INDEX TO CONTENTS. 



FACJK 



ALGEBRA, LESSONS IN : 

 Simple Equations and Solu- 



f Problems 18, 55. 155, 170 

 Miscellaneous Problems in 



Sinipl- Equation! . 182, 214 

 Involution, or Kuisiug of 



Powers . . . .246 

 Binomial Theorem . . 282 

 Simple Equations Two Un- 

 known Quantities . . 314 

 Tlii-.'!- Unknown Quantities. 346 

 Problems in Two, Three, or 

 iin>ro Unknown Quauti- 



. 375, 410 



** The Key to the Exercises given 

 in any Lesson in Algebra will 

 be found at the end of the 

 next Lesson. 



AKCHITECTUKE, LESSONS 



IN: 



Domestic Architecture in 

 England . . . 8, 71 



ARITHMETIC, LESSONS IN : 

 Miscellaneous Examples . 14 

 The Metric System . . 69 



** The Key to the Exercises given 

 in any Lesson in Arithmetic 

 will be found at the end of the 

 next Lesson. 



Asl KOXOMY, LESSONS IN: 



( I! . jt-cts and Early History of 

 t ne Science l^arly 

 trouoiners: Thales, Hip- 

 pa rchus, Ptolemy . . 17 



Early Astronomical Instru- 

 ments History of the 

 Science (continued) Co- 

 pernicus and his System 

 Tycho Brahe Kepler . 81 



History of the Science (con- 

 tinued) Kepler's Second 

 and Third Laws Galileo 

 Invention of the Tele- 

 scope Newton Law of 

 Universal Gravitation . 158 



Results of Newton's Laws 

 Foundation of the Royal 

 Observatory Flamsteed 

 Halley Calculation of 

 Orbit of Comets Bradley 

 Bode' s Law Discoveries 

 "t Hcrschel. . . . -1- 



General Appearance of the 

 Heavens in Different Lati- 

 tudes Meridian Polo 

 Star Great and Little 

 Bear Planets . . .279 



The Sun and Moon Mo- 

 tions of the Earth Its 

 Figure Flattening at the 

 Poles Proofs that the 

 E:irth is round How sup- 

 ported in Space-^Rational 

 and Sensible Horizons . S'J7 

 Dip of the Horizon Effects 

 of che Atmosphere Re- 

 traction Twilight Great 

 and Small Circles Equi- 

 noctial Ecliptic Decli- 

 nationRight Ascension . 382 

 Precession of the Equinoxes 

 Nutation Solstitial 

 Points Colnres Lati- 

 tude and Longitude Alt- 

 nsimuth Instrument Pro- 

 blems with the Globes . 401 



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BOOKKEEPING, LESSONS IN : 

 'I'h, Journal .... 6 

 Tli.' I,,-.!-.-]- . . . li'J, l:w 

 Invoice Book . . . .202 

 Account Sales Book . 203, 268 

 Account Current Book . 269 

 Memoranda of Transactions 



291, 389 



BOTANY, LESSONS IN : 

 CVI. Thymelaceae, or Daph- 



CVII. Loranthaceeo . . 

 CVIII. Hydnoraceffl, Raffle- 



siacece, Cytinaceee, Apo- 



dauthacea), and Balaiio- 



phoraceeo . . . . 

 CIX. Nepenthacete, or Ne- 



penthes . . . . 

 CX. Papayacese, or Papayads 

 CXI. Begoniacese, or Bego- 



niads ..... 

 CX1I. Euphorbiacera, or 



Spurgeworta . . . 

 ('XIII. Cannabinaceffi, or 



Hempworts . . 



CXIV. Loganiacese . . 

 CXV. Apocynaceae, or Dog- 



banes ..... 

 CXVI. Endogenous Plants . 

 CXVII. Cyperacete, or Sedge 



Tribe ..... 

 CXVIII. Araceae, the Arum 



Tribe ..... 

 CXIX. Palmaceoe, or the 



Palm Tribe. . . . 

 CXX. Cryptogamic Plants . 

 CXXI. Mosses . 232, 303, 



CHEMISTRY, LESSONS IN: 

 Gold Platinum ... 42 

 Testing, etc ..... 100 

 Organic Chemistry . . 143 

 The Components of the Ani- 



mal Frame . . .204 



Milk The Excretions 

 Food Vegetable Compo- 

 nents ..... 241 

 Fermentation . . .309 

 Alcohol and its Derivations . 379 



CIVIL SERVICE PAPERS : 

 Introduction .... 45 

 Treasury . . . .17 

 Home Office . . . .47 

 Colonial Office . . .47 

 Foreign Office . . .110 

 The Admiralty . . .111 

 Exchequer and Audit Office 111 

 India Office . . . .111 

 Duchy of Lancaster Office . 112 

 Local Government Board . 112 

 Board of Trade . . .112 

 Woods and Forests . . 112 

 Office of Works . . .112 

 War Office . . . .112 

 Privy Council Office . . 112 

 British Museum . . . 170 

 Charity Commission . . 170 

 Civil Service Commission . 170 

 Houses of Parliament . . 170 

 Copyhold, Enclosure, and 



Tithe Commission . . 170 

 Ecclesiastical Commission . 228 

 Emigration Office . . .228 

 The Lunacy Commission . 228 

 The Mint .... .>9 

 National Debt Office . . 229 

 Patent Office . . . .229 

 Paymaster General's Office . 229 

 Record Office . . 229 



Registrar General's Office . 229 



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CIVIL SERVICE PAPERS 



(continued) : 



Science and Art Department 229 

 The Customs . . .229 



Inland Revenue . . . 220 

 Post Office . 



