The Comet. 



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The angle it made with the horizon, I roughly estimated at 47 j° 

 to 50°, 



The time of the ray or tails final setting I know not, but suppose 

 to 1y hour before the moon. 



The time of my taking the bearing, and angle of incidence of the 

 above, was about 7° 35' p. m., 1 think. 



It occurs to me, that a few nights ago, I saw something like the 

 above, but only for a very short time, owing to the general cloudiness 

 that then prevailed. 



This morning, I was on the look out before 5 a. m., to see if there 

 was any thing very remarkable, rising before the sun, and saw of 

 course the beautiful morning star, Venus, and soon after I observed, 

 what I suppose to be Mercury ; but with a much larger disk 

 than I gave him credit for, through a DoUand's hand telescope of 

 moderate power. He rose bearing E. S. E. below, and to the North- 

 ward of Venus, and was of a comparatively dull reddish hue ; I sup- 

 pose, he may be at this season further than usual from the sun ; 

 but being no astronomer, and having no Ephemeries to consult, can 

 only guess in ignorance. 



March 1th, 1843. 



Hodgson's Illustrations of the Zoology ofNipal and Tibet. 



We have been assured by those who have been favoured with the 

 sight of 31 sheets of Hodgson's Illustrations, and can safely say, that 

 for rigid scientific accuracy, united with much spirit and grace, they 

 are inferior to nothing that has yet appeared in England. The figures 

 only want being rounded by shading, to make them perfect, and 

 the artist who has engaged to execute them in lithograph, will 

 readily add that, — doing moreover whatever further be held needful 

 to make the drawings really contributory to scientific use, as well as 

 to popular taste, for he has a rich store of specimens at his disposal, 

 whereby to correct, compare, and complete his proposed work, at 

 all points. 



The draftsman employed by Mr. Hodgson, to whom we owe these 

 drawings, (Raj Man Sinh, we name him with respect,) is a native of 



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