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Geography,” by Dr. T. M. Maguire; ‘*The Teaching of 
Geography in Switzerland and North Italy,” by J. B. Reynolds ; 
“* Educational Aims and Methods,” lectures and addresses by 
Sir Joshua Fitch ; ‘The Teacher’s Manual of School Hygiene,” 
by Dr. E. W. Hope and E. Browne; ‘‘ A New Primer of 
Astronomy,” by Prof. Sir Robert S. Ball, F.R.S.; ‘“A New 
Primer of Mechanics,” by L. R. Wilberforce; ‘‘ A New Primer 
of Physics,” by the same author; ‘‘A New Primer of 
Chemistry,” by F. H. Neville : ‘‘ A New Primer of Physiology,” 
by Dr. Alex. Hill; ‘‘ A Brief History of Geographical Dis- 
covery since 1400,” by Dr. F. H. H. Guillemard; ‘* An 
Introduction to Physiography,” by W. N. Shaw; ‘‘ Euclid. 
Books I-III with simple exercises,” by R. T. Wright ; 
‘© Geometrical Drawing,” by W. H. Blythe. ae 
Messrs Cassell and Co,’s list contains :—‘‘ Our Rarer British 
Breeding Birds, their Nests, Eggs and Breeding Haunts,’ by 
Richard Kearton, illustrated ; ‘‘ Familiar Wild Flowers,” by 
F. E. Hulme, new vol., illustrated ; ‘‘ A Practical Method of 
Teaching Geography,” by J. H. Overton, vol. ii. ; and a new 
edition of ‘* Starland,” by Prof. Sir R. S. Ball, F.R.S. 
Messrs. W. and R. Chambers will publish :—‘‘ Commercial 
Geography,” by Dr. A. J. Herbertson. 
Among the books in preparation at the Clarendon Press may 
be mentioned :—‘‘ Physical Aspects of Soils,” by Prof. Robert 
Warington, F.R.S.; ‘‘A Catalogue of Eastern Lepidoptera 
Heterocera in the Oxford University Museum,” by Colonel C. 
Swinhoe (Part II., Noctuina); Authorised Translations of 
Pleffer’s ‘* Pflanzenphysiologie,” by Dr. A. G. Ewart, and 
Goebel’s ‘‘ Pflanzenorganographie,” by Prof. I. Bayley Balfour, 
F.R.S. 
The Columbus Company, Ltd., promise :—‘‘A Series of 
Servian Folk-lore Stories,” by Elodie L. Mijatovich. 
Messrs. Archibald Constable and Co. give notice of :— 
“Art Enamelling upon Metals,” by H. H. Cunynghame, illus- 
trated ; ‘‘ Auto-Cars and Horseless Carriages,” by Dugald 
Clerk and Worby Beaumont, illustrated ; ‘‘ Acetylene Gas,” by 
Prof. Vivian B. Lewes, illustrated; ‘‘The Simplest Living 
Things,” by Prof. E. Ray Lankester, F.R.S.; ‘‘ The Victoria 
History of the Counties of England : Hampshire,” in which the 
various branches of Science will be dealt with-by specialists. 
Messrs. Dean and Son, Ltd., will issue :—‘‘ Guide to Queens- 
land,” by C. S. Rutlidge. 
Mr. David Douglas (Edinburgh) announces :—‘‘ The Mineral- 
ogy of Scotland,” by the late Prof. M. Forster Heddle, edited 
by J. G. Goodchild; ‘‘A Vertebrate Fauna of the Shetland 
Islands,” by A. H. Evans and T. E. Buckley, illustrated ; 
“‘ Among British Birds in their Nesting Haunts,” by O. A. J. 
Lee. Part 16, illustrated. 
