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RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

THE AËRIAL WORLD: A Popular Account of the Phenomena and Life of the Atmosphere. By G. HARTWIG, M. and P. D. I vol., 8vo. With 8 Chromolithographic Plates and Woodcuts. Price, $6.00.

"The plan which I proposed to myself, in writing this book, was not to enter into minute details or learned disquisitions, such as would be required in a Hand-book of Meteorology. My less ambitious aim was merely to give a general view of the phenomena of the atmosphere, to point out the manifold relations between the aërial ocean and man, and to describe the life of which it is the everbusy scene."-Extract from Preface.

THE GREVILLE MEMOIRS. Complete in two volumes. Price, $4.00.

"The Greville Memoirs' has produced a profound sensation in London, and has elicited the Indignation of the Queen, whose uncles and mother are portrayed therein in colors the reverse of flattering.". "-Boston Post.

"Of Greville's revelations it can be said they are not vulgar, though probably a correct expose of the worst side of English court-life in his day."-Troy Times.

"These two volumes have been awaited with much interest, and their appearance will gratify the curiosity of thousands of intelligent readers on both sides of the Atlantic."-New York Ob

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MARTIN'S LIFE OF THE PRINCE CONSORT. Vol. I., with Portraits and Views. Price, $2.00.

"Purporting to tell the life of the Prince Consort, it includes a scarcely less minute biography -which may be regarded as almost an autobiography-of the Queen herself."—Athenæum.

"Mr. Martin has accomplished his task with a success which could scarcely have been anticipated. His biography of Prince Albert would be valuable and instructive even if it were addressed to remote and indifferent readers who had no special interest in the English court or in the royal family."-Saturday Review.

NATURE AND LIFE. Facts and Doctrines relating to the Constitution of Matter, the New Dynamics, and the Philosophy of Nature. By FERNAND PAPILLON. Translated from the second French edition by A. R. Macdonough.

"This volume consists of a series of essays mainly devoted to the discussion of the relations of life to the natural forces, light, heat, electricity, etc. They contain much information of a scientific character, and, to physiologists and physicians, will be of special interest."-W. Y. Observer.

"These excellent papers have been collected, revised, and added to, so as to present a me thodical and uniform whole, combining exactness in details with generality of doctrines, and dis tinctly tracing the precise aspect of each group of phenomena in the picture of the close and uni versal relations that bind the whole together. In this way an exposition is presented under an ele mentary form, in language freed from technical dress, of the most essential truths established of late by physics, chemistry, and biology, regarding the mechanism of natural forces and the arrangement and combination of the fundamental springs of being in the world, especially in the living world."Cleveland Herald.

D. APPLETON & Co., PUBLISHERS, 549 & 551 BROADWAY, N. Y.

NEW VOLUMES OF THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SERIES.

THE LIFE AND GROWTH OF LANGUAGE: An Outline of Linguistic Science. By WILLIAM DWIGHT WHITNEY, Professor of Sanskrit and Comparative Philology in Vale College. I vol., 12mo. Cloth. Price, $1.50. "The doctrines taught in this volume are of the class of those which have long been widely prevalent among students of man and his institutions; and they only need to be exhibited as amended and supported, not crowded out or overthrown, by the abundant new knowledge which the century has yielded, in order to win an acceptance wellnigh universal."-Extract from Preface. FUNGI; their Nature, Influence, and Uses. By M. C. COOKE, M. A., LL. D. Edited by Rev. M. J. BERKELEY, M. A., F. L. S. With 109 Illustrations. Price, $1.50.

"Even if the name of the author of this work were not deservedly eminent, that of the editor, who has long stood at the head of the British fungologists, would be a sufficient voucher for the accuracy of one of the best botanical monographs ever issued from the press. The structure, germination, and growth of all these widely-diffused organisms, their habitats and influences for good and evil, are systematically described."-New York World.

"Dr. Cooke's book contains an admirable résumé of what is known on the structure, growth, and reproduction of fungi, together with ample bibliographical references to original sources of information."-London Athenæum.

"The production of a work like the one now under review represents a large amount of laborious, difficult, and critical work, and one in which a serious slip or fatal error would be one of the easiest matters possible, but, as far as we are able to judge, the new hand-book seems in every way well suited to the requirements of all beginners in the difficult and involved study of fungology."The Gardener's Chronicle (London).

THE CHEMISTRY OF LIGHT AND PHOTOGRAPHY; in its Applition to Art, Science, and Industry. By Dr. HERMANN VOGEL, Professor in the Royal Industrial Academy of Berlin. With 100 Illustrations. 12mo. Price, $2.00.

