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Sampson ; " Lectures on the Lunar Theory," by John Couch 

 Adams, from his collected Papers, edited by R, A. Sampson ; 

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

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

 Herman ; " Advanced Exercises in Practical Physics," by Prof. 

 'Arthur Schuster, F.R.S., and Dr. Charles Lees; "The Pre- 

 vention of Valvular Disease of the lieart," by Dr. Richard 

 Caton ; ' ' Zoological Results based on material from New 

 Britain, New Guinea, Loyalty Islands, and Elsewhere," col- 

 lected during the years 1895, 1896 and 1897, by Dr. Arthur 

 Willey. Part v., an account of the Entozoa, by A. E. Shipley ; 

 of the Nemertina, by R. C. Punnelt ; the development of the 

 y^nbber Crab (Birgus), by L. A. Borradaile ; new genera and 



ecies ol Entromostraca, by the Rev. T. R. R. Stebbing, 



.R.S. ; anatomy of Neohelia porcellana (Moseley), by Edith 

 M. Pratt, illustrated. "Fauna liawaiiensis," or the Zoology 

 of the Sandwich Islands : being results of the explorations 

 instituted by the Joint Committee appointed by the Royal 

 Society of London for promoting Natural Knowledge and the 

 British Association for the Advancement of Science, and 

 carried on with the assistance of those bodies and of the 

 trustees of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, edited by Dr. 

 David Sharp, F. R. S., vol. ii., part v. Arachnida, by 

 Mons. Eugene Simon ; Crustacea, Isopoda, by M. Adrien 

 DoUfus; Amphipoda, by Rev. T. R. R. Stebbing, F.R.S. ; 

 (Cambridge Natural Science Manuals — Biological Series). — 

 " Zoology," by Prof. E.W. MacBrideand A. E. Shipley ; " Fossil 

 Plants ; a Manual for Students of Botany and Geology," by 

 A. C. Seward, F.R.S. In 2 vols. Vol. ii. (Physical Series) — 

 " E:iectricity and Magnetism," by R. T. Glazebrook, F.R.S. 

 (The Cambridge Series for Schools and Training Colleges) — 

 "The Teacher's Manual of School Hygiene," by E. W. Hope 

 and Edgar Browne; "An Introduction to Logic," by W. E. 

 Johnson; "Euclid: Books I. -III., with Simple Exercises," 

 by R. T. Wright ; " An Introduction to Physiography," by 

 W. N. Shaw, F.R.S. ; " A New Primer of Astronomy," by Prof. 

 Sir Robert S. Ball, F.R.S. ; "A New Primer of Mechanics," 

 by Prof. L. R. Wilberforce ; " A New Primer of Physics," 

 by the same author ; " A New Primer of Physiology," by 

 Dr. Alex. Hill ; "A Brief History of Geographical Discovery 

 since 1400," by Dr. F. H. H. Guillemard. (Pitt Press 

 Mathematical Series) — " The Elements of Hydrostatics," by 

 Prof. S. L. Loney. 



Mesrs. Carre and Naud (Paris) announce : — " Les Terres 

 rares," by A. Job; "Les Nouveaux gaz," by Raveau ; "Les 

 sucres et leurs principaux derives," by Prof. L. Maquenne ; 

 " Essaisdu Commerce et de rindustrie,"by Cuniasseet Zwilling; 

 "Chimie des matieres colorantes," by Rudolf Nietzki, trans- 

 lated by C. Favre and Vaucher ; " La Chimie photographique," 

 by Namias Rodolf, translated by Jaquez ; " La Vinification dans 

 les pays chauds," by Dugast ; "La Pratique industrielle des 

 courants alternatifs," by Chevrier ; " Microbiologie de la dis- 

 tillerie (Ferments, Microbes)," by Levy. 



Messrs. Cassell and Co., Ltd., give notice of: — "Our Bird 

 Friends," by R. Kearton, illustrated; " Cyclopsedia of 

 Mechanics," edited by P. N. Hasluck ; "Practical Gas-Fitting 

 and Practical Draughtsmen's Work," edited by P. N. Hasluck ; 

 " A Practical Method of Teaching Geography," by J. H. Over- 

 ton, part ii. 



Messrs. Chapman and Hall, Ltd., announce a new edition of 

 "What is Heat? a Peep into Nature's most Hidden Secrets," 

 by Frederick Hovenden, illustrated. 



The list of Messrs. J. and A. Churchill includes : — " A Treatise 

 on Physics," by Prof. A. Gray, F.R.S., in three parts, illus- 

 trated ; and new editions of. Notter, Firth and Horrocks's 

 " Hygiene," and " Carpenter's Microscope and its Revelations," 

 edited by Rev. Dr. W. H. Dallinger, F.R.S., illustrated. 



Messrs. T. and T. Clark (Edinburgh) will publish :—" The 

 Herschells," by James Sime. 



In the list of Messrs. Archibald Constable and Co., Ltd., we 

 notice "Through Siberia," by J. Stadling, edited by Dr. 

 F. H. H. Guillemard, illustrated; "Across and About the 

 Black Republic of Hayti," by Hesketh Prichard ; "Travels 

 in the East of Nicholas II., 1890-I," written by Prince E. 

 Ookhtomsky, and translated by Robert Goodlet, edited by Sir 

 George Birdwood, vol. ii. ; " Motor Vehicles and Motors," by 

 W. W. Beaumont, illustrated ; " Modern Astronomy," by 

 Prof. H. H. Turner, F.R.S., illustrated: "Practical Electro- 

 chemistry," by B. Blount, illustrated. 



