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derived from the experiences of others, 

 kindly communicated to me ; and also from 

 closer subsequent investigation on my own 

 part. I trust that those who read the book 

 will find it useful, and that it will enable 

 them to carry out Fish Hatching on their 

 own account. 



I must here record my sincere thanks 

 to Professor Faraday for his kind attention, 

 and also to Professor Tyndall, who was good 

 enough to exhibit the young fish alive under 

 the electric lamp, thereby adding so much 

 to the general interest which I was most 

 pleased to hear was caused among those 

 present on the night of the Lecture. 



Feank T. Buckland. 



Athen^um Club, Pall Mall, 

 May, 1863. 



