Works on Nature and Natural History. 



Chips from the Earth's Crust ; 

 or, Short Studies in Natural 

 Science. By JOHN GIBSON, Natu- 

 ral History Department, Edin- 

 burgh Museum of Science and 

 Art ; Author of " Science Glean- 

 ings in Many Fields," etc. With 

 29 Illustrations. Post 8vo, cloth 

 extra. Price 2s. 6d. 



" A popular account of the Earth's sur- 

 face and formation, such as mqy interest 

 and instruct boys of an inquiring habit 

 of mind. It comprises chapters on earth- 

 quakes, meteors, tornadoes, and other 

 phenomena." SATURDAY REVIEW. 



Science Gleanings in Many 

 Fields. By JOHN GIBSON, Natu- 

 ral History Department, Edin- 

 burgh Museum of Science and 

 Art. With 18 Illustrations. Post 

 8vo, cloth extra. Price 2s. 6d. 



The reader will find " Science Glean- 

 ings " rich in information regarding such 

 interesting topics as animal intelligence, 

 animal mimicry, the weapons of animals, 

 their partnerships, and their migrations. 

 Much information is also given regard- 

 ing food fishes and about animals with 

 which, whether as friends or foes, man 

 has more especially to do. Glimpses of 

 the past life of the globe are obtained in 

 the essays on the mammoth, the great 

 auk, and other extinct animals. 



Monsters of the Sea, Legendary 

 and Authentic. By JOHN GIBSON, 

 Natural History Department, 

 Edinburgh Museum of Science 

 and Art, Author of "Science 

 Gleanings in Many Fields," etc. 

 With 16 Illustrations. Foolscap 

 8vo, cloth extra. Price Is. 6d. 



" An instructive as well as interesting 

 little book, giving an account, not only 

 of genuine sea monsters and the huge 

 snakes of Brazilian rivers, but also of 

 real or fabled appearances of the great 

 sea-serpent that has yet to be caught." 

 SCOTSMAN. 



In the Polar Regions ; or, Nature 

 and Natural History in the Frozen 

 Zones. With Anecdotes and 

 Stories of Adventure and Travel. 

 46 Illustrations. Post 8vo, cloth 

 extra. Price 2s. 6d. 



In the Tropical Regions ; or, 

 Nature and Natural History in 

 the Torrid Zone. With Anec- 

 dotes and Stories of Adventure 

 and Travel. 78 Illustrations. 

 Post 8vo, cloth extra. 2s. 6d. 



In the Temperate Regions ; or, 

 Nature and Natural History in 

 the Temperate Zones. With 

 Anecdotes and Stories of Adven- 

 ture and Travel. 72 Illustrations. 

 Post 8vo, cloth extra. 2s. 6d. 



"In the Polar," "In the Tropical," 

 and "In the Temperate Regions," are 

 three companion volumes, though each is 

 complete in itself. The full title suggests 

 the character of the books. They are re- 

 plete with information on the animal and 

 vegetable life of the countries described, 

 and abound in illustrations in elucida- 

 tion of the text. Good books either for 

 school or home libraries. 



Gaussen's World's Birthday. I! 

 lustrated. Foolscap 8vo. 2s. 6d. 



Lectures delivered to an audience of 

 young people, in Geneva, on the first 

 chapter of Genesis. The discoveries of 

 astronomical and geological science are 

 simply explained, and harmonized with 

 the statements of Scripture. 



Nature's Wonders ; or, How God's 

 Works Praise Him. By the Rev. 

 RICHARD NEWTON, D.D. With 

 53 Engravings. PostSvo. 2s. 6d. 



Addresses to young persons, on various 

 subjects of science and natural history, 

 to show "how God's works praise him." 

 With illustrative anecdotes and engrav- 

 ings. 



T. NELSON AND SONS, LONDON, EDINBURGH, AND NEW YORK. 



