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Reviews and Our Bookshelf (continued) : 



Metallurgy : Dichmann (Carl), AUeyne Reynolds, the 

 Basic Open-hearth Steel Process, 309; Friend (Dr. J. 

 Newton), the Corrosion of Iron and Steel, 37 



Meteorology : Bonacina (L. C. W.), Climatic Control, 40 ; 

 Bort (Teisserenc de) and A. L. Rotch, Travaux de 

 rObservatoire de Trappes : Travaux de 1 'Atmosphere 

 Marine par Sondages A^riens Atlantique Moyen et 

 R6gion Intertropicale, E. Gold, 519; Hann (Prof. J.), 

 Handbuch der Klimatologie, 542 ; Henkel (F. W.), 

 Weather Science : an Elementary Introduction to 

 Meteorology, 102 ; Knox (Alexander), the CUmate of 

 the Continent of Africa, Sir H. H. Johnston, 

 G.C.M.G., K.C.B., 305; Maurer (Jul.), R. Billwiller, 

 jr., and C. Hess, das Klima der Schweiz auf Grund- 

 lage der 37-jahrigen Beobachtungsperiode 1864- 1900, 

 542 ; Mazelle (E.), die tagliche Periode der Wind- 

 richtung und Windstarke nach den anemornetrischen 

 Aufzeichnungen auf der Klippe Porer, 218; Rambaut 

 (Dr. A. A., F.R.S.), Results of Meteorological Ob- 

 servations made at the Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford, 

 1900-05, 428; Shaw (Dr. W. N., F.R.S.), Forecasting 

 Weather, Dr. Hugh R. Mill, 575 ; Stok (Dr. J. P. van 

 der), on the Diurnal Variation of the Wind and the 

 Atmospheric Pressure and their Relation to the Varia- 

 tion of the Gradient, 218 



Mineralogy : Hatch (Dr. F. H.), Mineralogy, 513 ; 

 Spencer (Leonard J.), the World's Minerals, 242 



Nature Study and Natural History : Further Correspond- 

 ence Relating to the Preservation of Wild Animals in 

 Africa, Sir H. H. Johnston, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., 178; 

 Banfield (E. J.), My Tropic Isle, 283 ; Barton (F. T., 

 M.R.C.V.S.), the Boy Fancier : being a Complete 

 Manual of all Matters Appertaining to Domestic Pets 

 Suitable for the Youthful Fancier, 411; Bland-Sutton 

 (J.). Man and Beast in Eastern Ethiopia, Sir H. H. 

 Johnston, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., 346; Brown (H. H.), the 

 Process of the Year : Notes on the Succession of Plant 

 and Animal Life, 209; Claxton (W. J.), Methodical 

 Nature Study, 411; Claxton (W. J.), Round the Year 

 with Nature, A. E. Crawley, 476 ; Evans (A. H.), a 

 Fauna of the Tweed Area, 545 ; Kearton (Richard), 

 Grace Kearton, the Adventures of Jack Rabbit, 174; 

 Mockler-Ferryman (Lieut. -Colonel A. F.), Confessions 

 of a Robin, 209 ; Natural History Society of Northum- 

 berland, Durham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Transactions, 

 158; Plassmann (Dr. J.) and others, Jahrbuch der 

 Naturwissenschaften, 1910-11, 376; Rodway (J.), In 

 the Guiana Forest : Studies of Nature in Relation to 

 the Struggle for Life, 518; White (Gilbert), G. E. 

 Collins, the Natural History and Antiquities of Sel- 

 borne, 174 ; White (Gilbert), Wilfred Mark Webb, a 

 Nature Calendar, 584 



Palaeontology : Cossmann (M.) and G. Pissarro, E. W. 

 Vredenburg, Prof. Dr. V. Uhlig, Palaeontologia Indica, 

 being Figures and Descriptions of the Organic Remains 

 procured during the Progress of the Geological Survey 

 of India, 531 



Philosophy : Bosanquet (Dr. B.), the Principle of Indi- 

 viduality and Value: Gifford Lectures for 1911, 583; 

 Butler (Nicholas Murray, President of Columbia Uni- 

 versity), Philosophy, 209; Forbes (George, F.R.S.), 

 Puppets : a Work-a-Day Philosophy, 4 ; Keyserling 

 (Hermann Graf), Prolegomena zur Naturphilosophie, 

 Dr. T. P. Nunn, 507; Ostwald (W.), T. Seltzer, 

 Natural Philosophy, Dr. T. P. Nunn, 507 ; Solomon 

 (Joseph), Bergson, 209 



Photography : the American Annual of Photography, 

 1912, edited by Percy Y. Howe, 377; the British 

 Journal Photographic Almanac and Photographer's 

 Daily Companion, edited by G. E. Brown, 310; 

 Cassell's Cyclopasdia of Photography, edited by Bernard 

 E. Jones, 409 ; Photograms of the Year 1911-12, edited 

 by H. Snowden Ward, 347 ; the Photographic Annual, 

 1911-12, edited by A. D. Godbold, 277; Ward (Dr. F.), 

 Marvels of Fish Life Revealed by the Camera, 316; 

 Wolf-Czapek (K. W., Editor) and others, Angewandte 

 Photographie in Wissenschaft und Technik, 275 



Physics, General : Corbin (H. E.) and H. M. Stewart, 

 a Handbook of Physics and Chemistry, 107 ; Daniell 

 (Dr. A.), a Text-book of the Principles of Physics, 510; 



