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SCIENCE. 



cession of iron to bronze, but even historical evidence 

 supports their testimony. 



The study of this subject necessarily involves an 

 investigation relating to the date when man first became 

 acquainted with the methods of working the various 

 metals, and the reader will find in this work a carefully 

 prepaied synopsis of all the evidences bearing on their 

 disputed points. The introductory chapter describing 

 this controversy will be found one of the most interesting 

 and instructive in the book. 



The great body of the work is devoted to an examina- 

 tion and description of the various forms of Bronze 

 weapons and instruments which have been found in the 

 British Isles, treating separately the different classes of 

 instruments, intended each for special purpose, and at the 

 same time pointing out their analogies with instruments 

 of the same character found in other parts of Europe. 

 To bring this department within the comprehension of 

 all readers, Dr. Evans has presented five hundred and 

 fifty superb wood engravings of specimens; thus the 

 archaeologist who possesses this work, finds himself, as 

 it were, passing through a museum of Bronze antiquities, 

 aided by the friendly guidance of one who is a master of 

 the subject, and capable of pointing out important details 

 and characteristics, even in the most ordinary implements, 

 which, to the cursory observation of a student, would 

 appear devoid of meaning. 



Dr. Evans concludes this interesting work with a 

 chapter on the chronological arrangements of the various 

 types of bronze, and an examination of the various means 

 at our command for fixing the approximate date and 

 duration of the period. On the latter point, after what 

 we have stated on the subject, no surprise need be ex- 



pressed when we state, that Dr. Evans offers an opinion 

 only with great reserve. Subject to this reservation, we 

 find that he attributes eight or ten centuries as the total 

 duration of the Bronze Period, placing the beginning 

 some 1200 or 1400 years before the Christian era. It is 

 questionable whether such an antiquity will meet all the 

 necessities of the case, for as Professor Evans himself 

 points out, it is difficult to believe that the Phoenicians, 

 or those who traded with them, landed in Britain and 

 spontaneously discovered tin. 



This work will prove to be of the highest value to 

 archaeologists and to all who would trace the course of 

 human progress to its earliest phases. Its general ar- 

 rangement is most excellent, and adapted for practical 

 work. In addition to a general index, a geographical and 

 topographical index is presented, which greatly adds to 

 the value of the work. The publishers have performed 

 their part of the work most efficiently, and have pro- 

 duced a handsome volume, illustrated in the highest style 

 of the engravers' art, which will in future be held as an 

 authoritative work of reference, and a store-house of facts 

 from which the student and specialist may draw material 

 of the highest value. 



It has been resolved to invite the British Association to 

 meet in Aberdeen in 1883. The invitation will be pre- 

 sented at the forthcoming meeting of the Association at 

 York. The Association will meet in Southampton in 1882, 

 and an influential local committee has already been ap- 

 pointed. 



The Government of India has declined for the present 

 to award the prize of ^ico offered for the best " manual of 

 hygiene " for the use of the British soldier. 



METEOROLOGICAL REPORT FOR NEW YORK CITY FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPT. 3, 1881. 



Latitude 40 45' 58 " N.; Longitude 73 57' 58" W.; height of instruments above the ground, 53 feet ; above the sea, 97 



feet ; by self-recording instruments. 



BAROMETER. 



THERMOMETERS. 



AUGUST. 



AND 



SEPTEMBER. 



MEAN FOR 

 THE DAY. 



MAXIMUM. 



MINIMUM. 



MEAN. 



MAXIMUM. 



1 



MINIMUM. 



maxi'm 



Reduced 

 to 



Freezing. 



Reduced 

 to 



Freezing. 



Time. 



Reduced 

 to 



Freezing. 



Time. 



Dry 

 Bulb. 



Wet 

 Bulb. 



Dry 

 Bulb. 



Time. 



Wet 

 Bulb. 



Time. 



Dry 

 Bulb. 



Time. 



Wet 

 Bulb. 



Time. 



In Sun. 



Sunday, 



28.. 



30.020 



30.088 



a. m. 



29.990 



4 P- "> 



76.3 



69.0 



?9 



4 ?■ 



75 



4 p. m. 



67 



6 a. m. 



64 



7 a. m. 



139. 



Monday, 



2Q.. 



30.102 



30.128 



12 p. m. 



30 032 



a. m. 



76.0 



70.0 



86 



3 P- m - 



74 



5 p. m. 



67 



5 a. m. 



66 



5 a. m. 



139- 



Tuesday, 



3°-- 



30.129 



30.190 



9 a. m. 