Friendly Societies' Registry 230 

 The Seamen's Register and 



Record of Seamen . . 297 

 Stationery Office . . .298 

 The Competitive Examina- 

 tions 298 



Specimen Examination Pa- 

 pers . . . . 298, 364 



COMMERCE, NATURAL HIS- 



TOKY OF : 

 Introductory .... 145 



I. What is meant by Raw 

 Produce, etc. . . . 145 



II. Our National Home : its 

 Climate, Soil, and Conse- 

 quences resulting there- 

 from etc 193 



III. The Effect of Geology 

 on the Industry of the 

 British People . 225, 257, 289 



IV. The United Kingdom- 

 Ireland Raw Produce, 

 Mineral, Vegetable, Ani- 

 mal .... 



V. The United Kingdom- 

 Great Britain Raw Pro- 

 duce, Mineral, Vegetable, 

 Animal . . .32 



VL British Fisheries . . 385 

 VII. European Analogues of 

 Great Britain 



COMPARATIVE ANATOMY: 

 Pteropoda Cephalopoda . :',!> 

 Vertebrata Fishes . . 104 

 Amphibia Roptilia . . 199 



Birds iMi 



Mammalia .... .'.-7 

 Mammalia Classification 

 Conclusion .... 404 



ELECTRICITY : 



How Generated Different 

 Theories Conductors and 

 Non - conductors Pith 

 Ball and Gold Leaf Elec- 

 troscopes .... 120 



Induction Torsion Electro- 

 meter Distribution of 

 Electricity on a Surface . 175 



Cylinder-Electrical Machine 

 Plate Machine Arm- 

 strong's Hydro - Electric 

 Machine .... 209 



Illuminating Effects In- 

 terrupted Conductors 

 Leydcu Jar . 



Spotted Jar Jar with mov- 

 able Coatings Leyden 

 Pane Electric Pendulum 

 Battery Electrometers 

 Harris s Unit Jar Ef- 

 fects of Shock . . .311 



Electrified Pith Balls 

 Dancing Figures Electric 

 Bells Effects of a Point- 

 Electric Aura Electric 

 Flyer Lichtenberg's Fi- 

 guresChemical Effects 

 Electrophorus . . . 369 



ENGLISH, LESSONS IN: 

 Latin Stems . . . .35 

 French Stems . . . 86 



ENGLISH (continued): 

 Diverse Stems . . .141 

 The Celtic Element . . 186 



PART II. IHFLECTIOH : 

 Nouns, their Origin and 



Clauses . . . 250, 294 

 Tii.- irtfeli - . . . _-; 



Gender . . . . 34*. til 

 Number ..... 411 



ENGLISH LITERATURK 



SONS IN: 



Introduction .... 40 

 Literature in England before 



the Age of Chaucer . . 118 

 Chaucer and hi* Time* 148, 196, 



The " Canterbury Tales" . 253 

 From the Death of Chaucer 



to the Elizabethan Period 299 

 The Elizabethan Age 



Poetry ..... 361 

 The Elizabethan Age 



Spenser .... Jao 



EUCLID, EXERCISES IX: 

 Props. I.-V. (Euc. I. 1-8) . 47 

 VL-XII. (fcuc. I. 



. 117 

 XIII.-XX. (Euc. I. 



1-21). . . .180 

 ., XXL-XXVIII. (Euc. 



i. i--' . 



XXIX. -XXXVI. (Euc. 



I. 1-H'i . . .308 

 XXXVIL - XLIV. 



(Luc. I. MS) . . 398 



FRENCH, LESSONS IX : 

 PABT II. FRENCH GRAMMAR: 

 13. Proper Names . . 

 14. The Article . . . 

 15-1. The Adjective . 

 15-2. Qualifying-Adjectives 



16. Gender and Number 



of Adjectives . . 



17. Formation of the 



Feminine of Adjec- 

 tives . 



18. Formation of the 



Plural of Adjectives . 



19. Agreement of Adjec- 



tives with Nouns . 



20. Determinative Adjec- 



tives .... 

 -I. Demonstrative Adjec- 

 tiv 



68 



. 



23. Numeral Adjectives . 69 



24. Variations of the Car- 



dinal Numbers . . 60 

 Miscellaneous Obser- 



vations on the Cardi- 



nal Numbers . .7" 

 26. Observations on the 



Ordinal Numbers . 7" 

 i : ules on the Use of the 



Numeral Adjectives . 115 



28. Numeral Nouns . . 115 



29. Fractional Numerals . 115 



30. Ordinal Adverbs . .115 

 1- Indefinite Adjectives . 115 



32. The Pronoun . .116 

 Si The Personal Pronouns 116 



34. Remarks on the Per- 



sonal Pronouns . . l-V 



35. Possessive Pronouns . IS? 



36. Remarks on tne Pos- 



sessive Pronouns . 165 



37. Demonstrative Pro- 



nouus . . . .166 