Edser (E.), General Physics for Students, 3 ; Fison 

 (Dr. A. H.), Notes on Practical Physics, 478 ; Fowle 

 (F. E.), Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections : Smith- 

 sonian Physical Tables, Dr. J. A. Harker, F.R.S., 

 477; Kaye (Dr. G. W. C.) and Prof. T. H. Laby, 

 Tables of Physical and Chemical Constants, and some 

 Mathematical Functions, Dr. J. A. Harker, F.R.S., 

 477 ; Kelvin (the Right Hon. Sir William Thomson, 

 Baron Kelvin, O.M., P.C., G.C.V.O.), Sir Joseph 

 Larmor, Sec. R.S., Mathematical and Physical Papers : 

 vol. vi.. Voltaic Theory, Radio-activity, Electrons, 

 Navigation and Tides, Miscellaneous, 543 ; Magie 

 (Prof. W. F.), Principles of Physics, 510; Reed 

 (Prof. J. O.) and Prof. Karl E. Guthe, College Physics, 

 478 ; Spinney (Prof. L. B.), a Text-book of Physics, 

 510 



Physics, Electricity and Magnetism : Moos (N. A. F.), 

 Magnetic Observations made at the Government Ob- 

 servatory, Bombay, 1846-1905, 113 ; P6cheux (Prof. 

 H.), les Lampes jtlectriques, 512 ; Simon (Prof. 

 H. Th.), der elektrische Lichtbogen : Experimental- 

 vortrag, 512 



Physics, Heat: Jude (Dr. R. H.) and Dr. J. Satterly, 

 Senior H^t, 107 



Physics, Light : Clay (Dr. R. S.), Treatise on Practical 

 Light, 510; Pulfrich (Carl), Stereoskopisches Sehen und 

 Messen, 23 ; Trotter (A. P.), Illumination : its Distri- 

 bution and Measurement, 72 ; 



Physics, Mechanics: Gray (Prof. A., F.R.S.) and Dr. 

 J. G. Gray, a Treatise on Dynamics, with Examples 

 and Exercises, 578 ; Haupt (Dr. Phil. Otto), Unter- 

 suchungen uber Oszillationstheoreme, Prof. G. H. 

 Bryan, F.R.S., 579; Konigsberger (Leo), die Prinzipien 

 der Mechanik fiir eine oder mehrere von den raum- 

 lichen Koordinaten und der Zeit abhangige Variabeln, 

 Prof. G. H. Bryan, F.R.S. , 580; Marcolongo (Prof. 

 R.), Prof. H. E. Timerding, Theoretische Mechanik, 

 Prof. G. H. Bryan, F.R.S., 580; Parker (G. W.), 

 Elements of Mechanics, 207 



Physics, Sound: Lamb (Prof. Horace, F.R.S.), the 

 Dvnamical Theory of Sound, Prof. G. H. Bryan, 

 F.R.S., 579 



Psychology : Bohn (G.), la Nouvelle Psychologie Animale, 

 Dr. William Brown, 173 ; Calkins (Prof. Mary Whiton), 

 a First Book in Psychology, 139 ; Diirr (Prof. E.), 

 Erkenntnistheorie, 139 ; Pfungst (Oskar), Carl L. 

 Hahn, Clever Hans (the Horse of Mr. Van Osten) : a 

 Contribution to Experimental Animal and Human 

 Psychology, Dr. William Brown, 173 ; Pillsbury (Prof. 

 W. B.), the Essentials of Psychology, 273 ; Thorndike 

 (E. L.), Animal Intelligence : Experimental Studies, 

 Dr. William Brown, 306 ; Welton (Prof. J.), the 

 Psychology of Education, Prof. J. A. Green, 205 



Rubber : Braham (Frank), the Rubber-Planter's Note- 

 book, 242 ; Lloyd (Prof. F. E.), " Guayule " (Par- 

 thenium argentatum, Gray), a Rubber-plant of the 

 Chihuahuan Desert, 215 



Sanitation : Kershaw (G. Bertram), Modern Methods of 

 Sewage Purification : a Guide for the Designing and 

 Maintenance of Sewage Purification Works, Edward 

 Ardern, 544 



Science, General: St. Andrew's University, Scientific 

 Memorial Volume, 566 ; Stephenson (H. H., Editor), 

 Who's Who in Science (International), 1912, 546; 

 Thomson (Prof. J. Arthur), Introduction to Science, 

 139 ; Various Authors, Marvels of the Universe, 41 



Sociology : Bray (Reginald A.), Boy Labour and Appren- 

 ticeship, 372 ; Evans (Maurice S., C.M.G.), Black and 

 White in South-east Africa : a Study in Sociology, Sir 

 H. H. Johnston, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., 408; Lapage (Dr. 

 C. P.). Feeble-mindedness in Children of School Age: 

 Appendix bv Mary Dendy, 104 ; Sherlock (Dr. E. B.), 

 Sir H. B. bonkin, the Feeble-minded, 104 

 Sport: Fletcher (F. W. F.), Sport on the Nilgiris and in 

 Wynaad, 379; Suffolk and Berkshire (the Earl of) and 

 others, the Encyclopaedia of Sport and Games, 45 

 Technical Industries: Banks (Charles S.), a Manual of 

 Philippine Silk Culture, 494; Cross (C. F.), E. J. 

 Bevan, and R. W. Sindall, W. N. Bacon, Wood Pulp 

 and its Uses, C. Simmonds, 205 ; Jago (Wm.) and 

 Wm. C. Jago, the Technology of Bread-making, 238 ; 



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