"Out of Photography has sprung a new science-the Chemistry of Light-and, in giving a popular view of the one, Dr. Vogel has presented an analysis of the principles and processes of the other. His treatise is as entertaining as it is instructive, pleasantly combining a history of the progress and practice of photography-from the first rough experiments of Wedgwood and Davy with sensitized paper, in 1802, down to the latest improvements of the art-with technical illustra tions of the scientific theories on which the art is based. It is the first attempt in any manual of photography to set forth adequately the just claims of the invention, both from an artistic and a scientific point of view, and it must be conceded that the effort has been ably conducted."-Chicago Tribune.

"The Chemistry of Light and Photography,' by Dr. Vogel, is the fourteenth contribution to the International Scientific Series, and treats a rather dry subject in a remarkably interesting manner. Dr. Vogel first describes the origin and earlier advancement of photography, and then traces this important branch of art through its ramifications in science, manufacture, and painting. The author describes every thing, from the mere taking of a portrait, to the mode in which his art is used to register the transit of Venus, and fix for all time the spots on the sun. The latest discoveries in light are described in a manner comprehensible to all; the mysteries of chromo-lithography, iron photography, and photography in natural colors, are elucidated in language that robs them of their technical details, and we know no higher praise than stating, what may truly be stated, that there is not a dull page in the entire work "-Boston Evening Gazette.

THE DOCTRINE OF DESCENT AND DARWINISM.

SCHMIDT, Professor in the University of Strasburg.
vol., 12mo. Cloth. Price, $1.50.

By OSCAR

With 26 Woodcuts.

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"The entire subject is discussed with a freshness, as well as an elaboration of detail, that renders his work interesting in a more than usual degree. The facts upon which the Darwinian theory is based are presented in an effective manner, conclusions are ably defended, and the question is treated in more compact and available style than in any other work on the same topic that has yet appeared. It is a valuable addition to the International Scientific Series."-Boston Post.

"This book is rather an exposition than an argument, and attempts to instruct rather than to convince."-Detroit Daily Tribune.

D. APPLETON & Co., PUBLISHERS, 549 & 551 BROADWAY, N. Y.

THE POPULAR SCIENCE LIBRARY.

Under the general title of the "POPULAR SCIENCE LIBRARY" will be issued a series of neat and attractive books, at the uniform price of a dollar each, that shall bring the varied and important results of modern scientific inquiry within easy reach of all classes of readers. The "POPULAR SCIENCE LIBRARY" will contribute to this desirable object by presenting a series of volumes-original, translations, reprints, and abridgments-with copious illustrations, in all the departments of science that are of practical and popular interest. It will take a free range in its choice of subjects, and treat them in a way that will be most interesting and profitable to general readers.

The following works have just been issued, to be followed by others of a similar character, from time to time. Price, $1.00 each.

HEALTH. By Dr. EDWARD SMITH, F. R. S.

"The author of this manual has rendered a real service to Families and Teachers. It is not a mere treatise on Health, such as would be written by a Medical Professor for Medical Students. Nor is it a treatise on the treatment of disease, but a plain, common-sense essay on the prevention of most of the ills that flesh is heir to. There is no doubt that much of the sickness with which humanity is afflicted is the result of ignorance, and proceeds from the use of improper food, from defective drainage, overcrowded rooms, ill-ventilated work-shops, impure water, and other like preventable causes. Legislation and municipal regulations may do something in the line of prevention, but the people themselves can do a great deal more-particularly if properly enlightened; and this is the purpose of this book."-Albany Journal.

THE NATURAL HISTORY OF MAN. By Prof. A. DE QUATREFAGES. Translated from the French by Eliza A. Youmans.

"In introducing it to the public notice in a cheap and convenient form there is much sound udgment. M. de Quatrefages is one of the ablest, as he is one of the most enthusiastic anthropologists of the day."-N. Y. Times.

"A very competent translator has made a charming English book of what was a charming French book. As a naturalist, Quatrefages has few superiors; as a piquant and clear writer, still fewer he makes science easy, unequivocal, and delightful."-Boston Christian Register.

OUTLINE OF THE EVOLUTION PHILOSOPHY.

ZELLES. Translated from the French by O. B. Frothingham.

By Dr. E. CA

"This unpretentious little work will no doubt be used by thousands to whom the publications or Mr. Herbert Spencer are inaccessible and those of Auguste Comte repellent by reason of their prolixity and vagueness. In a short space Dr. Cazelles has managed to compress the whole outline and scope of Mr. Spencer's system with his views of the doctrine of progress and law of evolution, and a clear view of the principles of positivism.”. "-Nature (London).

