26 SCIENTIFIC CATALOGUE. 



Macmillan (Rev. Hugh). For other Works by the same 

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HOLIDAYS ON HIGH LANDS ; or, Rambles and Incidents in 

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The aim of this book is to impart a general idea of the origin, cha- 

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FOOT-NOTES FROM THE PAGE OF NATURE. With 



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Mansfield (C. B.) A THEORY OF SALTS. A Treatise 



on the Constitution of Bipolar (two-membered) Chemical Com- 

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Mansfield" says the editor, "wrote this book to defend the prin- 

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