M. M. PATTISON MUIR, M.A.
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FELLOW AND FORMERLY PRÆLECTOR IN CHEMISTRY OF GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE
WITH EIGHTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS
NEW AND ENLARGED EDITION
"It is neither religious nor wise to judge that of which you know nothing." A Brief Guide to the Celestial Ruby, by PHILALETHES (17th century)
Hodder and Stoughton London, New York, Toronto
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List of the first thirty-four volumes issued in the new style with Pictorial Wrappers:—
Wireless Telegraphy. By ALFRED T. STORY.
A Piece of Coal. By K.A. MARTIN, F.G.S.
Architecture. By P.L. WATERHOUSE.
The Cotton Plant. By F. WILKINSON, F.G.S.
Plant Life. By GRANT ALLEN.
Wild Flowers. By Rev. Prof. G. HENSLOW, F.L.S., F.G. S.
The Solar System. By G.F. CHAMBERS, F.R. A.S.
Eclipses. By G.F. CHAMBERS, F.R.A.S.
The Stars. By G.F.CHAMBERS, F.R.A.S.
The Weather. By G.F. CHAMBERS, F.R.A.S.
Animal Life. By B. LINDSAY.
Geographical Discovery. By JOSEPH JACOBS.
The Atmosphere. By DOUGLAS ARCHIBALD, M.A.
Alpine Climbing. By FRANCIS GRIBBLE
Forest and Stream. By JAMES RODWAY, F.L.S.
Fish Life. By W.P. PYCRAFT, F.Z.S.
Bird Life. By W.P. PYCRAFT, F.Z.S.
Primitive Man. By EDWARD CLODD.
Ancient Egypt. By ROBINSON SOUTTAR, M.A., D.C.L.
Story of Locomotion. By BECKLES WILLSON.
The Earth in Past Ages. By H.G. SEELEY, F.R.S.
The Empire. By E. SALMON.
King Alfred. By Sir WALTER BESANT.
Lost England. By BECKLES WILLSON.
Alchemy, or The Beginnings of Chemistry. By M.M. PATTISON MUIR, M.A.
The Chemical Elements. By M.M. PATTISON MUIR, M.A.
The Wanderings of Atoms. By M.M. PATTISON MUIR, M.A.
Germ Life: Bacteria. By H.W. CONN.
Life in the Seas. By SIDNEY J. HICKSON F.R.S.
Life's Mechanism. BY H.W. CONN.
Reptile Life. By W.P. PYCRAFT, F.Z.S.
The Grain of Wheat. By WILLIAM C. EDGAR.
The Potter. By C.F. BINNS.
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