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KANSAS CITY REVIEW 
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. 
EDITED BY | 
PEO Ss. CASE: 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
PAGE. 
GEOGRAPHY. 
1. Expeditions to the Arctic Sea.* Dr. John 
aemmMon dont. fix csusitoiaek’ sity.) aerate 1 
2. Honors to INoxclen Shao cist Spe ie eee enna 2 
3. A New Polar Expedition. .... Le abreicS 
4 The Nordenskjold Afloat... ..... 3 
5. The Second Howgate Expedition®. ... . 58 
ASTRONOMY. 
1. A New Determination of the Diameter of 
Mars.* H.S. Pritchett. 
ENGINEERING 
1. Comparative Merits of Wood, Stone and 
Asphalt Pavements. . 
2 Removal of Cleopatra’s Needle to New 
Noel eon ah eee ee Ie Ria AT MCE RIE BU hts el ey i 11 
GEOLOGY. 
1. Antiquity of Man Question’: Brot 
McK: JEuish esici st SUE Sec taken! Arama 19 
PSYCHOLOGY. 
1. Automatic Mental Action* Prof. J. Long, 23 
PHYSICS. 
1. A Talk About Lightning.* Prof. F W. 
CTankersu weer i.e este nea es 
2. Breaking up River Ice with Dynamite . . . 386 
PHiLOSOPHY. 
1. Choice and Chance * (Illustrated.) Prof. 
EevBeaNiph ers 5 hc, (cusp acke Sarees 
PAGE. 
METEOROLOGY. 
1. The Tornadoes ApH 18, 1880.* Prof. J. D. 
Pankerk7qgne ay Piven Se PAeencinn cen 52 
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY. 
1 A Naturalist’s Rambles about Kansas City.* 
Win spe oly leinsiv eleva een 
2. Influence of Electric Light upon VegetationS7 
3. Water-Spouts off Kauai... . Bosahaes to!) 
ao Miosarculltune: git eee ee mene aria, ese aulaine 59 
5. Observations of the Amphioxus .. . 36 
6. An India-Rubber Producing Insect... . . 51 
OBITUARY NOTICE. 
1, Sketch of the Life of Prof W. K. Kedzie. . 60 
BOOK NOTICES. 
1. Eye-sight, Good and Bad. Presley Blakis- 
ton, Publisher: be Coen ate eae 61 
2. The Spell- Bound Fiddler. S. C Griggs & Co 62 
3 Sea Airand Sea Bathing. Presley Blakis- 
COTM bias tee he Ree le ¥ 862 
4. Questions in 1 English and American Litera- 
ture. Davis, Bardeen & Co. . + 62 
5 Realities of Irish Life, Roberts Bros. . . . 63 
6. Transactions of the Academy of Science of 
Stsotisr seco oe tenancy, Semana o 
7. Other Publications Received... . She (ita! 
EDITORIAL NOTES. 
Proceedings of the Kansas City. Academy of Sci- 
ence. Lecture by Rev. 'Dr. Laws. Edi- 
torial Card The Ministers’ Convention. 
Establishment of Exact Time by Prof, F. 
W, Pritchett at Union Depo, etc , etc, 
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