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NA rURE 



July i6, 1896 



CITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON 

 INSTITUTE. 



SESSION .896-97. 



The Courses of Instruction in Engineering and Chemistry at the Institute's 

 Colleges commence in October, and cover a period of two to three years. 

 The Matriculation Examination of the Central Technical College will be 

 held on September 21 to 24, and the Entrance Examination of the Day 

 Department of the Technical College, Finsbury, on .September 22. 



CITY AND GUILDS CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE 



(Exhibition Road, S.W.), a College for higher Technical Instruction for 

 Students not imder 16 years of age, preparing to become Civil, Mechanical or 

 Electrical Engineers, Chemical and other Manufacturers, and Teachers. 



The Matriculation Examination will be held on September 21 to 24, and 

 the new Session will commence on October 1st. 



Professors :—0. Henrici, LL.D., F.R.S. (Mathematics), W. C. Unwin, 

 F.R.S., M.I.C.E. (Civil and Mechanical Engineering), W. E. AyTton, F.R.S. 

 (Physics and Electrical Engineering), H. E. Armstrong, Ph.D., F.R.S. 

 (Chemistry). 



CITY AND GDILDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE, FINSBURY 

 (Leonard Street, City Road, E.G.). The DAY DEPARTMENT provides 

 Courses of Intermediate Instruction for Students not under 14 years of age, 

 preparing to enter Mechanical or Electrical Engineering and Chemical 

 Industries. 



The Entrance Examination will be held on September 22, and the new 

 Session will commence on October 6. 



Professors :—S. P.Thompson, D.Sc, F.R.S. (Electrical Engineering), 

 R. Meldola, F.R.S. (Chemistry). 



JOHN WATNEY, Hon. Secretary. 



City and Guilds of London Institute, 



Gresham College, Basinghall Street, E.C. 



UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON. 



ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURAL 



DEPARTMENT. 



SESSION 1896-7. 



The COURSES of INSTRUCTION in Mechanical, Civil, and Electrical 

 Engineering and Architecture COMMENCE on OCTOBER 6. They 

 are arranged to cover periods of two and three years. 



Particulars of the Courses, of Entrance Scholarships, of the Matriculation 

 Examination, and of the Fees, may be obtained from the Secretary. 



MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, T. Hudson Beare, M.I.C.E. 



ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, J. A. Fleming, F.R.S. 



CIVIL ENGINEERING, L. F. Veknon Harcourt, M.I.C.E. 



ARCHITECTURE, T. RocEli Smith, F.R.I.B.A. 



PHYSICS. G. Carey Foster, F.R.S. 



CHEMISTRY, W. Ramsay, F.R.S. 



APPLIED M.\THEMATICS, K. Pearson, F.R.S. 



ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, T. G. Bonnev, F.R.S. 



MATHEMATICS. M. J. M. Hiul, F.R.S. 



The new wing of the College, opened by H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught 



in May 1893, contains spacious Mechanical and Electrical Engineering 



Laboratories, Workshops, Drawing-Office, Museum, and Lecture Theatres. 



The Laboratories are fitted with all the best appliances for Practical 



Work and for Research Work of the most advanced character. 



UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NORTH 

 WALES, BANGOR. 



ELECT R ICAL E N G I N E K R I N G. 



Professor ANDREW GRAY, LI..D,, F.R.S., will begin, in OCTOBER 

 next, a Systemaiic COURSE of INSTRUCTION in Electrical Measure- 

 ment and Practical Electricity. The Physical Laboratory is fully equipped 

 with a Compound Steam Engine, Dynamos, Transformer, Secondary 

 Battery, and the most approved modern Measuring Instrumenis for all 

 Branches of Electrical Engineering. Laboratory Fees at the rate of ;£i \s. 

 per Term for six hours per week. Composition Fee for all College Lectures 

 for the Session, ^lo. 



Applications for Calendar, Prospectus, and general information to be 



;. E. LLOYD, M.A., Secretary and Registrar. 



THE YORKSHIRE COLLEGE, LEEDS. 



DEPARTMENT 

 Application: 

 Lecturer and D^ 

 certain fees, which am 

 from the Secretary. 



PHYSICS, 

 d, before July 26, for the appointment of Assistant 

 r in Technical Electricity. Salary ;Ci25i with 

 d last year to ^78. Particulars may be obtained 



GORDON'S COLLEGE, ABERDEEN. 



