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The Earth in Space. By Edward P. 

 Jackson. Boston : D. C. Heath & Co. 

 Pp. 73. Price, 35 cents. 



This convenient and copiously illustrated 

 little manual comprises the facts in regard 

 to the earth as a planet which are commonly 

 included in text-books of geography, under 

 the heading mathematical or astronomical 

 geography, together with other matter in 

 this most practical department of astronomy. 

 It is designed for schools in which time can 

 not be spared for a general course in as- 

 tronomy. 



Management of Accumulators, and Pri- 

 vate Electric Light Installations. 

 By Sir David Salomons. Third edition, 

 revised and enlarged. New York : D. 

 Van Nostrand. Pp. 150. 



This little book is the result of the au- 

 thor's long experience with electric lighting, 

 which was preceded by the use of a private 

 gas-making plant on his own estate. lie 

 has used secondary batteries since they first 

 became practicable, sparing no expense to 

 obtain satisfactory results, and feels confi- 

 dent that his directions will make the seek- 

 ing of professional advice rarely necessary. 



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Alden, John B., New York. Bits of Knowledge 

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All Aziz Effendi. The Story <if Jewad. Trans- 

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Anderson, Professor W. E., Milwaukee. The 

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Art, the, of Investing. By a New York Bro- 

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Battershall, Jesse P. Food Adulteration and 

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Blackbird, A. J. History of the Ottawa and 

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Bloxam, Charles L. Chemistry, Inorganic and 

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Guthrie, O. Memoirs of Dr. Samuel Guthrie, 

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