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•J^HE FAIR Y-LAND OF SCIENCE. With 74 IHus, 

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" Deserves to take a permanent place in the literature of youth." — London Times. 



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'J^HROUGH MAGIC GLASSES and other Lectures. 

 J- A Sequel to " The Kaiiy-Land of Science." Cloth, $1.50. 

 CONTENTS. 



The Magician's Chambfr bv Moon- An Hour with the Sun. 



LIGHT. An Evening with the Stars. 



Magic Glasses .vnd How to Use Them. Little Beings from a Miniature 

 Fairy Rings a.md How They are Made. Ocean. 



The Life-History of Lichens and The Dartmoor PitNiES. 



Mosses. The Magician's Dream of Ancient 

 The History of a Lava-Stream. Days. 



T IFE AND HER CHILDREN : Glimpses of Ani- 

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'* The work forms a charming introduction to the study of zoology — the science ol 

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THINNERS IN LIFE'S RACE; or. The Great 

 ' ' Backboned Family. With numerous Illustrations. Cloth, 



gilt, $1.50. 



" We can conceive no better gift-book than this volume. Miss Buckley has spared 

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 striking. " — Spectator. 



A SHORT HISTORY OF NATURAL SCI- 



■^^*- ENCE ; and of the Progress of Discovery from the Time of 

 the Greeks to the Present Time. New edition, revised and re- 

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