CONTENTS. 
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Budd’s ‘‘ The Transit of Venus: its Meaning and Use.” . - 3250 
Lubbock’s “‘ The Origin of Civilisation and the Primitive Con- 
dition of Man: Mental and Social Condition of Savages.” 260 
Drysdale’s ‘‘The Protoplasmic Theory of Life.” . : : . 260 
Foster’s ‘‘ The Elements of Embryology.” . : . ; 201 
Heath’s ‘‘ An Elementary Exposition of the Do¢trine of pace 262 
Jardine’s “‘ The Elements of the Psychology of Cognition.” » 263 
Proctor’s ** Transits of Venus.” | 4% : 5 : : ; aon 
Page’s ‘Economic Geology, or Geology in its Relations to the 
Arts and Manufactures.” . : : 5 : : . 264 
CoRRESPONDENCE.—Respecting the Phenomena called Spiritual . 266 
PROGRESS IN SCIENCE. 
Including Proceedings of Learned Societies at Home and Abroad, and 
Notices of Recent Scientific Literature. 
MINING . : : : : : : : ‘ C : 5 Appi 
METALLURGY . ; : ~ : : : : : . - 272 
MINERALOGY . 5 ; . : : : 3 ; : = | 273 
GEOLOGY . ; : ; : : % : 5 . : - 274 
Puysics . ; : : 4 : : : : ; . : 276 
