March io, 1910J 



NATURE 



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man, W. J. Claxton. /. .U. Dent and Sons, Ltd. — 

 Physiology, Prof. C. S. Sherrington, F.R.S. ; Zoolog}-, 

 Prof. W. A. Herdman, F.R.S. Duckworth and Co. — 

 Diseases of Cultivated Plants and Trees, G. Massee, illus- 

 trated ; The Scientific Feeding of Animals, Prof. O. 

 Kellner, translated ; Eton Nature-study, illustrated, two 

 parts in one volume. G. Fischer (Jena). — Oegopsiden, 

 Chun (Ergebnisse der Tiefsee-Expedition) ; Dunkelfeld- 

 beleuchtung und Ultramikroskopie in der Biologie und in 

 der Medizin, Gaidukov ; Lehrbuch der Entwicklungs- 

 geschichte, Hertwig, new edition ; Fleischvergiftung, 

 Hiibener ; Leitfaden fiir das zoolog. Praktikum, Kiiken- 

 thal, new edition ; Flora, Potonie, new edition. Fried- 

 lander and Son (Berlin). — A Manual Flora of Egypt, Dr. 

 R. Muschler ; Die \"ogel der palaeark. Flora, Dr. E. 

 Hartert, part vi. ; Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel, 

 J. Wilhelmi, illustrated ; Fauna des Deutschen Kolonien, 

 iii., Deutsch-Ostafrika, Heft 2, Dr. Sternfeld ; Resultats 

 des Campagnes scientifiques d'Albert 1. de Monaco, fasc. 

 xxxiv., R. Koehler, Echinodermes proven, d. Camp, du 

 Yacht Princesse Alice, illustrated ; Archivum Zoologicum, 

 edited by Hungarian zoologists, vol. i. W. Heinemann. — 

 Wild Flowers of the British Isles, H. I. Adams, vol. ii., 

 illustrated ; The American Flower Garden, N. Blanchan, 

 illustrated. Hutchinson and Co. — Eggs and Nests of 

 British Birds, F. Finn, illustrated ; Our British Trees and 

 How to Know Them, F. G. Heath, illustrated. T. C. 

 and E. C. Jack. — Present-day Gardening, edited by R. H. 

 Pearson, illustrated; Pansies, Violas, and Violets, \V. 

 Cuthbertson ; Sweet Peas, H. J. Wright; Roses, H. E. 

 Molyneux ; Rhododendrons and Azaleas, \V. Watson ; 

 Carnations and Pinks, T. H. Cook, J. Douglas, and J. F. 

 M'Leod; Lilies, A. Grove; Orchids, J. O'Brien; Root 

 and Stem Vegetables, A. Dean ; and volumes on Daffodils, 

 .Annuals, Apples and Pears, Cucumbers, Melons, Tomatoes. 

 John Lane. — Indian Birds, D. Dewar ; The Book of the 

 Flower Show, C. H. Curtis. T. Werner Laurie. — Round 

 the Zoo : an Account of its Animals and Birds, W. J. 

 Roberts, illustrated. Macmillan and Co., Ltd. — Studies 

 in Protozoology, Prof. E. A. Minchin ; Tillers of the 

 Ground, Dr. Marion I. Newbigin, illustrated ; Threads in 

 the Web of Life, Prof. J. Arthur Thomson and Margaret 

 R. Thomson, illustrated. Methuen and Co. — The Laws of 

 Heredity, Archdall Reid ; Bird Life, W. P. Pycraft, with 

 an introduction by Sir Ray Lankester, K.C.B., F.R.S., 

 Illustrated ; Preliminary Physiology, \V. Narramore. 

 Kegan Paul and Co., Ltd.— The Evolution of Purposive 

 Living Matter, N. C. Macnamara ; Mutation Theory, Prof. 

 H. de Vries, translated by Prof. Farmer, F.R.S., and 

 A. D. Darbishire, vol. ii., illustrated. G. Philip and 

 ^on, Ltd. — A Primer of School Gardening, M. Agar, 

 illustrated. Sir I. Pitman and Sons, Ltd. — Selborne 

 Nature Readers : Junior Book, Ways and Talks, C. G. 

 Kiddell, illustrated ; In the Garden, J. E. Feasey, illus- 

 trated ; Chats with the Chicks, Mrs. A. L. Sandford. 

 G. Routledge and Sons, Ltd. — Modern Development of the 

 Dry Fly, F. M. Halford, illustrated. The S.P.C.K.— 

 British Birds' Eggs, with twenty coloured plates by A. F. 

 and C. Lydon. This book, though complete in itself, is 

 meant to supplement Dr. Bowdler Sharpe's " Sketch Book 

 of British Birds." The drawings of the eggs were made 

 from specimens in the Natural History Museum, South 

 Kensington. Swan Sonnenschein and Co., Ltd. — Plant 

 Life : a Manual of Botany for Schools, Prof. W. Warming, 

 translated by M. Rehling and E. M. Thomas ; and new 

 editions of Handbook of Mosses, J. E. Bagnall, and Life 

 by the Sea Shore, Dr. M. I. Newbigin, illustrated. The 

 University Tutorial Press, Ltd. — Aims and Methods of 

 Nature-study, Dr. J. Rennie. IT'i7/ia;n5 and Xorgate. — 

 Super Organic Evolution, E. Lluria, translated, illustrated. 



Chemistry. 



A. and C. Black. — An Introduction to Chemical Theory, 

 Dr. A. Scott, F.R.S., new edition. Cassell and Co., Ltd. 

