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Foreign Literature and Science. 



broussart,) Domestic History, (Dewez,) Ancient Literature, 

 (Baron,) National Literature, (Lants,) History of Philoso- 

 phy, (Vandeweyer,) Physics and Astronomy, (Quetelet,) 

 Chemistry, (Drapiez,) Botany, (Kickx,) Natural History, 

 (Vanderlinden,) History of Architecture, (Roget.) 



The king has just created also a conservatory of arts and 

 trades, and appointed M. Onder De Weyngaert Cantius, the 

 director. A garden of plants was some time since establish- 

 ed, of which M. Drapiez is one of the directors. — Idem. 



EXTRACTED BY C. U. ShEPARD. 



40. Comparative Analysis of Olivine and Chrysolite, by 

 M. Stromeyer. — The specimens analysed were as follows : — 



1 . Olivine occurring in the basalt of Vogalberg, near Gles- 

 sen, very pure ; specific gravity, 3.3386. 



2. Olivine occuring in the basalt of Kasalthof, in Bohemia, 

 very pure ; specific gravity, 3.3445. 



3. Chrysolite from the collection of M. Blumenback ; spe- 

 cific gravity, 3.3514. 



4. Olivine occurring in the meteoric iron of Pallas : specific 

 gravity, 3.3404. 



5. Olivine occuring in the meteoric iron found at Olumba, 

 in South America ; specific gravity, 3.3497. 



6. A mineral having the aspect of Peridot, taken from a 

 mass of iron, which is said to have been found at Grimmoe, 

 and which has been preserved at Gotha, specific gravity, 

 3.2759. 





Vogel- 

 berg. 



0) 



Bohemia. 

 (2) 



Chryso- 

 lite. 



(3) 



From the 

 Iron of 

 Pallas. 



(4) 



From 

 Olumba. 



(5) 



Grim- 

 mce. 



(6) 



Silex, - - 

 Magnesia, - 

 Protox. Iron, 

 Protox. Mang. 

 Ox. Nickel, 

 Ox. Chrome, 

 Alumine, - 



40.09 



50.49 



8.17 



.20 



.37 



.19 



40.45 



50.67 



8.07 



.18 



.33 



.19 



39.73 



50.73 



9.19 



.09 



.32 



.22 



38.48 



48.42 



11.19 



.34 



.18 



38.35 



49.68 



11.75 



.11 



61.88 



25.82 

 9.12 



.31 



j 



.33 



• "i 





99.51 



99.89 



99.68 



98.61 



99.89 



97.46 ! 



