9. On the force of fired gunpowder, and the pressure to which heavy guns are actually subjected in firing; F. A. P. BARNARD. 10. Description of an anemograph, designed for the University of Mississippi; F. A. P. BARNARD. 11. On materials of combustion for lamps in Light Houses; JOSEPH HENRY. 12. On the Parallelogram of Forces, and on virtual velocities; T. STRONG. 13. On photographs of the Solar Spectrum; L. M. RUTHERFURD. 14. On the tangencies of Circles and Spheres; J. G. BARNARD. 15. Observations of the Planet Venus near the times of her inferior Conjunction, Sept. 28, 1863, and subsequently; Prof. STEPHEN ALEX ANDER. 16. Brief note on the forms of icebergs; Prof. STEPHEN ALEXANDER. 14. Maury's Sailing Directions, and Wind and Current Charts.These publications having been submitted by the Navy Department to the National Academy of Sciences for a Report upon their merits and the desirableness of continuing their publication, the subject was reported upon at its late meeting, by a committee which had been appointed for the purpose, and the following resolution adopted: Resolved by the National Academy of Sciences, that in the opinion of this Academy, the volumes entitled " Sailing Directions" heretofore issued to navigators from the Naval Observatory, and the "Wind and Current Charts" which they are designed to illustrate and explain, embrace much which is unsound in philosophy and little that is practically useful, and that therefore these publications ought not to be issued in their present form. OBITUARY. WM. J. TAYLOR.-Prof. William J. Taylor died at Philadelphia, April 6th, aged 31. He was for several years a resident of Philadelphia, and was an active member of the Philadelphia Academy of Sciences, contributing to the Proceedings of the Academy many important papers in the department of Mineralogy. In the autumn of 1859, he was called to the chair of Chemistry in the Medical College at Mobile, Ala., where he spent but one season. Returning north, he settled near Berlin, Worcester Co., Maryland, and, on the breaking out of the war, was a very ardent supporter of the cause of the Union. He aided in raising a regiment, of which he was Major, and continued in the military service for several months. In his early death, mineralogical science loses an active and able investigator, and Maryland an earnest and whole-souled patriot. V. MISCELLANEOUS BIBLIOGRAPHY. 1. Boston Journal of Natural History: Vol. VII, No. 1, 1859.ART. I. A Supplement to the "Terrestrial Mollusks of the United States;" by W. G. BINNEY. No. 2, 1861.-ART. II. Observations upon the Geology and Paleontology of Burlington, Iowa, and its vicinity; by CHARLES A. WHITE.— III. On the Hymenoptera of the genus Atlantus in the United States; by EDWARD NORTON.-IV. Descriptions of new species of Crinoidea from the Carboniferous Rocks of the Mississippi Valley; by JAMES HALL. No. 3, 1862.-ART. V. Notes on new species of Microscopical Organisms, chiefly from the Para River, South America; by LORING W. BAILEY. VI. Contributions to the Comparative Myology of the Chimpanzee; by BURT G. WILDER.-VII. On Alternate Generation in Annelids, and the Embryology of Autolytus cornutus; by A. Agassiz.-VIII. Materials for a Monograph of the North American Orthoptera, including a Catalogue of the known New England Species; by SAMUEL H. SCUDDER. No. 4, 1863.-ART. IX. Observations on the summit structure of Pentremites, the structure and arrangement of certain parts of Crinoids, and Descriptions of new species from the Carboniferous Rocks at Burlington, Iowa; by CHARLES A. WHITE.-X. Descriptions of the Fossil Plants collected by Mr. George Gibbs, Geologist to the United States Northwest Boundary Commission, under Mr. Archibald Campbell, United States Commissioner; by Dr. J. S. NEWBERRY.-XI. On Arachnactis brachiolata, a species of floating Actinia found at Nahant, Massachusetts; by A. AGASSIZ.-XII. Prodromus of the history, structure, and physiology of the order Lucernariæ; by Prof. HENRY JAMES CLARK, of Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.-XIII. Monograph of the genus Callinectes ; by ALBERT ORDWAY.-XIV. On the Fossil Crab of Gay Head; by Dr. WILLIAM STIMPSON.