viii THE ANTARCTIC MANUAL, 
In accordance with the plan, the manual consists of instructions 
and of memoirs containing information. In the instructions are 
included the Astronomical Data, and the papers on Tidal, Wave, 
Ice and Pendulum Observations, on Terrestrial Magnetism, Climate, 
the Aurora, Atmospheric Electricity, Geology, Volcanic Action, and 
Rock Collecting, and Botany. But these instructions include much 
suggestive information. Especially is this the case in Dr. Blanford’s 
paper on Antarctic Geology. 
In his Chemical and Physical Notes Mr. Buchanan properly 
assumes a due knowledge of routine operations on the part of the 
physicist. He therefore furnishes him, and the other observers, with 
“observations by the way,” as he calls the exceedingly valuable 
information and suggestions contained in his paper. It would not 
be easy to exaggerate the value of Mr. Buchanan’s contribution. 
The biological papers on the Whales, by Dr. Lydekker; on the 
Seals, by Mr. Barrett-Hamilton; on the Antarctic Birds, by Mr. 
Howard Saunders; on Deep-Sea Fishes, by Mr. Boulenger; on the 
Abysmal Fauna, by Mr. Arthur Shipley; and on the Zoology of 
Kerguelen, by Professor D’Arcy Thompson, are most interesting, 
and will be of almost daily use to the officers of the Expedition. 
There is also a valuable paper on Sledge Travelling, by Sir Leopold 
M‘Clintock. 
In the Geographical Section, the narratives of Antarctic voyages 
will be found, which would be otherwise inaccessible, either from 
being buried in voluminous works on other subjects, or in series 
of proceedings, or from having hitherto remained in manuscript. 
To the former category belong the narratives of Balleny, Dumont 
@Urville and Wilkes; in the latter are included the exceedingly 
interesting narrative of Captain Biscoe, and the log of Balleny’s 
mate, printed from manuscripts presented to the Royal Geographical 
Society many years ago by Mr. Charles Enderby. The narratives 
of Ross and Weddell are contained in volumes of convenient size, 
which are supplied to the Expedition. The section also contains a 
paper on the Exploration of Antarctic Lands, by M. Argtowski; and 
one, by Mr. Bernacchi, on the Topography of South Victoria Land. 
