d. Earth (The); its Figure, Rotation, etc. Cheyne, C. H. H. The earth's motion of rotation including the theory of precession and nutation. London, etc., 1867. 160. pp. viii., 52.

La Condamine, C. M. de. Mesure des trois

f. Elliptic Motion.

Kletke, C. A. Entwickelung des Kepler'schen Problems: "Aus der mittleren Anomalie eines in einer elliptischen Bah nsich bewegenden Weltkörpers die wahre Anomalie desselben zu finden." Breslau, 1852. 4o. f. (1), pp. 36.

Fleming, A.

g. Globes, etc.

premiers degrés du méridien dans l'hémisphère aus-omy on the globes. Boston, 1844. Lessons in geography and astron120. pp. 106. tral. Paris, 1751. 4o. ff. (6), pp. 266, x. Tellurion manufacturing co., Hartford, Conn. An epitome of astronomy, arranged to assist in the manipulation and understanding of Campbell's tellurion. [With recommendations.] Hartford, 1870. 120. pp. 17+.

Schell, A. Ueber die Bestimmung der mittleren Dichtigkeit der Erde. Goettingen, 1869. 4°. PP. 39.

e. Eclipses and Occultations. Coffin, J. H. Solar and lunar eclipses familiarly illustrated and explained, with the method of calculating them according to the theory of astronomy as taught in New England colleges. New York, 1845.. 80. pp. 83, ff. (10).

h. Moon.

Adams, J. C. On new tables of the moon's parallax to be substituted for those of Burckhardt. London, 1853. 8°. f. (1), pp. 19.

Drobisch, M. W. Ad selenographiam mathe

35+.

Gerling, C. L. Methodi projectionis ortho-maticam symbolae. Lipsiae, [1827]. 4o. pp. iv., graphicae vsvm ad calcvlos parallacticos facilitandos explicavit simvlqve eclipsin solarem die vii. Sept. 1820 apparitvram. Goettingae, 1812. 4°. PP. 48.

With autograph notes.

[Harkness, W., and others.] Reports on the total solar eclipses of July 29, 1878, and Jan. 11, 1880 [by W. Harkness, L. E. Trouvelot, G. H. E. Trouvelot, S. Newcomb, J. C. Watson, D. G. Eaton, A. G. Compton, E. S. Holden, C. S. Hastings, E. W. Bass, C. H. Rockwell, J. E. Keeler, and others]. pp. xiv., 426. (Appended to U. S. naval observatory, Wash., D. C. Astronom. and meteorol. observations made during 1876; 1880, 4o, iii.) Same, separated. Washington, 1880. 4°.

pp. xiv., 426.

Moebius, A. F. De compvtandis occvltationibvs fixarvm per planetas. Lipsiae, 1815. 4o. ff. (3), pp. 42.

Newcomb, S. On the recurrence of solar eclipses; with tables of eclipses from B. C. 700 to A. D. 2300. Washington, 1879. 4o. PP. 55. (Astronom. papers prepared for the use of the Amer. ephemeris and nautical almanac, i. 1.)

[Sands, B. F., and others.] Reports on observations of the total eclipse of the sun, Aug. 7, 1869 [by B. F. Sands, S. Newcomb, W. Harkness, J. R. Eastman, E. Curtis, J. H. Lane, W. S. Gilman, jr., F. W. Bardwell, A. J. Myer, and A. Hall]. PP: v.+, f.(1), pp. 218. (Appended to U. S. naval observatory, Wash., D. C. Astronom. and meteorol. observations made during 1867; 1870, 4o, ii.) [-] Reports on observations of the total solar eclipse of Dec. 22, 1870 [by B. F. Sands, S. Newcomb, A. Hall, W. Harkness, and J. R. Eastman]. pp. iv., ff. (2), pp. 132. (Appended to U. S. naval observatory, Wash., D. C. tronom. and meteorol. observations made during 1869; 1872, 4o, i.)

and on the perturbations of the planets. London, Lubbock, J. W. On the theory of the moon etc., 1833. 8°. pp. viii., 88, 15.

Newcomb, S. Researches on the motion of the moon. Made at the U. S. naval observatory, Washington. Pt. i. (Appended to U. S. naval Astronom. and meobservatory, Wash., D. C. teorol. observations made during 1875; 1878, 4o, ii.)