Messrs. Duckworth and Co.’s list contains :—‘‘ A Glossary 
of Botanic Terms,” by Benjamin Daydon Jackson ; ‘‘ Agricul- 
tural Botany, Theoretical and Practical,” by John Percival ; 
**Country Matters in Short,” by William Frederick Collier. 
Mr. W. Engelmann (Leipzig) announces :—‘‘ Darstellung der 
32 moglichen Krystallklassen,” by Prof. Baumhauer, illustrated ; 
**Die Lepra des Auges,” by Dr. Borthen, illustrated; ‘‘ Der 
Briickenbau,” Erste Abteilung, edited by Prof. Th. Landsberg ; 
** Neue Briickenbauten in Osterreich und Ungarn,” by Prof. 
Foerster, illustrated; ‘‘ Monographien afrikanischer Pflanzen- 
Familien und-Gattungen,” edited by Prof. A. Engler; 
III. ‘‘ Combretaceae-Combretum,” by A. Engler and L. Diels ; 
I. “Moraceae,” by A. Engler; II. ‘* Melastomaceae,” by E. 
Gilg, illustrated; ‘‘ Abriss der darstellenden Geometrie,” by 
Prof. Gerland ; ‘‘Conspectus Florae Graecae,” by Dr. Halacsy, 
1 Lieferung; ‘‘Strahlung und Temperatur der Sonne,” by Prof. 
Scheiner, 
Mr. S. T. Freemantle will publish a new library edition of 
the works of Gilbert White, including the ‘‘ Natural History of 
Selborne,” under the general editorship of Dr. Bowdler Sharpe, 
illustrated. 
Messrs. R. Friedlander and Son (Berlin) promise :—‘‘ Das 
Tierreich,” edited for the German Zoological Society by Fr. E. 
Schulze ; ‘‘ Lieferung 9: Trochilide,” by E. Hartert: ‘‘ Sys- 
tematische Uebersicht der Ergebnisse seiner Reisen und schrift- 
stellerischen Thatigkeit (1859-1899), by G. Finsch. 
Messrs. Gauthier-Villars et Fils (Paris) promise :—‘‘ Lecons 
sur la Théorie des Formes ex la Géométrie analytique 
supérieure,” by Andoyer; ‘La Télégraphie sans fil,” by 
Broca ; ‘‘Elémentes de la Théorie des nombres,” by Cahen ; 
**De Paris aux mines d’or d’australié,” by Chemin; ‘ Re- 
cherches sur les réseaux,” by Quesneville; ‘*Traité pratique 
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de Photogravure en relief et en creux,” by Vidal; ‘ Traité 
optique géométrique,” by Wallon; ‘‘l'Objectif Photo- 
oe by Lieut.-Colonel P. Moéssard; ‘‘iuvres 
cientifiques,” by Louis Raffy : — Mathématiques: Nouvelle 
théorie des fonctions exclusivement fondée sur Vidée de 
nombre. Physique: Physique mathématique (Distribution de 
l'Electricité, Hydrodynamique, Fragments divers), Thermo- 
dynamique générale (Equilibre et modifications de la matiére), 
Chimie: Lecgons de Chimie physique. ‘‘Essai des huiles 
essentielles,” by H. Labbé; ‘‘La Métrophotographie,” by 
Colonel A. Laussedat; ‘‘La Photocollographie,” by G. 
Balagny ; ‘‘ Progres de 1’Electricité. Oscillations hertziennes. 
Rayons cathodiques et rayons X,” by Prof. E. Bouty; ‘La 
Chronophotographie,” by J. Marey; ‘‘Sur.quelques Progres 
récents accomplis avee l'aide de la Photographie dans l’étude 
du Ciel,” by Dr. P. Puiseux; and a new edition of ‘‘ Dis- 
tribution de la vapeur. Epures de régulation. Courbes 
d'indicateur. Tracé des diagrammes,”’ by A. Madamet. 
Mr. L. Upcott Gill announces :—‘‘ British Dragonflies,” by 
W. J. Lucas, illustrated :—‘‘ The Book of Gardening,” a further 
supplement to Nicholson’s Dictionary of Gardening. 
The scientific announcements of Messrs. C. Griffin and Co., 
Ltd., are :—‘‘ Outlines of Bacteriology,” by Dr. L. H. Thoinot 
and E. J. Masselin, translated and adapted for English use, with 
additions, by Dr. Wm. St. Clair Symmers, illustrated ; ‘‘ Dairy 
Chemistry for Dairy Managers, Chemists and Analysts,” by H. 
