SOU 
Sefion II. Hiftory of the Fine Arts. 
Of this feétion the public has been pre- 
fented with the hiftory of the arts of de- 
fign by Profeffor Fiorillo, in three parts, 
containing the hiftory of painting in Italy 
and in France. Seétion III. Hiftory of 
the Belles Lettres, of Poetry, and of Elo- 
quence. Profeflor Bouterwick has writ- 
ten the hiftory of the Belles Lettres to the 
prefent time in three parts. The two 
firft contain the hiftory of Tralian Litera- 
ture, and the third that of Spanifh Litera- 
ture, with a fupplement on the Literature 
of Portugal. Seétioa IV. Hitory of Phi- 
jology. Two parts of the hiltory of claf- 
fical literature, by M. Hieren, are all that 
have yet appeared, it will be continued. 
Seétion V. Hiftory of Hiftorical Sciences. 
This fetion has been retarded by the 
death of Profeffor Schonemann, who had 
undertaken it, and by various accidents 
which have befallen thofe to whom this 
cepartment was committed after his death. 
Se&tion VI. Hiftory of Philofophy. This 
part, the production of M. Buhle, is in 
fix voluges, the laft of which goes down 
as far as Kant. Notwithftanding the 
departure of the author for Mofcow the 
work will be completed. Seétion V!TI. 
Hi.ftory of Mathematical Sciences. The 
public has already, che Hiitory of Mihi- 
tary Science, by M. Hoyer, finifhed in 
two parts; and the Hiftory of Mathe- 
matics by Kaftner. The latter had com. 
pofed four parts of his hiftory, which 
comes down to the latcer half of the 
feventeenth century, when the hand of 
death overtook him. In cafe the author 
had been able to continue it, he wouid 
undoubtedly have been obliged either to 
alter his plan which is too bibliographicat, 
or to confine it within a {maller compas. 
His work, however, prefents the richeft 
and mott ufeful materials for the hiftory 
of that fcience. The attentive reader 
may eafily difcover in it the progrefs of 
the fcience, ne perhaps would not ex- 
change it for a hiftory of the icience, in 
the ftrict fenfe of the word, if it were not 
animated by the genius of Ka(tner. It 
is unneceflary to obferve that in the con- 
tinuation of ibis work, a better plan will 
be adopted. Se&tion VIII. Hiftory of 
the Natural Sciences. Of thefe have ap- 
ce the Hiitory of Cheiniitry, by the 
ate M. Gmelin, complete in three vo- 
Jumes; the Hiftory of Natural Philofophy, 
by Profeffor Fiicher, in five parts; of 
which the fifth goes down to the laft quar- 
ter of the eighteenth century, to Priefiley ; 
fo that it is nearly concluded. Se&tion 
Literary and Phibfophical Intelligences 
aquatic fituatioss. 
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IX. Jurifprudence. This part has been 
delayed by the death of the perfon whe 
was engaged upon it. Section X. T’heo- 
logy. The.firft part of the Hiftory of 
Practical Theology, by Dr. Ammon, 
has appeared. The Hiftory of the Ex- 
planation of the Holy Scriptures by Dr. 
Meyer, in three parts, is almoft finifhed. 
Saction XI. Hiftory of Medicine. This 
has been purpofely referved for the laf, 
on account of the new dilcoveries. By 
the above fketch it appears that out of 
the eleven feétions, eight are already com. 
pleted or are drawing more or lefs to- 
wards a conclufion, and that two others 
have been retarded only by the death of 
the refpeStive writers, Of the fections 
which are ftill in. hand, the public bas 
ftill to expect, in the fecond, the Hittory 
of Sculpture and Architecture; in the 
third, the Hiftory of the Belles Lettres of 
the other countries; in the fourth, the 
Hiftory of Archzology; in the eighth, 
the diftory of Natural Hiftory, with that 
of Rural Economy, and Technology ; 
and in the tenth, the Hiflory of Dogmatic 
and Moral Theology. When the im- 
menfe extent of the underiaking 1s conf- 
dered, it will not excite wonder that it is 
not yet completed, but rather that fo 
much has been already performed in the 
comparatively fhoct, {pace of eight years. 
The moft important parts that are fill 
wanting, namely, Natural Hiftory, Dog. 
matical Tieolozy, Morality, and Archz- 
ology, have been confided to men whole 
names alone fuficiently guarantee the 
excellence of their productions, fo that 
no doubt can be entertained of the fpeedy 
completion of thofe departments. 
_ Dr. Herren, of Berlin, has publithed 
the following note relative to the thower 
of-peafe which is aflerted to have fallen at 
Landfhut, in Silefia.—¢ Tbe privy coun. 
fellor Von Jetichke has tranfmitted to me 
a certain quantity of the grains which fell 
at Landfhut, and in its vicinity, during a 
violent #.rm. Acfir# Gyghr, I took them 
to be feeds; bat having foaked them ia 
water, I difcovered that they were tuber- 
cles, fuch as are frequently feen growing 
at the roots of various plants. I wasata 
lofs ‘to decide wheiher they were the pro- 
duce of the orchis, the /pirea filipendula, 
or the ranunculus ficaria. M. Schroder, 
the apothecary, foon convinced me that 
thefe tubercles belonged to the root of the 
ficaria. Tais piant, which Linnzus like- 
wife calls chetidonium minus, delights in 
An enormous .accu- 
mulation of thefe roots was probably 
formed 
