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NATURE 



[October 19, 1905 



Return to Egypt bv the Valley of the Atbara, with a Note 

 on the Religions, Customs, &-c., of Abyssinia, by A. J. 

 Haves: "Entomological Appendix, by frot. t. d. 

 Poulton, F.R.S., illustrated; and "Ellis's Demonstrations 

 of Anatomy, being a Guide to the Knowledge of the Human 

 Body by Dissection," edited bv Dr. C. Addison, illustrated. 

 The list of the Societv for Promoting Christian Know- 

 ledge includes :— a new edition of " Early Britain : Roman 

 Roads in Britain," by T. Codrington. 



Messrs. Swan Sonnenschein and Co., Ltd., announce.— 

 " Phvsiological-Psvchologv," bv Prof. W. Wundt, a trans- 

 lation of the fifth and wholly re-written German edition by 

 Prof E. B. Titchener, in 3 vols., vol. 11., illustrated ; 

 "The History of Philosophv," by Dr. J. E. Erdmann, an 

 Enclish abridgment translated and edited by \\ . b. Hougti ; 

 " Thcuohts and Things : a Genetic Study of Logical 

 Process " bv Prof. M. Baldwin, vol. i., " Theory of Know- 

 ledge Functional Logic." vol. ii., "Theory of Reality, 

 Re-Il Logic " • " The Needs of Man : a Book of Sugges- 

 tions " bv Dr. W. W. Hall; "The Student's Text-book 

 of Zoology," bv A. Sedgwick, F.R.S., vol. iii., illustrated; 

 " The Student's Hvgiene, with Special Reference to the 

 Syllabus of the Board of Education, iqo5, ' by E. Evans, 

 iliusirated; "The Chemistry of Common Life, with 

 Special Reference to the Syllabus of the Board of Educa- 

 tion 1Q05." bv J. B. Coppock, illustrated: School 

 Gardening for Little Children," by L. R. Latter; and a new 

 edition of " Introduction to the Study of Organic 

 Chemistry," bv J. 'Wade, illustrated. . -r- • 1 



.\mong the announcements of the Lniversity lutonal 

 Press, Ltd., are :— " The Primary Arithmetic," part u., 

 (Weights and Measures, Vulgar Fractions, Practice, &c.), 

 part iii.; "Geometry, Theoretical and Practical,' by 

 W. P. Workman and A. G. Cracknell, part i. : " Scholar- 

 ship Geometry," by W. P. Workman and A. G. Cracknell; 

 "Logarithms, and How to Use Them"; "First Stage 

 Chemistry, Theoretical Organic," by Dr. R. A. Lyster ; 

 "Junior Chemistry," bv R. H. .'\die ; "Technical Elec- 

 tricity," by Prof. H. T. Davidge and R. W. Hutchinson; 

 "School Magnetism and Electricity," by Dr. R. H. Jude ; 

 " First Stage Physiology," bv Dr. G. N. Meachen ; " Prac- 

 tical Physics," bv W. R. Bower and J. Satterly ; " Proper- 

 ties of 'Matter,'' bv C. J. L. Wagstaff ; "Elementary 

 Science of Common Life (Chemistry)," subject xxvi. of 

 the Board of Education Science E.^aminations, by W. T. 

 Boone; " Section One, Biology " (subject xy. of the Board 

 of Education Science Examinations), by W. S. Furneaux ; 

 " Section One, Physiography " (subject xxiii. of the 

 Board of Education Science Examinations) ; " Scholarship 

 Elementary Science — Biology," for section ii. : "Principles 

 and Methods of Education','' by Dr. S. S. F. Fletcher and 

 Prof. J. Welton ; and new editions of " Chemical Analysis," 

 by Drs. W. Briggs and R. W. Stewart: and " Inorganic 

 Chemistry, Second Stage (Theoretical)," by Dr. G. H.' 

 Bailev. 



.Mr'. T. Fisher Vnwin gives notice of : — " Sport and 

 Travel in Abvssinia," by Lord Hindlip, illustrated; 

 " Siberia, a Record of Travel, Climbing, and Exploration," 

 by S. Turner, illustrated: " Rambles on the Riviera," by 

 Prof. E. Strasburger, illustrated ; " Round About My 

 Peking Garden," by Mrs. A. Little, illustrated; "In 

 Search of El Dorado, a Wanderer's Experiences," bv A. 

 Macdonald, illustrated; " Recreations of a Naturalist," by 

 J. E. Harting, illustrated; "The Nature and Origin of 

 "Living Matter," by Dr. H. C. Bastian, F.R.S., illustrated; 

 "The Mental Traits of Sex," by H. B. Thompson; 

 "Fishes I Have Known," by A. H. Beavan, illustrated; 

 "The Evolution of the World and of Man," by G. E. 

 Boxall ; and "Our School Out-of-Doors," by the Hon. 

