A SHORT HISTORY 



OF 



NATURAL SCIENCE 



AND OF THE 



PROGRESS OF DISCOVERY FROM THE TIME OF THE 

 GREEKS TO THE PRESENT DAY 



FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS AND YOUNG PERSONS 



By ARABELLA B. BUCKLEY 



WITH ILLUSTRATIONS 



NEW YORK: 



D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, 



If 3, AND 5 BOND STREET. 



l88l. 