WANTED, for Day 

 (CHEMISTRY), loentei 

 per annum. Particulars 

 Master, to whom appl 



^.._ Evening Classes, SCIENCE MASTER 

 on duty August 24, Income not less than /250 

 if duties, &c., may be obtained from the Heau 

 to be addressed up to July 18. 



OW^ENS COLLEGE, VICTORIA 

 UNIVERSITY, MANCHESTER. 



CHEMISTRY COURSE. 

 Full Particulars of this Course, qualifying for the Victoria University 

 Degrees in Cliemistry and the College Technological Chemistry Certificate, 

 will be forwarded on .\pplication. 



The Session commences on October 6. 



S. CHAFFERS, Registrar. 



UNIVERSITY EXTENSION COLLEGE, 

 READING. 



The Council of the College are prepared to consider Applications for the 

 Licensing of Farms qualified to receive Students in Agriculture. No Farm 

 under 250 Acres can be recognised for this purpose. 



Forms of Application, with Particulars of Requirements, which must be 

 returned on or before August 8, 1896, can be obtained from the Registbak 

 of the College. 



SCIENCE MISTRESS, GRADUATE in 



SCIENCE, required for International School in South Wales. Botany 

 and Physical Geography. Salary ;^ioo, Non-resident. — Address, 

 CiRii-FiTHs & Co., Educational Agents, 34 Bedford Street, Strand. 



FLUORESCENT SCREENS for the NEW 



PHOTOC.RAPHY. Prepared with Potassium Platinocyanide, and 

 mounted on Zylonite. Si/e of fluorescent surface, 8" x 6". Price 305. 

 S HILDESHEIM, 11 Fell Road, Croydon. 



FOR SALE.— Herbarium of British Plants, 



over 500 .Specimens in good condition. Took the Silver Medal of 

 Pharmaceutical Society in 1876. — Apply, " B.," 8 Lower Brook Street, 

 Ipswich. 



OPTICAL & SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS^ 



Spectrometers, Spectroscopes, Goniometers, Cathetometers, Optical 

 Benches^ &c., &c. Instruments for special purposes constructed to Clieots 

 own designs. Price List on application. 



W. WILSON (formerly Foreman at Messrs. Elliott Bros.), 

 56 Crogsland Road, Chalk Farm, London, N.W, 



Manufacturer of 

 ELECTRICAL & PHYSICAL 



INSTRUMENTS, 

 44 Hatton Garden, London. 



Catalo^tts Free. 



ALBERT EDWARD JAMRACH 



(Late CHARLES JAMRACH), 

 NATURALIST, 



180 ST. GEORGE STREET EAST. 



Implements of Savage Warfare, Idols, Sacred Masks, Peruvian Pottery, 

 Netsukis, China, Lacquer, Gongs, Shells, and other Curios. 



LIVING SPECIMENS FOR 

 THE MICROSCOPE. 



Volvox, Spirogyra, Desmids, Diatoms, Amoeba, Arcella, Actinosphaerium, 

 Vorticella, Stentor, Hydra, Floscularia, Stephanoceros, Melicerta, and many 

 other Specimens of Pond Life. Price xs. per Tube, Post Free. Helix 

 pomatia, Astacus, Aiiiphioxus, Rana, Anodon, &c., for Dissection purposes. 



THOMAS BOLTON, 



25 BALSALL HEATH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM. 



MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION 

 OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. 



THE LABORATORY, PLYMOUTH. 



The following animals can always be supplied, either living 

 or preserved by the best methods : — 



Sycon ; Clava, Obelia, Sertularia ; Actinia, Tealia, Caryophyllia, Alcy- 

 onium : Hormiphora (preserved) ; Leptoplana ; Lineus, Amphiporus ; Nereis, 

 Aphrodite, Arenicola, Lanice, Terebella ; Lepas, Balanus, Gammarus, 

 Llgia, Mysis, Nebalia, Carcinus ; Patella, Buccinum, Eledone, Pectens, 

 Bugula, Crisia, Pedicellina ; Holothuria, Asterias, Echinus ; Ascidia, Salpa 

 preserved), Scyllium, Raia, &c., &c. 



For prices and more detailed lists apply to 



Biological Laboratory, Plymouth. THE DIRECTOR. 



