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NATURE 



[September 30, 1897 



elude :— Hand-Atlas Series: "Essentials of Bacteriology," by 

 Profs. Lehmann and Neumann (illustrated) ; "Atlas of Fractures 

 and Dislocations," by Prof. H. Helferich ; "A Manual on 

 Diseases of the Heart," by Sir Wm. Broadbent, Bart., F.R.S. ; 

 "The Rcintgen Rays in Medicine and Surgery: a Manual for 

 Practitioners and Students," by Dr. David Walsh, illustrated. 



Messrs. Bliss, Sands, and Co. promise :— The Progressive 

 Science Series: "Earth Structure," by Prof. Geikie, F.R.S. ; 

 "Volcanoes," by Prof. Bonney, F.R.S. ; "The Groundwork of 

 Science," by Dr. St. George Mivart, F.R.S.; "Vertebrate 

 Palaeontology," by Prof. Cope; "Science and Ethics," by M. 

 Berthelot ; "The Country Month by Month," by J. A. Owen 

 and Prof. G. S. Boulger, a re-issue, in four quarterly volumes : 

 Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, illustrated. 



In Messrs. William Blackwood and Sons' list we find :— 

 "A Sketch of the Natural History (Vertebrates) of the British 

 Islands, with a bibliography of over two hundred works relating 

 to the British Fauna, and a List of Field Clubs and Natural 

 History Societies at present existing in the United Kingdom," 

 by F. G. Aflalo, illustrated; " Wild Traits in Tame Animals : 

 being some familiar Studies in Evolution," by Dr. Louis 

 Robinson, illustrated; "A Manual of Agricultural Botany," 

 from the German of Dr. A. B. Frank, translated by Dr. John 

 W. Paterson, illustrated; "Things of Everyday: a Popular 

 Science Reader on some Common Things," illustrated ; " Intro- 

 ductory Text-Book of Meteorology," by Dr. Alexander Buchan, 

 new edition, illustrated ; " Dr. Mackay's Elements of Physio- 

 graphy," rewritten and enlarged, illustrated ; " Page's Intro- 

 ductory Text-Book of Geology," new edition, revised and 

 enlarged by Prof. Lapworth, F.R.S. ; " Page's Advanced Text- 

 Book of Geology, Descriptive and Industrial," with engravings 

 and glossary of scientific terms, new edition, revised and en- 

 larged by Prof. Lapworth, F.R.S. ; " Introductory Text-Book of 

 Zoology, for the Use of Junior Students," by Prof. Henry AUeyne 

 Nicholson, F.R.S., new edition, revised and enlarged, illustrated. 

 The Cambridge University Press announces : — " The Collected 

 Mathematical Papers of the late Arthur Cayley, F.R.S." (to be 

 be completed in thirteen volumes), vols. xii. and xiii. ; "The 

 Scientific Papers of John Couch Adams, F.R.S.," vol. ii., 

 edited by Prof. W. G. Adams, F.R.S., and R. A. Sampson; 

 "The Theory of Groups of a Finite Order," by Prof. 

 W. Burnside, F.R.S.; "A Treatise on Universal Algebra, 

 with some applications," by A. N. Whitehead. Vol. i. 

 contains the general principles of algebraic symbolism, the 

 algebra of symbolic logic, the calculus of extension {i.e. the 

 algebra of Graffmann's Ausdehnungslehre), with applications to 

 projective geometry, to non-Euclidean geometry, and to mathe- 

 matical physics ; " A Treatise on Octonians : a development of 

 Chfford's Bi-Quaternions," by Prof. Alexander McAulay ; "A 

 Treatise on Spherical Astronomy," by Prof. Sir Robert S. Ball, 

 F.R.S. ; "A Treatise on Geometrical Optics," by R. A. Her- 

 man ; " An Elementary Course of Infinitesimal Calculus, for 

 the use of Students of Physics and Engineering," by Prof. 

