LVIII. Notices Respecting New Books

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LVIII. Notices respecting new books

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LVIII. Notices respecting New Books. HE Third Part of the Philosophical Transactions fi~r 1826 T has just appeared ; the following are its contents : On the eoagdlation by heat of the fluid blood in an aneu- rismal tumour. By Sir Everard Home, Bart. V.P.R.S.-- On the mathematical theory of suspension bridges, with tables for facilitating their construction. By Davies Gilbert, Esq. V.P.R.S., &e.mOn magnetic influence in the solar rays. By Samuel Hunter Chnstm, Esq. M.A.F.R.S.wOn the mutual action of sulphurie acid and alcohol, with observations on the eomposition and properties of the resulting compound. By Mr. Henry Hennell.--On a method of expressing, by signs the action of machinery. By Charles Babbage, Esq. F.R.S. --On the parallax of the fixed stars. By J. F. W. Herschel, Esq. M.A. See. R.S.--A tbrnmla for expressing the decrement of human life. By Thomas Young, M.D. For. See. R.S.--Ac- count of an experiment on the elasticity of ice. By Benjamin Bevan, Esq.--Results of the application of Captain Kater's floating collimator to the astronomical circle at the observatory of Trinity Colleg% Dublin, and remarks relative to those results. By the Rev. J. Brinkley, D.D.F.R.S.P.R.I.A.~ On the means of facilitating the observation of distant stations in geodmtieal operations. By Lieutenant Thomas Drummond. --On the production and formation of pearls. By Sir Everard Home, Bart. V.P.R.S.--On burrowing and boring marine animals. By Edward Osier, Esq.~An account of some experiments relative to the passage of radiant heat through glass screens. By the Rev. Baden Powell, M.A.F.R.S.--The Ba- kerian Lecture: On the relations of electrical and chemical changes. By Sir Humphry Davy, Bart. Pres. R.S.--On the discordances between the sun's observed and computed right ascensions, as determined at the Blackman-street Observatory in 1821 and 1822; with experiments to ~how that they did Downloaded by [University of York] at 08:47 09 June 2016 not originate in instrumental derangement. Also, A description of the seven-feet transit with which the observations were procured, and upon which the experiments were made. By James South, Esq. F.R.S.~On the existence of a limit to vaporization.- By M.- Farady, F.R.S.~On electrical an d magnetic rotations. By Charles Babbage, Esq. F.R.S. &c. Case of a lady born blind, who received sight at an advanced age by the formation of an artificial pupil. By James Ward- top, Esq. F.R.S. Ed.~On the progressive compression of wa- ter by high degrees of force, with some trials of its effects on other fluids. By J. Perkins.~On the figure of the earth. By George Biddell Airy. M.A. Vol. 68. No. ,'34.'3. Nov. 1826. 3 B The 378 Notices respectiug New Books. The Second Part of the Second Volume of the Memoirs of the Astronomical Society of London has just been published, the contents of which are as follows: viz. On the latitude of the royal observatory at Greenwich. By John Pond, Esq.mOn the determination of latitudes by observations of azimuths and altitudes alone. By M. Littrow.m M~moire sur diff~rens points relatifs £ la thdorie des perturba- tions des Plan&es expos6e dans la M&ani~ue C~'leste. Par M. Plana. --Mr. John Ramage's description of his. large reflecting telescopes.--On parallaxes. By J. J. L~ttrow.--On the co-latitude of the observatory of Stephen Groombridge, Esq., at Blackheath; determined by his own observations of cir= cumpolar stars, reduced by the constant of refraction 58 '1, 133 at 45°.~Observations or the eclipses of Jupiter's satellites, made at Futty Ghur, on the Ganges, (N. Lat. 27 ° 211 35 r') in 1824-5. :By Major J. A. Hodgson.--A comparison of observations made on double-stars. By Professor Struve.N Observations of the occultation of Saturn on the 30th Octo- ber, 1825. By R. Comfield, Esq. and J. Wallis, Esq.NAc- count of some observations made with a g0-feet reflecting re= lescope by J. F. W. Herschel, Esq., comprehending, 1. De- scription and approximate places of 321 new double and tri- ple stars. 2. Observations of the second comet of 1825. 3. An account of the actual state of the great nebula in Orion, com- pared with those of former astronomers. 4. Observations of the nebula in the girdle of Andromeda.wExplanation of the method of observing with the two mural circles, as practised as present at the royal observatory at Greenwich. By John Pond, Esq.~Extracts from three letters, addressed by M. Gambart, Director of the royal observatory at Marseilles, to James South, Esq., M.A.S., respecting the discovery, and elements of the orbit, of a comeb which appears to be tile same with that of 1772 and 1805.NReport of the Committee appointed by the Council of the Astronomical Society of Lon- Downloaded by [University of York] at 08:47 09 June 2016 don, for the purpose of examining the telescope constructed by Mr.. Tulley, by order of the council.~Micrometrical Ob- servations of the planet Saturn, made with Fraunhofer's large refractor, at Dorpat. By Professor Struve.--Summary of the observations made for the determination of the latitude of the observatory of Wilna. By J. Slawinsky.--Supplement to a former paper "On the latitude of the'royal observatory at Greenwich." By John Pond, Esq.--Reportof the Councl'l of the Society to the sixth annual general Meeting.~An address delivered at a special general meeting of the Astronomical Society of London, on April 14, 1826, on presenting the ~old medals to J. F. W. Herschel, Esq., J. South, Esq., and ~'ro- fessor Igo~al Societ2]. 379 tessor Struve, by Francis Baily, Esq. President.--Appendix, containing the remainder of the tables for determining the ap- parent places of 2881 principal fixed stars, an account of which will be found at p. 339 of the present Number. Just Published. Geological and Historical Observations on the Eastern Vallies of Norfolk, by J. $V. Robberds, jun. In one volume 8vo. price ¢s. boards. Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, London; and Bacon and Kinnebrook, Norwich. • Preparing for Publication. Mr. Faraday has in the press an 8vo volume, to be entitled Chemical Manipulation; containing instruction to students in Chemistry relative to the methods of performing experiments, either of demonstration or research, with accuracy and suc- cess. It will be illustrated with numerous engravings of ap- paratus in wood. Early in December: No. IX. of the Zoological Journal, containing a variety of papers in zoology, with an account of the life and writings and contributions to science, of the late Sir Stamford Raffles, F.R.S. &e. founder of the Zoological Society.

LIX. Proceedings of Learned Societies.

ROY/~.L SOCIETY. HE Royal Society re-assembled for the session of 1826-7, T on the 16th of November,--the President, Sir H. Davy, in the chair. The President announced that His Majesty had placed at the disposal of the Society~ the suite of apartments in Somerset House lately occupied by the Commissioners of the Lottery, Downloaded by [University of York] at 08:47 09 June 2016 to be applied to any purposes to which the Society may wish to assign them. He also announced the resignation of W. T. Brande, Esq. one of the Secretaries to the Society. Lieut.-CoL D. Denham, Capt. W. H. Smyth, R.N., and Nicholas Brown, Esq. were respectively admitted Fellows of the Society. The Croonian Lecture,. by Sir E. Home, Bart. V.P.R.S. was read, On the generation of the common oyster and the river muscle ; with microscopical illustrations, by Mr. Bauer. The reading was commenced of a paper, On a percussion shell, to be fired from a common gun, by Lieut.-Col. Millar ; communicated by R. I. Murchison, Esq. F.R.S. 3 B 2 Nov.