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push tbe theory of submergence too farm accounting 

 for such phenomena. 



Calendar of Societies. 



Boston society of natural history. 

 Oct. 7.— Dr. S. Kneeland, The family-life of the 

 Norwegian Lapps, and the habits of the reindeer. 



Society of Arts, Boston. 



Oct. 8.— Prof. W. T. Sedgwick, The relative 

 poisonous properties of (illuminating) coal and water- 

 gas. 



Cambridge entomological club. 



Oct. 9. — George Dimmock, An account of his mode 

 of rearing larvae of Coccinellidae. 



American academy of arts and sciences, Boston. 



Oct. 9. — Mr. Seth C. Chandler, Jr., On the square 

 bar micrometer. — Prof. Arthur Searle, On the ap- 

 parent position of the zodiacal light. — Messrs. Chas. 

 E. Cross and James Page, The measurement of the 

 strength of telephone currents. — Prof. Charles R. 

 Cross, The thermal telephone. 



Publications received at Editor's Office, Oct. 5-10. 



Allgemeine naturkunde. Das leben der erde und ihrer ge- 

 schopfe. Heft i. Leipzig, Bibliogr. inst., 1885. 80 p., illustr. 

 (New York, Stechert.) 



Billings, J. S. Report on the mortality and vital statistics of 

 the United States. Part i. Washington, Government, 1885. 

 64-I-767 p., illustr., 2 pi. 4°. 



Candolie, A. de. Histoire des sciences et des savants depuis 

 deux siecles Geneve-Bale, Georg, 1885. 16+594 p. 8°. (New 

 York, Christern, $3.) 



Dammer, O. lUustrirtes lexikon der verfalschungen und ver- 

 unreinigungen der nahrungs- und genussmittel der kolonial- 

 waren, u.s.w. Leipzig, Weber, 1885. 160 p., illustr. 8°. (New 

 York, Stechert). 



Denifle, P. H. Die universitiiten des mittelalters bis 1400. 

 Band i. Berlin, Weidmann, 1885. 48+815 p. 8°. (New York, 

 Christern, IS.^-o.) 



Deutscher fischerei-verein. IMittheilungen der section fiir 

 kiisten- und hochseefischerei. No. i, June, 1885. (Berlin, 3Ioeser, 

 1885. vt. 20 p. 8°. 



Donnat, L. La politique experimentale. Paris, Reinivald, 

 1885. (Bibl. sc. contemp.) 8+488 p. 12°. (New York, Christern, 

 $1.75.) 



Engelhardt, L. v. Ferdinand von Wrangel und seine reise 

 liings der nordkiiste von Sibirien und auf dem eismeere. Leipzig, 

 Duncker fir' Hu7nblot, 1885. 14+212 p., portr., map. 8°. (New 

 York, Christern, $1.85.) 



Fall, D. Syllabus of the instruction in biology, with refer- 

 ences to sources of information, at Albion college. Albion, Mich,, 

 Recorder st. pr., 1885, 24 p. 12°. 



Gilson G. and Carnoy, J. B. La cellule; recueil de cytologic 

 et d'histologie generale. Tome i. Etudes sur les arthropodes. 

 \. Etude comparee de la spermatogenese chez les arthropodes ; 

 IL La cytodierese chez les arthropodes. Lierre, Van In., 1885. 

 188 p., 8 pi. 4°. (New York, Christern, $5.50.) 



Gouguenheim, A. and Lermoyez, AL Physiologic de la voix 

 et du chant. Paris, Delahaye Ssf Lecrosnier, 1885. 208 p. 12°. 

 (New York, Christerii,$i.) 



Guggenheim, M. Die lehre von apriorischen wissen in ihrer 

 bedeutung fiir die entwicklung der ethik und erkenntniss- 

 theorie in der Sokratisch-Platonischen philosophic. Berlin, 

 Diimmlcr, 1885. 79 p. 8°. (New York, Christern, 75 cents.) 



Guyot, Y. Lettres sur la politique coloniale. Paris, Rein- 

 wald, 1885. 18+432 p., 2 pi., map. 12°. (New York, Christern, 

 $1.35.) 



