478 Scientific Intelligence. 
him, the views enunciated under this head by Derham, Herschel, 
and Robinson ‘were th rtained.’ was in 
order to fill ‘the blank’ indicated by the universal prevalence of 
been ‘not without influence’ on his pen when he was professing to 
give a summ f the existing state of science on this subject 
ing by the instruments and methods of that science in the — 
conduct of his investigations. The reader will understand pe 
‘orce of our remark that Prof, Tyndall was acquainted with the 
] way, but also 
And the force of our remark that he 3 
ing ‘the blank s 
