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The Story of Eclipses. 



By G. F. Chambers, author of " The Story of the Stars." In the Library of Useful 



Stories. Cloth, 40 cents. 

 " The present volume is intended as a sequel to my two former volumes in the Newnes Series of Use- 

 ful Stories, entitled respectively the 'Story of the Soiar System' and the 'Story of the Stars.' It has 

 been written not only as a necessary complement, so to speak, to those works, but because public atten- 

 tion is already being directed to the forthcoming total eclipse of the sun on May 2.S, igco. This eclipse, 

 though only visible as a partial one in England, will be total no farther off than Portugal and "Spain. 

 Considering also that the line of totality will pass across a large tract of country forming part of the 

 United States, it may be inferred that there will be an enormous number of English-speakmg spectators 

 of the phenomenon. It is for these in general that this little book has been written." — Extract /rom 

 the Author's Pre/ace. 



^ The Secondary School System of Germany. 



By Frederick E. Bolton. A new volume in the International Education Series. 

 i2mo. Cloth, Si. 50. 

 " It is with pleasure that I availed myself of the opportunity while in Germany to personally visit 

 and study the different forms of schools comprised in the educational system. In addition to this I 

 sought every opportunity for conference with schoolmen, teachers, and directors, to better acquaint my- 

 self with the motif inspiring the various features of the system. An endeavor was also made to study 

 the family life, to gain a knowledge of the relations between patrons and the school system. I have 

 attempted in the following pages to describe one section of the system, viz., the secondary schools." — 

 Extract from the Author's Preface. 



The Story of Magellan. 



By Hezekiah Bctterworth. i2mo. Illustrated. Cloth, $1.50. 

 Of the many dramatic chapters of the romantic decades of discovery in the fifteenth and sixteenth 

 centuries, " The Story of Magellan " yields to none in picturesqueness and heroic quality. Mr. Butter- 

 worth's story of the conditions preceding Magellan's expedition, of the adventures of the voyage, the 

 discovery of the Philippines, and the completion of the first circumnavigation of the globe, records the 

 facts of histor)' which are in themselves more wonderful and engrossing than any fiction. Older as well 

 as younger readers will be fascinated by this vivid account of the first contact between white men and the 

 natives of the Philippines. An appendix furnishes some modern information regarding those much-dis- 

 cussed islands and their inhabitants. In addition to the artist's illustrations, various maps, portraits, 

 and pictures of places increase the historical value of this instructive book. 



About the Weather. 



By Mark W. Harrington. Appletons' Home-Reading Books. i2mo. Cloth, 60 

 cents net. 

 The importance of the weather as a subject of thoughtful attention and investigation is everv' day be- 

 coming more and better appreciated. Mr. Harrington's book is not only the best but perhaps the only 

 elementar)' book on the subject, and contains matter that would be difficult to find elsewhere. The book 

 is well illustrated. 



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The Insect World. 



By C. M. Weed. Appletons' Home-Reading Books. i2mo. Cloth, 60 cents net. 

 In this volume a collaboration of the best modern writers, each treating the topic relating to the gen- 

 eral subject of the book with which he is best acquainted and has to some extent at least made his spe- 

 cialty, results in a little treatise well worth any reader's time and attention. 



The Family of the Sun. 



By Edward S. Holden. Appletons' Home-Reading Books. i2mo. Cloth, 42 cents net. 

 " In the introduction to a former vfilume of this series, viz.. Earth and Sky, the whole course of In- 

 struction of a student in astronomy was outlined, and teachers should consult that introduction. The 

 present book is a continuation of its predecessor. The former volume related chiefly to the earth, to the 

 moon, and to the space which includes the universe. The present volume deals descriptively with the 

 planets that form the family of the sun — with their appearances in the telescope, and with the main 

 deductions that can be drawn from these appearances." — Extract from the Author'' s Preface. 



The Story of the Fishes. 



By James Newton Baskett. Appletons' Home-Reading Books. 75 cents ret. 

 This is the only easily accessible, compact, inexpensive, and readable book on American fishes in the 

 market. The work is condensed, and free from technicalities. It is profusely illustrated with original 

 drawings which are both correct and artistic. 



