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NATURAL 
“SCIENCE - 
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A MONTHLY REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS 
DECEMBER 1898 
Contents 
Notes and Comments . : 3 ° 7 { - 361 
Bubonic Plague in Vienna—The Borings at Funafuti—The Babel of Terminology—The 
Authorship of Illustrations—Photography in National Museums—tThe Frank Buckland 
Collection—New Museum Buildings at Liverpool—The Reduction of the Teeth among 
Mammals—A new Peripatus—A new Palaeozoic Sponge—Botany and Agriculture— 
The Rhone Beavers—A. T. Masterman on the Diplochorda—Change of Address 
Mr Herbert Spencer’s Biology. By Professor-C, Lloyd Morgan, F.G.S. r : 377 
Artificial Formation of a Rudimentary Nervous System. (PartII.) By Professor A.L, Herrera . 384 
The Neuration of Rhopalocera. (Illustrated.) By A. Quail ; ; : BTA . 890 
A Theory of Retrogression. By G. Archdall Reid, M.B. ‘ : ‘ : : yf 396 
The Movement of Diatoms. (Plate III.) By F. R. Rowley, F.R.M.S. é - 4 406 
Some New Books “oe ts . ; : é u nu i ~ 417 
‘The Hypnosis of Animals : by Max Verworn (F. Gotch)—The Structure and Classification 
of Birds: by F. E. Beddard (W.P.P.)—The Wonderful Century: by A. Russel Wallace 
—Geology for Beginners: by W. W. Watts—Anatomie Comparée: by L. Roule— 
Plant Life: by ©. R. Barnes—Detmer’s Practical Plant Physiology: translated by 
S. A. Moor (F.F.B.)—Problems of Biology: by G. Sandeman—The Living Organism: 
by A. Earl (F.A.B.)—Natural Hygiene: by H. Lahmann—Chemistry for Schools: by 
C. H. Gill, revised by D. H. Jackson—First Stage Inorganic Chemistry : by F. Beddow 
—tL’Année Biologique—Varia 
Obituaries 7 ° : < 2 - : ‘ 431 
J. oeneon 32 1 Aitchison —Luigi Lombardini and others 
Dada . f ; * : , : 3 é ; ; . 432 
|, Correspondence : : ; - ‘ : , : . 440 
The Classification be ihiartiies by A. Radcliffe Grote 
Y nase to Vol. XIII. - ‘i i ; 3 iy Pe : 5 : 441 
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