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NOTICES OF NEW BOOKS. 



9Q. Dauheny cm Volcanoes. — This truly excellent work has 

 afforded us during its perusal, much unmixed pleasure and de- 

 light. We have nothing equal to it on volcanoes in the English 

 language. The excellence of its arrangement, the accuracy of 

 its details, the extensive array of facts by which it is distin- 

 guished, the general judiciousness of Dr Daubeny's conclusions, 

 all concur in rendering it a most valuable addition to the geo- 

 logical literature of Great Britain. Dr Daubeny is already 

 advantageously known to the public by his excellent memoirs 

 in the Edinburgh Philosophical Journal. His work on Volca- 

 noes gives him high rank among the geologists of this country, 

 and, we trust, is but the precursor of other geological achieve- 

 ments. 



30. Lothian's County Atlas of Scotland.^^This work, which is 

 now in progress of publication, in quarto size, we consider de- 

 serving of public encouragement, on account of its general ac- 

 curacy, neatness of engraving, convenient form, and cheapness. 

 We shall notice it again when completed. 



31. Dr Fyf^s Manual of Chemistry. — This work, in one 

 volume of moderate size, and illustrated with numerous, very 

 useful, wooden cuts, we recommend to the student of chemistry, 

 from its accuracy, perspicuity, and the practical details with 

 which it abounds. We have not met with any English work 

 which contains in the same space more useful matter than the 

 Manual of Dr Fyfe. The wooden cuts, also, give a character 

 of utiHty to the work, which will be most particularly felt and 

 prized by the student of chemistry, for whose use alone this 

 work has been written. 



32. Captain Parry'' s New Work. — Of this work, just publish- 

 ed in London, no copies have as yet reached Edinburgh, so that 

 we are deprived of an opportunity of noticing it. 



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