 — A new edition of A Manual of Chemistry. A. P. Luff 

 and H. Candy. Constable and Co., Ltd. — Calculations in 

 Physical Chemistry, Dr. Prideaux ; Laboratory Practice in 

 Applied Electrochemistr\% R. E. Slade ; Text-book of Bio- 

 chemistry, Prof. B. Moore. C. Griffin and Co., Ltd. — 

 The Chemistry of the Colloids, Dr. V. Poschl, translated 



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by Dr. H. H. Hodgson. Longmans and Co. — The 

 Relations b)etween Chemical Constitution and some 

 Physical Properties, Dr. S. Smiles. Methuen and Co. — 

 .\ Practical Chemistry for Schools and Technical Institutes, 

 A. E. Dunstan ; A Short Svstematic History of Cheniistr\', 

 T. P. Hilditch. The University Tutorial Press, Ltd.— 

 Revised Matriculation Chemistry, Dr. G. H. Bailev and 

 H. W. Bauscr. 



Engineering. 



Constable and Co., Ltd. — ^Technical Dictionaries in Si.x 

 Languages, edited by Deinhardt and Schlomann : vol. vii.. 

 Hoisting and Conveying Machinery; vol. viii.. Reinforced 

 Concrete in Sub- and Superstructures ; vol. ix., Machine 

 Tools; vol. x.. Automobiles, Motor-boats, Airships, and 

 .Aeroplanes; Electricity, a Text-book for the' Engineering 

 Student, H. M. Hobart ; Direct and Alternating Current 

 Testing, Dr. F. Bedell, assisted by Dr. C. A. Pierce ; 

 lext-book for " Wireless " Operators, C. C. F. Monckton ; 

 General Foundry Practice, W. Roxburgh ; Construction 

 and Working of Internal-combustion Engines, R. E. 

 Mathot, translated and edited with English practice by 

 W. A. Tookey ; The Design and Construction of Internal- 

 combustion Engines : a Handbook for Designers and 

 Builders for Gas and Oil Engines, Hugo Giildner, trans- 

 lated from the second revised edition, with additions on 

 American engines, by H. Diederichs ; Elements of 

 Mechanics of Materials : a Text-book for Students in 

 Engineering Courses, C. E. Houghton ; Engineering. 

 Workshop Machines and Processes, F. Zur Nedden, a 

 book for engineering students, translated by John Daven- 

 port, with an introduction by Sir A. B. W. Kennedy, 

 F.R.S. ; Concrete Steel Construction, E. Morsch, translated 

 from the third German edition by E. P. Goodrich ; Concise 

 Treatise of Reinforced Concrete, C. F. Marsh ; Inspectors' 

 Handbook of Reinforced Concrete, W. F. Ballinger and 

 E. G. Perrot. C. Griffin and Co., Ltd. — Municipal and 

 County Engineering, F. N. Taylor, illustrated ; Electric 

 Crane Construction, C. V. Hill ; Power Required in Rolling 

 Mills, translated from the German of J. Puppe. Crosby 

 Lockwood and Son. — Model Balloons and Flying Machines : 

 a Practical Handbook for Students and Amateurs, J. H. 

 Alexander, illustrated ; The Art of Aviation : a Handbook 

 on Aeroplanes and their Engines, with Notes on Propellers, 

 R. W. A. Brewer, illustrated : The Modern Manufacture of 

 Portland Cement, P. C. H. West, in three volumes, vol. i.. 

 dealing with Machinen.- and Kilns, illustrated ; Marine 

 Steam Turbines : a Handbook for the Use of Students. 

 Engineers, and Naval Constructors, based on the work 

 '" Schiffsturbinen," Dr. G. Bauer and O. Lasche, translated 

 by M. G. S. Swallow, illustrated. Sampson Lo'j.' and Co., 

 Ltd. — All the World's Airships, F. T. Jane. T. Fisher 

 Unwin. — Vehicles of the Air, V. Lougheed, illustrated. 

 Williams and Xorgate. — How to Build an Aeroplane, R. 

 Petit, translated by T. O. B. Hubbard and J. H. Lede- 

 boer, illustrated. 



Geography and Travel. 



D. .ipplcton and Co. — The New North, A. G. Cameron, 

 illustrated. G. Belt and Sons. — In Wildest .Africa, P. 

 Macqueen, illustrated. .4. and C. Black. — Geographical 

 Pictures : Land Forms and how They are Made, in Packets 

 of Six Cards: i.. Structure of the Earth's Crust: ii.. 

 Elevation and Depression of the Land ; iii.. The Sculpture 

 of the Surface; iv., vi., vii. (Sculpturing Agents), Rivers, 

 The Ocean, Volcanoes and Volcanic Activity ; ix. (Positive 

 Land Forms), Plateaus and Plains ; x. (Negative Land 

 Forms), Valleys ; xii., xiii., xiv. (Land Forms with 

 Typical Vegetation), Deserts, Steppes, Forests : The Teach- 

 ing of Geography in Elementar}- Schools, Prof. R. L. 

 Archer, W. J. Lewis, and .A. E. Chapman. IT'. Black- 

 'siood and Sons. — Sport and Life in the Further Himalaya, 

 Major R. L. Kennion, illustrated. Constable and Co., 

 Lid. — A Text-book of Mathematical Geography, Captain 

 H. G. Lyons, F.R.S. ; The Land of the Hittit'es : Travel 

 and Archaeological Exploration in Asia Minor, Prof. J. 

 Garstang, illustrated. G. Fischer (Jena). — Geographie der 

 Fame, Christ. Methuen and Co. — Terre Napoleon : a 

 History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia. 

 E. Scott, illustrated. O.xford University Press. — A Physio- 

 graphical Introduction to Geography, Dr. A. J. Herbert- 

 son. G. Philip and Son, Ltd. — Philips' Model Geo- 



