Vou. IV. 
OcTOBER, 
1880. No. 6. 
ASUS 
KANSAS CITY REVIEW 
OF 
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. 
EDITED BY 
THEO. S. CASE. 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
PAGE. 
PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
1. The American Science Association. . . . 321 
2. The British Science Association. .... 322 
ANTHROPOLOGY. 
1. Tertiary Man.* Translated by Capt. E. 
Hey BErtnoudiny een where i chs ts) sc es 326 
2. Ancient Man in Missouri. ...... 327 
PHILOSOPHY. 
1. The Synthetic Philosophy as a Philosophy* 
WHIP OMPIITE E Rey) Sku eld) oy Sieh ve re eg 328 
ENGINEERING. 
1. Sewerage and Street Paving.* Ermine 
Caseiiliniimeniy tiictss (anes suas 
2. Engineering Progress in the United States. 
Octave Chanute,C.E......... 335 
3. Ships on Wheels. James B. Eads, C. E . 338 
4. Cultivation and Preservation of Forests . 342 
5. The Canadian Pacific Railway...... 346 
ASTRONOMY. 
1. Planetary Phenomena for October, 1880.* 
ice Wet Alexandentaji sie. a). e. 2) csi ye 348 
2. A New Astronomical Discovery. .... 350 
Oy bhetiisht off fipiter sco si. ee Ue 350 
BIOGRAPHY. 
1. Nordenskjold and His Labors. Prof. Jno. 
Rice ICT Sebi sR Sigs). lich ot « Seles 351 
2. Death of Prof. S.S. Haldeman... .... 309 
PHYSICS. 
1, Freshet of July, 1880, in Missouri Rio 309 
2) ihe Photophone’. 206 sss es ee ye 361 
8. Deep Sea Researches. ........ . 362 
GEOGRAPHY. aere 
1. Annual Address before British Association 
of Science. Gen. J. H. Lefroy, F.R, S . 364 
2. The East African Expedition... .... 366 
3. Charnay’s Explorations in Mexico. . . . 369 
4. Italian Expedition in the Soudan... .. 371 
5. The Dutch Arctic Expedition. ..... 372 
HERMENEUTICS. 
1. Science of the Bible.* Prof, S, H. ean 
Bridge gh oes re sacs nea nee ' . 373 
BOOK NOTICES.* 
1. The United States Government. J. B. 
Lippincott & Co. ........... 377 
2, Adam’s Syaeuneudivena! Chart. Jay An- 
drewSi8c i Coeur 7 ce 378 
3. The New Text Book of Physics. Charles 
Scribnense Souswaes eres ieee 77 
4. The True Story of the Exodus of Israel. 
MeesaShepardian.ce) Stee toie) oe eee 
5. Ray’s Higher Arithmetic. Van Aniwerp, 
Brageiiee Comer Wares a ace oe 
6. Othert Publication: Received. ...... 380 
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY. 
1. Practical Formulas. .......:... 381 
2. A New Discovery............ 382 
EDITORIAL NOTES. 
SHS MONA 25315 Relate AC Chem a eS amaR NLL 383 
ITEMS FROM THE PERIODICALS 
Si shucaae 3.4 of ake see OOe 
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