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Dr. Lardner s Handbooks of Natural Philosophy. 



%* The following five volumes, though each is Complete in itself, and to be pur- 

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 intended for the general reader ivho desires to attain accurate knowledge of the 

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THE HANDBOOK OF MECHANICS. Enlarged and almost 

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Dr. Lardner s Handbook of Astronomy. 



THE HANDBOOK OF ASTRONOMY. Forming a Com- 

 panion to the " Handbooks of Natural Philosophy." By DIONY- 

 sius LARDNER, D.C. L., formerly Professor of Natural Philosophy 

 and Astronomy in University College, London. Fourth Edition. 

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Dr. Lar drier s Handbook of Animal Physics. 



THE HANDBOOK OF ANIMAL PHYSICS. By DR. 

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