30.086 



5 P- m. 



77.6 



72.0 



85 



4 P' m > 



75 



4 P- m. 



70 



S a. m. 



68 



5 a. m. 



135- 



Wednesday, - . 



29.988 



30.100 



a. m. 



29.900 



12 p. m. 



82.7 



73-3 



93 



4 p. m. 



78 



4 p m. 



72 



6 a. in. 



68 



6 a. m. 



140. 



Thursday, 



i._ 



29.823 



29.900 



a. m. 



29.780 



12 p. m 



81.0 



72.6 



87 



1 p. m. 



76 



1 p. in. 



75 



6 a. m. 



70 



6 a. m. 



131. 



Friday, 



2__ 



29.786 



29.800 



9 p. m. 



29.748 



4 P- m 



73-3 



69.3 



78 



3 P- m - 



71 



3 P- m - 



68 

 66 



12 p. m. 



66 



12 p. m. 



97- 



Saturday, 



3- 



29.864 



29.966 



11 p. m. 



29.800 



a. m. 



69.6 



65-3 



74 



3 P- m. 



68 



3 P- m- 



7 a. m. 



63 



7 a. m. 



128. 



Mean for the week 29.958 inches. 



Maximum for the week at 9 a. m., August 30th 30.190 " 



Minimum " at 4 p. m., Sept. 2d... 29.748 " 



Range 442 " 



Dry. Wet. 



Mean for the week... 76.6 degrees 70.2 degrees. 



Maximum for the week, at 4 pm. 31st 93. at 4 pm 31st, 78.. " 

 Minimum " " 7 am. 3d 66. " at 7 am 3d, 63 " 

 Range " " 27. " 15. " 



WIND. 



HYGROMETER. 



CLOUDS. 



AUGUST. 



AND 



SEPTEMBER 



DIRECTION. 



VELOCITY 

 IN MILES. 



FORCE IN 

 LBS. PER 

 SQR. FEET. 



FORCE OF VAPOR. 



RELATIVE 

 HUMIDITY. 



CLEAR, O 

 OVERCAST. IO 



7 a. m. 



2 p. m. 



9 p. m. 



Distance 

 for the 

 Day. 



i 

 s 



% 



Ik 

 *% 

 it* 

 1 



y* 



Time. 



S 



KN 



B 



d 



« 



a 

 0. 



6 



rt 



B 

 p. 



CI 



6 

 0. 







s 



rt 



B 



f£ 



N 



B 

 A 



o» 



Sunday, 28. 

 Monday, 29. 

 Tuesday, 30. 

 Wednesday,3i- 

 Thursday, 1. 

 Friday, 2. 

 Saturday, 3. 



w. s. w. 

 e. n. e. 

 s. s. e. 

 w. s w. 



w. 

 n. n. w. 

 n. n. e. 



s. 



s. s. e. 

 s. s. e. 

 s. s. w. 



w. 



e. 



e. 



e. s. e. 

 s. s. e. 

 s. s. w. 

 s. w. 

 s. w. 

 e. 



s. e. 



94 



X02 

 103 

 187 

 J 79 

 114 

 104 



3.15pm 

 2.30 pm 

 9.50 pm 

 2.00 am 

 9.50 pm 

 1 .40 am 

 4.20 pm 



•543 

 .622 

 .682 

 .631 

 .666 

 .668 

 •S3* 



.623 

 .650 

 .746 

 ■7*4 

 •7°S 

 .678 

 .604 



.679 

 .693 

 •704 

 .746 



•703 

 .644 

 .564 



79 

 85 

 90 

 So 

 77 

 85 

 84 



48 



54 

 64 

 48 

 55 

 73 



81 

 85 

 73 

 64 

 66 

 85 

 79 



3 cir. 







10 



3 cir. 





 10 



8 cu. 



■ 



1 cir. 

 







9 cu. 

 10 



4 cu. 







5 cu. 

 3 cir. 

 

 10 

 10 



8 cu. 



RAIN AND SNOW. 



DEPTH OF RAIN AND SNOW 

 IN INCHES. 



4.40pm 



Time 



of 

 End- 

 ing. 



Dura- c 

 tion. u ^ 

 h. m. f_ 

 < o 



5.30pm 0.50 



Distance traveled during the week 883 miles. 



Maximum force 2% lbs. 



Total amount of water for the week 05 inch. 



Duration of rain 00 hours, 50 minutes. 



DANIEL DRAPER, Ph. D. 

 Director Meteorological Observatory of the Department of Public Parks, New York. 