Contents:- Reduction and discussion of observations of the moon before 1750.

tion of Hansen's lunar theory compared with the Newcomb, S., and J. Meier. A transformatheory of Delaunay. [Washington, 1880.] 4o. (Astron. papers prepared for the use of the American ephemeris and nautical almanac, i. 2.)

i. Nebula.

Gautier, A. Recent researches relating to nebulæ. [New Haven, 1863.] 80. pp. 10. From the Amer. journ. of science, vol. xxxv., Jan. 1863. Schneider, J. P. Dissertatio physico-astronomica de galaxia. Altorfii, [1713]. 4°. pp. 32.

j. Observatories.

Astronomical observations made by G. B. Airy, [in Cambridge, Eng. — University— Observatory. 1828-35]. Cambridge, etc., 1829-36. 8v. 40.

Dudley observatory, Albany, N. Y. Annals. Vol. i., ii. Albany, 1866–71. 2 V. 80.

Eastman, J. R. Tables of instrumental constants and corrections for the reduction of transit observations made at the U. S. naval observatory. PP: 57. (Appended to U. S. naval observatory, Wash., D. C. As

Astronom. and meteorol. observations made during 1872; 1874, 4o, i.)

[Gould, B. A., jr.] An account of the observatory at Pulkowa, as written for the North American Same, separated. Washington, 1871. 4°. review, July, 1849. [Boston, 1849.] 8o. pp. 20. pp. iv., ff. (2), pp. 132. Harvard college, Cambridge, Mass.-AstroSmithsonian institution, Washington, D. C.nomical observatory. Annals. Vol. i. pt. 1, 2; The annular eclipse of May 26, 1854, published by ii. 1,2; iii.; iv. 1; v.-vii. Cambridge, 1856–71. the Smithsonian institution and Nautical almanac. 9 v. 4o. [Tables.] Washington, 1854. 1. 8o. pp. 13.

Astronomical engravings of the moon, Total eclipse (The) of July 17, 1860; published planets, etc.; prepared at the observatory under the by the nautical almanac. Washington, 1860. 1. 8°. direction of J. Winlock. Cambridge, 1876. 4o. Pp. 8.

Pp. 6.

"Comprising plates 1, 2, 4, 11, 15, 16, 18-22, and 24 to 35, inclusive, of the general series of astronomical engravings from the observatory."

Harvard college, Cambridge, Mass.-Astronomical observatory. Astronomical engravings illustrating solar phenomena; prepared at the observatory under the direction of J. Winlock. Cambridge, 1876. 4o. pp. 7.

Comprising plates 3, 5-10, 12-14, 17, and 23, of the general series of astronomical engravings from the observatory.

Hudson observatory, Hudson, O. Astro-
nomical observations made at [the] observatory;
with some account of the building and instruments;
by E. Loomis. [Philadelphia], 1839. 4°.
From the Transactions of the American philosophical society.
Same. Third series. [Philadelphia],

1844. 4o.
From the Transactions of the American philosophical society.
Newcomb, S. The Uranian and Neptunian
systems, investigated with the 26-inch equatorial of
the U. S. naval observatory. pp. 74. (Appended
to U. S. naval observatory, Wash., D. C. As-
tronom. and meteorol. observations made during
1873; 1875, 4o, i.)

1. Parallaxes

(including Transits of Mercury and Venus). Eastman, J. R. The solar parallax from me

ridian observations of Mars in 1877. pp. 43. (Appended to Ū. S. naval observatory, Wash., D. C. Astronom. and meteorol. observations made

during 1877; 1881, 4o, iii.)

Feldt, L. Commentatio de parallaxi corporum coelestium, puta de parallaxi longitudinis et latitudinis, ascensionis rectae et declinationis, nec non altitudinis. Brunsbergae, [1859]. 4o. pp. 10. Fockens, G. R. Responsio ad quaestionem : "Exponantur observandi et computandi rationes, quibus astronomi stellarum fixarum parallaxin annuam definire conati sunt." [Lugduni Batavorum, 1834.] 4°. pp. 263.

