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THE

AMERICAN JOURNAL

OF

SCIENCE AND ARTS.

EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS,

PROFESSORS JAMES D. DANA AND B. SILLIMAN.

ASSOCIATE EDITORS,

PROFESSORS ASA GRAY AND WOLCOTT GIBBS,
OF CAMBRIDGE,

AND

PROFESSORS H. A. NEWTON, S. W. JOHNSON,
GEO. J. BRUSH AND A. E. VERRILL,
OF NEW HAVEN.

THIRD SERIES.

VOL. III.-[WHOLE NUMBER, CHI.]

Nos. 13--18.

JANUARY TO JUNE, 1872.

WITH TWO MAPS AND THIRTEEN PLATES.

NEW HAVEN: EDITORS.

1872.

PRINTED BY TUTTLE, MOREHOUSE & TAYLOR, 221 STATE ST.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME III.

NUMBER XIII.

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Chemistry and Physics.-On a new method of nickel-plating, 54.-On the direct

oxidation of carbon to mellitic acid, 55.-Gmelin-Kraut, Handbuch der Chemie:

Neues Handwörterbuch der Chemie, 56.

Geology and Natural History.-Discovery of a remarkable Fossil Bird, O. C. MARSH,

56.-Occurrence of Diamonds in Xanthophyllite, P. VON JEREMEJEW: Triassic

Sandstone of the Palisade Range: Geological Survey of India, 57.-Friderici

Welwitschii Sertum Angolense: Hooker's Icones Plantarum. 58.-Structure of

the Pistil in Primulaceæ, 59.-Tieghem, Comparative Anatomy of the Cycadacæ,

Coniferæ, and Gnetaceæ, 60.-Tieghem, Anatomy of the flowers and fruit

of Mistletoe (Viscum album), 61.-Clarence King's Geological Exploration of the

40th Parallel; Botany, 62.-Prof. Oliver's Flora of Tropical Africa: Heer, Flora

Fossilis Arctica, Die Fossile Flora der Polarländer, 64.-On Kansas Vertebrate

Fossils: Illustrated Catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. No. IV.

Deep-Sea Corals, 65.

Astronomy.-On the mean motions of the four outer Planets, B. PEIRCE, 67.—The

Eclipse: Star Maps, E. S. MARTIN, 68.--The Wisconsin Meteorite, I. A. LAPHAM:

New Comet: Magnetometer Indications on September 7th, C. A. YOUNG, 69.—

The first Appendix to the Washington Observations for 1869, 70.-Annals of

the Dudley Observatory, Vol. II.: Astronomische Tafeln und Formeln: The

American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac for 1874, 71.

Miscellaneous Scientific Intelligence.-Masses of Meteoric Iron, 71.-On the Phos-

phorescence of the Eggs of the common Glow-worm, M. JOUSSET: Coast Survey

Deep-Sea Dredging Expedition, 73.-Jay's Cabinet of Shells, 74.-Obituary.—

Charles Babbage. 74.-Rev. J. A. Swan, 77.

Miscellaneous Bibliography.—A Report of Surgical Cases treated in the Army of

the United States from 1865 to 1871, 77.-Appleton's American Annual Cyclo-

pædia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1870: Boston Journal of

Chemistry, 78.-An Elementary Treatise on Heat: A Treatise upon Terrestrial

Magnetism: Sur les Tremblements de terre et les éruptions volcaniques dans

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Chemistry and Physics.-On a new double salt of Thallium, FRISWELL, 139.-On

Aurine, DALE and SCHORLEMMER: On the preparation of Camphoric acid,

WREDEN, 140.-On the Synthesis of Oxaluric acid, HENRY: On the Coloring

matter of Cochineal, LIEBERMANN and VAN DORP, 141.-On the Betaine of the

Phosphorus Series, MEYER, 142.