-XV. On Synthetic Types in Insects; by A. S. PACKARD, Jr.-XVI. Description of a "White Fish" or "White Whale" (Beluga borealis Lesson); by JEFFRIES WYMAN, M.D., Prof. of Anatomy in Harvard College.-XVII. Remarks on some characteristics of the Insect Fauna of the White Mountains, New Hampshire; by SAMUEL H. SCUDDER. 2. National Almanac and Annual Record, for the year 1864. 642 pp., 12mo. Philadelphia, 1864. George W. Childs.-The National Almanac for 1863 was noticed by us early last year (xxxv, 465). The volume now issued sustains the same high character, and besides is much increased in value by a still wider range of subjects, and fuller details. While remarkably complete as a national work, it also contains much information on foreign countries, their sovereigns, governments, areas, populations, finances, armies, navies, commerce, navigation, etc. etc. Astronomical and Meteorological observations made at the U. S. Naval Observatory during the year 1862, Capt. J. M. GILLISS, U. S. N., Superintendent. 700 pp., 4to. Washington, 1863. Published by authority from the Hon. Secretary of the Navy. Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture for the year 1862. 632 pp. 8vo, with plates and wood cuts. Washington, 1863. The Geography and Resources of Arizona and Sonora: an Address before the American Geographical and Statistical Society, by SYLVESTER MOWRY of Arizona. New edition. 124 pp., 8vo, with a map. San Francisco and New York. 1863. A. Roman & Co. Synopsis of the Marine Invertebrata collected by the late Arctic Expedition under Dr. I. I. Hayes, by WM. STIMPSON, M.D. 5 pp., 8vo, from the Proceedings of the Acad. Nat. Sci. of Philadelphia, May, 1863. Appleton's U. S. Postal Guide, containing the chief regulations of the Post Office and a complete list of the Post Offices throughout the U. States. March, 1864. Published quarterly. 25 cents. Report of the British Association for the meeting at Cambridge in 1862. 528 and 244 pp., 8vo. London. £1. Synopsis of the Geology of Durham and part of Northumberland, by R. Howse and J. W. KIRBY. 34 pp., 8vo. Published by the Tyneside Naturalist's Field Club. Aug. 1863. On the Nomenclature of the Foraminifera, by W. K. PARKER, Esq., and Prof. T. R. JONES, F.GS. 20 pp., 8vo; from the Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. for Sept. 1863. Synopsis of the Fluviatile and Terrestrial Mollusca of the State of Maine, by EDWARD S. MORSE. 4 pp., 4to. Portland, Me.--This catalogue includes the names of 103 species. Dictionary of Chemistry and the allied branches of other Sciences, founded on that of the late Dr. Ure, by HENRY B. A. WATTS, F.C.S., assisted by eminent contributors. In Four Volumes, 8vo. Vol. II, 985 pp. London, 1864. Longman. 268. Materiaux de Construction, par M. DELESSE, Ingenieur des Mines, Prof. de Geol. à l'ecole normale. 276 pp., 8vo. Paris, 1863. Exposition Universelle de 1862. Musée Teyler: Catalogue systematique de la collection paléontologique, par T. C. WINKLIR. 1st livr. 124 pp., large 8vo. Harlem, 1863. Les Héritiers Loosjes. Der Erdmagnetismus als folge der Bewegung der Erde in Aeter, von GUSTAV HINRICHS, Cand. Math. 44 pp., 8vo., with a map. Copenhagen, 1860. Meteorologische Waarnemingen in Nederland, etc., uitagegeven door het kon. ned. Meteorolog. Instituut, 1862. Utrecht, 1863. Meteorologiska Inkttagelser: utgifna af kongl. svenska Vetenskaps-akademien, bearbetade af Er. Edlund. 2d vol. 1860, and 3d vol. 1861. Stockholm, 1861 and 1863. Kongliga svenska Fregatten Eugenies Resa omkring Jorden under Befäl af C. A. Virgin, aoren 1851-1853, utgifna af k. svenska Vetenskaps-akademien. Heft 8, Physics; Heft 10, Zoology; Heft 11, Botany.--Also an edition in French of the Physics. PROCEEDINGS OF ACAD. NAT. SCI. PHILADELPHIA.-OCTOBER and NOVEMBER, 1863.-273, On Strepomatidæ as a name for a family of fluviatile Mollusca, usually confounded with Melania; S. S. Haldeman.-278, Description of a collection of Jasper "Lance-heads" found near Trenton, New Jersey; and Remarks on the locality, with reference to Indian Antiquities; Charles C. Abbott.-279, Description of a new species of Pleurocera; George W. Tryon, Jr.-280, Descriptions of a new species of Teredo, from New Bedford, Mass.; George W. Tryon, Jr.