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Some New Books. 
The Wonder Book of Science, by J. H. Fabre. London : Hodder 
& Stoughton, 287 pp., 8/6 net. It is not necessary to ‘ paint the lily/ 
and we shall not occupy space in referring to Fabre ’s wonderful style. 
We merely draw attention to the fact that this book contains forty-eight 
chapters dealing with such varied subjects as Cockchafer, Mole, Nest, 
Cultivated Plants, Tobacco, Air, Sea, Coal, Earthquakes, Thunder, and 
Light. 
Practical Chemistry of Coal, by A. E. Findley and R. Wigginton* 
London : Benn Bros., 140 pp., 12/6 net. By the aid of elaborate graphs' 
tables, diagrams and formulae, this technical subject is dealt with by the 
authors, and the work ' embodies, with additions, the laboratory course 
in fuel technology at Sheffield University, and which should prove useful 
to chemists, Gas Analysts, Manufacturers of By-products, and users of 
Coal ; Purifying materials, Ammonia, and its Allies, Benzol, Coal Tar 
and its Distillates, Coal Ash, Gas Analysis, Calorimetry and Pyrometry, 
Fuel Oils.’ 
Outlines of Zoology. By J. A. Thomson. London : Messrs. 
Frowde, Hodder & Stoughton, xxii. + 869 pp., 18s. net. Professor 
Thomson’s book is so well known to our readers that we feel it un- 
necessary to do more than call attention to the fact that Messrs. Henry 
Frowde, Hodder & Stoughton jointly have published a seventh edition 
of the work, which, notwithstanding the fact that it contains close upon 
a thousand pages and is illustrated by 400 blocks, is compact in form and 
in every way admirable for its purpose. It speaks well for students 
and publishers alike that two volumes, such as this and the one in the 
following notice, have been issued at the same time. 
Zoology for Medical Students. By J. Graham Kerr. London : 
Macmillan & Co., viii.d-485 pp., 25s. net. With the clear type and 
abundance of carefully prepared illustrations which we have come to 
expect from the House of Macmillan, the 'present volume is all that can 
possibly be desired by the student. The author is a Professor of Zoology 
at the University of Glasgow, has had considerable experience in con- 
nexion with the requirements of medical students, and by the aid of 
over 200 admirable diagrams, specially prepared with the object of 
drawing attention to the particular points required, the author has 
considerably simplified the constantly increasing work which our medical 
men have to undertake in connexion with their degrees. In an excellent 
introduction Professor Kerr gives reasons for the particular character 
of the book, and after careful persual we cannot very well say which we 
admire most, the clearness of the text or the charm of the illustrations. 
Economic Mineralogy. By Thomas Crook. London : Long- 
mans, Green & Co., xi.d-492 pp., 25s. net. This is a practical guide to 
the study of useful minerals, and its appearance might almost have been 
anticipated as a result of the extraordinary production of memoirs dealing 
with our Economic Minerals, which have been issued by the Government 
and various institutions, more or less directly as a result of the conditions 
brought about by the war. There can be no doubt that the cessation of 
the free and easy way in which previously we were able to obtain our 
supplies from all parts of the world, has resulted in more attention being 
paid to our own resources, and investigations in various and numerous 
directions have been made much more thoroughly than was previously 
necessary. The present volume, with its various appendices, its excellent 
illustrations and elaborate index, will prove of inestimable value to the 
student of Minerals, economically and otherwise. 
History of the Whale Fisheries. By J. T. Jenkins. London : 
H. F. & G. Witherby. 336 pp., 18s. net. Dr. Jenkins’ work in con- 
nexion- with the Lancashire and Western Sea Fisheries, as well as the 
previous books which have issued from his pen, lead us to expect a volume 
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