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NATURE 



[September 2c, 1S94 



revised edition ; 

 by I>. Lindsay, 

 A. Macpherson. 

 'Gras!<e«," by W. 

 . A. Macpher'ion ; 

 " English Coins," by 

 ' R.iinniaking and Sun- 



Student's Text-book of notany," by Dr. Sidney II. Vines, 

 F.R.S., second half, completing ilie woik ; also the com- 

 plete work in one volume ; " Textbook of Embryology : 

 Invertebrates," by Drs. Korschelt .ind Heider, translated and 

 edited by Dr. E. L. Mark and Dr. W. L. Woodwonh ; part i.. 

 fully illusiraied : " The Cell : its Anatomy and Physiology," 

 by Dr. Oscar Hertwig, translaied and edited bv Dr. H. f. 

 Campbell, fully illustrated; " Text book of Pa'.xontology 

 for Zoological .Students," by Theodore T. Groom, fully 

 illustrated, forming a supplement to Claus and Sedgwick's 

 "TextlJcok of /oology" ; " Lectures on Human and .Animal 

 Psychology," by Prof. Wilhelm Wiindt, translated and edited 

 by James Edward Creighlon and Edward Bradford Tiichener ; 

 "Handbook on Systematic Bolany," by Dr. E. Warming, 

 translated and edited by Prof. M. C. Potter, fully illustrated ; 

 " Introduction to Physiological Psychology," by Dr. Theodor 

 Ziehen, with 21 illustrations, a new and 

 "Zoology: Introduction to the .'^tudy of,' 

 illu-trated ; "Fishes," by the Rev. M. 

 "Flowering Plants," by James Britten; 

 Hutchinson ; ".Mammalia," by the Rev. 

 " Pond Life,' by E. A. Butler 

 Llewellynn Jewiti, new edition ; 

 shine," by John Collinson. 



.Mr. Murray's list contains :— " The Life and Correspondence 

 of William Buckland, D.D., F. R.S.," sometime Dean of West- 

 minster, twice President o( the Geological Society, and first 

 President of the British .\ssocialion, by his daughter, Mrs. 

 Gordon, with portraits and illustrations; "The Life of Prof. 

 Owen, bastd on his Correspondence, his Diaries, and those of 

 his Wife," by his grandson, the Kev. Kichaid Owen, with a 

 chapter by the Right Hon. T. II. Huxley, with poitraits and 

 illustrations, 2 vols. ; "The Scientific Papers and .\ddressei of 

 Werner von Siemens," volume ii., including the following 

 subjects : induction writing telegraph, magneto-electric rjuick 

 type-writer, electric waicr-levtl indicator, mine exploder, 

 alcohol meter, iheuniveisal galvanometer, autoniatically-steeisd 

 torpedoes, automatic elec:r;c lamp, electric plough, electric 

 elevator, elecriciiy meter, energy meter, &c., with illustrations ; 

 " Handlook of .-Vncicnt Roman .Maibles, consisting of a 

 History and Description of all .-Vncient Columns and Surface 

 Marbles still existing in Rome, with a List of the Buildings in 

 which tlieyare found, "byihe Rev. H. W. Pullen ; ".-Vnlniro- 

 duction to Physical Science," by Prof. John Cox ; "The His- 

 tory of .-Xstronomy," by Arthur Berry. 



Slessrs. Longmans and Co. have in the press, or in prepara- 

 tion : — .-V new edition, in four volumes, of Prof. Max Midler's 

 "Chips from a German Workshop." The first volume will 

 contain "Recent Essays," the second "Biographical Essays," 

 the third " Essays on Language and Literature," and the 

 fourth " Essays on the Sciences of Language, of Thought, and 

 nf .Mythology"; "Butterflies and Moths (British)," by W. 

 Furncaux, with twelve coloured plates and a large number of 

 illustrations in the text ; "Studies of Nature on the Coast of 

 .\rran," by George Milner, with illustrations; "From Edin- 

 burgh to the Antarctic," by W. G. Burn .Murdoch ; pro- 

 fusely illustrated by the author ; supplemented by the Science 

 Notes of the naturalists of the expedition, W. S. Bruce, J. J. W. 

 Campbell, and C. W. Donald; " .-V Primer of Evolution: 

 being a popular abridged edition of ' The Story of Creation,' " 

 by Edward Clodd, with illustrations ; " The Teaching of 

 Physical Exeicises," by F. J. Harvey; " Jacquard Weaving 

 and Designing," by F. T. Bell; "The Magnetic Circuit in 

 Theory and Practice," by Dr. II. Du Bois, translated from the 

 Serman. 



.Mr. Edward Stanford's forthcoming works include: — "Cloud- 

 land," a study of the nature and forms of clouds, by the Rev. 

 W. CIcmcr.t Ley, with a number of coloured illustrations and 

 reproductions from photographs ; a third edition of Prof. James 

 fleikie's " 'I'he Great Ice Age," almost entirely rewritten and 

 with a new chapter on " Tfie Glacial Phenomena of Noilh 

 -America," by Prof. T. C. Chamberlin, also some new maps and 

 diagrams; an .addition, by Dr. Guillcmatd, on ".Malaysiaand the 

 Pacific Archipelagoes," to Stanford's "Compendium of Geo- 

 graphy and Travel," with numerous new illustrations and maps ; 

 and in the same series, volumes on " Africa" and " Asia," by 

 A. H. Keanc ; a second edition of J. Scott Keltic's "The Par- 

 tition of Africa," brought up to the most recent changes, and 

 with some new maps. 