D. Richmond ; ‘‘ Lubrication and Lubricants: a Treatise on 
the Theory and Practice of Lubrication and on the Nature, 
Properties and Testing of Lubricants,’ by Leonard Archbutt 
and R. Mountford Deeley; ‘‘The Metallurgy of Lead and 
Silver,” by H. F. Collins, in 2 vols., each complete in itself, 
Part i.—Lead, Part ii.—Silver; ‘‘A Dictionary of Textile 
Fibres,” by W. J. Hannan, illustrated ; ‘‘ Marine Meteorology,” 
for officers of the merchant navy, by William Allingham, illus- 
trated ; ‘‘ New Lands and their Prospective Advantages,” by 
Dr. H. R. Mill; “ Building Construction in Wood, Stone and 
Concrete,” by James Lyonand J. Taylor ; and a new edition of 
“Clinical Medicine: a Practical Handbook for Practitioners 
and Students,” by Dr. Judson Bury, illustrated. 
Mr. Heinemann’s list includes:—‘‘The Life of William 
Cotton Oswell,” by his Son, W. E. Oswell, illustrated ; ‘‘ Inner- 
most Asia: a Record of Travel and Sport in the Pamirs,” by 
Ralph P. Cobbold, illustrated ; ‘* The World in 1900,” a New 
Geographical Series, edited by H. J. Mackinder : (1) ‘‘ Britain and 
the North Atlantic,” by the Editor ; (2) ‘‘ Scandinavia and the 
Arctic Ocean,” by Sir Clements R. Markham, K.C.B., F.R.S.: 
(3) ‘“‘The Mediterranean and France,” by Prof. E. Reclus ; 
(4) ‘‘ Central Europe,” by Prof. J. Partsch; (5) ‘‘ Africa,” by 
Dr. J. Scott Keltie ; (6) ‘* The Near East,” by D. G. Hogarth ; 
(7) ‘The Russian Empire,” by Prince Kropotkin; (8) ‘‘ The 
Far East,” by Archibald Little; (9) ‘‘ India,” by Colonel Sir 
Thomas Holdich ; (10) ‘‘ Australasia and Antarctica,” by Dr. 
H. O. Forbes ; (11) ‘‘ North America,” by Prof. I. C. Russell ; 
(12) ‘South America,” by Prof. J. C. Branner. ‘* Telephoto- 
graphy: an Elementary Treatise on the Construction and 
Application of the Telephotographic Lens,” by T. R. Dallmeyer, 
illustrated. 
Among Messrs. Hutchinson’s new books may be mentioned, 
“The Living Races of Mankind,” by the Rev. H. N. Hutchin- 
son, Dr. J. W. Gregory, and R. Lydekker, F.R.S.; “* Disciples 
of ésculapius,” by the late Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson, 
F.R.S., with a biography of the writer by his daughter. 
The Junior Army and Navy Stores give notice of ‘‘The 
Western Rajputana States, a Medico-Topographical and General 
Account of Marwar, Sirohi, Jaisalmir,” by Lieut.-Colonel A. 
Adams. 
Mr. John Lane calls attention to ‘‘ The Natural History of 
Selborne,” by Gilbert White, edited by Grant Allen, illustrated ; 
** All About Dogs,” by Charles Henry Lane, illustrated; ‘‘A 
Child’s Primer of Natural History,” by Oliver Herford, illus- 
trated. 
Messrs. Longmans and Co. announce new editions of ‘‘ The 
Kinetic ‘Theory of Gases,” Elementary Treatise with Mathe- 
matical Appendices, by Prof. Oskar Emil Meyer, translated by: 
R. E. Baynes, and ‘‘ Coats’ Manual of Pathology.” 
The list of Messrs. Sampson Low and Co,, Ltd., includes :— 
‘* Experts on Guns and Shooting,” by G. T. Teasdale Buckell, 
illustrated: ‘* Twentieth Century Practice, an International 
Encylopedia of Modern Medical Science by leading Authorities 
of Europe and America,’’ edited by Dr. Thomas L, Stedman. 
