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ELEMENTARY CLASS-BOOKS Continued—

PHYSICS.

LESSONS IN ELEMENTARY PHYSICS. BY BALFOUR
STEWART, F.R.S., Professor of Natural Philosophy in Owens
College, Manchester. With numerous Illustrations and Chromo-
litho of the Spectra of the Sun, Stars, and Nebulæ. New
Edition. 18mo. 4s. 6d.

"The beau-ideal of a scientific text-book, clear, accurate, and thorough." EDUCATIONAL TIMES.

PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY,

THE OWENS COLLEGE JUNIOR COURSE OF
PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY. By FRANCIS JONES, Chemical
Master in the Grammar School, Manchester. With Preface by
18mo.
Professor RoSCOE, and Illustrations. New Edition.
2s. 6d.

ANATOMY.

LESSONS IN ELEMENTARY ANATOMY. By ST. GEORGE MIVART, F.R.S., Lecturer in Comparative Anatomy at St. Mary's Hospital. With upwards of 400 Illustrations. 18mo. 6s. 6d.

"It may be questioned whether any other work on anatomy contains in like compass so proportionately great a mass of information."-LANCET. "The work is excellent, and should be in the hands of every student of human anatomy."-MEDICAL TIMES.

STEAM.

AN ELEMENTARY TREATISE. By JOHN PErry,
Bachelor of Engineering, Whitworth Scholar, &c., late Lecturer
in Physics at Clifton College. With numerous Woodcuts and
Numerical Examples and Exercises. 18mo. 4s. 6d.

"The young engineer and those seeking for a comprehensive knowledge of the use, power, and economy of steam, could not have a more useful work, as it is very intelligible, well arranged, and practical throughout."IRONMONGER.

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY.

ELEMENTARY LESSONS IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. By A. GEIKIE, F.R.S., Murchison Professor of Geology, &c., Edinburgh. With numerous Illustrations. 18mo. 4s. 6d.

QUESTIONS ON THE SAME.

Is. 6d.

ELEMENTARY CLASS-BOOKS Continued

NATURAL PHILOSOPHY.

NATURAL PHILOSOPHY FOR BEGINNERS.

By

I. TODHUNTER, M.A., F.R.S. Part I. The Properties of
Solid and Fluid Bodies. 18mo. 3s. 6d.

Part II. Sound, Light, and Heat. 18mo. 35. 6d.

MANUALS FOR STUDENTS.

FLOWER (W. H.)—AN INTRODUCTION TO THE OSTEOLOGY OF THE MAMMALIA. Being the substance of the Course of Lectures delivered at the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1870. By W. H. FLOWER, F.R.S., F.R.C.S., Hunterian Professor of Comparative Anatomy and Physiology. With numerous Illustrations. Second Edition enlarged. Crown 8vo. 10s. 6d.

FOSTER and BALFOUR-THE ELEMENTS OF EMBRYOLOGY. By MICHAEL FOSTER, M.D., F.R.S., and F. M. BALFOUR, M.A. Part I. crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.

FOSTER and LANGLEY-A COURSE OF ELEMENTARY PRACTICAL PHYSIOLOGY. By MICHAEL FOSTER, M.D., F.R.S., and J. N. LANGLEY, B.A. Third Edition. Crown 8vo.

6s.

HOOKER (Dr.)—THE STUDENT'S FLORA OF THE BRITISH ISLANDS. By Sir J. D. HOOKER, K.C.S.I., C.B., P.R.S., M.D., D.C.L. Second Edition, revised. Globe 8vo. IOS. 6d.

"Cannot fail to perfectly fulfil the purpose for which it is intended.”—. LAND AND Water.

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'Certainly the fullest and most accurate manual of the kind that has yet appeared."-PALL MALL Gazette.

HUXLEY and MARTIN-A COURSE OF PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION IN ELEMENTARY BIOLOGY. By Professor HUXLEY, F.R.S., assisted by H. N. MARTIN, M.B., D.Sc. New Edition, revised. Crown 8vo. 65.

"It is impossible for an intelligent youth, with this book in his hand, placing himself before any one of the organisms described, and carefully following the directions given, to fail to verify each point to which his attention is directed."-ATHENÆUM.

HUXLEY-PHYSIOGRAPHY. An Introduction to the Study of Nature. By Professor HUXLEY, F.R.S. With numerous Illustrations, and Coloured Plates. New Edition. Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.

OLIVER (Professor)—FIRST BOOK OF INDIAN BOTANY. By DANIEL OLIVER, F.R.S., F.L.S., Keeper of the Herbarium and Library of the Royal Gardens, Kew, and Professor of Botany in University College, London. With numerous Illustrations. Extra fcap. 8vo. 6s. 6d.

"It contains a well-digested summary of all essential knowledge pertaining to Indian botany, wrought out in accordance with the best principles of scientific arrangement."-ALLEN'S INDIAN MAIL.

PARKER and BETTANY - THE MORPHOLOGY OF THE SKULL. By Professor PARKER and G. T. BETTANY. Illustrated. Crown 8vo.

IOS. 6d.

