July 3, 1879] 



NATURE 



XXIX 



SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE. 



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On the Origin of the Laws of Nature. By Sir Edmund 



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SIR JOHN LUBBOCK'S NEW BOOKS. 



SCIENTIFIC LECTURES. 



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 CONTENTS. 



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I. — On Flowers and Insects. 



II. — On Plants and Insects. 

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