KNOWLEDGE " LIBRARY. 



THE 



BORDERLAND OF SCIENCE: 



A SERIES OF FAMILIAR DISSERTATIONS ON 



STARS, PLANETS AND METEORS ; SUN AND MOON ; GAMBLING J 

 EARTHQUAKES; FLYING-MACHINES; COAL; 



COINCIDENCES; GHOSTS; ETC.: ', ''>.' ./ 



BY RICHARD A. PROCTOR, 



AUTHOR OF "SCIENCE BYWAYS," "THE POETEY OF ASTRONOMY," ETC. 



Curiously I roam 



As through a wide museum - from whose stores 

 A casual rarity is singled out 

 And has its brief perusal, then gives way 

 To others, all supplanted in their turn. WORDSWORTH. 



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