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the telluric lines in the spectrum. He commends the ingenuity of 
Cornu’s method and reviews the history of the discovery of tel- 
luric lines. — Comptes Rendus, Nov. 18, 1882, pp. 885-890. 4. 7. 
I. A redetermination of the ohm. ; 
a.) Atmospheric electricity. (6.). Protection against dam- 
age from telegraphic and telephonic wires. (c.) Terrestrial cur- 
rents on telegraphic lines. (d.) Establishment of an international 
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telemeteorographic line. 
Il. 
The Cong 
October 16, 1882, and adjourned on October 26, 1882, to the first 
Monday of October, 1883. It was concluded by the Congress 
that there is too great discrepancy between the ous values of 
1, The Lignified Snake from Brazil.—The Popular Science 
Monthly for pares tg et the Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical 
most conden 
illustrating the object, however, is poor; that in the Popular 
lence Monthly is a somewhat better representation. 
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18, | ica the sci- 
of wood containing the reptile, after an spn Le Lines 
