XVII 

 THE REV. WILLIAM BUCKLAND, D. D. F. R.S, 



CANON OF CHRIST CHURCH, AND PROFSSOR OK GEOLOGY IN THli 

 UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD. 



ON GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY. 



THE REV. WILLIAM KIRBY, M. A. F. R. S. 

 ON THE HISTORY, HABITS, AND INSTINCTS OF ANIMALS. 



WILLIAM PROUT, M.D. F.R.S. 



CHEMISTRY, METEOROLOGY, AND THE FUNCTION OF 

 DIGESTION, CONSIDERED WITH REFERENCE TO 

 NATURAL THEOLOGY. 



His ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF SUSSEX, Presi- 

 dent of the Royal Society, having desired that no unneces- 

 sary delay should take place in the publication of the 

 above mentioned treatises, they will appear at short inter- 

 vals, as they are ready for publication. 



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