Gerling, C. L. De parallaxi elationis dissertatio astronomica. Marburgi, [1830]. 4o. f. (1),

PP. 42.

Two editions in the same year, slightly differing. [Hall, A., and others.] Reports on telescopic observations of the transit of Mercury, May 5, 6, Nourse, J. E. Memoir of the founding and 1878 [by A. Hall, W. Harkness, J. R. Eastman, progress of the United States naval observatory. H. Draper, E. S. Holden, and H. M. Paul]. pp. 52. (Appended to U. S. naval observatory, | f. (1), pp. 126. (Appended to U. S. naval obserWash., D. C. Astronom. and meteorol. observa- vatory, Wash., D. C. Astronom. and meteorol. tions made during 1871; 1873, 4o, iv.) observations made during 1876; 1880, 4o, ii.)

Same. Condensed. (Appended to U. S. naval observatory, Wash., D. C. Astronom. and meteorol. observ. made during 1874; 1877, 4o, i. 3-9.)

Oxford, Eng.- Univ. - Radcliffe observatory. Astronomical observations made in 1840-61 by M. J. Johnson. Oxford, 1842-64. 21 v. 80. With vol. xiv. (1853) the title is changed to and meteorological observations"; vol. xix. (1858) has added to the title "Reduced and printed under the superintendence of R. Main"; with vol. xx. the name of Johnson no longer appears.

"Astronomical

m. Perturbations.

Challis, J. On the problem of three bodies. [London, 1856.].4°. PP. 523-545. From the Philosophical transactions.-Lettered "Papers on astronomy.

Cheyne, C. H. H. An elementary treatise on the planetary theory, with a collection of problems. Cambridge, etc., 1862. 16o. pp. xii., 148. Hansen, P. A. Untersuchung über die gegenJupiters und Saturns; eine Berlin, 1831. 4o. pp. xvi.,

Trinity college, Dublin, Ireland - Observa-seitigen Störungen des tory. Astronomical observations and researches gekrönte Preisschrift. made at the observatory [by F. Brünnow]. Dub- 326+. lin, 1870-73. 2 pt. 4°.

Hoüel, J. Sur le développement de la fonction perturbatrice suivant la forme adoptée par Hansen dans la théorie des petites planètes. Paris, 1875. 8o. pp. 84.

United States naval observatory, Washington, D. C. Astronomical observations made [during 1838-42], 1845-52; Astronomical and meteorological observations made during 1861-69, '71-77. Washington, 1846-81. 23 v. in 24. 4° The observations for 1838-42, 1851, 52, '61-64 were prepared by J. M. Gilliss; the vols. for 1845-50 are designated as "vol. i-v."; these were prepared by M. F. Maury; 1865, '66, '74-[1853]. 4°. f. (1), pp. 30+. 76 by C. H. Davis; 1867-69, '71-73 by B. F. Sands; 1877 by J. Rodgers.

[Yarnall, M., and others.] Results of observations made at the U. S. naval observatory with the transit instrument and mural circle in the years 1853 to 1860, inclusive. [By M. Yarnall, J. Major, T. J. Robinson.] pp. 144. (Appended to U. S. naval observatory, Wash., D. C. Astronom. and meteorol. observations made during 1871; 1873, 4o, ii.)

Scheibner, W. Ueber die Berechnung einer Gattung von Functionen, welche bei der Entwickelung der Störungsfunction erscheinen. Gotha,

n. Planets and Satellites.

Alberi, E. De Galilei Galileii circa Jovis satellites lucubrationibus quae in I. et R. Pittianâ Palatinâ bibliothecâ adservantur. [Florentiae, 1843.] 80. pp. 13.

etarum, continens methodum facilem ex aliquot obEuler, L. Theoria motuum planetarum et comservationibus orbitas cum planetarum tum cometarum determinandi. Berolini, [1744]. 4°. pp. 187.

Hall, A. Observations and orbits of the satellites of Mars; with data for ephemerides in 1879. Washington, 1878. 4o. pp. 46.

Hirn, G. A. Mémoire sur les conditions d'équilibre et sur la nature probable des anneaux de Saturne. [Paris, 1872.] 4o. f. (1), pp. 47.

Loomis, E. On Kirkwood's law of the rotation

of the primary planets. [New Haven, 1851.] 80.

