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NATURE 



[OOTOBER 15, 1903 



Use of Metallurgists and Students at Schools of Mines, 

 &c.," by Prof. J. Park, illustrated; " A Manual of Marine 

 Engineering : Comprising the Designing, Construction, and 

 Working of Marine Machinery," by A. E. Seaton, illus- 

 trated ; and " Central Electrical Stations : their Design, 

 Organisation, and Management," by C. H. Wordingham, 

 illustrated. 



Messrs. Gurney and Jackson will issue vol. i., contain- 

 ing parts i. and ii., of an enlarged edition of Dr. G. Lunge's 

 " Theoretical and Practical Treatise on the Manufacture 

 of Sulphuric Acid and Alkali." 



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

 the World," edited by H. J. Mackinder, vol. iv., India, by 

 Colonel Sir T. Holdich, vol. v. North America, by I. C. 

 Russell ; " The Founder of Mormonism, a Psychological 

 Study of Joseph Smith, jun.," by J. W. Riley; "The 

 Nature of Man, Studies in Optimistic Philosophy," by Prof. 

 E. Metchnikoff, authorised English translation, edited by 

 Dr. P. C. Mitchell, illustrated ; and in the Dainty Nature 

 Series, " The Brook Book," by M. R. Miller, illustrated. 



Mr. R. Brimley Johnson promises : — " Mrs. Piper and 

 the Society for Psychical Research," by M. Sage, trans- 

 lated. 



Mr. Henry Kimpton's list is as follows : — " Bacteriology, 

 a Manual for Students and Practitioners," by Dr. F. C. 

 Zapffe, illustrated; and new editions of " The Physiological 

 Feeding of Infants," by Dr. E. Pritchard ; " The Treatment 

 of Disease by Electric Currents," by Dr. S. H. Monell, 

 illustrated ; " Elements of Correct Technique," by Dr. S. H. 

 Monell ; " Medical German, a Manual Designed to Aid 

 Physicians in their Intercourse with German Patients and 

 in Reading Medical Works and Publications in the German 

 Language," by S. Deutsch. 



Mr. John Lane gives notice of : — Handbooks of practical 

 gardening, edited by H. Roberts, illustrated : " The Book 

 of Herbs," "The Book of Shrubs," "The Book of the 

 Daffodil," "The Book of the Lily," "The Book of 

 Topiary," " The Book of Town and Window Gardening," 

 "The Book of Rarer Vegetables," "The Book of the 

 Iris," and " The Book of Garden Furniture." 



Mr. F. Lehmann (Stuttgart) announces : — " Das Mineral- 

 reich," by Prof. R. Brauns. 



Messrs. Crosby Lockwood and Sons direct attention to : — 

 " W'atch Repairing, Cleaning, and Adjusting," by F. J. 

 Garrard, illustrated; "An Elementary Treatise on Hoist- 

 ing Machinery, including the Elements of Crane Construc- 

 tion and Descriptions of the Various Types of Cranes in 

 Use," by J. Horner; " Gas and Oil Engine Management, 

 a Handbook for Users, being Notes on Selection, Construc- 

 tion, and Management," by M. P. Bale; " An Introduction 

 to Pure and Applied Geometry," by E. Sprague, illus- 

 trated ; and new editions of " Clocks, Watches, and Bells 

 for Public Purposes," by E. Beckett, Lord Grimthorpe, 

 illustrated; and "The Elements of Electrical Engineer- 

 ing, a First Year's Course for Students," by T. Sewell, 

 illustrated. 



The announcements of Messrs. Longmans and Co. in- 

 clude : — " A Social History of Ancient Ireland, Treating of 

 the Government, Military System and Law, Religion, 

 Learning and Art, Trades, Industries and Commerce, 

 Manners, Customs and Domestic Life of the Ancient Irish 

 People," by Dr. P. W. Joyce, 2 vols., illustrated; "The 

 Great North-West and the Great Lake Region of North 

 America," by P. Fountain ; " First Lessons in Observational 

 Geometry," by Mrs. W. N. Shaw; " Education as Adjust- 

 ment, Educational Theory Viewed in the Light of Con- 

 temporary Thought," by Prof. M. V. O'Shea; "Queries 

 in Ethnography," by Dr. A. G. Keller; and "Steam 

 Boilers, their Theory and Design," by Prof. H. de B. 

 Parsons, illustrated. 



Messrs. Luzac and Co. will issue : — " The History of 

 Philosophy in Islam," by T. J. de Boer, translated by 

 E. R. Jones; and "The Indian Sect of the Jainas, " by 

 T. G. Biihler, translated by Dr. J, Burgess. 



Messrs. James Maclehose and Sons (Glasgow) 

 announce : — " The Principal Navigations, Voyages, 

 Trafiflcs, and Discoveries of the English Nation made by 

 Sea or Overland to the Remote and Farthest Distant 

 Quarters of the Earth at any Time within the Compass of 

 these 1600 Years," by Richard Hakluyt, preacher and some- 

 time student of Christ Church in Oxford, in 12 vols. ; 



NO. 1772, VOL 68] 



" Museums, their History and their Use, with a Biblio- 

 graphy and List of Museums in the United Kingdom," by 

 Dr. D. Murray, 3 vols. 



