Retrofpect of German Literature Political, Sc 
er Farbekuntt” (Elements of Dye- 
ing), and ** Magazin fur Farber,” (Ma- 
gazine for Dyersy, by Hermftadt the 
eelebrated chemif. 
ScuuMAN, the moft diligent wri- 
ter on commerce, began an ‘* Ency- 
elopedie der Handlungswiffenschaft 
(Commercial Encyclopedia), which 
is to contain every thing relating to 
the theory and prattice of trade and 
manutactures. Several other Diétio- 
nartes of trade and manufactures, 
and Syftems of Book-keeping made 
their appearance. 
MATHEMATICS, MECHANICcs, &c. 
The * Grundlebren der Mechani- 
fchen Wiflenfchaften, (Elements of 
Mechanics), by Profeflor Lancporr, 
of Erlangen, are fufficiently recom- 
mended by the name of this profound 
mathematician and technologift. The 
«* Handbuch der Mechanik,” by Ipg, of 
<30ttingen,has a like claim to the atten- 
tion of the mathematical public. The 
fame may be faidof Poppe’s * Ausfiihr- 
liche Gefchichte der Anwendung aller 
krummen Limien’ in Mechanifchen 
Kuniten, &c. (Hiftory of the Applica- 
tion of Curve Lines in the Mechanic 
Arts and Architecture) ; as the author 
is already advantageouflly known by 
other mathematical works, | 
Proteflor KRonkKE, 'of Gieffen, in 
his ‘* Verfuch einer Theorie des Fuhr- 
werks, mit Anwendung auf den Straf- 
fenbau, (Theory of Wheel-carriages, 
with application to the conftruction of 
Roads), has treated that much neglec- 
ted fubjeé& in a clear inftructive manner 
©n mathematical principles, 
Profeffor VeGa, of Vienna, who was 
dately unfortunately drowned in the 
Danube, publifhed, a little before his 
death, befides the fecond volume of his 
Mathematical Lectures, a very ufeful 
Rereotype edition of his ‘* Tables of 
the New Weights and Meafures in 
France, compared with thofe ufed in 
Aultria, and other Countries.” 
Of the altronomical works the fol- 
jJowing are deferving of notice :— 
Scure@rer, of Lilienthal, the worthy 
rival of his countryman Herfchel, as 
an atttentive and intelligent obferver 
of the heavens with moft excellent 
inftruments of bis own conftruétion, 
added another volume to his * Sele- 
notopographifche Fragmente,”’ ( Sele- 
motopographical Fragments), which 
enfure immortality to hisname. The 
indefatigable aftronomer Bobe, of 
Beriin, favored the cultivators of the 
{cience with an ‘* Uranographia, feu 
Hai 
Aftrorum Defcriptio, &¢.”  Bode’s 
Annals;- the Vienna Aftronomicat 
Ephemerides,and,above all, the Month - 
ly Correfpondence of the celebrated 
Baron Von Zacu, of Gotha, continued 
to communicate all new improvements 
and difcoveries in the {cience of altro- 
nomy. * 
A number of other elementary 
works were publifhed on. pure and 
mixed mathematics, aftronomy, and 
mechanics, which it is not neceflary 
here to enumerate, as they are chiefly 
only fy]labus’s and lecture-books of the 
profeflors and teachers of the various 
branches of the {cience, at the univerk- 
tiesand {chools. 
POLITICAL, STATISTICAL, 
LITARY SCIENCES. 
As the Germagic empire is fplit inte 
a great number of parts, the govera- 
ments and interefts of which widely 
differ, it might feem probable that pe- 
litics would be lefs attended to than 
in extenfive monarchies or republics ¢ 
there is, however, always an abundan¢ 
fupply of productions in this depart- 
ment of literature. Ihe modern phi- 
lofophy and the fhock of the French 
revolution have given anewimpulfeand 
intereft to the cultivation both of ‘po- 
litical fcience, and of whatever. relazes 
to the government of the various 
ftates of Germany. This was again 
apparent at the Eafter-fair. Several of 
the works there publithed, by writers 
more or lefs advantageoufly known, 
fuch as BonsTeTrTen’s ‘“ Ueber die 
National Bildung,”’ in two parts; and 
ZacHaRi#’s * Ueber die Erzichung 
des Menfchengefchlechts durch den 
den Staat,” (On the Education of the 
Human Race by the State); as like- 
wife two publications relative to the 
connexion between Church and State, 
by GREILING and STEPHANI, two di- 
vines; the former of whom wrote more 
particularly fer clergymen, and the 
latter for philofophical ftatefmen; are 
diftinguifhedby a highertendency; and 
are moftly founded upon general or ab- 
ftract principles. Of the fame kind is 
the ** Theorie der hohern Lehranital- 
ten. — Theory of the higher Order of fn- 
ftitutions for public Initruction, by Er- 
HaRD,aphilofophicalphyficianin Berlin, 
On the other hand, Paftor GILLeT, of 
that city, gives in his ‘* Fragmenten zur 
Kenntnifs der Vorzeit, &c.”’ Praétical 
differtations,,which are in part directed 
again{t the new theories of government 
and political economy, and partly cons 
tain 
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