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By

THE SPECTROSCOPE AND ITS APPLICATIONS. J. NORMAN LOCKYER, F.R.S. With Coloured Plate and numerous Illustrations. Second Edition. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d. THE ORIGIN AND METAMORPHOSES OF INSECTS. By Sir JOHN LUBBOCK, M.P., F.R.S., D.C.L. With numerous Illustrations. Second Edition. Crown 8vo. 35. 6d.

NEUM.

"We can most cordially reccommend it to young naturalists.”—AtheTHE TRANSIT OF VENUS. By G. FORBES, M.A., Professor of Natural Philosophy in the Andersonian University, Glasgow. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. THE COMMON FROG. By ST. GEORGE MIVART, F.R.S., Lecturer in Comparative Anatomy at St. Mary's Hospital. With numerous Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 35. 6d.

3s. 6d.

POLARISATION OF LIGHT. By W. SPOTTISWOODE, F.R.S. With many Illustrations. Second Edition. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.

ON BRITISH WILD FLOWERS CONSIDERED IN RELATION TO INSECTS. By Sir JOHN LUBBOCK, M.P., F.R.S. With numerous Illustrations. Second Edition. Crown 8vo. 4s. 6d.

NATURE SERIES Continued

THE SCIENCE OF WEIGHING AND MEASURING, AND THE STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND WEIGHT. By H. W. CHISHOLM, Warden of the Standards. With numerous Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 4s. 6d.

HOW TO DRAW A STRAIGHT LINE: a Lecture on Linkages. By A. B. KEMPE. With Illustrations. Crown 8vo. Is. 6d. LIGHT: a Series of Simple, entertaining, and Inexpensive Experiments in the Phenomena of Light, for the Use of Students of every age. By A. M. MAYER and C. BArnard. Crown 8vo, with numerous Illustrations.

2s. 6d.

Other volumes to follow.

BALL (R. S., A.M.)—EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS. A Course of Lectures delivered at the Royal College of Science for Ireland. By R. S. BALL, A.M., Professor of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics in the Royal College of Science for Ireland. Royal 8vo. 16s.

BLANFORD-THE RUDIMENTS OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY FOR THE USE OF INDIAN SCHOOLS; with a Glossary of Technical Terms employed. By H. F. BLANFORD, F.R.S. New Edition, with Illustrations. Globe 8vo. 2s. 6d.

FLEISCHER-A SYSTEM OF VOLUMETRIC ANALY SIS. Translated, with Notes and Additions, from the second German Edition, by M. M. PATTISON MUIR, F.R.S.E. With Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.

FOSTER—A TEXT BOOK OF PHYSIOLOGY. BY MICHAEL FOSTER, M.D., F.R.S. With Illustrations. New Edition, enlarged, with additional Illustrations and Plates. 8vo. 21S.

GORDON-AN ELEMENTARY BOOK ON HEAT.

By

J. E. H. GORDON, B.A., Gonville and Caius College, Cam-
bridge. Crown 8vo. 25.

MIALL-STUDIES IN COMPARATIVE ANATOMY. No.
I. The Skull of the Crocodile: a Manual for Students. By
L. C. MIALL, Professor of Biology in the Yorkshire College and
Curator of the Leeds Museum. 8vo.
2s. 6d.

NEWCOMB—POPULAR ASTRONOMY. By S. Newcomb, With 112 Illus

LL.D., Professor U.S. Naval Observatory.

trations and 5 Maps of the Stars. 8vo. 18s.

"It is unlike anything else of its kind, and will be of more use in circulating a knowledge of astronomy than nine-tenths of the books which have appeared on the subject of late years."-Saturday Revieu.

REULEAUX

THE KINEMATICS OF MACHINERY.
Outlines of a Theory of Machines. By Professor F. REULEAUX.
Translated and Edited by Professor A. B. KENNEDY, C.E.
With 450 Illustrations. Medium 8vo. 21S.

ROSCOE and SCHORLEMMER-CHEMISTRY, A Complet
Treatise on. By Professor H. E. Roscoe, F.R.S., and Pro-
fessor C. SCHORLEMMER, F.R.S. Vol. I.—The Non-Metallic
Elements. With numerous Illustrations, and Portrait of Dalton.
Medium 8vo. 21S.
[Vol. II. in the press.
SHANN—AN ELEMENTARY TREATISE ON HEAT, IN
RELATION TO STEAM AND THE STEAM-ENGINE.
By G. SHANN, M.A. With Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 4s. 6d.
WRIGHT-METALS AND THEIR CHIEF INDUSTRIAL
APPLICATIONS. By C. ALDER WRIGHT, D.Sc., &c.
Lecturer on Chemistry in St. Mary's Hospital Medical School.
Extra fcap. 8vo. 3s. 6d.

SCIENCE PRIMERS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

Under the joint Editorship of Professors HUXLEY, ROSCOE, and BALFOUR STEWART.

"These Primers are extremely simple and attractive, and thoroughly answer their purpose of just leading the young beginner up to the threshold of the long avenues in the Palace of Nature which these titles suggest.' -GUARDIAN.

"They are wonderfully clear and lucid in their instruction, simple in style, and admirable in plan.”-EDUCATIONAL Times.

CHEMISTRY

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- By H. E. ROSCOE, F.R.S., Professor of Chemistry in Owens College, Manchester. With numerous Illustrations. 18mo. IS. New Edition. With Questions.

"A very model of perspicacity and accuracy."-Chemist and Drug

GIST.

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