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NATURE 



[March 21, 1901 



" Humphry E>avy, Poet and Philosopher," by Dr. T. E. Thorpe, 

 F.R.S. ; "Major Rennell, F.R.S., and the Rise of Modern 

 English Geography," by Sir Clements R. Markham, F.R.S. ; 

 "Justus Von Liebig : His Life and Work," by W. A. Shen- 

 stone, F.R.S.; "Charles Lyell and Modern Geology," by 

 Prof. T. G. Bonney, F.R.S. ; "John Dalton and the Rise of 

 Modern Chemistry," by Sir Henry E. Roscoe, F.R.S. ; " A 

 Practical Method of Teaching Geography " (England and Wales, 

 part ii.), by J. H. Overton; " Pictorial Practical Fruit Grow- 

 ing," a concise manual giving instructions for the management 

 of every important fruit in cultivation, by W. P. Wright, 

 illustrated ; and re-issues of " Familiar Wild Birds," by W. 

 Swaysland, illustrated, and " Cassell's Natural History," 

 illustrated. 



Messrs. J. and A. Churchill's list includes : — "A Treatise on 

 Physics," by Prof A. Gray, F.R.S., in three parts, illustrated, 

 part i., Dynamics and Properties of Matter; "Gynaeco- 

 logical Pathology," by Dr. Charles Hubert Roberts, illustrated ; 

 " Diseases of the Thyroid Gland, and their Surgical Treatment," 

 by Dr. James Berry, illustrated ; " Handbook of Clinical Medi- 

 cine for Practitioners and Students," giving an account of the 

 diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease, by Dr. Thomas D. 

 Savill, illustrated; and a new edition of "Carpenter's Micro- 

 .scope and its Revelations," edited by Rev. Dr. W. H. Dallinger, 

 F.R.S., illustrated. 



In the announcements of the Clarendon Press we observe : — 

 " Micro- Anatomy," by G. Mann; "A Text- Book of Arith- 

 metic," by R. Hargreaves ; " Geometrical Exercises," by Prof. 

 A. Larmor ; " Fhe Works of George Berkeley," edited by A. C. 

 Eraser, 4 vols. ; "The Ethics of Spinoza," by H. H. Joachim. 

 Messrs. Dent and Co. announce : — " Bird Watching," by E. 

 Selous, illustrated. 



Mr. Gustav Fischer (Jena) announces : — " Studien iiber die 

 Narkose," by Dr. Overton ; " Weiteres iiber Malaria. Im- 

 munitat und Latenzperiode," by Dr. A. Plehn, illustrated ; 

 " Die Parasiten im Krebs und Sarkom," by Dr. Max Schiiller, 

 illustrated ; " Das Gesetz der GUterconcentration in der indi- 

 vidualistischen Rechts- und Wirtschaftsordnung," Erster 

 Halbband : Das Gesetz der GUterconcentration und seine 

 Bedeutung fiir die Wirtschaftspolitik, by Dr. J. Worms ; and a 

 new edition of " Die moderne Weltanschauung und der 

 Mensch," by Dr. B. Velter. 



The announcements of Messrs. C. Griffin and Co., Ltd., 

 include : — " The Construction and Maintenance of Vessels 

 Built of Steel," by Thomas Walton, illustrated; "The Metal- 

 lurgy of Steel," by F. W. Harbord, illustrated; "Hints on 

 Steam Engine Design and Construction," by Charles Hurst, 

 illustrated; "A Text-Book of Physics," by Profs. J. H. 

 Poynting, F.R.S., and J. J. Thomson, F.R.S. : — "Properties 

 of Matter," illustrated; "Tables and Data for the Use of 

 Analysts, Chemical Manufacturers, and Scientific Chemists," 

 by Prof. J. Castell Evans ; " A Dictionary of Dyestuffs : A 

 Compendium of Dyes, Mordants, and other substances em- 

 ployed in Dyeing, Calico-Printing, and Bleaching," by C. 

 Rawson, W. M. Gardner, and Dr. W. F. Laycock ; "A 

 Dictionary of Textile Fibres," by William J. Hannan, illus- 

 trated ; " Sanitary Engineering : A Practical Manual of Town 

 Drainage and Sewage and Refuse Disposal,'" by Francis Wood, 

 illustrated. 



Messrs. J. Hall and Co. give notice of: — " Army Science 

 Papers, being papers in chemistry, physics, physiography and 

 geology, set in the Woolwich, Sandhurst and Militia Literary 

 Examinations, 1890- 1896"; "Army Mathematical Papers, 

 being papers in arithmetic, algebra, Euclid, trigonometry and 

 mensuration, set in the Sandhurst and Militia Literary Examin- 

 ations (Class L), 1890-1896," with answers by T. A. E. 

 Sanderson. 



Mr. W. Heinemann announces ".— "A Universal History of 

 Mankind," edited by Dr. Helmolt, vol. i. Introductory Pre- 

 history—America and the Pacific Ocean; "Britain and the 

 North Atlantic," by H.J. Mackinder. 



Messrs. Hy. Holt an<l Co. (New York) will publish "The 

 Anatomy of the Cat," by Profs. Reighard and Jenning, 

 illustrated. 



Messrs. Isbister and Co., Ltd., will issue :—" Nature and 

 the Child," by C. B. Scott, illustrated; "Differential and 

 Integral Calculus/' with applications, by Prof. E. W. Nichols ; 

 " Experimental Chemistry," by Dr. Lyman C. Newell, 

 Teacher's Supplement ; Heath's Mathematical Monographs, 

 issued under the general editorship of Prof. Webster Wells : 



NO. 1638. VOL. 63] 



(1-4) "Famous Geometrical Theorems and Problems and 

 their History," by W. W. Rupert ; (5) " On Teaching Geo- 

 metry," by Florence Milner. 



