NINETEENTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION 
AND ANNALS OF 
ASTRONOMY, BIOLOGY, GEOLOGY, INDUSTRIAL ARTS, 
MANUFACTURES, AND TECHNOLOGY. 
(MONTHLY, FORMERLY “THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE.’} 
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1. Vegetable Soil. By G. H. 
Kinahan, M.R.I.A., &c.|; .. 377 
2. The War against Agriculture. 
By An Old Technologist . 388 
3. Cruelty to Animals. ByfW. 
Mattieu Williams .. .. 395 
4. On the Application of Solar 
Physics. By A. H. Swinton 397 
5. Death not Universal .. .. 401 
6. Occultism Reconsidered . . 404 
7. On Technical Education. By 
Robt. Galloway, M.R.I.A. 409 
Analyses of Books. 
The Scientific Basis of National 
Progress, including that of Mo- 
rality 413 
Analyses of Books — continued, page 
Remarks on Certain Medical Prin- 
ciples and Publications . . . . 416 
Smithsonian Miscellaneous Col- 
lections. The Constants of Na- 
ture 418 
Guide to Practical Work in Ele- 
mentary Entomology . . . . 420 
The Micrographic Dictionary .. 421 
Straggling Magnetic Lights .. 422 
Geological Map of Sutherland .. 423 
The Manual of Colours and Dye- 
Wares ; their Properties, Appli- 
cations, Valuation Impurities, 
and Sophistications 424 
&c., &c. 
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