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1. Report on Scientific Societies. 
By Dr. C. K. Akin .. .. 481 
2. The Constitution of the Earth. 
By Robert Ward . . . . 494 
3. The Present State of the Vivi- 
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Analyses of Books — continued . 
Reports of the Mining Surveyors 
and Registrars of Victoria . . 529 
Guide to the Geology of London 
and the Neighbourhood .. .. 529 
Records of the Geological Survey 
of India 530 
Geological Survey of Canada „ . 531 
Lectures. 
On Water and Air. By Prof. 
Tyndall, D.C.L.,LL.D., F.R.S. 510 
Analyses of Books. 
The Disestablishment of the 
Sun 527 
Correspondence. 
On a Point relating to Brain Dy- 
namics 532 
Strange Propensity of Cats .. 536 
InstinCt and Mind 536 
Notes 537 
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