 pages; 
also Meteorological tables for Scotland and Scottish towns, ac 
counts of storms, and a J ng memoir on the Great Pyramid in 
gypt, giving measurements of all the Pernice rr Rie 
detailed measurements of the great Pyramid of Jee The 
volume closes with ne several annual Reports to thie’ Board of 
Visitors, and a paper on Auroral and other Faint-Light Spectros 
copy in 1871. It is ilustented by 56 plates, 37 of which relate to 
the Pyramids, and two to Faint-Light Spectrosco 
4, Astronomical and Meteorological Observations verb at the 
. S. Naval Observatory during the year 1869, Commodore 
B. F. Sanps, U.S. N., Superintendent. Publis hed’ “authori 
of the Hon. Secretary of the N avy. xliv and 396 pages 4to, wit 
an Appendix of 132, xv and 332 pages. Washington. 1872.— 
Nearly 400 pages of ‘this Report are devoted to the results of the 
observations of 1869. Appendix I. contains the ley on the: 
Solar Eclipse of the year, by Prof. Newcomb, U. 8. N., Prot 
Asaph Hall, U.S. N., Prof. Wm. Harkness, U.S. N., and Prof 
J. R. Eastman, U.S. N., illustrated by several cuts and two 
plates. Appendix IE, running to 332 pages, is devoted to tables 
pertaining to the catalogue of stars in progress in the observatories 
with the mural circle. The volume is a record of a great amount 
of excellent work. 
Y. MISCELLANEOUS SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. 
Height of Mt. cary! and Mt. Baker.—Officers of the 
owe Survey, Prof. Davidson and Mr, Lawson, have determined 
the height of Mt. Rainier to we | 14,444 feet, or 4 feet greater than 
that of Mt. Shasta. It is situated in latitude 46° 51/ 09” and lom- 
a 121° 45’ 28”, Prof. Davidson says that there are glaciers 
‘0 
‘al. Acad, Sei. 1, 157. 
Glaciers on the Mountains of the Paci acific Coast.—Prof. 
Derieon obeerves: with respect to the first notice of glaciers 0? 