-281, Descriptions of two new species of Mexican Land Shells; George W. Tryon, Jr.-283, Notes on the Birds of Jamaica; W. T. March, with Remarks by S, F. Baird.-304, Notes on the Mimidæ of Jamaica; Richard Hill.-306, Synonymy of the species of Strepomatidæ, a family of Fluviatile Mollusca, inhabiting North America. Part I; George W. Tryon, Jr.-322, Notes on the Picida; John Cassin.-DECEMBER. -329, Description of the Genus Stereolepis Ayres; Theodore Gill.-330, Description of the Genus Oxyjulis Gill; Theodore Gill.-332, Note on some recent additions to the Ichthyological Fauna of Massachusetts; Theodore Gill.-333, Note on the species of Sebastes of the eastern coast of North America; Theodore Gill.— 336, On some new and singular intermediate forms of Diatomacea; F. W. Lewis, M.D.-346, Synopsis of the species of Hosackia; Asa Gray.-352, Synopsis of the Echinoids collected by Dr. W. Stimpson on the North Pacific Exploring Expedition; Alex. Agassiz.-JANUARY.—2, Description of a new Genus of the Family Melanidae; Isaac Lea.-3, Descriptions of eleven new Species of Indigenous Melanidæ ; Isaac Lea.-5, Description of and Remarks on Planorbis Newberryi; Isaac Lea. 6, Descriptions of new species of North American Polydesmidae; Dr. H. C. Wood, Jr.-10. Descriptions of new species of North American Iulidae; Dr. H. C. Wood, Jr. -16, Notes of Botanical Visits to the lower parts of Delaware and the eastern shore of Maryland; Wm. M. Canby.-FEBRUARY.-21. The Crania of Colymbus torquatus and C. Adamsii compared; Elliott Coues, M.D.-23, Remarks upon a proposed arrangement of the Family of Grouse, and new genera added; D. G. Elliott. 24, Synonymy of the species of Strepomatidæ, a family of Fluviatile Mollusca inhabiting North America. Part II; George W. Tryon, Jr. PROCEEDINGS OF BOSTON SOC. NAT. HIST., vol. ix.-225, Supplementary notice of Neosorex palustris; A. E. Verrill.-229, On the eggs of frogs; F. W. Putnam.--230, On zones of life on high mountains; S. H. Scudder.-233, Additions to the catalogue of the Birds found near Calais, Me., and about the Bay of Fundy; A. E. Verrill.-234, On antimony from New Brunswick; A. A. Hayes.-235, On the Penokie mineral range, Wisconsin; Chas. Whittlesey.-245, On the Sea Serpent; H. C. Perkins.-246, On the Morphology of the androecium of the Fumariacea; AM. JOUR. SCI.-SECOND SERIES, VOL. XXXVII, No. 111.-MAY, 1864. J. T. Rothrock.-249, Malacozoological Notices, No. 1, on the genus Gundlachia; Wm. Stimpson.-252, On impregnation of the Bream; J. Wyman.-253, Notice of the eggs and young of a Salamander; A. E. Verrill.-276, On migration of the Cliff-swallow; A. E. Verrill.-279, Description of two new Birds from the Babamas; Henry Bryant.-281, Observations on an Amoeba; J. Wyman.-286, On certain remarkable or exceptional larvæ, with descriptions of new genera and species, etc.; B. D. Walsh. PROCEEDINGS OF AMER. ACAD. OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, vol, vi-1, Obituaries of Nathan Appleton, Samuel A. Eliot, Richard Sullivan, Cornelius C. Felton, Luther V. Bell, Sir Francis Palgrave, Peter Barlow, and J. B. Biot.-35, A Catalogue of Standard Stars: Polar and Clock Stars, for the reduction of observations in right ascension, with a discussion of the positions.-37, On the characters of some new or obscure species of plants, of monopetalous orders, in the collection of the U. S. South Sea Exploring Expedition; Asa Gray (continued from vol. v, p. 352).—55, Note on the genus Rhytidandra; Asa Gray.-56, Synopsis of the genus Penstemon; Asa Gray.—77, Revision of the North American species of the genus Calamagrostis, section Deyenxia; Asa Gray.-81, "Standard Mean Right Ascensions of Circumpolar and Time Stars" B. A. Gould.-85, Supplement to the Ichnology of New England; E. Hitchcock.-92, On an echo in a large chimney; B. A. Gould.— 93, On erroneous data in the Astronomical Journal; Safford. PROCEEDINGS OF AMER. PHIL. SOCIETY, vol. vii. 1860-329, On copper-slates in Europe and America; J. P. Lesley.-331, On gold and silver ore from Washoe; Dubois.-Annual Address, by the President, Dr. Wood.-339, On a self-registering thermometer and barometer; J. P. Lesley.-342, On a new aneroid barometer; J. P. Lesley-347, Obituary of H. D. Gilpin; J. R. Ingersoll.