In Mcssis. Blackie and Son'i list we notice: — 'A Text- 



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book of Organic Chemistry," by Dr. A. Bernthsen ; trans- 

 lated by Dr. George M'Gowan, new edition, thoroughly rc- 

 \ vised and much enlarged by author and translator ; " Elements 

 \ of Metallurgy," by W. Jerome Harrison and William I. Har- 

 rison, jun , lully illustrated ; " The Natural History of Plants : 

 their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and Distribution," from 

 the German of Prof. Anton Kerner von Marilaun, translated 

 by Prof. K. W. Oliver, with assistance of .Marian Busk and 

 .Mary Ewart, with about 1000 original woodcut illustrations 

 and sixteen plates in colours, issued in sixteen parts, also in 

 four half-volumes, at intervals of four months. 



Messrs. Whittaker and Co. will shortly issue a new edition, 

 mostly rewritten, of (_;isbert Rapp's " Electric Transmission 

 of Energy ; " " .Model Engine Construction," by J. .-Mexander, 

 with working drawings ; " Steel Works .-Vnalysis," by Prof, 

 y. O. .\rnold ; "Steam Power and Mill Work," by G. W. 

 Sutcliffe ; "The Manufacture of Modern Explosives," by 

 0>car Guttmann ; the third and fourth ^concluding) parts of 

 C. Gordon Biodie's "Dissections Illustrated ' — they will in- 

 clude the head, neck, and thorax, and the abdomen, respec- 

 tively. 



Messrs. Crosby Lockwood and Son have nearly ready for 

 publication : — D. K. Clark's new volume on " 'i'ramways, their 

 Construction and Working," in which will be given a compre- 

 hensive history of the earlier forms, as well as the latest deve- 

 lopments of tramways in this country and abroad, including the 

 various modes of traction ; a popular handbook on " Fertilisers 

 and Feeding StulTs, their Properties and Uses," by Dr. Ber- 

 nard Dyer, with Notes on the I'"enilisers and Feeding Stuffs 

 Acts of 1S93, by ^^^- •'^- ]■ David. 



Mr. T. Fisher Unwin is preparing : — "Travels and Studies 

 in the Far East," by Henry Norman, illustrated ; the volume 

 supplementary to "Climbing and Exploration in the Kara- 

 kornm Himalayas," by Prof. W. M. Conway, containing the 

 scientific memoranda of the expedition by the author and 

 various specialists ; " In the Guiana Forest," by James Kodway, 

 illustrated; " I he Mountains of California, " by John .Muir, 

 illustrated; and "The Story of Australian Exploration," by 

 R. Thynne, illustrated. 



The Clarendon Press will publish shortly : — " A Glossary of 

 Greek Birds," by D'.Arcy W. Thompson ; " Index Kewensis," 

 compiled at the expense of the late C. R. Darwin, under the 

 direction of Sir Joseph 1). Hooker, by B. Daydon Jackson, 

 part iii. ; "A .Monograph on the Oligoch.x-ta," by Frank 

 E. Beddard, F. R.S. ; " .-V Manual of Crystallography," by 

 M. H. N. Story-.Maskelyne, F. R..S. ("This work, which 

 has been so long announced, i» on the point of publication.) 



Messrs. W. and K. Chambers have in the press, or in pre- 

 paration : — "Chambers's Concise Gazetteer ol the World," to- 

 pographical, statistical, and historical, with pronunciation of the 

 more difficult names of places and information regarding the 

 derivation of names ; " Elementary Science," by S. R. Todd ; 

 "Organic Chemistry,' part ii., by Pro'. I'erkin and S. 

 Kipping. 



Messr.s. Chapman and Hall announce: — "The Progress of 

 Science : its Origin, Course, Promoters, and Results," by V. 

 Marmery ; " Naval Architectuie and Shipbuilding," by G. V. 

 C. Holmes, illustrated : " Machine Construction : a Key to the 

 Examinations of the Science and Art Department," by Hy. 

 .\dams ; " .\ Text-book of .Mechanical Engineering," by Willrid 

 J. Lineham ; " Pr.aciical Plane and Solid Geometry," by Henry 

 Angel ; "The Nests and Eggs of Non-Indigenous British 

 Birds, ' by Charles Dixon. 



.Messrs. A.andC. Black's arrangements include: — "Monism ; 

 or, the Confession of Faith of a Man of Science," by Prof. 

 Ernst Hacckcl, translated froui the German by J. D. F. 

 Gilchrist ; "The Senile Heart : its Symptoms, Sequel.x-, and 

 Treatment," by Dr. George William Balfour; the last part of 

 the " Dicuonary of Birds," by Prof. Newton. 



Messrs. Cassell and Co. hive in hand: — "The Electric 

 Current, how Produced and how Used," by R. .Mullineux 

 Walmsley ; a new edition of " Electricity in the Service 01 

 Man, ■ revised by Dr. Walmsley ; "The Year- Book of Treat- 

 ment fur 1S95. ' 



Me-srs. G. Bell and Suns promise :—" Arithmetic for the 

 Standards," by Charles Pendlebury and W. S. Beard ; 

 "Cotton Weaving," by R. Marsdcn, illustrated ; an authorised 

 abridgment of " Webster's International Dictionary, " entitled 

 " Welister's Brief International Dictionary." 



Messrs. Mclhucn and Co. will publish in their University 



