The Outline of Science 



A Plain Story Simply Told 



Edited by J. Arthur Thomson 



4 Volumes. Royal Octavo. Over 800 Illustrations 

 Including 40 Large Plates in Color 



HERE is the story of the progress of Science, of results 

 obtained, conclusions drawn, and facts verified, by the 

 most eminent scholars in all branches of Science. These 

 writers have sought to open up their various subjects as one 

 might on a walk with a friend, and have succeeded so ad- 

 mirably that the work might be termed Informal Introductions 

 to the Various Departments of Knowledge. 



TABLE OF CONTENTS 



FIRST VOLUME. I. The Romance of the Heavens. II. The Story of Evo- 

 lution. III. Adaptations to Environment. IV. The Struggle for Existence. 

 V. The Ascent of Man. VI. Evolution Going On. VII. The Dawn of Mind. 

 VIII. Foundations of the Universe. 



SECOND VOLUME. IX. The Wonders of Microscopy. X. The Body- Machine 

 and Its Work. XI. How Darwinism Stands Today. XII. Natural History: (1) 

 Birds. XIII. Natural History: (2) Mammals. XIV. Natural History: (3) 

 The Insect World. XV. The Science of the Mind: The New Psychology; 

 Psycho- Analysis. 



THIRD VOLUME. XVI. Psychic Science: By Sir Oliver Lodge. XVII. 

 Natural History: (4) Botany. XVIII. Inter-Relations of Living Creatures. 

 XIX. Biology: By Julian S. Huxley, M.A. XX. The Characteristics of Living 

 Creatures. XXI. The Romance of Chemistry. XXII. The Chemist as 

 Creator. XXIII. Meteorology. XXIV. Applied Science: (1) The Marvels of 

 Electricity. XXV. Applied Science: (2) Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony. 

 XXVI. Applied Science: (3) Flying. 



FOURTH VOLUME. XXVII. Bacteria: By Sir E. Ray Lankester. XXVIII. 

 The Making of the Earth and the Story of the Rocks. XXIX. The Science 

 of the Sea. XXX. Electric and Luminous Organisms. XXXI. Natural His- 

 tory: (5) The Lower Vertebrates. XXXII. The Einstein Theory. XXXIII. 

 The Biology of the Seasons. XXXIV. What Science Means for Man: By Sir 

 Oliver Lodge. XXXV. Ethnology. XXXVI. The Story of Domesticated 

 Animals. XXXVII. The Science of Health. XXXVIII. Science and Modern 

 Thought: By the Editor. Classified Bibliography. Index. 



" Written by the right man, at the right time, in the right way" 



WILLIAM BEEBE in the New York Times 



G. P. Putnam's Sons 



New York 