—363, Obituary of Washington Irving; H. Coppée.-378, On a lunar tide wave in Lake Michigan; Col. J. D. Graham.-385, On some effects of lightning; J. C. Cresson-387, Obituary of Judge Joel Jones; George Sharswood.-397, Obituary of Dr. Nathaniel Chapman; J. B. Biddle.-411, On flint implements and ancient pottery; Franklin Peale.—Vol. viii, 1861-5, Chinese and Indo-European Roots and Analogues; P. E. Chase-53, Obituary of Dr. Samuel Moore; Franklin Peale.-57, Synopsis of the Mollusca of the Cretaceous formation; W. M. Gabb.-262, On the position of the oil-springs of the West; J. P. Lesley-264, Japanese Coin and Austrian Money; Dubois.-265, Stone-implements of N. American Indians; Franklin Peale.—On the natural dissemination of gold; Dubois and Eckfeldt.-281, On the structure of a limestone bed on the Brandywine; J. P. Lesley.-285. Investigations into the laws of English Orthography and Pronunciation; R. L. Tafel-378, On phosphoric acid in agricul ture; Dr. Emerson.-380, On metaphysical discussion; J. P. Lesley-383. On the results of an Arctic Expedition; I. I. Hayes.-Vol. ix, 1862-3.-3, Vocabularies of African Dialects; Alexander Crummell and J. P. Lesley.-5, On the Taconic System; Jas. Hall.--26, Average health of Philadelphia; Dubois.-30, On the Appalachians and the coal formation in southern Virginia; J. P. Lesley-39, On the Elementary Sounds in the English Language; R. L. Tafel.-56, On the oil-wells of Pennsylvania and the West; H. R. Clark.-59, On the rain-storm of Sept. 12th; J. C. Cresson.-60, On a curtain" aurora of July 23d; J. P. Lesley.-64, Obituary of Prof. George Tucker; Dr. Dunglison.—70, Obituary of Dr. Geo. W. Bethune; Dr. Dunglison.-86, On the skull of the Helmet Hornbill; Dr. Harris.—88, On iron from the slag of zinc ore; Samuel Powel.-93, Section of Coal-measure rocks on the Cape Breton coast; J. P. Lesley-111, On the date of the Copper Age in the United States; A. Morlot.-116, On Sorghum; Dr. Emerson.-119, On the Stone Age in America; A. Morlot.-131, On Liberty and Necessity; Carleton. -On a Chinese seal; Chase.-141, On the Imphee sugar cane; Dr. Emerson-144, On Chinese and Hebrew characters; Chase.-147, Obituary of Gen. O. M. Mitchel; Henry Coppée.-165, Note on Mr. Lesley's paper on the Coal-measures of Cape Breton; J. W. Dawson-167, Prof. Lesley's remarks on previous note.-171, On deterioration of ether by age; C. M. Wetherill.—172, Chinese characters analogous to letters of classical alphabets; Chase.-183, On an asphaltic coal vein in western Virginia; J. P. Lesley.-208, Rejoinder to Prof. Lesley on the Cape Breton Coalmeasures; J. W. Dawson.-224, On assay-balances; Dubois. (For remainder of Bibliography, see page 456.) INDEX TO VOLUME XXXVII. A Abbott, F., notes on ʼn Argus, 294. National, proceedings of, 446. Proceedings of, 156, 449. 100. African explorations, 87. Alloys containing tungsten, Caron, 118. Aluminum and aluminum-bronze, I. L. Amber-fauna, Diptera of the, Loew, 305. Amphibians, position of, among Verte- Andersson, N. J., on the botany of the Animal substances, Pasteur on preserva- Anthropology, Waitz's Introduction to, Antimony in Canada, 405. Antiquity of Man, 3d appendix to Lyell's, Argentine Confederation, explorations in, Bahr, on wasium, 116. at Pittsburgh, 296. Barometer as an indicator of earth's rota- Berlin Chemical chair vacant, 147. Bliss, P. C., explorations in S. America, 88. Blyth's new edition of Liebig's Chemistry, Boott, Francis, obituary of, 288. Agardh, Gen. et Ord. Algarum, 286. Dawson, on flora of the Carboniferous, Harvey, Phycologia Australica, 286. Lyall's plants of British America, 287. Müller, Plants of Victoria, 286. Prior, Popular names of British plants, Tuckerman, Lichenes Insulæ Cubæ, 436. BOTANY:- Coriaria thymifolia, 287. Gaultheria, origin of the name, 287. Ink plant, 287. Nomenclature, 278. Brush, G. J., mineralogical abstracts, 270. C Cæsia, crystals of tartrates of, J. P. Cooke, California Geological Survey, reports on, Canada, mineralogy and geology of, by antimony mine in, 405. Cappocci, obituary of, 304. Barker, G. F., on casting of 20-inch gun Caron, on alloys containing tungsten, 118. "Celestial dynamics, J. R. Mayer, 187. |