Messrs. Jarrold and Sons announce : — " Letters and Notes 

 on the Natural History of Norfolk, more especially on the 

 Birds and Fishes," from the MSS. of Sir Thomas Browne, 

 M.D. (1605-1682), in the Sloane Collection in the Library of 

 the British Museum, with notes by Thomas Southwell. 



Messrs. Crosby Lock wood and Son promise : — " The 

 Engineer's Year-book of Formulae, Rules, Tables, Data and 

 Memoranda in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Marine and Mine 

 Engineering," by H. R. Kempe, illustrated ; and new editions of 

 " The Art of Soap-making : a Practical Handbook of the Manu- 

 facture of Hard and Soft Soaps, Toilet Soaps," by Alexander 

 Watt, illustrated ; " Pumps and Pumping, a Handbook for 

 Pump Users, being Notes on Selection, Construction and 

 Management," by M. Powis Bale; "Gas-Engine Handbook, 

 a Manual of Useful Information for the Designer and the 

 Engineer," by E. W. Roberts; "The Construction of Roads 

 and Streets," by the late Henry Law and D. K. Clark. 



Messrs. Longmans and Co.'s list includes :—" My Auto- 

 biography," by Prof. F. MaxMiiller ; "Researches on Cellulose, 

 1895-1900," by Cross and Bevan ; " Human Personality, 

 and its Survival of Bodily Death," by Frederic W. H. Myers, 

 two vols. ; " Dissertations on Leading Philosophical Topics : 

 being Articles Reprinted from Mind, ''^ by Dr. Alexander Bain ; 

 "A Practical Treatise on Mine Surveying," by Arnold Lupton, 

 illustrated ; " Pianoforte Tone Production," by Prof. T. 

 Matthay ; "Twentieth Century Inventions: a Forecast," by 

 George Sutherland. 



Messrs. Macmillan and Co.'s science list comprises : — 

 "The Cambridge Natural History," vol. viii.. Amphibia and 

 Reptiles, by Dr. H. Gadow, F.R.S. ; "The Scientific Memoirs 

 of Thomas Henry Huxley," edited Ly Prof. Sir M. Foster, 

 K.C.B., F.R.S., and Prof. E. Ray Lankester, F.R.S., in 4 

 vols., vol. iii. ; "Diseases in Plants," by Prof. H. Marshall 

 W^ard, F.R.S.; "The Problem of Conduct, a Study in the 

 Phenomenology of Ethics," by A. E. Taylor ; Macmillan's 

 " A Manual of Medicine," edited by Dr. W. H. Allchin, 

 vol. iii.; and new editions of "The Scenery of Scotland 

 viewed in connection with its Physical Geology," by Sir 

 Archibald Geikie, F.R.S., illustrated; "The Methods of 

 Ethics," by the late Prof. Henry Sidgwick, with portrait ; 

 " Introduction to Physical Chemistry," by Prof. James Walker ; 

 " Flowers and Ferns in their Haunts," by M. O. Wright, illus- 

 trated ; " Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology," 3 vols., 

 edited by Prof. J. M. Baldwin ; ""The Limits of Evolution," by 

 Prof. G. H. Howison ; " School Hygiene," by Dr. E. R. Shaw ; 

 " The New Basis of Geography," by J. W. Redway ; " Ethics, 

 Descriptive and Explanatory," by Prof. S. E. Mezes ; "Cyclo- 

 pedia of American Horticulture," edited by Prof.L. H. Bailey, 

 vol. iii., illu.strated ; "The Principles of Stock-Breeding," by 

 Prof. W. H. Brewer ; " Farm Poultry," by Prof. G. C. Watson, 

 illustrated; "The Principles of Feeding Animals," by W. H. 

 Jordan ; " A Laboratory Manual in Physics," by Drs. Crew and 

 Tatnall ; "Elementary Electricity and Magnetism," by Profs. 

 D. C. and J. P. Jackson; "Plane and Solid Geometry," by 

 Prof. A. Schultze and F. L. Sevenoak ; " Elementary Geometry," 

 by Prof. T. F. Holgate ; "The Rontgen Rays in Medicine and 

 Surgery," by Dr. F. H. Williams, illustrated ; "Surgical Tech- 

 nique," by Drs. von Esmarch and Kowalzig (translated), 

 illustrated. 



Messrs. Melhuen and Co. give notice of: — " The Natural 

 History of Selborne," by Gilbert White, edited by Prof. L. C. 

 Miall, F.R.S., and W. Warde Fowler; "Diseases of the 

 Heart," by Dr. E. H. Colbeck, illustrated. 



Mr. John Murray's list includes : — "The Native Races of 

 South Africa : 'their Economic and Social Condition," by the 

 South African Native Races Committee, with maps; "The 

 Life of Gilbert White, of Selborne, based on letters, journals, 

 and other documents in the possession of the family, and not 

 hitherto published," by his Great Grand-Nephew, Rashleigh 

 Holt- White, 2 vols., illustrated; "The Natural History of 

 Religion, based on the Gifford Lectures delivered in Aberdeen 

 in 1889-90 and 1890-91," by Prof. Edward Burnett Tylor, 

 F.R.S., illustrated; "The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the 

 Venetian," translated and edited by the late Colonel Sir Henry 

 Yule, revised throughout in the light of modern discoveries, 

 with a memoir of Colonel Yule," by Prof. Henri Cordier, 2 

 vols., illustrated; " Heredity,'' by Prof. J. Arthur Thomson, 



