A Notable Biography of an Eminent Scientist 

 ...THE LIFE OF... 



JAMES DWTGHT DANA 



SCIENTIFIC EXPLODED, MINEDALOGIST, GEOLOGIST, ZOOLOGIST 

 PDOFESSOD IN YALE UNIVEDSITY 



By DANIEL C. GILMAN 



PDESIDENT OF JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVEDSITY 



A N important addition to American biography is the 

 volume on James Dwight Dana, ** scientific ex- 

 plorer, mineralogist, geologist, zoologist, professor in 

 Yale University,** from the pen of President Daniel C. 

 Oilman of Johns Hopkins University. The book con- 

 tains more than the setting forth of the important 

 events in a long and well-filled life, and the recountal 

 of Professor Dana*s contributions to scientific knowl- 

 edge ; it gives an idea of Prcfesoor Dana*s personality 

 such as can be gained from a ** pupil, neighbor, and 

 friend,'* and therein lies no small part of its value. 

 It is a memoir written in the spirit of affectionate 

 remembrance. It is marked by just appreciation, and 

 a careful selection of material in the interest of the 

 general reader. — The Hartford Courant, 



Crown 8vo. Cloth, ornamental. Portraits and Map, $2.50 



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