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THE SOLAE ECLIPSE or 1871, . . . ". 140 



METEORIC ASTEONOMY, . . . . . 150 



THE " GREAT ICE AGE" AND THE ORIGIN OF THE "TiLL, " . 157 



THE BAROMETER AND THE WEATHER, . . . 181 



THE CHEMISTRY OF BOG RECLAMATION, . . . 199 



AERIAL EXPLORATION OF THE ARCTIC REGIONS . . 208 



THE LIMITS OF OUR COAL SUPPLY, *- . . 220 



"THE ENGLISHMAN'S FIRESIDE," . _ .- . . 235 



"BAILY'S BEADS," . . . . . . 240 



THE COLORING OF GREEN TEA, .... 242 



"IRON FILINGS" IN TEA, ..... 244 



SCIENCE AND SPIRITUALISM, . . . . . 247 



MATHEMATICAL FICTIONS, .... '. 256 



WORLD-SMASHING, . . . . . . 359 



THE DYING TREES IN KENSINGTON GARDENS, . . 262 

 THE OLEAGINOUS PRODUCTS OF THAMES MUD : WHERE THEY 



COME FROM AND WHERE THEY Go, . . . 2C5 



LUMINOUS PAINT, . . . . . . 267 



THE ORIGIN AND PROBABLE DURATION OF PETROLEUM, . 270 

 ON THE SO-CALLED "CRATER NECKS " AND "VOLCANIC 



BOMBS" OF IRELAND, . . . . . 275 



TRAVERTINE, ....... 279 



THE CORROSION OF BUILDING STONES, . . . 281 



HOME GARDENS FOR SMOKY TOWNS, .... 284 



SOLIDS, LIQUIDS, AND GASES, . . . 294 



MURCHISON AND BABBAGE, . . . . 307 



