•1.  43.  FEBRUARY  1872.  No.  284 
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THE 
LONDON,  EDINBURGH,  and  DUBLIN 
PHILOSOPHICAL     MAGAZINE, 
AND 
JOURNAL  OF  SCIENCE. 
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AND 
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FOURTH    SERIES. 
No  284.— EEBRUAEY  1872. 
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