Messrs. Dent and Co. announce : — " Birds that come to our 



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Houses and Gardens," by the Rev. H. D. Astley, illustrated ; 

 White's " Natural History of Selborne "; " Modern Chemistry," 

 2 vols., by Prof. Ramsay, F.R.S. ; " Plants, their Structure and 

 Life," by Dr. Dennert ; "Primitive Man," by Dr. Homes; 

 "First Aid to the Injured," by Dr. Drinkwater. 



Messrs. Duckworth and Co. call attention to : — " Problems 

 of Evolution," by F. W. Headley. 



Mr. Wilhelm Engelmann (Leipzig) announces : — " Pompeji in 

 Leben und Kunst," von A. Mau ; " Die Rohstoffedes Pflanzen- 

 reichs. Versuch einer technischen Rohstofflehre. 2. Ganzlich 

 umgearbeitete und erweiterte Auflage," I. Band, von J. Wiesner 

 (Wien) ; " Monographien afrikanischer Pflanzenfamilien und 

 -Gattungen," herausgegeben von A. Engler. V. R. Schumann, 

 Sterculiaceae africanae ; A. de Bary's " Vorlesungen liber 

 Bakterien." Dritte Auflage, durchgesehen und teilweise neu 

 bearbeitet von W. Migula ; " Hoffmann v. Fallersleben, 

 Unsere volkstiindichen Lieder." Vierte Auflage, herausgegeben 

 und neu bearbeitet von Karl Hermann Prahl ; " Die Assanierung 

 von Paris" (Assanierung der Stadte in Einzeldarstellungen, I. 

 Band, Heft i), von Dr. Th. Weyl ; " Physikalisch-chemische 

 Propaedeutik, unter besonderer Beriicksichtigung der medizini- 

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 Angaben," I. Band, von Prof. H. Griesbach. 



Messrs. R. A. Everett and Co. give notice of: — "The 

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 Captain W. A. Kerr, V.C, illustrated. 



The announcements of Messrs, C. Griflin and Co., Ltd., in- 

 clude : — "Central Electrical Stations," by C. H. Wordingham, 

 illustrated ; " The Metallurgy of Steel," by F. W. Harbord, 

 illustrated; " A Dictionary of Dyestuffs," by C. Rawson, W. M. 

 Gardner and W. F. Laycock ; " A Dictionary of Textile Fibres," 

 by W. J. Plannan, illustrated ; " Pernicious Anaemia," by Dr. 

 William Hunter; "The Construction and Maintenance of 

 Vessels built of Steel," by T. Walton, illustrated; and new 

 editions of " A Short Manual of Inorganic Chemistry," by Dr. 

 A. Dupre, F.R.S.,and Dr. Wilson Hake; "Tables and Data 

 for the use of Analysts, Chemical Manufacturers and Scientific 

 Chemists," by Prof. J. Castell Evans; and "Ore and Stone 

 Mining," by Prof. C. Le Neve Foster, F.R.S., illustrated. 



Messrs. Gurney and Jackson give notice of :— " The Birds of 

 Ireland," by Richard J. Ussher and Robert Warren, illustrated ; 

 and a new edition of " Lunge's Coal-tar and Ammonia." 



Mr. W. Heinemann's list includes: — " The Regions of the 

 World, 1900," a series of twelve volumes descriptive of the 

 physical environment of the nations, with maps by J. G. Bar- 

 tholomew, edited by H. J. Mackinder, illustrated ; vol. i. 

 " Britain and the British Seas," by the editor; vol. ii. " Western 

 Europe and the Mediterranean," by Elisee Reclus ; vol. iii. 

 " Central Europe,'' by Dr. Joseph Partsch ; vol. iv. "Scandi- 

 navia and the Arctic Region," by Sir Clements R. Markham ; 

 vol. v. "the Russian Empire," by Prince Kropotkin ; vol. vi. 

 "TheNear East," by D. G. Hogarth ; vol. vii. " Africa, "by Dr. 

 J. Scott Keltic ; vol. viii. "India," by Col. Sir T, Holdich ; 

 vol. ix. "The Far East," by Archibald Little ; vol. x. "North 

 America," by Prof. Israel C. Russell ; vol. xi. "South America," 

 by Dr. John C. Branner ; vol. xii. " Australasia and Antarctica," 

 by Dr. H. O. Forbes ; "The Life of William Cotton Oswell," by 

 his son, W. E. Oswell, illustrated ; " The First Ascent of Mount 

 Kenya," by H. J. Mackinder, illustrated ; " Mount Orin and 

 Beyond," by Archibald Little : "Nature's Garden : An Aid to 

 Knowledge of Wild Flowers and their Insect Visitors," by Neltje 

 Blanchan, illustrated ; " Pompei : The City, its Life and Art," by 

 Pierre Gusman. Translated by Florence Simmonds and M. 

 Jourdain, illustrated. 



Messrs. Hodder and Stoughton will issue in their " Self 

 Educator" series :— " Botany," by R. S. Wishart; " Chemistry," 

 by J. Knight. 



Messrs. Hutchinson and Co. announce :— "The Living Races 

 of Mankind," by Rev. H. N. Hutchinson, Prof. J. W. Gregory, 

 and R. Lydekker, F.R.S., illustrated; " Disciples of Aescu- 

 lapius, Biographies of Leaders of Medicine," by the late Sir 

 Benjamin Ward Richardson, F.R.S., with a biography by his 

 daughter, Mrs. George Martin, in 2 vols., with portraits and 

 illustrations. 



In the list of Messrs. Isbister and Co. Ltd., we notice : — " By 

 Land and Sky," by Rev. J. M. Bacon. 



The announcements of Messrs. Longmans and Co. include : — 

 " Armenia : Travels and Studies," by H. F. B. Lynch. 2 vols, 

 illustrated ; " Diseases of the Anus and Rectum," by D. H. 



