OBITUARY

OF PERSONS EMINENT IN SCIENCE. 1861.

ATKINSON, T. W., an eminent English traveller and explorer of Central and Northern Asia.

Audubon, Victor, an American ornithologist.

Berthier, Pierre, an eminent French mineralogist.

Berymann, Capt., U. S. N., well known for his connection with the Atlantic Telegraph enterprise, and for his ocean soundings.

Bishop, George, formerly President of the British Astronomical Society. Blunt, Edward M., the well-known author of the "American Coast Pilot," and other nautical works.

Burke, O'Hara, an Australian explorer.

Burnett, Sir Wm., inventor of the "Burnettizing" process.

Casseday, S. A., an American geologist.

Clegg, Samuel, an English chemist, well known for his attention to gas and gas lighting..

Colt, Sam., inventor of the well-known revolving pistol.

Cordier, Pierre, Professor of Geology, Jardin des Plantes, Paris.

Cubitt, Sir Wm., an eminent English engineer.

Dauber, Hermann, an Austrian mineralogist of note.

Douglass, Sir Howard, the well-known English authority on gunnery.

Elderhorst, Wm., author of a work on the blow-pipe.

Evans, Dr. John, an American geologist.

Fairbairn, Sir Peter, an eminent Scotch engineer.

Hackley, Charles W., Professor of Mathematics in Columbia College, N. Y.

Henslow, Prof., an eminent English botanist and geologist.

Hilaire, Geoffry St., an eminent French naturalist.

Hodgkinson, Prof., an English engineer, best known for his researches on

iron.

Ives, Dr. Eli, one of the earliest of American botanists.

Jobart, M., an eminent scientist of Belgium.

Kitchell, Wm., State geologist of New Jersey.

Klotzchs, Dr. J. F., a well-known botanist of Berlin.

Laird, McGregor, an English African explorer.

Lehmann, J. D., a botanist of note in Hamburg.

Paisley, Sir Charles, an eminent English military engineer and author.

Quekett, Prof., a well-known English microscopist.

Robb, Dr. C., Professor of Natural Sciences, University of New Brunswick. Smith, Dr. Southwood, an English physician, eminent for his labors in behalf of sanitary reform.

Sontag, August, the astronomer of the Hayes Arctic Exploring Expedition; died from exposure in the Arctic regions.

Vilmorin, Louis, Dr., a French botanist, best known for his researches on the wheat plant.

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LIST OF BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, ETC.,

ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO SCIENCE, RECENTLY PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES.

BAILEY, L. W. Notes on New Species of Microscopical Organisms. 8vo. Pamphlet. 1861.

Baird, S. F., J. Cassin, and G. Laurence. The Birds of North America. 2 vols. 4to. Philadelphia: Lippincott & Co.

Billings, E. On Certain Theories of the Formation of Mountains. Pamphlet. Bland, Thomas. On the Geographical Distribution of the Land Shells of the West Indian Islands, with a Catalogue of the Species of each Island. N. Y. Bond, G. P. On the Outline of the Head of the Comet of Donati, 1858, with a plate.

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Bond, G. P. On the Relative Brightness of the Sun and Moon. 4to. Cambridge.
On the Relative Brightness of the Moon and the Planet Jupiter.
Cambridge.
Bond, Richard F. Isodynamic Escapement for Astronomical Clocks. Pamphlet.
Boston.

Chadbourne, P. A. Lectures on Natural History. 12mo. N. Y.

Deane, James. Ichnographs from the Sandstone of the Connecticut River. 4to. Boston.

Delafield, Maj. Richard, U. S. A. pal Nations of Europe. 4to. Emerson, G. B., and Flint, C. L.

Report on the Military Systems of the Princi-
Washington. Pub. Doc.

Manual of Agriculture; an Elementary Treatise, for the Use of Schools, etc. Illustrated. Boston: Swan, Brewer, & Tileston.

Emmons, E., Dr. Swamp Lands of North Carolina.

Gill, Theodore. Catalogue of Fishes on the Eastern Coast of North America. Gould, A. A., M. D. Report on the Mollusca and Shells of the United States Exploring Expedition. Folio. Plates. Philadelphia. 1861.

Graham, Col. J. D. A Lunar Tidal Wave in the North American Lakes Demonstrated. Cambridge. 8vo. pp. 11, with Plates.

Grey, Asa, M. D. Natural Selection not Inconsistent with Natural Theology. A Free Examination of Darwin's Treatise of the Origin of Species. Cambridge, Mass.

Hall, James. Crinoidea, Description of New Species of. 8vo. Pamphlet.
Hilgard, E. W. Report on the Geology and Agriculture of the State of Missis-
sippi.
Holmes, O. W.

Border Lines of Knowledge in some Provinces of Medical
Science. A Lecture. Boston: Ticknor & Fields.
Horsford, E. N. The Theory and Art of Bread-Making; a New Process, with-
out the Use of Ferment.