 M. C. Leigh, illustrated. 



Messrs. Whittaker and Co. promise : — " Steam Turbine 

 Engineering," by H. M. Hobart and T. Stevens; "Wire- 

 less Telegraphy and Telephony," by D. Mazzotto, trans- 

 lated by S. R.'Bottone; " A Pocket Book of Aeronautics," 

 by H. W. L. Moedebeck, translated by Dr. W. M. Varley ; 

 ". Armature Construction," by H. M. Hobart; "Electric 

 Welding," by F. J. Wallis-Jones ; " Electricity in Mines," 

 by P. R. Allen; "Single-phase Commutator Motors," by 

 F. Punga and R. F. Looser; " Household Applications of 

 Electricity," by S. R. Bottone ; " .A Text-book of Botany," 

 by M. Yates, part i., " The .Anatomy of Flowering Plants "; 



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and new editions of " Electricity in its Applications to 

 Telegraphy," by T. E. Herbert: " The .Alternating Current 

 CircSit and Motor," by W. P. Maycock ; "Whittaker s 

 Electrical Engineers' Pocket Book," edited by K. hdg- 

 cumbe- "Central Station Electricity Supply, by A. Gav 

 and C H Veaman : " The Management of Accumulators, 

 bv Sir b. Salomons, Bart. ; " The Practical Telephone 

 Handbook," bv J. Poole; " Radiography and the X-Rays 

 by S. R. Bot'tone; and "Dissections Illustrated, by G. 



Brodie. ., t, r- 1 



Messrs. Williams and Norgate announce:-— Ihe hvolu- 

 tion of Religion, an Anthropological Study," by Dr. L R. 

 Farnell ; " Life and Matter, a Criticism of Prof. Haeckel s 

 ' Riddle' of the Universe,'" by Sir Oliver Lodge, E-R-S. ; 

 and " The Inflammation Idea in General Pathology, by 

 Dr. W'. H. Ransom, F.R.S. 



UNIVERSITY AND EDUCATIONAL 

 INTELLIGENCE. 



Oxford.— The Indian forestry probationers elected last 

 .August have come into residence, and the India Office has 

 issued a notice that thirteen more probationers will be 

 selected at the end of October. Candidates must have 

 passed Responsions at Oxford or the previous examination 

 at Cambridge, or some equivalent examination, and will 

 be expected to have some knowledge of chemistry, physics 

 and mechanics, and to be between the age of eighteen and 

 twenty-one years, but the selection board will have the 

 power to relax the superior age limit in the case of candi- 

 dates who have taken a university degree. Names of in- 

 tending candidates must be sent to the Under-Secretary of 

 State for India not later than October 26; forms of appli- 

 cation can be obtained from Dr. Schlich, 29 Banbury Road, 

 Oxford. 



C.iMERiDGE. — The syndicate appointed to consider the 

 desirability of establishing in the university a diploma in 

 forestry is' of opinion (i) that a diploma in forestry should 

 be established ; (2) that forestry should form the principal 

 subject of the final examination for the diploma ; (3) that 

 the diploma should be granted only to graduates of the 

 university ; (4) that candidates for the diploma should show 

 evidence of having resided for the equivalent of one year 

 in some recognised centre of instruction in practical 

 forestry. If these recommendations be approved by the 

 senate, the syndicate proposes to draw up and submit to 

 that body detailed regulations for the scope and conduct of 

 the proposed examinations and for the courses of lectures 

 and practical instruction to be required of candidates for 

 the diploma. 



-At Emmanuel College a studentship of the value of 

 150;. is offered for the encouragement of research in 

 any branch of study recognised by the university. The 

 studentship is open to graduate members of the universily 

 whose age does not exceed twenty-eight on January i, 

 1906. It is tenable in the first instance for one year 

 from January i, 1906, but the student may be re-elected 

 for a second period of one year. The latest date for re- 

 ceiving applications is November 20. Further information 

 may be obtained from the master. The student elected is 

 not required to become a member of Emmanuel College. 



Mr. J. L. Tuckett, of Trinity College, has been appointed 

 senior demonstrator of physiology until September 29, 190S, 

 and Mr. S. W'. Cole, of thesame college,' will succeed 

 Mr. Tuckett as additional demonstrator in the same sub- 

 ject. Dr. H. B. Roderick, of Emmanuel College, has been 

 re-appointed demonstrator of surgery. Prof. Hopkinson has 

 been elected to represent the board of physics and chemistry 

 on the general board of studies. Mr. J. J. Lister has been 

 re-elected demonstrator of comparative anatomy. 



Mr. James Millikan, who has given iSo.oooZ. for the 

 establishment of a university at Decatur, 111., which shall 

 bear his name, has offered, we learn from Science, to give 

 a further 200,000/. to the institution. 



A COMMITTEE has been appointed to inquire into the 

 expenditure on public education in England and Wales 

 from Exchequer grants, local rates, and other sources, 

 with the view of ascertaining the various causes for the 



