NTIFIC

CONDUCTED BYOL
CHEMIOs

PROFESSORS B. SILLIMAN AND B. SILLIMAN, JR.,
NEPARTMENT

AN

JAMES D. DANA.

SECOND SERIES.

VOL. VII.-MAY, 1849.

NEW HAVEN:

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Printer to Yale College.

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CONTENTS

JAWRENCE ONE VII.

SCHOOL

CHEMICAL

NUMBER XIX.
DEPARTMENT

ART. I. Review of Chambers's Ancient Sea Margins, with Obser-

vations on the study of Terraces; by JAMES D. Dana,

II. On a New Formula for Interpolations; by J. H. ALEX-

ANDER, Esq.,

III. On the Fossil Remains of Birds collected in various parts of

New Zealand by Mr. WALTER MANTELL, of Wellington; by

GIDEON ALGERNON MANTELL, Esq., LL.D., F.R.S., .

IV. Parallelism of the Palæozoic Formations of North America,

with those of Europe; by ED. De Verneuil,

V. The Dodo and its Kindred, or the History, Affinities and Os-

teology of the Dodo, Solitaire and other extinct Birds of the

Islands Mauritius, Rodriguez, and Bourbon; by H. E.

STRICKLAND, and A. G. MELVILLE,

VI. On Single and Double Vision produced by viewing objects

with both eyes and on an Optical Illusion with regard to

the distance of objects; by JOHN LOCKE,

VII. Analysis of the Bittern of a Saline on the Kiskiminetas

River, near Freeport, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania; by

M. H. Boyé, M.D., A.M.,

VIII. On the Comparative Value of different Kinds of Coal for

the purpose of Illumination; and on Methods not hitherto

practised for ascertaining the Value of the Gases they af-

ford; by ANDREW FYFE, M.D., F.R.S.E., F.R.S.S.A.,

IX. Mineralogical Description of the Island of Bánká; by

THOMAS HORSFIELD, Esq., M.D.,

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Chemistry and Physics.-An Inquiry into the Amount of Inorganic Constituents

contained in Ale and Porter, by THOMAS DICKSON, 102.-On a New Method

for the Detection of Bromine and Iodine, by Dr. G. L. CANTU: Researches on

the Compounds of Titanium, by G. M. EBELMAN, 106.-On some Volatile Pro-

ducts resulting from the decomposition of Albumen, Fibrine, Caseine and Gela-

tine, by oxydizing agents, by Dr. G. GUCKELBERGER, 107.-Phosphorus, 111.—

Observations on Manna, by J. STETTNER, 112.

Mineralogy and Geology.-Analysis of Ehlite, by R. RHODIUS: Analysis of Bran-
disite, by von KOBELL: On Völknerite, a new Mineral, by M. HERMANN: Ce-