CONTENTS OF No. XLVI. 
I. Niagara. Glacial and Post-Glacial Phenomena. 
II. Heredity. | Rete 
III. The Late Transit of Venus. 
IV. The Question of Organic Evolution. 
V. Selenography: its Past, Present, and Future. 
VI. Modern Entomology. ° 
VII. Aérial Locomotion. x P 
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NOTICES OF SCIENTIFIC WORKS. 
Hartwig’s ‘The Aérial World: a Popular Account of the Phenomena id 
and Life of the Atmosphere.” ns Sar 
Lockyer’s ‘Science Primers. Astronomy.” 
Weinhold’s “Introduction to Experimental Physics, Pi ootatical and 
Practical; including Dire¢tions for Constructing Physical 
Apparatus, and for Making Experiments.” rae 
Angell’s ‘‘ Elements of Magnetism and Electricity.” ay oe 
Angell’s “‘ Klements of Animal Physiology, chiefly Human, witha ! 
on Practical Work, Dissection, &c.”” ees bo 
Sidgwick’s “‘ The Methods of Ethics.” : ra 
Budd’s “‘ The Transit of Venus: its Meaning and Use.” <6 
Lubbock’s ‘‘ The Origin of Civilisation and the Primitive Condition cc 
of Man: Mentaland Social Condition of Savages.” 
Drysdale’s “*‘ The Protoplasmic Theory oY Taite.? 2 
Foster’s “‘ The Elements of Embryology.” Beas: 
Heath’s “‘ An Elementary Exposition of the Doétrine of pegs 
Jardine’s “‘ The Elements of the Peas of eooaon 
Prodctor’s ‘‘ Transits of Venus.” tn 
Page’s “ Economic Geology, or Geology in its Relenons to the Arts 
and Manufadtures.” 
CorRRESPONDENCE.—Respecting the Phenomena called Spiritual * ‘43 
PROGRESS IN SCIENCE, Sige 
(Including the Proceedings of Learned Societies at Home and Abroad, and 
Notices of Recent Scientific Literature ). 
