1863.] 
cently formed in that kingdom a fociety, 
the obje&t of which is to cultivate and to 
diffufe the knowledge of that tongue, 
which was very much in vogue two centu- 
ries age. On their fide, the literati, &c. 
of Bohemia are exerting their utmoft en- 
deavours to give a new luftre to their na- 
tional language, and to diffufe information 
among the great body of the people. The 
Macrobiffica; or, Art of Prolonging Life, 
by HuFELAND, has been tranflated into 
that language, and a tranflation of the 
two belt claffical poets, is lately announced 
for publication. 
News has been lately been received in 
France, of the expedition of Captain Bau- 
DIN; the fhip named Le Naturalifie, had 
arrived on the 29th Floreal, at Port Jack- 
fon- It had been feparated from Le Geo- 
Literary and Philofophical Intelligence. 
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Sraphe by bad weather, aiid the captain 
had refolvedy if they fhould meet again in 
the courfe of fome weeks, to make fail 
for the Ifle of France. Letters have alfo 
been received in London, written from 
Botany Bay, dated the 3d of June, which 
announce that the Inveftigator; a fhip 
of his Britannic Majefty; had fpoke with 
Le Geosraphe, to the fouth of New Helland, 
and that the latter had not met with the 
leaft accident. 
M. SeyFrer fiil continues his obfer- 
vations upon the new planet difcovered 
by M. Olbers. Thefe obfervations con- 
firmed the ellipfis of Dr. Gaufs, and do 
not accord either with a much larger el- 
lipfis, or witha parabola. The following 
are his obfervations compared with the-el- 
lipfis of Gaufs ; 
Apparent 
Mean Time. Right Afcenfion. | Northern Dechnation. 
h , 4 Say ee a Ds ieee Fore, ald 
April 6 ee oe ey Ee eek: 183 25 06 a Pee al 
ss 7, Stich EK Et Op OB4. FSYITS 40°. 2 14 49 05 4 
Efe. 6. =)' 3Q 90149 . 07 181 23 50 25 18 32.09 9 
ade 9 44 05 Gor POE CS5O.' y 19 10 49, 5 
May 8 - - 9 00 03 892 180 57 08 oO 2022430 =O 
16 - - 8 29 54 263 181 16 36 0 20 51 00 9 
The obfervations of the 6th and 7th of 
April, are carefully reduced from ftars 
whofe places are determined afterwards 
accurately, and according to the reétifica- 
tion of the quarter of a mural. circle. 
The obfervation of the 8th of May is the 
Jaft made with the mural, the feeblenefs of 
the optical inftrument not allowing fur- 
ther obfervations at the meridian with 
the quadrant ; to date from that day, and 
on the day itfelf, the obfervation was very 
_ dificult. The obfervation of the 16th of 
May was made with a four-feet achromatic 
telefcope of Dollond; the newelt elliptic 
elements of Dr. Gauls accord with thefe 
obfervations except the following differ- 
ences: ; 
Right Afcenficn. Declination. 
‘ “ bi 
April6. — 120' — i120 
—— 7 —. 020 —: 030 
—— 23 = «on 2 re) 
—— 27. = ' 060 — 07 § 
May 8 -+ of 0 — 200 
compet ft ee Ne a 2 
The elements accord fo exactly with ob- 
fervations made later on the 19th,zoth and 
21 of june, that M. Gauss thinks he 
can change nothing in them, and they wilh 
be completely fufficient to find Pallas again 
in 1803, provided that the planet has light 
enough. For it might be poffible, that 
on account of its great diftance from the 
earth, Pallas having avery fmall apparent 
diameter, might difappear in 1893 and in 
1804, or only be vifible tofuch as are pro- 
vided with excellent inftruments. The | 
elements of M. Gauls being fo perfeét, 
we may have obfervation for the prefent, 
of the perturbations of Pallas, and apply 
thefe perturbations to the elements of 
Gauls; which is, to fay no more, to disfi- 
gure them. We may fee already, by Ceres 
Ferdinandex, how little thefe corrections of 
perturbations are either neceflary or con- 
fiderable ; as the accurate obfervations of 
Ceres continued for 18 months, may be 
always reprefented in a pure ellipfis, and 
they do not yet fhew the flighteft trace of 
perturbation. 
Seventeen different- works were printed 
by the French, at their prefs in Egypt: 
they are become fo {carce, that it is with 
difficulty a copy can be procured at Paris. 
Mefirs.. ORWERBOM and SwaNZERG 
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