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Proceedings of the Royal Society 
Annaler, III. Binds, 1 Hefte. Christiania, 1865. 8vo.— From 
the Royal University of Norway. 
Det Kongelige Norske Yidenskabers-selskahs Skriften det 19^® 
Aarhundrede, V. Binds, 1 Hefte. Throndhjem, 1865. 8vo. — 
From the Royal University of Norway. 
Graver til det Kgl. Norske Universitets i Christiania. 8vo. — From 
the Royal University of Norway. 
Det Kongl. Norste Frederiks Universitets Aarsheretning for Aaret 
1863. Christiania, 1865. 8vo. — From the Royal University of 
Norway. 
Norske Universtets og Skole- Annaler udgivne af Universitetets 
Secretair ; Mai, Oct. 1859; Marts, Juni 1860; Marts 1861 ; 
Marts 1862; Marts, Deer. 1863; Juni, Oct. 1864; Febr., 
Mai 1865. Christiania. 8vo. — From the Royal University of 
Nonvay. 
Bulletin de I’Academie Eoyale des Sciences, des Lettres, et des 
Beaux- Arts de Belgique. Tome XX. Nos. 9, 10. Bruxelles, 
1865. 8 VO. — From the Academy. 
The Lord Provost’s Statement to the Town-Council respecting 
Sanitary Improvement. Edinburgh, 1865. 8vo. — From the 
Right Hon. The Lord Provost of Edinburgh. 
Tuesday, 2d January 1866. 
Hon. Lord NEAYES, Vice-President, in the Chair. 
The following Communications were read : — 
1. Additional Observations on the Polarisation of the 
Atmosphere made at St Andrews in 1841, 1842, 1843, 
1844, and 1845. By Sir David Brewster, K.H., D.C.L., 
F.E.S., &c. 
In a former paper on this subject,* the author gave a selection 
from his observations on the polarisation of the atmosphere. After 
its publication, he received a long and elaborate memoir on the 
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