84 Scientific Intelligence. 
TV. Astronomy AND MATHEMATICS. 
1. The Argentine General Catalogue.—This Catalogue of 
Southern Stars forms volume xiv of the Resultados del Observa- 
torio Nacional Argentino and contains positions of southern stars 
observed by Dr. Gould with the meridian circle at Cordoba. 
In forming the observing lists the stars needed for reducing 
the zones and the stars of the Uranometry were first disposed of, 
then those stars remaining of Lacaille and Brisbane, and the 
bright southern ones of Lalande. To these were then added 
stars from Gilliss, Yarnall, Moesta (2), Stone’s Maclear, Ellery 
and from the Cordoba Zones. Most of the stars brighter than 
8}.magnitude must have been observed, especially most of those 
south of the parallel 23° 8. The current numbers run to 32,448, 
though clusters that are added will increase the total by more 
than a thousand stars. These figures show the magnitude of Dr. 
Gould’s work, and the importance of the catalogue in Southern 
Stellar Astronomy. It is very rare that there is occasion to take 
note of such a remarkable contribution to the science. 
2. Theory of Magnetic Measurements with an Appendix on 
the Method of Least Squares ; by Francis E. Nrpuer. 94 pp. 
8vo. New York, 1886 (D. Van Nostrand).—The experience of 
the author has enabled him to write a volume containing much 
that will aid other observers in the same field. 
V. MISCELLANEOUS SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. 
1. Precious Stones in Nature, Art and Literature, by 8. M. 
Burnuam. 400 pp., large 8vo. Boston, 1886 (Bradlee Whidden). 
—This is a handsomely printed volume, written in an attractive 
style and giving much information of interest to the general pub- 
lic. The scientific portion of the work—a small part, indeed, is 
not quite as accurate as might have been desired. 
2. Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, Vol. IL, 
1886. (Dawson Bros.).—This valuable volume contains, among 
the papers in the sections on physical, chemical and natural 
science: A. Johnson, on tidal observations in Canadian waters ; 
Dr. Hunt, on a natural system in mineralogy ; Dawson, on the 
Mesozoic floras of the Rocky Mountain region in Canada; E. J. 
Chapman, on a hematite mine; G. F. Matthew, on the Fauna of 
the St. John’s Group; R. R. Wright, on the skull and auditory 
organs of Hypophthalmus, and others. There are also in the 
other sections, many papers on archeological subjects and on 
historical and other topics. 
3. Journal of Morphology.—This Journal of “Animal Morph- 
ology” is announced by Ginn & Co. of Boston as to appear early 
in 1887. Two numbers, of from 100 to 150 pages each and 5 to 
10 double plates, will be issued a year, at $6.00. C. O. Whitman 
of Milwaukee, Wis., is to be the editor, with the promised . 
codperation of many zoologists, the list commencing with the 
names of Dr. J. Leidy and E. D. Cope of Philadelphia. 
