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1809.] 
‘be accompanied with geographical maps, 
representing the itleas that have been 
successively formed of the world, from 
the times of Homer and Moses, to the 
discovery of America. 
M. Horrmansrae, is employed upon 
a splendid work, on the plants of Por- 
tugal and Brasil, Tt will be surpassed 
by few in elegance and expense. ‘Ihe 
author has devoted the sum of forty 
thousand crowns to the purposes of this 
publication ; each copy of which will cost 
one hundred guineas ; and yet the cost is 
said to be already nearly provided for by 
subscriptions, The Emperor of Russia 
has subscribed for sixteen copies. 
An Wwstrument maker, named Ben- 
Note, has discovered a process for pre- 
paring a mordant for rust; and a kind of 
paper for polishing wood and alabaster, 
which articles are said not to be inferior 
to those of English manufacture. 
The literary world, who have so justly 
regretted the loss of the celebrated Aps- 
LUNG, at the moment when he was ene 
gaged in finishing his Mitbridates, will 
doubtless learn with pleasure, that the 
fruit of his labours will not be lost. His 
plan was to give an analytical sketch of 
all languages, , both ancient and = mo- 
dern, divided into classes and families. 
Death snatched him away, while the first 
volume, comprehending the Asiatic lan- 
guages, was at press, Those who have 
read that astonishing performance, for 
which the author had engaged the as- 
sistauce of one of the most learned ori- 
ental scholars of Germany, cannot for- 
hear paying a just tribute of admiration, 
not only to the erudition which it -dis- 
plays, but also to the sagacity and dis- 
cerninent with which the author has 
arranged his materials. He there gives 
his opinions respecting the origin of 
the human race, the cradle of civi- 
dization, which he places in Upper Asia, 
the languages of the East, &c. The 
second volume is tocontain all the Fu- 
ropean Jangtiages, divided into six prin- 
cipal families. All that: relates to that 
which he edenominates Celtico-Gallo- 
ACimbric, composing ‘six sheets, was 
printed off before the author’s death. 
He fortunately had time to chuse a wor- 
thy assistant to finish his work, in Pro- 
fessor Vartr, of Halle, to whom ApE- 
Lune’s heirs have faithfully transmitted 
his manuscripts. Among the materials 
jutended for the second volume, have 
been found all the particulars concerning 
the Gaclic language, with which Api- 
TUNG was furnished by James Mac- 
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DONALD; others, relative to the Slavonian 
languages, supplied by the learned Do- 
BREWZKI; and others on the Hunganan 
language, by Professor Rumi, Upon 
the whole, there is a sutliciency of ma- 
terials for the European languages, with 
the exception, perhaps, of the primitive 
Greek, ‘on which Aprtune’s Researches 
have not thrown much more light, than 
those of his predecessors. The third 
and fourth volumes will be occupied 
with the languages of America, and the 
South’ Sea Islands. It is in this part, as 
may easily be conceived, that ADELUNG’S 
waanuscripts are most deficient; but the 
public wall learn with so much the more 
pleasure, that M. Von HumBoLpt, 1n 
order to supply it as much as possible, 
has generously transmitted to his friend, 
Protessor Varer, all his manuscripts 
relative to the languages of America. 
Gorne, whose universal genius em- 
braces the widely-extended empire -both 
of nature and art, is assiduously engaged 
in a work on Optics, and will, it is hoped, 
soon publish the results of his ingenious 
researches. 
M. Riem will speedily publish his 
new system of Pasigraphy, or Universal 
Writing. The only sighs which he makes 
use of are, Arabie figures, and two lines, 
one perpendicular, and the othar hos 
rizontal. 
The Royal Academy of Sciences of 
Bavaria, has appointed a-committee for 
the exclusive purpose of examining such 
antiquities, as have already been cis- 
covered, or may hereafter be found in 
that kingdom. Ts 
M. Gotrios BENJAMIN RoOBENSTEIN, 
of the Royai Cabii.et of Antiquities, at 
Dresden, has* published an imitation of 
Lrepert’s Collection of Pastes, the im- 
pressions of which are not at all inferior 
in sharpness and elegance to the ori- 
vinals. It consists of three large folio 
volumes; the first containiig one thou~ 
sand and five mythological subjects, 
from antique gems; tlie second, one thou- 
sand and ninety-five historical; and the 
third, one thousand and forty-nine, partly 
of one, and partly of the other. The 
-Pastes have yellow borders, gilt on the 
edges; and he furnishes the whole, pack- 
age included, for fifty ducats, (about 
twenty-three pounds.) He has likewise 
copied Viscoxtr’s Coilection in sulphur, 
consisting of one thousand two bundred 
and thirty-seven casts, which. he sells 
for eightoen ducats, (eight pounds eight 
shillings.) 
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