Greenwich. Thus much must suffice on the history of Observato-. ries, which are, at present, endowed with princely munificence in most of the European Capitals.

NOTICES OF BOOKS.

THE illness of the Editor during the past month, has prevented an examination of many books which have been put into his hands. We can do little more than give the titles of a few of them.... FIRST LESSONS IN GEOMETRY; with practical applications in Mensuration and Artificers work and Mechanics. By Charles Davies, Author of a full course of Mathematics. A. T. Barnes & Co., Hartford. 1839.

C. CORNELII TACITI HISTORIARUM LIBRI QUINQUE. Accedit de Moribus Germanorum Libellus; Julii Agricolæ Vita; de Oratoribus Dialogus. Cum Excerptis Variorum Notis. Editio Altera. Novi-Portus, Conn., Sumtibus B. et Gul. Noyes. 1838 ..

M. TULLII CICERONIS AD QUINTUM FRATREM DIALOGI TRES DE ORATORE. Cum Excerptis Variorum Notis. Editio Tertia. NoviPortus Sumtibus B. et Gul. Noyes. 1839.

The text of these editions of Tacitus and Cicero, has been well selected. The notes, many of which are selected, and a large part of which are in Latin, are brief, pertinent, and judicious. They were prepared by Professor Kingsley, of whom we think it not too high praise, to say that he is the most accurate and careful Latin' scholar our country has produced,

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