Science for the General Reader
Reading edition
WORLDS IN THE MAKING
The Evolution of the Universe. Svante Arrhenius, of the Nobel Institute, Stockholm. Illustrated. 6s. net
Explains the origin of nebulæ from suns and suns from nebulæ, the universal distribution of life, the conservation of energy, etc., and shows how all may be accounted for by the newly developed principle of the pressure of light
ASTRONOMY WITH THE NAKED EYE
G.P. Serviss. Illustrated. 6s. net
Telling all that may be seen in the skies without the aid of the telescope
THE FRIENDLY STARS
M.E. Martin. Illustrated. 5s. net
A handy volume, enabling the reader to identify the principal stars and constellations
SIDELIGHTS ON ASTRONOMY
Prof. Simon Newcomb. Illustrated. 7s. 6d. net
Discusses such topics as "Are the Planets Inhabited?" etc. etc.
THE CHEMISTRY OF COMMERCE
Prof. R.K. Duncan, author of "The New Knowledge." Illustrated. 7s. 6d. net; post-free, 7s. 11d.
An account of the scientific processes involved in modern industry, with valuable suggestions for their extension
NEW CONCEPTIONS IN SCIENCE
Carl Snyder. Illustrated. 7s. 6d. net
Dealing with the new worlds revealed by the microscope, telescope, etc., and the latest scientific theories based thereon
NINETEENTH CENTURY SCIENCE
Dr. Henry Smith Williams. Illustrated. 9s.
A review of the great scientific achievements of modern times, and the problems now being investigated
"Short studies on great subjects by distinguished living men."—The Standard.