PP. 7.

"From the Amer. journ. of science and arts, 2d series, vol. xi., March, 1851." (To be continued.)

The title-page bears at the top the words De mūdicia cötinentia, et | castitate sacerdotum, underneath which is the device of the printer, filling the remainder of the page. This device closely resembles that figured by Brunet (Manuel du Libr., s. v. Saint-Ge

St. Bonaventura de Munditia Sacerdotum.-| 1499, 4to"; but, if so, he should have said "Svo." Among the incunabula in the University Library is a rare book from the press of Jean Petit, or Jo hannes Parvus, a Paris printer of the end of the fifteenth and beginning of the sixteenth centuries (circa 1496-1515). It bears the title of De mundicia, continentia, et castitate sacerdotum. With the|lais), but with slight differences of detail. It repreexception of the title-page, it corresponds in descrip- sents a lion and a leopard, holding a shield between tion very nearly, though not exactly, with the edition them,-in the shade of a tree. On the shield are the entered (s. 7. a. et typ.) under that title by Hain initials I. P., joined by a tasseled cord; and beneath (Rep. Bibl., 11640) and Brunet (Manuel du Libr., the cut is the full name, ·IEHAN PETIT· The Suppl., s. v. Munditia), and it is possible that one text begins on fol. 2 a (which bears the signature a.ii.) of these editions was merely a reimpression of the with the words Prohemium in opusculû de mundicia, other. The author's name is nowhere given; and ɔtinentia, t castitate sacerdotü inscriptum, incipit neither of these bibliographers seems to have dis- | feliciter, and ends on fol. 39b with the words Opuscovered that this is St. Bonaventura's Tractatus de culum quod de mundicia, continentia, et castitate mundicia et castitate sacerdotum, of which several | sacerdotum intitulatur feliciter Finit. It is printed other editions are described by Hain, Mattaire, and in small Gothic characters in single-column pages of Panzer, s. v. Bonaventura. Yet a careful compari- thirty-three lines. Though an octavo, its size is son of the former with the edition of the latter pub-about that of a modern 32mo book (12) by 9 centilished at Leipzig in 1499 (Hain 3505, Græsse, etc.), metres). The Tractatus de Munditia has somea copy of which is in the possession of President times been ascribed to St. Thomas Aquinas, but on White, shows that they are identical, save for a list what authority is unknown. It should be added of authorities appended to the latter. Brunet says that the Benedictines of St. Maur, who give in their of this "pièce rare": "Nous croyons cette impression great work a complete list of the opuscula of St. parisienne et datant de 1496 ou 1497.” But evi- Bonaventura contained in the Vatican edition of his dently neither Brunet nor Hain nor Panzer nor | works (1586-96), including many of doubtful authenGræsse has seen an edition with a Parisian imprint. ticity, mention no treatise of this name; nor is there The catalogue of the Bodleian library, which chron- any named with which this can be identified, unless icles an especially rich collection of the early edi- perhaps it may be a combination of the fifty-ninth tions of St. Bonaventura's opuscula, including sev- and sixtieth of that collection-the Epistola de non eral from the press of Jean Petit, lacks this rare little frequentandis quæstubus and the Epistola de reforvolume. It is possibly referred to by Clarke, who | mandis fratibus. We are told, however, that the mentions (Bibl. Dict., II, p. 45) an edition "Par. | Mainz edition of 1609 contains a few more opuscula.

Author of the following in Icelandic: - Fjórir þættir um alping (Kmh. 1843), Nokkrar athugasemdir um sannanir kathólskuprestanna í Reykjavík (Kmh. 1868), Nokkrar athugasemdir um dóm herra J. S. á Sjö föstuprédikanir (Kmh. Jónas Jónasson, d. 1882, music teacher, Sig- 1847), and other works; and of the following in Danish :-Om Baptister (Kjöb. 1844), Martensens moralska Paragrapher (Kjöb. 1846), Tro, Overtro og Vantro (Kjöb. 1846), Speculatir

Author of a play, with music, Grímudansinn, and articles in Rettroenhed (Kjöb. 1849), Den nydanske Theologies Cardi Nordanfari.