Geology and Natural History.-Geological Survey of Ohio. Report of Progress in

1870, NEWBERRY. &c., 143.-Geological Survey of California, 144.-Note on the

discovery of fossils in the "Winooski marble" at Scranton, Vt., E. BILLINGS,

145.-Yale College Expedition to the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast:

Discovery of a tooth of a Mastodon in Massachusetts, E. HITCHCOCK: Mineral

Resources of North Carolina, GENTH, 146.-Final Report of the United States

Geological Survey of Nebraska and portions of the adjacent Territories, F. V.

HAYDEN: MIERS, Contributions to Botany, Iconographic and Descriptive, &c.,

147.-S. WATSON, Botany of a Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel

under Clarence King, 148.-Plants of Oregon, E. HALL: Saunders' Refugium

Botanicum, 150.-The Inflorescence or Flower in Euphorbia, 151.-Botanical

Necrology, 1870-71, 152.-Fish-nest in the sea weed of the Sargasso Sea, Prof.

AGASSIZ, 154.-On the Phosphorescence of Animals, PANCERI: Application of

Photography to Illustrations of Natural History, A. AGASSIZ: Microscopy and

the American Naturalist, 156.-Anatomisch-systematische Beschreibung der

Alcyonarien, erste Abtheilung, &c., A. KÖLLIKER: Supplement to the Ophiuridæ

and Astrophytidæ, T. LYMAN, 157.

Astronomy.-Stellar Photography, 157.-Eclipse of the Sun of Dec. 12th, 158.

Miscellaneous Scientific Intelligence.-Chicago Academy of Sciences: The Natural

Sciences in Public Schools, 158.

Miscellaneous Bibliography,—A Treatise on the Origin, Nature and Varieties of

Wine, W. THUDICHUM and A. DUPRE, 159.—Journal of the Anthropological

Institute of New York: Organic Philosophy, H. DOHERTY: Maps of the Geyser

Region of the Yellowstone and Firehole Rivers, 160.

Chemistry and Physics.-On an essential improvement in the method of fractional

distillation, LINNEMANN: On the preparation of Absolute Alcohol, ELENMEYER,

214. On the action of Light upon Chlorine and Bromine, BUDDE: On the

Ammonia-platinum Bases, CLEVE, 215.-Capillary attraction, VALSON, 217.

Geology and Natural History.-Geological Survey of Ohio. Report of Progress in

1870, 218.-On new Tree Ferns and other Fossils from the Devonian, DAWSON,

220. Supposed legs of Trilobites, 221.-Report on the Geological Structure and

Mineral Resources of Prince Edward Island, DAWSON: Peculiar Phenomena

observed in Quarrying, NILES, 222.-Fossils from the so-called Huronian of

Newfoundland, BILLINGS, 223.-Bathmodon, a new genus of fossil Mammals,

COPE: Illustrated Catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Supple-

ment to the Ophiuridæ and Astrophytidæ, LYMAN, 224.

Astronomy.-Eclipse of the Sun, Dec. 12, 1871, JANNSEN: On the Solar Eclipse of

Dec. 12, 1871, LOCKYER, 226.--Inauguration of the Cordoba Observatory, 230.

Miscellaneous Scientific Intelligence.-Exploration in Southern Nevada and Arizona,

232.-Notice of the Earthquake in New England of Jan. 9th, 233.-Monthly

Rainfall at San Francisco, CHASE, 234.-Meteor in Mexico, 235.--Catalogue of

the Meteoric Collection of Charles Upham Shepard, 236.-The Rumford Medals,

237.-Light of the bottom of the Ocean: Manna from a Linden in the Vosges,

BOUSSINGAULT, 238.-Hailstones of salt and sulphide of iron: Temperature of

the Sun, 239.

Miscellaneous Bibliography.--Catalogue of Photographic Illustrations by Wm. H.

Jackson: Fireside Science, a Series of Popular Scientitic Essays upon Subjects

connected with Every-day Life, NICHOLS, 239.-A Treatise on Localized Electri-

zation, and its applications to Pathology and Therapeutics, DUCHENE: The Lens,

a Quarterly Journal of Microscopy and the allied Natural Sciences: Elementary

Treatise on Natural Philosophy, DESCHANEL, 240.

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