PUBLICATIONS OF J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY. 
A VALUABLE LITTLE HAND-BOOK. 
FIRST STEPS IN SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE, 
Seven Parts in one i6mo volume, 
or in Four Books. Complete in one 
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BOOK ONE: Natural History of 
Animals. 
BOOK TWO : Plants, Stones, and 
Rocks. 
BOOK THREE: Physics and 
Chemistry. 
BOOK POUR: Anatomy and 
Physiology. 
Each, 30 cents. 
By PAUL BER/T. 
REVISED AND CORRECTED BY PROF. WM. H. GREENE. 
With, &6O ni*t*tratlonm. 
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