Horsford, E. N. On some of the Relations of Salts of Zinc and Alumina to Soda and Potassa.

Humphreys, Capt. A. A., and Abbott, Lieut. H. H. Report upon the Physics and Hydraulics of the Mississippi River; upon the Protection of the Alluvial Region against Overflow; and upon the Deepening of the Mouths; based upon Surveys and Investigations published by Authority of the U. S. War Department. 4to., with Maps and Plates. Philadelphia: Lippincott & Co. Lea, Isaac, LL. D. New Unionidæ of the United States and Northern Mexico. 4to. 15 Plates.

Lea, M. Carey. Chemical Contributions to Silliman's Journal. Pamphlet.
Le Conte, J. L. Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Part 1. 8vo.
Smithsonian Institution Publication.

Lesquereux, Leo. Botanical and Palæontological Report of the Geological State
Survey of Arkansas. 8vo. Pamphlet. Philadelphia.

Lieber, Oscar M. Notes of the Geology of Labrador.

McChesney, J. H. Description of New Fossils from the Palæozoic Rocks of the Western States. Chicago.

Meek, F. B., and Hayden, F. V. Description of New Organic Remains from the Rocks of Nebraska.

Michigan, First Biennial Report of the Geological Survey of. Pub. Doc. Mordecai, Maj. Alfred. Report to the U. S. Ordnance Department, relative to the Military Systems and Service of Europe. Washington. Pub. Doc. Morris, John G. Catalogue of the Described Lepidoptera of North America. Smithsonian Publication.

4to.

Newberry, J. S. Rock Oils of Ohio. Pamphlet.

Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of Ohio. Osten-Sacken, R. Catalogue of the Described Diptera of North America. Smith

sonian Publication.

Peter, Dr. Robert. Kentucky Geological Survey, Chemical Report.
Prescott, G. B. History, etc., of the Electric Telegraph.

Prince, Temple. Synonymy of the Family Cyclades, and of the Species Cyrenella. Pamphlet.

Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Four

teenth Meeting, held at Newport, Rhode Island, Aug., 1860. 8vo. pp. 256. Report made to the Navy Department by the Board of U. S. Naval Engineers, to determine the Relative Economy of using Steam with Different Degrees of Expansion. Washington. 1861. 8vo. pp. 38.

Report of the Committee of the New York Legislature (1860) on a Bill entitled, "An Act concerning the Public Health," etc. Albany, N. Y.

Report, Thirteenth Annual, of the Regents of the University of the State of New York, for 1859.

Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, showing the Progress of the Survey during the Year 1859. Washington. 4to. pp. 370, with 40 sketches and diagrams.

Report of the Trustees of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Cambridge.

1861.

Safford, T. H. A Catalogue of the Declinations of 532 Stars near the Zenith of the Observatory of Harvard College.

Schon, J. A Brief Description of the Modern System of Small Arms, as
adopted by the various European Armies. Translated from the German by
Capt. J. Gorgas, U. S. A. Washington. Pub. Doc. With Plates.
Scudder, S. H. On the Genus Raphidophora. Pamphlet.

Shumard, P. F. Observations upon the Cretaceous System of Texas.

Simpson, J. H., Capt. Notice of Zoological Discoveries made in Recent Explorations across the Continent.

Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. Vol. XII. 4to. Washington. Smithsonian Institution. Annual Report of Operations for 1860. Washington.

Pub. Doc.

Smithsonian Institution. Check-lists of the Shells of North America.

Smithsonian Institution. Instructions in reference to Collecting Nests and
Eggs of North American Birds.

Stevens, Isaac I. Narrative and Final Report of Explorations for a Route for a
Pacific Railroad near the 47th and 49th Parallels of North Latitude, from St.
Paul to Puget Sound, being Vol. XII. of the Series. 4to. pp. 359.
Storer, F. H., and Elliot, C. W. On the Chromate of Chromium, and Analogous
Chromates.

Squier, E. G. Tropical Fibres: their Production and Economic Extraction. 8vo. pp. 61. New York: Scribner & Co.

Tryon, G. W. List of American Writers on Recent Conchology, with Titles of their Memoirs and Dates of Publication.

Warner, John. New Theorems, Tables and Diagrams for the Computation of Earth Work, designed for the Use of Engineers in Estimates, Students, and Engineering Contractors, etc. With numerous Engravings and Diagrams, showing all the Combinations of Solid Forms which occur in Railroad Excavations and Embankments. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia.

Wells, David A. Annual of Scientific Discovery, 1861. Boston: Gould & Lincoln. Wells, David A. First Principles in Geology. - An Elementary Text Book for Schools, Academies and Private Students. Illustrated with Numerous Engravings. pp. 334. 12mo. 75 cts. New York: Ivison & Phinney.

Wheatley, C. M. On the Mesozoic Red Sandstone of the Atlantic Slope. Pamphlet. 1861.

Wilder, B. G. Contributions to the Comparative Myology of the Chimpanzee. Pamphlet. Cambridge. 1861.