 Horace Lamb, F.R.S.; "Theoretical Mechanics : an intro- 

 ductory Treatise on the Principles of Dynamics, with numerous 

 applications and examples," by A. E. H. Love, F.R.S. ; "The 

 Works of Archimedes." edited in modern notation, with intro- 

 ductory chapters, by Dr. T. L. Heath; "The Steam Engine 

 and other Heat Engines," by Prof. J. A. Ewing, F.R.S.; "Col- 

 lected Mathematical Papers," by Prof. P. G. Tait; "Crystallo- 

 graphy," by Prof W. J. Lewis; "Geology," by J. E. Marr, 

 F.R.S, ; Cambridge Natural Science Manuals, Biological 

 Series — "Fossil Plants: a Manual for Students of Botany and 

 Geology," by A. C. Seward, in two volumes ; " Vertebrate ; 

 Palaeontology," by A. S. Woodward; "Handbook to the ! 

 Geology of Cambridgeshire," by F. R. Cowper Reed ; Physical 

 Series— " Electricity and Magnetism," by R. T. Glazebrook, 

 F.R.S. ; "Sound," by J. W. Capstick. 



The list of Messrs. Georges Carre et C. Naud, of Paris, in- 

 cludes : — " Le9ons de Physiologic," by Prof. R. Dubois, illus- ! 

 trated ; " Les Cancers epitheliaux," by Dr. Fabre-Domergue, 

 illustrated ; " Manuel d' Analyse chimique appliquee a I'examen 

 des produits industriels et commerciaux," by Prof. E. Fleurent, 

 illustrated ; " Manuel de Chirurgie orthopedique," by A. Hofia, 

 traduitde la 2« edition allemande, par M. Barrozzi, illustrated ; 

 " Le9ons de therapeutique et matiere medicale : Serotherapie, 

 Opotherapie," by Prof. L. Landouzy, illustrated; " Traite 

 d' Anatomic comparee et de Zoologie, 1891-92, Ouvrage traduit 

 de I'allemand par Prof. G. Curtel, by Prof. Lang, tome ii. (i" 

 fascicule): Mollusques ; (2« fascicule): Echinodermes ; " Le 



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torticolis et son traitement," by M. Redard, illustrated ; 

 " Le9ons d'optique physiologique," by M. Tscherning, illus- 

 trated. 



The list of Messrs. Cassell and Co., Ltd., contains: — 

 "Cassell's Family Doctor," by a Medical Man, illustrated; 

 "With Nature and a Camera, being the Adventures and Ob- 

 servations of a Field Naturalist and an Animal Photographer," 

 by Richard Kearton, illustrated by a special frontispiece, and 

 about 150 pictures from photographs taken direct from nature, 

 by Cherry Kearton; "Applied Mechanics," by Prof. John 

 Perry, F.R.S., illustrated ; "Familiar Wild Flowers," by F. E. 

 Hulme, coloured plates, popular edition, complete in five vols. ; 

 " Familiar Garden Flowers," by F. E. Hulme, coloured plates 

 and descriptive text by Shirley Hibberd, popular edition, 

 complete in five vols, (new edition); "TheiStory of the 

 Heavens," by Prof. Sir Robert S. Ball, F.R.S., illustrated, 

 popular edition ; " The Story of the Sun," by Prof. Sir Robert 

 S. Ball, F.R.S., illustrated, cheap edition; "The Year- 

 Book of Treatment (1898)"; "Science for All," edited by 

 Dr. Robert Brown, assisted by eminent scientific writers, illus- 

 trated, complete in five vols., cheap edition; new volume of 

 "Work" Handbooks: "Cycle Building and Repairing," 

 illustrated ; " Electricity in the Service of Man," revised by 

 Dr. R. Mullineux Walmsley, illustrated, new and cheaper 

 edition; "Cassell's Natural History," edited by P. Martin 

 Duncan, F.R.S., illustrated, cheap edition, complete in three 

 double vols. ; "Cassell's New Technical Educator," cheap 

 edition, complete in six vols. 



