66 NATURE [Mov. 11, 1869 
Every Thursday, in Royal 8vo., price 4d., No. I. published November 4, 1869. 
A WEEKLY ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL OF SCIENCE. 
“To the solid ground 
Of Nature trusts the mind that builds for aye.”—WORDSWORTH. 
THE object which it is proposed to attain by this periodical may be broadly stated as follows. It is intended, 
First, to place before the general public the grand results of Scientific Work and Scientific Discovery ; and to 
urge the claims of Science to a more general recognition in Education and in Daily Life ; 
And, SECONDLY, to aid Scientific men themselves, by giving early information of all advances made in any 
branch of Natural knowledge throughout the world, and by affording them an opportunity of discussing the various 
Scientific questions which arise from time to time. 
To accomplish this twofold object, the following plan will be followed as closely as possible : 
Those portions of the Paper more especially devoted to the discussion of matters interesting to the public at 
large will contain : 
I. Articles written by men eminent in Science on subjects connected with the various points of contact of 
Natural knowledge with practical affairs, the public health, and material progress; and on the advancement of 
Science, and its educational and civilizing functions. 
II. Full accounts, illustrated when necessary, of Scientific Discoveries of general interest. 
III. Records of all efforts made for the encouragement of Natural knowledge in our Colleges and Schools, 
and notices of aids to Science-teaching. 
IV. Full Reviews of Scientific Works, especially directed to the exact Scientific ground gone over, and the 
contributions to knowledge, whether in the shape of new facts, maps, illustrations, tables, and the like, which they 
may contain. 
In those portions of “ NATURE” more especially interesting to Scientific men will be given : 
V. Abstracts of important Papers communicated to British, American, and Continental Scientific societies and 
periodicals. 
VI. Reports of the Meetings of Scientific bodies at home and abroad. 
In addition to the above, there will be columns devoted to Correspondence. 
The following eminent Scientific men are among those who have already promised to contribute Articles, or to 
otherwise aid in a work which it is believed may, if rightly conducted, materially assist the development of Scientific 
thought and work in this country :— 
Asxl, F. A, F.R.S. 2.42 Chemical Department, Woolwich. BEALE, PROF. LIONEL S., F.R.S. King’s College. 
AGassiz, Pror, L. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard | BENNETT, A. W., F.L.S. 
College. BERTHELOT, PROF. Collége de France, Paris. 
ANDREWS, PRoF, T., F.R.S. Queen's University, Dublin. Bonney, Rev. T. G. Cambridge. 
Bastian, Pror, H, C., F.R.S. University College. Brapy, H, B., F,L.S, 
