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Jahrgang 1906, illustrated; ‘‘ Wissenschaftliche Ergeb- 
nisse der deutschen ‘iefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer 
Valdivia 1898—-1899,’’ Fiinfzehnter Band, 1 Lieferung, 
die Tiefsee-Fische, by Prof. A. Brauer, Systematischer 
Teil, illustrated; ‘* Zoologische  Forschungsreisen in 
Australien und dem Malayischen Archipel,’’ by Prof. R. 
Semon, Dritter Band, Monotremen und Marsupialier IL., 
2 Teil, 3 Lieferung, illustrated; and “ Klinisches Jahr- 
buch,”’ Sechzehnter Band, Zweites Heft, illustrated. 
Mr. H. Frowde promises :—‘ Australasia,’ by J. D. 
Rogers, being the sixth volume of the ** Historical Geo- 
graphy of ithe British Colonies”; ‘The Dillenian 
Herbaria: an Account of the Dillenian Collections in the 
Herbarium of the University, together with a Biographical 
Sketch of Dillenius, Selections from his Correspondence, 
Notes, &c.,’’ by G. C. Druce, edited, with an introduction, 
by Prof. S. H. Vines, F.R.S.; ‘‘ Ancient Khotan,”’ detailed 
Report of Archaeological Exploration in Chinese Turkestan, 
carried out and described under the Orders of H.M. 
Indian Government by M. A. Stein, 2 vols. ; and “‘ Surgical 
Instruments in Ancient Times,’’ by J. S. Milne. 
Messrs. Greening and Co., Ltd., promise :—‘‘ Practical 
Fruit Culture,’ by J. Whitehead; ‘“‘ Practical Glass 
Culture,’ by J. Cheal; and “Home Pets,” by H. 
Compton. 
The list of Messrs. Charles Griffin and Co., Ltd., 
includes :—‘ The Design and Construction of Ships,’’ by 
Prof. J. H. Biles, 2 vols., illustrated; ‘“‘ The Problem of 
Flight,’’ by H. Chatley, illustrated; ‘‘ Practical Caloula- 
tions for Engineers,’’ by C. E. Larard and H. A. Golding, 
illustrated; ‘‘ Shaft Sinking in Difficult Cases,”’ by J. 
Riemer, translated from the German by J. W. Brough, 
illustrated; ‘‘ The Analysis of Materials used in the 
Leather Industry,’’ by S. R. Trotman, illustrated; ‘‘ Soil 
Bacteria,’ by Dr. J. Clark, illustrated; ‘‘ General 
Foundry Practice, a Practical Handbook for Iron, Steel 
and Brass Founders, Metallurgists, and Students of 
Metallurgy,’’ by A. McWilliam and P. Longmuir, illus- 
trated; ‘‘ Physico-chemical Tables for the Use of Analysts, 
Physicists, Chemical Manufacturers, and Scientific 
Chemists,’’ vol. i., ‘‘ Chemical Engineering, Physical 
Chemistry,’’ vol. ii., ‘* Chemical Physics, Pure and 
Analytical Chemistry,’’ by J. Castell-Evans, 2 vols. ; 
** Medical Ethics,’’ by Dr. R. Saundby; amd new editions 
of ‘“* A Manual of Dyeing, for the Use of Practical Dyers, 
Manufacturers, Students, and all Interested in the Art of 
Dyeing,’’ by Dr. E. Knecht, C. Rawson, and Dr. R. 
Loewenthal, 2 vols.; ‘‘ Principles and Practice of Brew- 
ing, for the Use of Students and Practical Men,’’ by 
W. J. Sykes, revised by A. R. Ling, illustrated; ‘‘ The 
Work of the Digestive Glands,’’ by Prof. Pavlov, trans- 
lated into English by Dr. W. H. Thompson, illustrated. 
Mr. W. Heinemann’s list contains :—‘‘ A Handbook of 
Metabolism,’’ by Prof. C. von Noorden, English transla- 
tion, edited by Dr. I. W. Hall, 3 vols.; “* The Nutrition 
of Man,’’ by Prof. R. H. Chittenden, illustrated; ‘‘ The 
World’s History, a Survey of Man’s Record,’’ edited by 
Dr. R. F. Helmolt, vol. v., ‘‘ Eastern Europe ’’; 
“Eclipse and O’Kelly,”’ by T. A. Cook, illustrated; and 
““Wild Flowers of the British Isles,’’ written by H. I. 
Adams, illustrated. 
Messrs. Hodder and Stoughton promise :—‘‘ Brain and 
Personality, or the Physical Relations of the Brain to the 
Mind,’’ by Dr. W. H. Thomson, illustrated; and ‘‘ The 
Book of the Open Air,’’ by E. Thomas, twelve monthly 
parts, illustrated. 
The list of Messrs. Hutchinson and Co. contains :— 
“Extinct Birds,’’ by the Hon. W. Rothschild, illustrated ; 
“The World’s Peoples,’’ by Dr. A. H. Keane, illustrated ; 
“In Wildest Africa,’’ by C. G. Shillings, translated by 
F. Whyte, 2 vols., illustrated; ‘‘ Nearest the Pole,’ by 
Commander R. E. Peary, illustrated; and *‘ Maori and 
2sian,’? by J. M. Brown. 
srs. P. S. King and Son direct attention to :—‘‘ The 
Infant, the Parent, and the State, a Social Study and 
Review,’’ by H. L. Heath; and ‘‘ Central Poor-law Con- 
ference, 1907, Report of the Proceedings of the Central 
Poor-law Conference held on February 19 and 20 at the 
Guildhall, London”; ‘ Poor-law Conferences, 1906-7, 
Annual Volume containing the Reports of the Proceedings 
of the Central and District Conferences held from May, 
NO. 1950, VOL. 75 | 
1906, to February, 1907, with the Report of the Central 
Committee.’” 
