INDEX. 



ABILITY of different races, 19 ; 



ranks, 23 ; distribution of, in 



families, 72. 

 Adams, 8. 

 Adhesiveness, 194. 

 Ages of scientific men, 10 ; of 



their parents, 34. 

 Alderson, 41, 68. 

 Amusements, 230. 

 ANTECEDENTS, 1. 

 Aristotle, 35. 

 Axioms, 218. 



BARCLAY, 65. 



Bateman, 55. 



Bell scholarship, 23. 



Benthain, 8, 41, 43, 65. 



Bidder, 52. 



Birthplaces of scientific men, 19. 



Brodrick, 65, 68, 69. 



Bunsen, 8. 



Business habits, 104. 



CAMBRIDGE honour lists, 66, 69, 



257. 



Carpenter, 43. 

 Catholics, 127. 

 Charity, 228. 

 Clark, Miss, 54. 

 Clergymen, 23, 208, 259. 

 Clubs, 5. 



Colburn, Zerah, 52. 

 Collections, tastes for, 194, 



Colour of hair of parents, 28. 



Compton, 65. 



Councils of scientific societies, 



24. 

 Creeds, diversity of, 123, 126 ; 



effect of, on research, 135, 



DAGUERRE, 7. 



Dalton, 124. 



Darwin, 41, 45, 63, 65. 



Data, 10. 



Dawson Turner, 41, 48. 



Definition of "Man of Science," 



2. 



De la Eue, 53. 

 De Morgan, 232. 

 Descent (see race and birthplace, 



16). 



Discovery, 7. 

 Divines (see clergymen, creeds, 



and religious bias). 

 Dreams, 234. 

 Duncan, 35, 36. 



EDUCATION, 235 ; merits in, gen- 

 erally praised, 238 ; variety of 

 subjects, 242 ; a little science 

 at school, 243 ; simple things 

 well taught, 243 ; liberty and 

 leisure, 244 ; home teaching 

 and encouragement, 244 (see 

 also 205, 216, 225) ; merits 

 and demerits balanced, 245 ; 