"This volume gives in a condensed form, but in a style that is perspicuous, entertaining, and instructive, the salient features of the Evolution theory, especially as it has been developed by Mr. Herbert Spencer."-Pittsburg Gazette.

THE SCIENCE OF MUSIC. By SEDLEY TAYLOR.

"The work is full of curious facts and is exceedingly attractive. It is clearly written and the text is profusely illustrated."-Boston Saturday Evening Post.

"It is brief, to the point, thorough, and satisfactory."-Pittsburg Gazette.

"The value of this work cannot be over-estimated, inasmuch as Mr. Taylor is a good authority, and has a happy facility of expressing his meaning in clear and simple language."-Minneapolis Tribune.

ENGLISH MEN OF SCIENCE: their Nature and Nurture. By FRANCIS GALTON, F. R. S. (Just issued.)

D. APPLETON & Co., PUBLISHERS, 549 & 551 BROADWAY, N. Y.

ALICE, BRAND.

A Romance of the Capital. By A. G. RIDDLE. 12mo. Cloth. Price, $1.75.

"Mr. Riddle may congratulate himself upon having written a good, if not a great novel. It prime merit is its truthfulness as a representation of life. It is written with vigor rather than elegance, and in places is marked by extraordinary dramatic power."-Boston Literary World.

HEREDITY: A Psychological Study of its Phenomena, Laws, Causes, and Consequences. By THÉODORE RIBOT, author of "Contemporary English Psychology." 12mo. Cloth. Price, $1.75.

"We wish that our space would allow us to give in some detail the serried masses of facts with which the author illustrates each general assertion. We can only commend the book as a simple and valuable contribution to the most important of modern problems."-Philadelphia Times.

"M. Ribot has treated the tremendous question of Heredity in the work before us with great amplitude and minuteness."-Chicago Tribune.

"Eminently philosophical in its method and arrangement, and pleasing in its style: beyond the large mass of scientific works, the book deserves, and will undoubtedly have, a wide circle of thoughtful readers."-Detroit Free Press.

THE NATIVE RACES OF THE PACIFIC STATES OF NORTH AMERICA. By HUBERT H. BANCROFT. Complete in 5 vols., 8vo, with Maps and Illustrations. Price, per vol., bound in Extra English Cloth, $5.50; Sheep, library style, $6.50; Half Calf, gilt, $8.00; Half Russia, $8.00; Full Russia, $10.00.

Vol. I. Wild Tribes; their Manners and Customs.

Vol. II. Civilized Nations of Mexico and Central America.

Vol. III. Mythology and Languages of both Savage and Civilized Nations.
Vol. IV. Antiquities and Architectural Remains.

Vol. V. Aboriginal History and Migrations: Index to the Entire Work.

These five volumes form a magnificent panorama of the multitude of nations inhabiting this vast domain at the time of its conquest, and before the people were demoralized by foreign civilization. Now they are gone, and all that is known of them is here collected where it may be forever preserved. Here is pictured their condition; here their customs and characteristics are described: here their story is told. All their strange ways and doings; their inner life and outer forms; their weird beliefs, and Babel tongues, and mighty monuments; their wanderings to and fro and the history of their past are here related with vividness and correctness unexampled in the early history of mankind.

"A storehouse of facts, gathered with admirable industry and care, and arranged with skill and judgment."-North American Review.

"An undertaking, we suspect, without a parallel in literature."-Harper's Magazine.

"Mr. Bancroft is the historian for whom we have all been looking, and we may count ourselves fortunate in finding him so worthy of his task."—The Galaxy.

"He has been an antiquarian society, an archæological society, and an historical and genealogical society, all in one."-Boston Journal.

"I am amazed at the extent and minuteness of your researches."-William Cullen Bryant. "It is a production of almost incredible labor, of excellent management, and admirable execu tion, everywhere betraying the union of quiet enthusiasm and sound judgment."-N. Y. Tribune.

SCIENTIFIC LONDON. BY BERNARD H. BECKER. I vol., 12mo. Cloth. Price, $1.75.

"On becoming a frequent visitor at the meetings of learned societies, I was astonished to find the written records of their deeds were few and far between. According to my lights, I have striven, in unambitious fashion, to supply this gap in the literature of Science, and, in the little book now offered to the public, have attempted to describe in a compact form the rise, progress, and present condition of these great Scientific Institutions of which London-and for that matter, England-i justly proud."-Extract from Preface.

D. APPLETON & Co., PUBLISHERS, 549 & 551 BROADWAY, N. Y

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