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LECTURE ARRANGEMENTS BEFORE EASTER 1878. 



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CHRISTMAS LECTURES. 



Professor Tyndall, D.C.L., F.R.S. — Six Lectures, adapted to a Juvenile 

 Auditoiy, on Heat, Visible and Invisible ; on December 27 (Thursday), 29, 1877 ; 

 January 1, 3, 5, 8, 1878. - 



Professor Alfiied H. Gaerod, M.A., F.R.S. — Tvf^elve Lectures on the Pro- 

 toplasmic Theory of Life and its Bearing on Physiology ; on Tuesdays, January 

 22 to April 9. 



James Dewar, Esq., M.A., F.R.S.^— Twelve Lectures on the Chemistry of 

 the Organic World ; on Thursdays, January 24 to April II. 



R. BoswoRTH Smith, Esq., M.A. — Seven Lectures on Carthage and the 

 Carthaginians ; on Satui'days, January 26 to March 9. 



Rev. W. Houghton — Three Lectm*es on the Natural History of the Ancients; 

 on Saturdays, March 16, 23, 30. 



Ernst Pauer, Esq. — Two Lectures on the Clavecinistes and their Works 

 (England and Italy ; France and Germany) ; with Musical Illustrations ; on 

 Saturdays, April 6, 13. 



Professor Tyndall will give a Com-se of Lectures after Easter. 



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The Friday Evening Meetings will begin on January 25, at 8 p.m., when 

 Professor Tyndall wiU give a Discourse at 9 p.]nl Succeeding Discourses will 

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 L. Sclater, Dr. Warren De La Rue, Dr. R. Liebreich, Professor Goldwin Smith, 

 Lord Rayleigh, Professors Huxley and Dewar, and Sir Joseph D. Hooker. To 

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THE GEOLOGICAL RECORD. 



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