Jónas Jónsson, editor, Reykjavík. Editor of the journal, Máni (Rvk. since 1879), and of other (Kjöb. 1866), Paulus og Christus (Kjöb. 1871), Jöðer og publications. Christne (Kjöb. 1873), Hr. A. Pedrin og Christendommen

Jónassen, Jónas, government physician, Reyk- (Kjöb. 1874), and many more; translator into Danish of Brudjavík.

Author of various articles in journals, and of Helstu blómjur-em, Vig Snorra Sturlusonar (Esk. 1879), and one of the autir á Íslandi, an unpublished botanical treatise.

Kristján Eldjárn Þórarinsson, b. 1843, priest, and of an abridgment of these, Agrip af mannkynssögunni Tjörn.

(Rvk. 1878-79); one of the authors of a general geography founded on the work of T. H. Erslev, Ágrip af landafræði (Rvk. 1878); one of the editors of Reykjavíkurpósturinn,

Kristján Ó. Þorgrímsson, publisher, Reyk- Íslendingur, Vikverji and Pólfur: contributor to the Ný

Melsteð, Sigurður Pálsson, b. 1819, profes- | 1866), and Predikun haldin í Reykjavík 8. sunnud, e. trinitatis (Rvk. 1879); articles in Fróði and the Reykjavík journals. sor, Reykjavík.

Author of the theological treatises, Samanburður á ágreiningslærdómum katólsku og prótestantisku kirkjunnar (Rvk. 1859) and Hin óumbreytta Augsborgarjátning (Rvk. 1861); | author, with Bishop Pjetur Pjetursson, of the commentary, Skýringar yfir nokkra staði nýja testamentinu (3 vols. Rvk. 1861-63); one of the editors of the Ný felagsrit, vols. 2-5; of Arrit prestaskólans (Rvk. 1850) and of Reykjavíkurpóstu

rinn.

Melsteð, Steinunn Bjarnadóttir.

Páll Sigurðsson, priest, Gaulverjabær.
Author of the romances, Aðalsteinn (Ak. 1887) and Draum-
maðurinn, and of short tales in various periodicals.
Páll Þorláksson, priest, Milwaukee.

Articles in the Icelandic and American journals; author of

some theological tracts.

Pjetur Guðmundsson, b. 1832, priest, Grímsey.
Aptansöngvar, sungnir í dómkirkju (Reykjavík) á jólanótt

Authoress of lyrics, among them Kvæði eptir Brynjólf Ben- og gamlárskveld 1866 (Rvk. 1867); writer of many other edictsen (Rvk. 1871).

Myrdal, Jón. See Jón Jónsson Myrdal.
Oddgeir Þórðarson, b. 1849, priest, Miklaholt.

Various sermons and addresses.

Oddur V. Gíslason, priest, Staður (Grindavík). Author of an English grammar, Leiðarvísir í enskri tungu (Rvk. 1863); translator of Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" (earlier than the version of Eiríkur Magnússon) Krossgangan úr þessum heimi til hins ókomna (Rvk. 1864-65).

hymns, and of many newspaper articles.

Pjetur Pjetursson, b. 1808, bishop of Iceland, member of parliament, Reykjavík.

Author of many theological works, Stutt ræðusnið (Viðeyjar klaustri, 1839), Symbolae ad fidem et studia Tyrannii Rufini presbyteri aquileiensis illustranda (Havniæ, 1840), Historia ecclesiastica Islandiae, ab anno 1740 ad annum 1840 (Havn. 1841), continuing the great work of bishop Finnur Jónsson, Commentatio de jure ecclesiarum in Islandia (Havn. 1844), Endurskoðun barnalærdóms bókarinnar (Rvk. 1854), Skýrsla um gjörðir og fjárhag hins íslenzka biblíufélags (Rvk.

Ólafur Björnsson [Bjarnarson ?], priest, Hof 1854), Prédikanir (Rvk. 1856; 2d ed. Kmh. 1864), Skýrsla (Skagaströnd).

Lyrics, chiefly unpublished.

Ólafur Ólafsson, b. 1855, Reykjavík.

um prestaskólann á Íslandi (Rvk. 1856), Nokkrar tækifærisræður (Rvk. 1857), Hugvekjur til kvöldlestrar (Rvk. 1858), Föstu hugvekjur (Rvk. 1859), Fimmtíu hugvekjur (Kmh. 1868), Vorhugvekjur (2d ed. Rvk. 1878), Bænakver (2₫ ed.