Messrs. Chapman and Hall, Ltd., announce : — " What is. 

 life ? or, Where are we ? What are we ? From whence did we 

 come? And whither do we go?" by Frederick Hovenden, 

 illustrated ; " Physics, experimental and theoretical, an elemen- 

 tary treatise, mechanics, hydrostatics, pneumatics, heat, and 

 acoustics," by Dr. R. H. Jude and H. Gossin, illustrated. 



Among Messrs. J. & A. Churchill's announcements we find : — 

 "A Manual of Diseases and Injuries of the Eye," by W. H. H. 

 Jessop; " The Means by which the Temperature of the Body 

 is maintained in Health and Disease, being the Croonian Lec- 

 tures for 1897," by Dr. Hale White ; " Economics, Anaesthetics, 

 and Antiseptics in the Practice of Midwifery," by Haydn 

 Brown; the second edition, enlarged, of Dr. Thin's "Treatise 

 on Psilosis, or ' Sprue' " ; the second edition of " The Analyst's 

 Laboratory Companion," by Alfred E. Johnson ; the third edition 

 of Mr. Hartridge's " Manual for Students on the Ophthalmo- 

 scope " ; the third edition of Dr. Starling's " Elements of Human 

 Physiology " ; the sixth edition of "The Theory and Practice of 

 Surgery," by W. J. Walsham ; the eighth edition of Dr. Fen- 

 wick's " Student's Guide to Medical Diagnosis" ; the eleventh 

 edition of McHeath's " Manual of Minor Surgery and Band- 

 aging. " 



The Clarendon Press will publish : — G. Claridge Druce's 

 "Flora of Berkshire," dedicated by permission to Her Majesty 

 the Queen ; " An Account of the Herbarium of the University 

 of Oxford"; and "A Book for Beginners in Geometry," by 

 Prof. G. M. Minchin, F.R.S. 



The list of Mr. Engelmann, of Leipzig, comprises : — " Arbeiten 

 des physikalisch-cheraischen Instituts der Universitat Leipzig 

 aus den Jahren 1887 bis 1896," gesammelt und herausgegeben 

 von Prof. Wilhelm Ostwald, Vier Bande, Erster Band : (i) All- 

 gemeines, (2) Die elektrische Leitfahigkeit geloster Stoffe, (3) 

 Die Dissociation der Siiuren, (4) Die Dissociation der Basen, 

 Zweiter Band : (5) Bestimmung von Molekulargewichten, (6) Das 

 homogene Gleichgewicht, (7) Das heterogene Gleichgewicht, 

 (8) Reaktionsgeschwindigkeit, Dritter Band : (9) Kontaktpoten- 

 tiale, (10) Theorie der Kette, (11) Anwendung der Theorie der 

 Kette, (12) Polarisation, Vierter Band : (13) Innere Reibung 

 und Diffusion, (14) Optische Verhaltnisse, (15) Thermische- u. 

 Volumverhaltnisse, (16) Physikochemische Untersuchung ein- 

 zelner Stoffgruppen, Verschiedenes ; " Betrachtungen liber die 

 Farbenpracht der Insekten," by Brunner v. Wattenwyl, illus- 

 trated ; " Das Wachstum des Menschen, Anthropologische 

 Studie," by Dr. Franz Daffner ; " Tafeln und Tabellen zur 

 Darstellung der Ergebnisse spektroskopischer u. spektrophoto- 

 metrischer Beobachtungen," by Prof. Th. W. Engelmann ; 

 " Kollektivmasslehre," by Gustav Theodor Fechner, Im Auf- 

 trage der Konigl. Siichsischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften 

 herausg. von Gottl. Friedr. Lipps; " Das Verhaltniss der ex- 

 perimentellen Bakteriologie zur Chirurgie, Antrittsvorlesung, 

 gehalten am 10 Juli 1897 in der Aula der Universitat Leipzig," 

 by Paul Leopold Friedrich ; " Die Begriffe Phiinomenon und 



