126 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND ARTS. CONDUCTED BY PROFESSORS B. SILLIMAN AND JAMES D. DANA, IN CONNECTION WITH PROFESSORS ASA GRAY, AND WOLCOTT GIBBS, OF CAMBRIDGE, AND PROFESSORS S. W. JOHNSON, GEO. J. BRUSH, AND H. A. NEWTON, OF NEW HAVEN, SECOND SERIES. VOL. XLIV.-[WHOLE NUMBER, XCIV.] Nos. 130, 131, 132. JULY, SEPTEMBER, NOVEMBER. NEW HAVEN: EDITORS. 1867. PRINTED BY TUTTLE, MOREHOUSE & TAYLOR, 221 State St. ART. I. On Perfect Harmony in Music, the Double Diatonic Scale, II. A Sketch of the Geology of Southwestern Iowa; by C. A. III. Notes on the Geology of Kansas; by F. V. Hayden, - IV. On the systematic value of Rhynchophorous Coleoptera; by - V. On the Morphological value and relations of the Human Hand; by BURT G. WILDER, S.B., M.D., VI. On the Classification of the subdivisions of McCoy's Genus 44 VII. Experiments on Itacolumite (Articulite), with the explanation of its flexibility and its relation to the formation of the Dia- mond; by CHARLES M. WETHERILL, Ph.D., M.D., VIII. On the Laws which govern the general distribution of Heat IX. Contributions toward a Theory of Photo-chemistry; by M. XI. Notice of a new genus of fossil Sponges from the Lower Silu- XII. Crystallogenic and Crystallographic Contributions; by JAMES D. DANA. No. IV, On a connection between Crystalline form and Chemical constitution, with some inferences there- XIII. The Glaciers of Alaska, Russian America; by WILLIAM P. 96 SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. Chemistry and Physics.-On the influence of the adhesion of vapor in experiments upon the absorption of heat, 101.-On fluosalts of antimony and arsenic, MARIGNAO, 102.—Action of the hydracids upon ethers, GAL, 103.—On new mixed acids, GAL, 104.- On some new compounds of silicon, 105.-Crystallization of graphitoidal silicon, W. H. MILLER: Density of Ozone, REGNAULT: Adamantine anthracitic carbon, 108.-On the origin of meteorites, GRAHAM, 109.-Action of manganic peroxyd on uric acid, C. GILbert Wheeler: Indium: Expansion of metals and alloys by heat, A. MATTHIESSEN, 110.-Undulatory theory of heat, BABINET, 111.-Action of heat on the optical properties of crystals, DESCLOIZEAUX, 112. On the determination of atomic weights by optical means, by Dr. ALBRECHT SCHRAUF, 113. Mineralogy and Geology.-Altitudes in British America, 115.-On some remains of Paleozoic Insects recently discovered in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, by J. W. DAWSON, LL.D.: A Monograph of the British Fossil Crustacea belonging to the order Merostomata, etc., by HENRY WOODWARD, F.G.S., F.Z.S., 116.—Observations on the Glacial Phenomena of Labrador and Maine, with a view of the recent Invertebrate Fauna of Labrador, by A. S. PACKARD, Jr., M.D., 117.—Exploring Expedition in the Interior Basin from Colorado west: Locality of Secondary Fossils in Oregon, by W. P. BLAKE, 118.-Exogenous leaves in the Cretaceous rocks of Iowa, by C. A. WHITE: C. A. White on Drift Phenomena in S.W. Iowa: On new localities of Diamonds in California: Note upon Partzite, by WM. P. BLAKE: Reliquiæ Aquitanicæ, etc., by EDOUARD LARTET and HENRY CHRISTY, 119.-Manual of Geology, by the Rev. SAMUEL HAUGHTON, M.D., F.R.S., etc.: On Species of Fossil Plants from the Tertiary of Mississippi, by LEO LESQUEREUX: State Geological Survey of Iowa, etc., by C. A. WHITE, M.D., 121.-Revue de Géologie pour les années, 1864 et 1865, par M. DELESSE et M. DE LAPPArent, 122. Botany and Zoology.