460 Scientific Intelligence. 
ranked as a distinct order of Acalepha. The principal feature in the 
prodromus, to which we would here call attention, is the division of the 
order Lucernarie into two families. The first family, Cleistocarpid@ 
includes such Lucernarians as the “0 a Depastram, c.; and 
are divided. into three genera. "Out of the eleven abe of the order, 
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c. 
less than eight, leaving only three, of which one is doubtful, t 
to his collection. The author's description, of the hele eight 
species, shows that he has studied them with the closest anatomical detail, 
and has drawn up the diagnoses as much from the internal as from the 
external characters ; in fact we should say that the whole structure of 
these animals is epitomized in the prodromus, The geographical dis- 
tribution of three of these species,—Manania auricula (Lucernaria au- 
ricula Fabricius), Haliclystus auricula (Z. auricula Rathke, non F abri- 
cius) and ZL. guadricornis,—is interesting, from the fact that they are 
common to the shores of Europe and America; and we are led to believe 
shat more of the others, Which ane of the tasest sort, will be yet found 
to extend across the Atlantic. This view is in accordance with the opin- 
two are American, ‘The latter two are entirely new to science. 
VII. ASTRONOMY AND METEOROLOGY. 
1. Re-discovery of Peer Asteroid @®)—Panopea was re-discovered 
by R. Luther at Bilk, Oct. 21, 1862. According to an observation of 
Oct. 28th, et error of Die ephemeris was —8™ 13° in A. R and 
—1° 19 in 
2. Elements of Asteroid (@).—The following elements of Freya, Aste- 
roid (@), have been computed by D’ Arrest of Copenhagen. 
— 1862, Oct. 24°5, Greenwich m. t. 
321° 37! 44/94 
“se 81 30 4t e 
Q = 212 29 825 {ean equinox 1862°0. 
i tee dele 
o Se 48 $24 : 
se ¢ = 0°503649 
—_ 623°066 
3. Discovery cs Asteroid oe EG Se the 12th of November, 1862, & 
new - planet was discovered by Dr. C. H. F. Peters, at aye ee 
wnat ah It was near Fereke and was between the 11t 
itu 
4, Cont Ill, 1862,—This eK > discovered on the morning nl 
Nov. 28, by Professor Respighi, at a a, and three days later bY 
Dr. Brabos a So. oa i lloring elements i been communal 
