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H ROUGH MAGIC GLASSES, and other Lectures. 

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CONTENTS. 

 The Magician's Chamber by Moonlight. An Hour with the Sicn. 

 Magic Glasses and How to Use Theifii A n Evening with the Stars. 

 Fairy Rings and How They are Made. Little Beings from a Miniature Ocean. 

 The Life-History of Lichens and Mosses. The Dartmoor Ponies. 

 The History of a Lava-Stream. The Magician's Dream of Ancient Days. 



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SHORT HISTORY OF NATURAL SCI- 



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