Opinions of the Press on the "International Scientific Series" 



XI. 



Animal Mechanism, 



A Treatise on Terrestrial and Aerial Locomotion. 



By E. J. MAREY, 



Professor at the College of France, and Member of the Academy of Medicine. 



With 1T7 Illustrations, drawn arid engraved under the direction of the author. 



1 vol., i2mo. Cloth. . . . Price, $1.75 



" We hope that, in the short glance which we have taken of some of the most im- 

 portant points discussed in the work before us, we have succeeded in interestingour 

 readers sufficiently in its contents to make them curious to learn more of its subject 

 matter. We cordially recommend it to their attention. 



" The author of the present work, it is well known, stands at the head of those 

 physiologists who have investigated the mechanism of animal dynamics — indeed, we 

 may almost say that he has made the subject his own. By the originality of his con- 

 ceptions, the ingenuity of his constructions, the skill of his analysis, and the persever- 

 ance of his investigations, he has surpassed all others in the power of unveiling the 

 complex and intricate movements of animated beings.'*— Popular Science Monthly, 



XII. 



History of the Conflict between 

 Religion and Science. 



By JOHN WILLIAM DRAPER, M. D., LL. D., 



Author of " The Intellectual Development of Europe." 

 1 vol., i2mo. Price, $1.75. 



' ' This little ' History ' would have been a valuable contribution to literature at any 

 ame, and is, in fact, an admirable text-book upon a subject that is at present engross- 

 ing the attention of a large number of the most serious-minded people, and it is no 

 small compliment to the sagacity of its distinguished author that he has so well gauged 

 the requirements of the times, and so adequately met them by the preparation of this 

 volume. Jt remains to be added that, while the writer has flinched from no responsi- 

 bility in his statements, and has written with entire .fidelity to the demands of truth 

 and justice, there is not a word in his book that can give offense to candid and fair- 

 minded readers." — iV. V. Evening- Post. 



" The key-note to this volume is found in the antagonism between the progressive 

 tendencies of the human mind and the pretensions of ecclesiastical authority, as devel- 

 oped in the history of modern science. No previous writer has treated the subject 

 from this point of view, and the present monograph will be found to rjossess no less 

 originality of conception than vigor of reasoning and wealth of erudition. . . . The 

 method of Dr. Draper, in his treatment of the various questions that come up for dis- 

 cussion, is marked by singular impartiality as well as consummate ability. Through- 

 out his work he maintains the position of an historian, not of an advocate. His tone is 

 tranquil and serene, as becomes the search after truth, with no trace of the impassioned 

 ardor of controversy. He endeavors so far to identify himself with the contending 

 parties as to gain a clear comprehension of their motives, but, at the same time, he 

 submits their actions to the tests of a cool and impartial examination." — JV. Y. Tribune. 



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