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Reviews,  etc. — Obituary. 
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t       Mar.,  1877. 
The  Naturalists^  Directory,  containing  the  names  of  Naturalists,  Chemists,  Physi- 
cists and  Meteorologists,  arranged  alphabetically,  with  an  index  arranged  accord- 
ing to  Departments.  By  Samuel  E.  Cassino.  Salem,  Mass.,  1877.  8vo,  pp.  80. 
The  aim  and  arrangement  of  this  Directory  is  sufficiently  explained  by  its  title  ^ 
intended  to  embrace  the  Naturalists  of  the  United  States  and  Canada,  it  will  prove 
useful  to  all  engaged  in  those  pursuits. 
The  reception  of  the  following  pamphlets  is  hereby  acknowledged  : 
Milk  Analyses.  By  S.  P.  Sharpies,  S.B.  Reprint  from  the  Proceedings  of  the 
American  Academy  of  Arts  and  Sciences. 
Note  on  the  Administration  of  Phosphorus.  By  E.  R.  Squibb,  M.D.  From  the 
Proceedings  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association. 
Liebigs  Extract  of  Malt  and  its  Chemical  Composition,  Manufacture  and  Thera- 
peutical Uses.  By  F.  D.  Davis,  M.D.  From  the  Transactions  of  the  American 
Medical  Association. 
Untersuchungen  aus  dem  Pharmaceutischen  Institute  in  Dorpat.  Researches  from 
the  Pharmaceutical  Institute  in  Dorpat.  Communicated  by  Prof.  DragendorfF. 
Reprinted  from  "  Archiv  der  Pharmacies 
OBITUARY. 
Dr.  Johann  Christian  Poggendorff,  Professor  of  Physics  at  the  University 
of  Berlin,  died  there  January  24th.  He  was  born  at  Hamburg,  December  29th, 
1796,  and  when  in  his  sixteenth  year  entered  a  pharmacy  as  an  apprentice  and 
afterwards  served  as  assistant  until  1820,  when  he  matriculated  at  the  University  of 
Berlin,  following  his  favorite  studies,  chemistry  and  physics.  Already  in  1821  he 
published  an  important  essay  on  the  magnetism  of  the  voltaic  pile,  in  which  he 
described  the  electro-magnetic  multiplicator.  In  1824  he  became  editor  of  the 
"  Annalen  der  Physik  und  Chemie,"  known  in  the  scientific  world  as  Poggendorff  "s 
Annalen,  which  he  continued  to  edit  until  his  demise.  The  celebrated  Hand-jjo*-- 
terbuch,  a  chemical  dictionary,  was  commenced  in  1837,  Liebig,  Wohler  and 
Poggendorff  being  the  editors.  A  history  of  the  exact  sciences,  from  his  pen,  was 
published  in  1839,  an<^  a  biographical  and  literary  dictionary  to  the  history  of  the 
exact  sciences  in  1863.  The  deceased  was  appointed  professor  in  1834,  and  in  1838 
was  elected  a  member  of  the  Berlin  Academy  of  Sciences.  His  numerous  contri- 
butions to  science  were  published  in  his  "  Annalen." 
William  G.  Schmidt  died  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  January  nth,  after  a  very  brief 
illness,  aged  38  years.  He  had  been  in  business  there  for  a  number  of  years,  and 
was  highly  esteemed  for  his  enterprise  and  honorable  dealing,  and  for  his  public 
worth  as  a  citizen.  In  the  inception  and  organization  of  the  Louisville  College  of 
Pharmacy  he  was  a  leading  spirit  and  faithfully  served  that  institution  in  various 
capacities,  having,  to  the  last,  a  deep  interest  in,  and  solicitude  for,  the  advancement 
of  its  prosperity.  He  was  a  member  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association, 
and,  at  the  meeting  in  Louisville,  as  a  member  of  the  local  committee,  labored 
incessantly  to  make  the  sojourn  of  the  visitors  both  pleasant  and  profitable. 