Ræður flutt í Reykjavík 1878 (Rvk. 1878), and other ad- Kmh. 1873), Móti aðfinningum G. Vigfússonar á útleggingu dresses.

Ólafur Ólafsson, agriculturist.

Agricultural essays in Ísafold and various other journals.
Ólafur Sigvaldason, b. 1836, physician, Bær.
Contributor to Ný sumargjöf, vol. 4 (Kmh. 1862).
Ólsen, Björn Magnússon, b. 1850, professor,
Reykjavík.

biblíunnar (Rvk. 1870), Leiðarvísir til að spyrja börn (Rvk. 1878), and others; of Smásögur in three collections (Rvk. 1859, 1876, and 1877); translator of R. Möller's Stutt leiðbeining til að lesa Biblíuna (Rvk. 1862); author, with Sigurður Melsteð, of the New Testament commentary, Skýringar yfir nokkra staði í Nýja Testamentinu (3 vols. Rvk. 1861-63); editor of Ársrit presta í Þórnes-þingi i., îì. (Rvk. 1846-47), and Lanstidindi, i., ii. (Rvk. 1850-51), and one of the editors of Ársrit prestaskólans, vol. i. (Rvk. 1850), Fjölnir (vols. 1-4, | 6-9), Skírnir (vol. 17), Tíðindi frá þjóðfundi Íslendinga for 1851, Tíðindi frá alþingi Íslendinga, for the 3d-8th parlia

Author of Kronologiske Bemærkninger om Olaf Tryggvasons Regjeringshistorie (Kjöb. 1878), Et islandsk Stedsnavn (Kjöb. 1881), Borgarvirki (Rvk. 1881), and of essays in Timents, and of the publications of the Icelandic tract society, marit hins íslenzka bókmentafelags and other journals, Icelandic and Danish; lecturer on archæological subjects.

Páll Eyjúlfsson, hotel proprietor, Reykjavík. Responsible editor of Tíminn (vols. 1-3, Ak. 1871, and Rvk. 1872-74) and Íslendingur for 1875; author of Málaferlabrjefið (Rvk. 1881).

Páll Jónasson, agriculturist.
Articles in Skuld and other newspapers.

Páll Jónsson, priest, Viðvík.

Author of Bænir (Ak. 1871; 2d ed. Ak. 1878); writer of hymns.

Páll Jónsson, b. 1857, teacher, Icelandic technical school, Möðruvellir.

Author of Skin og skuggi, skáldsaga (Ak. 1880), and contributor to Skuld, Fróði, and other journals.

Kristileg smárit; author of Ræða haldin á sorgarhátíð í minningu Kristján konungs (Rvk. 1848), and many other published sermons and addresses; one of the revisers of the Icelandic Bible of 1866; contributor to Fjölnir, Tilskueren, Reykjavíkurpósturiun, Þjóðólfur, the Comptes rendus of the French academy of sciences, and to various other journals.

Pjetur Pjetursson, farmer, member of Parlia ment, Hákonarstaðir.

Author of Lítið smíðakver (Ak. 1868).

Sigfús Magnússon, prestur, Grenjaðarstaður.
Author of Stutt Litunarbók (Ak. 1877).

Sigmundur Mattíasson, innkeeper, Seyðisfjörður.

Author of several articles in Norðanfari.

Sigríður Einarsdóttir.

Translator of C. von Schmid's Blómsturgarfan (Lond. 1869). Sigtryggur Jónasson, editor, Gimli, New Iceland (Canada).

Editor of Framfari for 1878.

Sigurður L. Jónasson, librarian and archivist, Copenhagen.

Compiler of the catalogue of the manuscripts in the library of the Icelandic literary society, Skýrsla um handritasafn hins íslenzka bókmentafélags (Kmh. 1869), and of the annual Icelandic and Scandinavian bibliography in the society's reports, Skýrslur (Kmh.); author of various bibliographical and other essays, and one of the editors of Ný felagsrit, vols. 20-30 and of Andvari for several volumes.