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evidently a book written by one who thoroughly understands her subject, 
and who has carefully studied Mr. Darwin’s writings. Her language is clear 
and terse, and her illustrations (her own) are capital drawings, in which 
Nature is alone adopted. It is one of the best little books we bave seen for 
a long time, and the appendix is a valuable addition. 
The following works have been received, and, owing to the late period ot 
their publication, will be noticed in the next number of the Popular Science 
Review : — 
“ The Doctrine of Descent and Darwinism,” by Oscar Schmidt, Professor 
in the University of Strasburg (King & Co., 1875); “ Evolution and the 
Origin of Life,” by H. Charlton Bastian, M.A., M.D., F.R.S. (London, 
Macmillan & Co., 1874); “ History of the Conflict Between Religion and 
Science,” by J. W. Draper, M.D., LL.D., Professor in the University of 
New York (Henry S. King & Co., 1875) ; “ Reliquiae Acquitanicse,” Part 
XV., Edited by T. Rupert Jones, F.R.S. ; “ Supplement to Harvesting- 
Ants and Trap-door Spiders,” by J. Traherne Moggridge, F.L.S., with 
Specific Descriptions of the Spiders, by the Rev. D. Pieard-Cambridge 
(London, Reeve, 1874); “ Prodromus of the Palaeontology of Victoria,” 
Decade I., by F. McCoy, F.G.S., Professor of Natural Science in Melbourne 
University (London, Triibner, 1874). 
We have also received the following books: — A “ Tract on Musical Sta- 
tics,” by John Curwen (London, Tonic Sol-fa Agency, 8 Warwick Lane, 
E.C.); the ‘‘Safe Use cf Steam,” by an Engineer (London, Lockwood & 
Co., 1874); the “Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution (U.S.A.) 
for the Year 1872 ” (Washington, Government Printing Office) — this is an 
excellent volume, and contains, among other interesting matter, a “ Eulogy 
on Ampere,” by M. Arago, which extends over more than sixty pages, and 
is admirably written ; “Synopsis of the Flora of Colorado, U.S. A.,” by T. C. 
Porter and J. M. Coulter (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1874); 
“ Tenth Report of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines in the 
Colony of Victoria ” (Melbourne, 1874) — a very interesting document ; 
“ Descriptive Catalogue of the Photographs of the United States Geological 
Survey of the Territories ” (W. B. Jackson, Photographer) ; and “ Bulletin of 
the United States Geological Survey, Nos. 1 and 2 ” (Washington, Govern- 
ment Printing Office, 1874). 