In the announcements of Messrs. Macmillan and Co., 

 Ltd., we notice : — " The Life of Sir William Henry Flower, 

 F.R.S.," by C. J. Cornish, with photogravure portraits; 

 " I'he Native Tribes of the Northern Territory of 

 Australi£(," by Prof. B. Spencer, F.R.S., and F. J. 

 Gillen, illustrated; " Wild Tribes of the Malay Peninsula," 

 by W. W. Skeat, illustrated ; Cambridge Natural History, 

 illustrated: vol. vii., " Balanoglossus, &c.," by Dr. S. F. 

 Harmer, F.R.S., " Ascidians and Amphio.xus," by Prof. 

 W, A. Herdman, F.R.S., " Fishes," by Dr. W. Bridge and 

 G. A. Boulenger, F.R.S. ; vol. i., "Protozoa," by Prof. 

 M. Hartog, " Sponges," by Prof. W. J. Sollas, F.R.S., 

 "Jelly-fish, Sea-anemones," &c.," by Prof. S. J. Hickson, 

 F.R.S. , "Star-fish, Sea-Urchins, &c.," by Prof. E. W. 

 MacBride ; vol. iv., "Spiders, Mites, &c.," by C. War- 

 burton, "Scorpions, Trilobites, &c.," by Dr. M. Laurie, 

 " Pycnogonids, " by Prof. D'Arcy W. Thompson, 

 " Linguatulida and Tardigrada, " by A. E. Shipley, 

 "Crustacea," by Prof. W. F. R. Weldon, F.R.S! ; 

 " Education, and other Subjects," by the Right Hon. Lord 

 Avebury, F.R.S. ; and new editions of " A Handbook of 

 Metallurgy," by Prof. C. Schnabel, translated and edited 

 by Prof. H. Louis, 2 vols., illustrated; and "A Systematic 

 Survey of the Organic Colouring Matters," by Drs. G. 

 Schultz and P. Julius, translated and edited, with extensive 

 additions, by A. G. Green. 



Messrs. Methuen and Co. 's list contains: — "The Gods 

 of Egypt," by Dr. A. E. W. Budge, 2 vols., illustrated; 

 "The Elements of Metaphysics," by A. E. Taylor; "The 

 Way to be Healthy and Wealthy and Wise ; What to Wear 

 and the Wav to Wear it," by Mrs. C. MuUer ; and " Pre- 

 historic Man in England," by Dr. B. C. A. Windle, F.R.S., 

 illustrated. 



Mr. G. A. Morton (Edinburgh) promises: — "The Life 

 History of British Lizards," by Dr. G. Leighton, illus- 

 trated. 



Mr. Murray promises: — "A Manual of Pathology," by 

 Prof. S. Martin, illustrated ; " Eleanor Anne Ormerod, 

 LL.D., Economic Entomologist, Autobiography and Corre- 

 spondence," edited by Prof. R. Wallace, illustrated; " Some 

 Indian Friends and Acquaintances," by Lieut. -Colonel 



D. D. Cunningham, F.R.S. This volume deals with the 

 habits of some of the commoner bird and animal inmates 

 of the streets and gardens of Indian towns as observed 

 during a residence of nearly thirty years' duration in 

 Bengal ; " The Bacteriology of Milk, with Special Chapters 

 on the Spread of Disease by Milk and the Control of the 

 Milk Supply," by Dr. G. Newman and H. Swithinbank, 

 illustrated ; " Artillery and Explosives, Essays and Lectures 

 Written and Delivered at Various Times," by Sir A. 

 Noble, K.C.B., F.R.S., illustrated; "Signs of Life, a 

 Series of Lectures on Physiology," by Dr. A. D. Waller, 

 F.R.S., illustrated; " Heredity," by Prof. J. A. Thomson, 

 illustrated (the Progressive Science Series) ; " The Home 

 Mechanic," by J. Wright, illustrated; "Growth and 

 Spread of Culture," by Prof. E. B. Tylor, F.R.S., illus- 

 trated ; " Animal Life," by Prof. W. B. Bottomley ; " Plant 

 Life," by Prof. W. B. Bottomley; "Algebra," part ii., by 



E. M. Langley and S. R. N. Bradly ; "Telegraphs and 

 Telephones," by Sir W. H. Preece, K.C.B., F.R.S. ; " The 

 Calculus for Artisans," by Prof. O. Henrici, F.R.S. ; " The 

 Elements of Moral Philosophy," by Prof.^M. C. Sen; and 

 a new edition of " Primitive Culture, Researches into 

 the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, 

 Language, Art and Custom," by Prof. E. B. Tylor, 

 F.R.S. 



Messrs. George Newnes, Ltd., will publish : — " Beautiful 

 and Rare Trees and Plants," by the Earl Annesley, illus- 

 trated; and in the Library of Useful Stories: "The Story 

 of the Atlantic Cable," by C. Bright, illustrated; and 

 " The Story of the Extinct Civilisations of the West," by 

 R. E. Anderson, illustrated. 



In the list of Messrs. C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd., we 

 observe: — "The Romance of Modern Engineering," by 

 A. Williams, illustrated ; and a new edition of " From 

 Franklin to Nansen," by G. F. Scott, illustrated. 



Messrs. G. P. Putnam's Sons announce: — "The Law of 

 Mental Medicine," by T. J. Hudson; "Sociology: the 



