146 Scientific Intelligence. 
vatory of Hamilton College, State of New York. It appeared as 3 
sie of the 11th magnitude. Fro m observations of Sept. 22, 25 and 28, 
Mr. Peters has computed the rather orbit 
Epoch 1862, Sept. 25°5, Washington m. t. 
ie 
Mean anomaly, 
Longitude of Perihelion, 836 31 33 °6 ) Mean equinox 
Longitude of ascending node, 0 22 23 0 of epoch. 
Inclination 5 4 
Eccentricity s 0°2842059 
Mean daily motion, 825-590 
Semi-major axis, 2°643389 
4, Astronomical and Meteorological Observations made at the United 
8S a Naval Observatory during the year 1861; published by authority 
e Hon. evel of the Navy; Com mander J.M. Gruss, U.S.N» 
hington : 
‘hese comp obs: 
meridian circle and equatorial, from 1851 to 1860, both inclusive ; zone 
observations from 1846 to 1851; magnetic observations, declinometer, 
vertical force instrament and dip circle, from July, 1842 to Oct. 1844; 
and meteorological observations from July, 1842 to Dec, eval Con- 
gress having made the requisite appropriations, a corps of copyists is 
now engaged in transcribing from the record ge all the observations, 
in order to prepare for their pts gaccya y . Gould, to whom 
ready for the printer within two a a half years. The progress already 
made in the ripek comes secures the publication of a volume very 
soon, and should no unforeseen event occur to cause delay, the whole of 
these long sequestered observations will be published within three yeal® 
The Introduction gives an account of the instruments an personelle 
of the Observatory, and the et bs Pig followed by the detail of 
observations made with each instr 
sical aspects of the esi “of 1861 (II) is accompanied by 4 
beautiful plate of its sgt July 2d, 3d, 4th and 7th, and concludes 
with Prof. Hubbard’s Elemen ts, already publis ished in this Jo 
cam 310). The whole volume is beautifully printed at the Gover 
ce. 
. Discovery of Asteroid (76)—On the 21st of October, 1862, M. 
Merroro. 
6. Shooting Stars of November, 1862.—The following is an abstract 
ations communicated to the Committee on Periodical Meteors 
of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, fay repo. 
the Academy at their rion in November. 