Hartmann, E. v. Philosophische fragen der gegenwart. Leip- 

 zig, Friedrich, 1885. 8+298 p. 8°. (New York, Stechert.) 



riolzapfel, L. Romische chronologic. Leipzig, 'Jeubner, 

 1885. 6+364 p. 8°. (New York, Christern, $2.20.) 



Internationale elcctrische ausstellung, Wien, 1883. Bericht 

 iiber die. Wien, Seidel, 1885. 8+581 p., illustr. 8°. (Nev/ 

 York, Stechert.) 



Kaiserlichen gcsundheitsamte, arbciten aus dem. Band i,heft 

 I and 2 Berlin, Springer, 1885. 139 p., 5 pi. 4°. (New York» 

 Stechert.) 



Kuekenthal, W. Die mikroskopische technik im zoologischen 

 praktikum. Jena, Fischer, 1885. 37 p., illustr. 16°. (New York, 

 Stechert.) 



Lindstroem, G. List of the fossils of the Upper Silurian for- 

 mation of Gotland. Stockholm, Norstedt^ 1885. 20 p. 8°. 



Philippon, G. Cours de zoologie ; I'homme et les animaux. 

 Paris, Doin, 1885. 481 p., illustr. 12°. (New York, Christern,. 

 I1.50.) 



Pickering, W. H. Photography of the infra-red region of the 

 solar spectrum. Boston, Atner. acad. arts and sc, 1885. [5] p.^ 

 illustr. 8°. 



Methods of determining the speed of photographic ex- 

 posers. Cambridge, M^z7j(7«,/r., 1885. [5] p. 8°. 



Principles involved in the construction of photographic 



exposers. Cambridge, Wilson, pr., 1885. [9] p., illustr., 2 pi. 

 8°. 



Prel, C. du. Die philosophic der mystik. Leipzig, Gilntker, 

 1885. 12+548 p. 8°. (New York, Christern, $3.70) 



Redard, P. Transport par chemin de fer des blesses et 

 malades militaires. Paris, Doin, 1885. 12+187 p., 36 pi. 8°. 

 (New York, Christern, I2.65.) 



Richter, K. Die botanische systematik und ihr verhaltniss 

 zur anatomic und physiologic der pflanzen. Wien, Faesy, 1885. 

 4+172 p. 8°. (New York, Stechert.) 



Romanes, G. J. Die gcistige entwicklung im tierreich. 

 Leipzig, Giinther, 1885. 8+456 p. 8°. (New York, Stechert.) 



Schleich, G. Der augengrund des kaninchens und des 

 frosches. Tubingen, Laupp, 1885. 16 p., 3 pi. 8°. (New York, 

 Stechert.) 



Schlitter, H. Die beziehungen Oesterreichs zu America. 

 Theil i. Die beziehungen Oesterreichs zu den Vereinigten Staaten 

 (1778-1787). Innsbruck, Wagner, 1885. 12-I-237 p. 8°. (New 

 York, Stechert.) 



Southern geologist, the. Vol. i., No. i., Oct. 1885. Nash>ille, 

 Tenn., 1885. 8 p. 4°. 



Standard classical atlas. New York, Ivison, Blakeman., 

 Taylor £ff Co., 1885. 8°. 



Terremotos de Andalucia. Informe de la comision nombrada 

 para su estudia dando cuenta del estado de los Trabajos, Marzo, 

 1885. Madrid, re7/^,/r., 1885. 8+I05 p., illustr, 8°. 



Thornton, W. Rationalism in medical treatment, or the 

 restoration of chemism, the system of the future. Boston, The 

 author, 1885. 46 p. 12°. 



Whitman, C. O. Methods of research in microscopical 

 anatomy and embryology. Boston, Cassino, 1885. 10+255 Pv 

 illustr. 8°. $3. 



Wundt, W. Philosophische studien. Band ii., heft 4. "L^vp- 

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Wurtz, A. Introduction a I'etude de la chimie 



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Ziegler, E. Lehrbuch der allgemeinen und speciellen patho- 

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