Mr. John Lane’s list contains :—* Ornithological and 
other Oddities,’ by F. Finn, illustrated; ‘‘ Forms of. 
Paralysis,’”’ by Dr. J. S, Collier; “‘ The Post-mortem 
Handbook,’’ by Dr. C. R. Box; ‘* Minor Operations,’’ by 
E. M. Corner; ‘* Book of Rock and Water Gardens,’’ by 
C. Thonger; ‘‘ The Book of the Chrysanthemum,’’ by 
P. S. Follwill; ‘‘ The Book of Fruit Bottling,’’ by E. 
Bradley and M. Crooke; and a new edition of ‘‘ The Tree 
Book,”’ by M. R. Jarvis. 
Messrs. Crosby Lockwood and Son give notice of :— 
““Modern American Lathe Practice,’ by O. E. Perrigo, 
illustrated; ‘* Graphical Handbook for Reinforced Con- 
crete Design,’’ by J. Hawkesworth, with an appendix 
containing the requirements of the Building Code of New 
York City in regard to reinforced concrete, illustrated ; 
“The Construction of Dynamos (Alternating and Direct 
Current), a Text-book for Students, Engineer-constructors, 
and Electricians-in-charge,’’ by T. Sewell, illustrated ; 
““A Handbook of Wireless Telegraphy: its Theory and 
Practice, for the Use of Electrical Engineers, Students, 
and Operators,’’ by Dr. J. Erskine-Murray, illustrated ; 
“The Twentieth Century Book of Recipes, Formulas, and 
Processes, containing nearly 10,000 Selected Scientific, 
Chemical, Technical, and Household Recipes, Formulas 
and Processes, for Use in the Laboratory, the Office, the 
Workshop, and the Home,’’ edited by G. D. Hiscox, 
illustrated; and new editions of ‘‘ Mechanical Engineer’s 
Pocket-book of Tables, Formula, Rules, and Data, a 
Handy Book of Reference for Daily Use in Engineering 
Practice,’’ by the late D. K. Clark, revised by H. H. P. 
Powles; and ‘‘ A Handybook for Brewers, being a Prac- 
tical Guide to the Art of Brewing and of Malting,”’ by 
H. E. Wright, illustrated. 
Messrs. Longmans and Co.’s announcements include :— 
“Design in Nature, illustrated by Spiral and other 
Arrangements in the Inorganic and Organic Kingdoms 
as exemplified in Matter, Force, Life, Growth, Rhythms, 
&c., especially in Crystals, Plants, and Animals,’’ by Dr. 
J. B. Pettigrew, F.R.S., illustrated; ‘‘ Nature Round the 
House, a Simple Natural History for Small Students,”’ 
by P. Wilson, illustrated; ‘* Hydraulics,” by Prof. S. 
Dunkerley, 2 vols.; ‘‘ Electro-physiology of Plants,’’ by 
Prof. J. C. Bose, illustrated; ‘‘ Investigation on the 
Theory of the Photographic Process,’” by Drs. S. E. 
Sheppard and C. E. K. Mees; ‘‘ The Teaching of Mathe- 
matics in the Elementary and the Secondary School,’’ by 
Dr. J. W. A. Young; and ‘‘ Systematic Researches in 
Thermo-chemistry, Numerical and Theoretical Results,” 
by J. Thomsen, translated by K. A. Burke. 
In the list of Messrs. Macmillan and Co., Ltd., are to 
be found :—‘‘Inflammation,’’ by Prof. J. G. Adami, 
F.R.S.; ‘Mining Tables,’ by Hatch and Valentine; 
“Geometry Papers,’’ by R. Deakin; ‘‘ Steam and Other 
Engines,’’ by J. Duncan; and new editions of ‘* Modern 
Views of Electricity,’’ by Sir Oliver Lodge, F.R.S.; “A 
Hunter’s Wanderings in Africa,’’ by F. C. Selous; and 
““Woolwich Mathematical Papers,’’ edited by E. J. 
Brooksmith. 
Mr. Elkin Mathews directs attention to:—* The Days 
of a Year, a Naturalist’s notes from January 1 to 
December 31, ‘ the Harvest of a Quiet Eye.’” 
Mr. Murray’s list includes :—‘‘ Life and Adventures of 
Captain Cook, R.N., the Great Circumnavigator of the 
World,”’ by A. Kitson, illustrated; ‘“* Cretan Excavations 
and their Bearing on Early History,’’ by Prof. R. M. 
Burrows ; ‘‘ Heredity,’’ by Prof. J. A. Thomson; ‘“‘ Recent 
Development in Biological Science,” by W. B. Hardy, 
F.R.S.; ‘‘A Primer of Psychology,’’ by L. Brackenbury ; 
‘Notes on the Teaching of Elementary Chemistry, with 
a Sequence of Experiments on Air and Combustion,’ by 
J. B. Russell (teacher’s edition). 
Messrs. A. Owen and Co. announce :—‘‘ The Moon in 
Modern Astronomy,’’ by P. Fauth. 
Messrs. George Philip and Son, Ltd., will publish :— 
“"\ New Physical Geography for Intermediate and 
Secondary Schools,”’ by E. O. Williams; and “ Builders 
of the Body,”’ by E. Miles. 
Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, Ltd., give notice of new 
editions of ‘‘ Great Astronomers,’’ ‘‘ In Starry Realms,”’ 
