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TWENTIETH YEAR OF PUBLICATION. 
THE 
AND ANNALS OF 
ASTRONOMY, BIOLOGY, GEOLOGY, INDUSTRIAL ARTS, 
MANUFACTURES, AND TECHNOLOGY. 
(MONTHLY, FORMERLY “THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE.’') 
Third \ 
Series/ 
Vol. V. ( 
No. CXVII. 
SEPTSMBEE 
1883 . 
CONTENTS 
Articles. 
1. The Velocity of Light. By 
O. Reichenbach 
2. The Poisoning Cases of the 
last Half-Century 
3. Benjamin Franklin and the 
Origin of Lightning Rods. 
By Col. A. Parnell, R.A... 
4. Heath’s Bolivian Explorations. 
By Rev. J. D. Parker 
5. On Technical Education. By 
Robt. Galloway, M.R.I.A. 541 
Analyses of Books. 
WiederdieHumanasters ! Recht- 
fertigung eines Vivise&ors . . 552 
Micro-Photography, &c 554 
page 
505 
5i9 
527 
536 
Analyses of Books — continued, page 
Elementary Text-Book of Physics 555 
Household Chemistry; for the 
Non-Chemical 556 
Economy of Coal in House Fires 557 
Report of an Exploration of Parts 
of Wyoming, Idaho, &c 55S 
Second Report of the Department 
of Entomology of the Cornell 
University Experiment Station 558 
Memoirs of the Geological Survey 
of India 559 
Breeding Horses for Use .. .. 560 
Remarks on Cattle- Plague Vacci- 
nation 561 
Correspondence. Notes. 
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