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A WEEKLY ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL OF SCIENCE 
“To the solid cround 
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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 is followed as closely as possible. 
Those portions of the Paper more especially devoted to the discussion of matters 
interesting to the public at large 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. 
IJ. Full accounts, illustrated when necessary, of Scientific Discoveries of general 
interest. 
Ill. 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 are 
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 are columns devoted to Correspondence. 
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS. 
ABEL, F. A., F.R.S., HAL. Chem. Dep. Woolwich. | BONNEY, REV. T. G., Cambridge. 
AGASSIZ, PRoF. L., J7useum of Comparative Zoology, | BRADY, GEORGE S., Sunderland. 
Harvard College. | Brapy, H. B., F.LS., Mewcastle upon Tyne. 
ANDREWS, PROF. T.,. F.R.S. Queen’s Univ. Dublin. | BRODIE, PROF. SIR C., BaRT., F.R.S. Oaf 
BASTIAN, Pror. H. C., F.R.S. University Colt. | BRODIE, REV. P. B., F.G.S. 
BEALE, PROF. LIONEL S., F.R.S. A7zzg’s Col/. Brown, Pror. A. CRUM, Edinburgh University. 
BENNETT, A. W., F.L.S. BrusH, PRor. G. I1., Sheffield Scientific School, Vale 
BERTHELOT, PROF., Codlége de France, Paris. College. 
