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CONTENTS. 
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Experimental Illustrations of the Modes of Determining the 
Composition of the Sun and other Heavenly Bodies by 
the Spectrum. By Wm. Allen Miller, M.D. 
., D.C.L., V.P.R.S., 
Illustrated 
335 
What is Bathybius ? By Professor Williamson, F.K.S 350 
Are there any Fixed Stars? By Kichard 
A. Proctor, B.A., 
F.R.A.S. Illustrated 
358 
Kfjjt’s Hole. By W. Boyd Dawkins, M.A., F.R.S. ... ... 369 
The Lingering Admirers of Phrenology. 
By Professor Cle- 
land 
378 
The Anatomy of a Mushroom. By M. C. Cooke. Illustrated ... 389 
The Chemistry of a Comet. By Edward Divers, M.D., F.C.S. ... 400 
Reviews of Books 
Scientific Summary:— 
... 67, 168, 284, 408 
Astronomy 
... 79, 178, 296, 418 
Botany and Vegetable Physiology 
... 83, 182, 300, 422 
Chemistry 
... 85, 186, 303, 427 
Geology and Palaeontology 
... 89, 190, 309, 430 
Mechanical Science 
... 93, 195, 313, 434 
Medical Science 
... 94, 197, 315,437 
Metallurgy, Mineralogy, and Mining .. 
... 97, 202, 318, 438 
Meteorology 
99, 205 
Microscopy 
206, 321, 439 
Photography 
... 100, 209, 323, 440 
Physics 
... 102,212,325, 440 
Zoology and Comparative Anatomy ... 
... 106,219,327, 445 
