GENERAL & SCIENTIFIC BOOKS published by Messrs. LONGMANS & CO. i? 



Pease. — The Cleveland Hounds 

 AS A Trencher-fed Pack. By A. E. 

 Pease. With Map of the Cleveland 

 Hunt and Facsimiles of the original Rules 

 of the Rcxby and Cleveland Hunt (1817) 

 &c. Royal 8vo. 18^. 



Perring. — Hard Knots in Shakes- 

 peare. By Sir Philip Perring, Bart. 

 Svo. Is. 6d. 



Piesse. — The Art of Perfumery, 



and the Methods of Obtaining the Odours 

 of Plants ; with Instructions for the 

 Manufacture of Perfumes, «S:c. By G. 

 W. S. Piesse, Ph.D. F.C.S. With 

 96 Woodcuts, square crown 8vo. 2\s. 



Pole. — The Theory of the Mo- 

 dern Scientific Game of Whist. 

 By W. Pole, F.R.S. Fcp. Svo. 2s. 6d. 



Proctor. — Works by R. A. Proc- 

 tor. 

 The Sun; Ruler, Light, Fire, and 

 Life of the Planetary System. With 

 Plates and Woodcuts. Crown Svo. i^s. 



The Orbs Around Us ; a Series of 

 Essays on the Moon and Planets, Meteors 

 and Comets. With Chart and Diagrams, 

 crown Svo. <)S. 



Other Worlds than Ours; The 

 Plurality of Worlds Studied under the 

 Light of Recent Scientific Researches. 

 With 14 Illustrations, crown Svo. 5j. 



The Moon ; her Motions, Aspects, 



Scenery, and Physical Condition. With 

 Plates, Charts, Woodcuts, and Lunar 

 Photographs, crown Svo. 6s. 



Universe of Stars; Presenting 

 Researches into and New Views respect- 

 ing the Constitution of the Heavens. 

 With 22 Charts and 22 Diagrams, Svo. 

 loj. 6d. 



Larger Star Atlas for the Library, 

 in 12 Circular Maps, with Introduction 

 and 2 Index Pages. Folio, 1 5^-. or Maps 

 only, I2s. 6d. 



New Star Atlas for the Library, 

 the School, and the Observatory, in 12 

 Circular Maps (with 2 Index Plates). 

 Crown Svo. ^s. 



Light Science for Leisure Hours; 

 Familiar Essays on Scientific Subjects, 

 Natural Phenomena, &c. 3 vols, crown 

 Svo. 5^. each. 



Chance and Luck ; a Series of Re- 

 printed Articles. Crown Svo. ^s. 



Studies of Venus-Transits ; an 

 Investigation of the Circumstances of the 

 Transits of Venus in 1874 and 1SS2. 

 With 7 Diagrams and 10 Plates. Svo. 5j-. 



The 'KNOWLEDGE' LIBRARY. Edi- 

 ted by Richard A. Proctor. 



Chance and Luck. By R. A. 

 Proctor. Crown Svo. 5^-. 



How TO Play Whist: with the 

 Laws and Etiquette, of Whist. 

 By R. A. Proctor. Crown Svo. 5^-. 



Home Whist: an Easy Guide to 

 Correct Play. By R. A. Proctor. i6mo. u. 



The Poetry of Astronomy. A 

 Series of Familiar Essays. By R. A. 

 Proctor. Crown Svo. ds. 



Nature Studies. By Grant Allen, 

 A. Wilson, T. Foster, E. Clodd, and 

 R. A. Proctor. Crown Svo. 6s. 



Leisure Readings. By E. Clodd, 

 A.Wilson, T. Foster, A. C. Runyard, 

 and R. A. Proctor. Crown Svo. 6^. 



The Stars in their Seasons. 

 An Easy Guide to a Knowledge of the 

 Star Groups, in 12 Large Maps. By R. 

 A. Proctor. Imperial Svo. 55. 



Star Primer. Showing the Starry 

 Sky Week by Week, in 24 Hourly Maps. 

 By R. A. Proctor. Crown 4to. 2s. td. 



The Seasons Pictured in 48 Sun~ 

 Views of the Earth, and 24 Zodiacal 

 Maps, &c. By R, A. Proctor. Demy 

 4to. S^f. 



Strength and Happiness. By 

 R. A. Proctor. Crown Svo. 6s. 



Rough Wa ys Made Smooth. Fami- 

 liar Essays on Scientific Subjects. By 

 R. A. Proctor. Crown Svo. 6^. 



Our Place Among Lnfinities. A 



Series of Essays contrasting our Little 

 Abode in Space and Time with the Infi- 

 nities Around us. By R. A. Proctor. 

 Crown Svo. 5^-. 



The Expanse of He a ven. Essays 

 on the Wonders of the Firmament. By 

 R. A. Proctor. Crown Svo. 5^-. 



Pleasant Ways in Science. 

 R. A. Proctor. Crown Svo. 6^. 



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Myths and Marvels of Astro- 

 nomy. By R. A. Proctor. Cr. Svo. 6s. 



Pryce. — The Ancient British 

 Church : an Historical Essay. By John 

 Pryce, M. A. Canon of Bangor. Crown 

 Svo. 6s. 



