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with his “ Analyfis des Brownifchen 
Syftems der Heilkunde zur moglicher 
Uebereinkunft dariiber”—Analyfis of 
Brown’s Syftem of Medicine, &c. (1. 8vo. 
Vienna, Camefina). 
The fcience of botany had fuftained a 
fevere lofs by the death of Hepwie, of 
Leipfic: but we are happy to find that 
his “ Defcriptio Filicum’’ (fafc. 11, fol. 
Lipf. Schafer) is continued by his fon. 
HoFrFMANN (of Gottingen) goes on 
with his ‘¢ Plante lichenofe delineate et 
defcriptz’’ (fol. maj. Lipf. Crufius), the 
4th number of the 3d volume having ap- 
peared. 
Of the botanical journal of the fame 
author, entitled ‘ Deutfchlands Flora,” 
Bhe Art part of the third year, containing 
12 plates, has been publifhed (12mo. Er- 
Jang. Palm). 
Of importance to the ftudent of ana- 
tomy and the obftetric art, is WRis- 
BERG’S colleétion of his treatifes on thefe 
fubjeéts : « Commentationes medici, phy- 
fiologici, anatomici et obftetricii argu- 
menti.”’ 
M. Har LEs, junior, of Erlangen, has 
furnifhed a valuable contribution towards 
the hiftory of medicine in his “ Verfuch 
einer voll{tandigen Gefchichte der Hirn- 
und Nervenlehre im Alterthum’—Fffay 
of a complete Hiftory of the Doétrines 
and Syftems of the ancient Phyficians re- 
lative to the Brain and Nerves (vol. 1. 
1. 8vo. Erlang. Schub.), and towards a 
more accurate knowledge of practical me- 
dicine founded on experience, LENTIN’s 
‘¢ Reifebemerkungen in Hinficht auf die 
klinifche Praxis in einigen Deutfchen 
Hofpitalern’”—Medical Tour, containing 
an Account of the prefent clinical Prac- 
tice of Medicine in fome of the Hofpitals 
of Germany (8vo. Berlin, Rottmann). 
In the “ Beitrage zur medizinifchen 
WLinderkunde”’—Contributions towards 
medical Geography ;”” of which the firft 
number has appeared (Coburg, Sinner) 
-—much information is furnifhed. ~ 
We now proceed to the fciences fo 
nearly conneéted with medicine and with 
~ one-another ; Viz. 
CHEMISTRY AND ParysIcs. 
The boundaries of thefe {ciences have 
not been much extended by new difcove- 
ries ; they have, however, been illuftrated 
in many points. 
HermgpstTapT’s * Syftematifcher 
Grundrifs der allgemeinen Experimen- 
tal-Chemie’?——Syftematical Outlines of 
experimental Chemiftry (vol. i. 1. 8yo0. 
Retrofpedt of German Literature.—Chemiftry and Phyfics. 
Berlin, Rottmann); and -SCHERER’S 
‘« Handbuch der Chemie”—Manual of 
Chemiftry (1. 8vo. Tiitbingen, Cotta) 5 
give a clearer and more compyehenfive 
view of. the fyftematic conneétion of the 
different parts of the fcience than any 
preceding work. In the latter of thefe 
manuals 1s given a complete hiftory of 
chemiftry ; and another work of the fame 
author, “* Nevefte Unterfuchungen uber 
die Mifchung der Blafenfteine”’—The 
lateft Refearches relative to the compo- 
nent Parts of the Stones in the Bladder 
(1. 8vo. Jena, Gépferdt)—has alfo much 
merit. 
SCHELLING, in his “ Erfter Entwurf 
eines Syftems der -Naturphilofophie” — 
Firft Sketch of a Syftem of Natural Pai- 
lofophy ; and alfo in his & Hinleirung 24 
feineim Entwurf’’—Introduétion to his 
Skerch (8vo. Jena, Gabler) ; attempts to 
apply the principles of the new philofo- 
phy to chemiftry ; but on account of his 
paradoxical and dogmatical affertions he 
meets with much oppofition ; and on ac- 
count of the abftraétednefs and obfcurity 
of his manner of expreffing his ideas, finds 
but few readers, and fewer competent 
judges of his work. 
RitTER, of Jena, continues to illuf- 
trate the doctrine of Galvani, in his ‘* Bei. 
trdge zur nghern Kenntnifs des Gaiva- 
ni{ms und der Refultate feiner Unterfu- 
chungen”—Contributions towards a more 
accurate Knowledge of Galvanifm, &c. 
(3d number of yol. i. 1. 8vo. Jena, From- 
mann). 
The fame author’s ‘“ Darftellung der 
nevern Unterfuchungen iiber das Leuch- 
ten des Phofphorus im Srickftoffgas” — 
Exhibition of the lateft Experiments on 
the Shining of Phofphorus in Azotic Gas 
(Jena, Fromm.); gives an agreeable view 
of what has been moft recently faid on 
that interefting fubject. 
To Phyfiology, in the more refirithed 
fenfe of the word, belong Von Ec- 
KARTSHAUSEN's “ Neueftes Syftem 
iiber Licht, Warme und Feuer durch 
Entdeckung des wefentlichen Naturiub- 
ftrats’””—Neweft Syftem on Light, Hear, 
and Fire, &c. (Ratifbon, Montag -and 
Weifs); and J. J. Encexs “ Verfuch 
iiber das Licht’ —Effay on Light (Syo. 
‘perlin, Mylius). 
JURISPRUDENCE. 
The “ Conftitutio Carolina’ has found 
a new expounder in Chancellor Kocn, 
of Gieffen, a gentleman eminently qua- 
lified for fuch a tafk; ‘ Kaifer Karls V. 
. : peinliche 