-Flora Orientalis, sive Enumeratio Plantarum in Oriente a Græcia et Egypto ad Indiæ fines hucusque observatorum, auctore EDMOND BOISSIER: Catalogue des Végétaux Ligneux du Canada, etc.; par l'Abbé Ovide BruNET, 122.-Histoire des Picea qui se rencontrent dans les limites du Canada: Report of Proceedings of the International Horticultural Exhibition and Botanical Congress held in London, May 22-31, 1866: Collections of Dried Plants of California: Growth of Lycoperdon giganteum, by F. MOIGNO, 123.-On the Parallelism between the different stages of Life in the Individual and those in the entire Group of the Molluscous Order Tetrabranchiata, by ALPHEUS HYATT, 124.-Notes on the Radiata in the Museum of Yale College, etc., by A. E. VERRILL: Notes on the Echinoderms of Panama and West Coast of America, 125.Remarkable Instances of Crustacean Parasitism, by A. E. VERRILL: On the external characters of the Young of the Central American Tapir, by A. E. VERRILL, 126. Astronomy.-Prof. Adams upon the orbit of the November meteors, 127.-Connection of Comets with Meteors, 128.-Observations of Shooting Stars, May 12th, 1867, 129.-Elements of Comet III, 1862: Comet II, 1867: Division of Biela's Comet: The Moon-crater "Linné," 130.-Der Meteorsteinfall am 9 Juni, 1866, etc., von W. RITTER V. Haidinger, 131. Miscellaneous Scientific Intelligence.-Earthquake in Kansas; notices by WM. H. R. LYKINS and Prof. WM. G. WILLIAMS, 132.—On former changes in the Aral Sea, by H. C. RAWLINSON, 133.-Professor Kekulé: American Association for the Advancement of Science, 137. Obituary.-Theophile Jules Pelouze, 137.-Ezekiel Hayes, 139. Miscellaneous Bibliography.-Lippincott's Vapor Index, or Psychrometric Calculator: General Problems of Shades and Shadows, etc.: The American Naturalist, 139.-Tables for Qualitative Chemical Analysis, by Prof. HEINRICH WILL: The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the year 1866, etc.: Eaton's Arithmetic and the Decimal System: Micro-chemistry of Poisons, including their physiological, pathological and legal relations, by THEO. G. WORMLEY, M.D., 140.-Chemistry of the Farm and the Sea, with other familiar Chemical Essays, by JAMES R. NICHOLS, M.D.: Annual Report of the Trustees of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, etc.: The Art of Perfumery and the Methods of obtaining the Odors of Plants, by G. W. SEPTIMUS PIESSE The Art of Manufacturing Soap and Candles, by ADOLPH OTT, Ph.D., 141.— Notice of Vol. IV of the Paleontology of New York, by JAMES HALL: Ueber die Verschiedenheit in der Schädelbildung des Gorilla, etc., 142.-L'Unita delle Forze Fisiche Saggio di Filosofia Naturale, del P. ANGELO SECCHI, D.C.D.G.: Carte Hydrologique du Départment de la Seine, by M. DELESSE: Memorie dell' Observatorio dell Collegio Romano: Quelques vües generales sur les Variations Séculaires du Magnetisme terrestre, par V. RAULIN, 143.-Annales Météorologiques de l'Observatoire Royal de Bruxelles: The Laboratory: The Record of Zoological Literature for 1865, by Dr. ALBERT C. L. G. GUNTHER: Chambers's Encyclopedia: Notices of New Works and Proceedings of Societies, 144. NUMBER XXXI. Page. · 145 152 ART. XIV.-On Mineralogical Nomenclature; by JAMES D. DANA. 170 XVII.-Description of an apparatus for collecting and washing precipitates in test tubes; by M. McDONALD, 188 XVIII.—On certain Lecture Experiments, and on a new form of 189 XIX.-Crystallographic Examination of some American Chlorites; by JOSIAH P. COOKE, Jr., 201 XX. Contributions to Chemistry from the Laboratory of the acid; by C. GILBERT WHEELER, 207 |