PUBLICATIONS OF THE Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.

THE ROMANCE OF SCIENCE.

A series of books which shows that science has for the masses as great interest as, and more edification than, the romances of the day.

Small Post 8vo, Cloth boards.

Coal, and what we get from it. Expanded from the Notes of a Lecture delivered at the London Institution. By Professor Raphael Meldola, F.R.S., F.I.C. With several Illustrations. 2s. 6d.

Colour Measurement and Mixture. By Captain W. de W. Abney, L.B., R.E., F.R.S. With Numerous Illustrations. 2s. 6d.

The Making of Flowers. By the Rev. Professor George Henslow, M.A., F.L.S., F.G.S. With Several Illustrations. 2s. 6d.

The Birth and Growth of Worlds. A Lecture by Professor A. H. Green, M.A., F.R.S. 1s.

Soap-Bubbles, and the Forces which Mould Them. A course of Lectures by C. V. Boys, A.R.S.M., F.R.S. With numerous diagrams. 2s. 6d.

Spinning Tops. By Professor J. Perry, M.E., D.Sc., F.R.S. With numerous diagrams. 2s. 6d.

Diseases of Plants. By Professor Marshall Ward. With Numerous Illustrations. 2s. 6d.

The Story of a Tinder-Box. A course of Lectures by Charles Meymott Tidy, M.B., M.S., F.C.S. With Numerous Illustrations. 2s.

Time and Tide. A Romance of the Moon. By Sir Robert S. Ball, LL.D., Royal Astronomer of Ireland. With Illustrations. 2s. 6d.

MANUALS OF HEALTH.

Fcap. 8vo, 128 pp., limp cloth, price 1s. each.

Health and Occupation. By B. W. Richardson, Esq., F.R.S., M.D.

Habitation in Relation to Health (The). By F. S. B. Chaumont, M.D., F.R.S.

On Personal Care of Health. By the late E. A. Parkes, M.D., F.R.S.

Water, Air, and Disinfectant. By W. Noel Hartley, Esq., King's College.

MANUALS OF ELEMENTARY SCIENCE.

Fcap. 8vo, 128 pp., with Illustrations, limp cloth, 1s. each.

Physiology. By F. le Gros Clarke, F.R.S., St. Thomas's Hospital.

Geology. By the Rev. T. G. Bonney, M.A., F.G.S., Fellow and late Tutor of St. John's College, Cambridge.

Chemistry. By Albert J. Bernays.

Astronomy. By W. H. M. Christie, M.A., the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.

Botany. By Robert Bentley, Professor of Botany in King's College, London.

Zoology. By Alfred Newton, M.A., F.R.S., Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy in the University of Cambridge.

Matter and Motion. By the late J. Clerk Maxwell, M.A., Trinity College, Cambridge.

Spectroscope and its Work (The). By the late Richard A. Proctor.

Crystallography. By Henry Palin Gurney, M.A., Clare College, Cambridge.

Electricity. By the late Professor Fleeming Jenkin.

The Fathers for English Readers.

A series of Monograms on the Chief Fathers of the Church, the Fathers selected being centres of influence at important periods of Church History and in important spheres of action.

Fcap. 8vo, cloth, boards, 2s. each.

Leo the Great. By the Rev. Charles Gore, M.A. Gregory the Great. By the Rev. J. Barmby, B.D. Saint Ambrose: his Life, Times, and Teaching. By the Rev. Robinson Thornton, D.D. Saint Athanasius: his Life and Times. By the Rev. R. Wheler Bush. (2s. 6d.) Saint Augustine. By the Rev. E. L. Cutts, B.A. Saint Basil the Great. By the Rev. Richard T. Smith, B.D. Saint Bernard: Abbot of Clairvaux, A.D. 1091-1153. By the Rev. S. J. Eales, M.A., D.C.L. (2s. 6d.) Saint Hilary of Poitiers, and Saint Martin of Tours. By the Rev. J. Gibson Cazenove, D.D. Saint Jerome. By the Rev. Edward L. Cutts, B.A. Saint John of Damascus. By the Rev. J. H. Lupton, M.A. Saint Patrick: his Life and Teaching. By the Rev. E. J. Newell, M.A. (2s. 6d.) Synesius of Cyrene, Philosopher and Bishop. By Alice Gardner. The Apostolic Fathers. By the Rev. H. S. Holland. The Defenders of the Faith; or, The Christian Apologists of the Second and Third Centuries. By the Rev. F. Watson, M.A. The Venerable Bede. By the Rev. G. F. Browne.

MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS.

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Animal Creation (The). A popular Introduction to Zoology. By the late Thomas Rymer Jones, F.R.S. With 488 Woodcuts. Post 8vo.Cloth boards 7 6

Beauty in Common Things. Illustrated by 12 Drawings from Nature, by Mrs. J. W. Whymper, and printed in Colours, with descriptions by the Author of "Life Underground," &c. 4to.Cloth boards 10 6

Birds' Nests and Eggs. With 22 coloured plates of Eggs. Square 16mo.Cloth boards 3 0

British Birds in their Haunts. By the late Rev. C. A. Johns, B.A., F.L.S. With 190 engravings by Wolf and Whymper. Post 8vo.Cloth boards 6 0

Evenings at the Microscope; or, Researches among the Minuter Organs and Forms of Animal Life. By Philip H. Gosse, F.R.S. With 112 woodcuts. Post 8vo.Cloth boards 4 0

Fern Portfolio (The). By Francis G. Heath, Author of "Where to find Ferns," &c. With 15 plates, elaborately drawn life-size, exquisitely coloured from Nature, and accompanied with descriptive text.Cloth boards 8 0

Fishes, Natural History of British: their Structure, Economic Uses, and Capture by Net and Rod. By the late Frank Buckland. With numerous illustrations. Crown 8vo.Cloth boards 5 0

Flowers of the Field. By the late Rev. C. A. Johns, B.A., F.L.S. With numerous woodcuts. Post 8vo.Cloth boards 5 0

Forest Trees (The) of Great Britain. By the late Rev. C. A. Johns, B.A., F.L.S. With 150 woodcuts. Post 8vo. Cloth boards 5 0

Freaks and Marvels of Plant Life; or, Curiosities of Vegetation. By M. C. Cooke, M.A., LL.D. With numerous illustrations. Post 8vo.Cloth boards 6 0

Man and his Handiwork. By the late Rev. J. G. Wood, Author of "Lane and Field," &c. With about 500 illustrations. Large Post 8vo.Cloth boards 10 6

Natural History of the Bible (The). By the Rev. Canon Tristram, Author of "The Land of Israel," &c. With numerous illustrations. Crown 8vo.Cloth boards 5 0

Nature and her Servants; or, Sketches of the Animal Kingdom. By the Rev. Theodore Wood. With numerous woodcuts. Large Post 8vo.Cloth boards 5 0

Ocean (The). By Philip Henry Gosse, F.R.S., Author of "Evenings at the Microscope." With 51 illustrations and woodcuts. Post 8vo.Cloth boards 3 0

Our Bird Allies. By the Rev. Theodore Wood. With numerous illustrations. Fcap. 8vo.Cloth boards 2 6

Our Insect Allies. By the Rev. Theodore Wood. With numerous illustrations. Fcap. 8vo.Cloth boards 2 6

Our Insect Enemies. By the Rev. Theodore Wood. With numerous illustrations. Fcap. 8vo.Cloth boards 2 6

Our Island Continent. A Naturalist's Holiday in Australia. By J. E. Taylor, F.L.S., F.G.S. With Map. Fcap. 8vo. Cloth boards 2 6

Our Native Songsters. By Anne Pratt, Author of "Wild Flowers." With 72 coloured plates. 16mo.Cloth boards 6 0

Selborne (The Natural History of). By the Rev. Gilbert White. With Frontispiece, Map, and 50 woodcuts. Post 8vo.Cloth boards 2 6

Toilers in the Sea. By M. C. Cooke, M.A., LL.D. Post 8vo. With numerous illustrations. Cloth boards 5 0

Wayside Sketches. By F. Edward Hulme, F.L.S., F.S.A. With numerous illustrations. Crown 8vo.Cloth boards 5 0

Where to find Ferns. By Francis G. Heath, Author of "The Fern Portfolio," &c. With numerous illustrations. Fcap. 8vo. Cloth boards 1 6

Wild Flowers. By Anne Pratt, Author of "Our Native Songsters," &c. With 192 coloured plates. In two volumes. 16mo. Cloth boards12 0

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