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Scientific Intelligence. 
President (Professor Jameson), -and unairimously agreed to, 
that His Royal Highness sliould be enrolled as an Honorary 
Member of the Society. 
Dec. 11. — The following gentlemen were elected OflSce-Bear- 
ers and Counsellors : 
Robert Jameson, Esq. Prof. Nat. Hist. Edin. President. 
John Campbell, Esq. 
Sir Patrick Walker. 
Thomas Mackenzie, Esq. M. P. 
Robert Stevenson, Esq. 
P. Neill, Esq. Secretary. Wm. Ellis, Esq. Treasurer. 
James Wilson, Esq. Librarian. P. Syme, Esq. Painter. 
Vice-Presidents. 
Dr David Ritchie. 
David Falconar, Esq. 
Thomas Sivright, Esq. 
Dr Ja. Gregory junior. 
Council. 
Captain Thomas Brown. 
Colonel D. Williamson. 
William Newbigging, Esq. 
Dr Samuel Hibbert. 
Art. XXXVII.— scientific INTELLIGENCE. 
I. NATURAL PHILOSOPHY. 
ASTRONOMY. 
1. Comet of 1819. — M. Bouvard has discovered the error 
which we pointed out in our last Number, p. 403., in his ele- 
ments of the orbit of the comet of 1819. His new elements are, 
Passage of the perihelion, 1819, June 28th, 5^ 17', Mean time 
from midnight. 
Longitude of the node, - - - 9® 3"^ 42' 34" 
Longitude of the perihelion, - - 9 17 4 55 
Indination of the orbit, - - - 80 45 0 
Perihelion distance, - . - 0.34007 
Motion, - - - - Direct. 
These results agree very neaidy with those obtained by our 
correspondent Mr Rumker, from Mr Pond's observations. 
2. Elements of the Orbit of the Planet Ceres. — M. Westphal 
has published the following elements of Ceres for Jan. 0. 1818, 
and the meridian of Gottingen. 
