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SPITZBERGEN THE GATEWAY TO THE POLYNIA; OR, a VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN. By Captain John C. Wells, R.N. In 8vo, cloth. Profusely Illustrated.

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UNITED STATES AND

CANADA. By Lieut.-Colonel Julius George Medley.

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THE NILE WITHOUT A DRAGOMAN.
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ROUND THE WORLD IN 1870.
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SCIENCE.

PRINCIPLES OF MENTAL PHYSIOLOGY. With their Applications to the Training and Discipline of the Mind, and the Study of its Morbid Conditions. By W. B. Carpenter, LL.D., M.D., F.R.S., &c. 8vo. Illustrated. [Immediately.

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CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH PSYCHOLOGY. From the French of Professor Th. Ribot. An Analysis of the Views and Opinions of the following Metaphysicians, as expressed in their writings

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JAMES MILL, A. BAIN, JOHN STUART MILL, GEORGE H. LEWES, HERBERT SPENCER, SAMUEL BAILEY.

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THE PLACE OF THE PHYSICIAN. The Introductory Lecture at Guy's Hospital, 1873-4; to which is added

ESSAYS ON THE LAW OF HUMAN LIFE AND ON THE RELATION

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THE HISTORY OF THE NATURAL CREATION, Being a Series of Popular Scientific Lectures on the General Theory of Progression of Species; with a Dissertation on the Theories of Darwin and Goethe; more especially applying them to the Origin of Man, and to other Fundamental Questions of Natural Science connected therewith. By Professor Ernst Hæckel, of the University of Jena. 8vo. With Woodcuts and Plates. [In the Press.

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CHANGE OF AIR AND SCENE. A Physician's Hints about Doctors, Patients, Hygiène, and Society; with Notes of Excursions for health in the Pyrenees, and amongst the Watering-places of France (Inland and Seaward), Switzerland, Corsica, and the Mediterranean. By Dr. Alphonse Donné. Large post 8vo. Price 9s.

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OF BOTANY.

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A TREATISE ON RELAPSING FEVER. By R. T. Lyons, Assistant-Surgeon, Bengal Army. Small post 8vo. 7s. 6d.

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FOUR WORKS BY DR. EDWARD SMITH.

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LOMBARD STREET. A Description of the Money Market.

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lished, and he will there find the whole thing in a nut-shell. The subject is

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CHOLERA: HOW TO AVOID AND

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SCIENCE-continued.

THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SERIES.

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THE FORMS OF WATER

IN RAIN AND RIVERS, ICE AND GLACIERS. By J. Tyndall, LL.D., F.R.S. With 26 Illustrations. Crown 8vo.

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"Before starting for Switzerland next summer every one should study 'The forms of water.""-Globe.

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Second Edition.

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MIND AND BODY: THE THEORIES OF THEIR RELATIONS. By Alexander Bain, LL.D., Professor of Logic at the University of Aberdeen. Four Illustrations. 45.

THE STUDY OF SOCIOLOGY. By Herbert Spencer. Crown 8vo. Price 5s.

ON THE CONSERVATION OF ENERGY. By Professor Balfour Stewart. Fourteen Engravings. Price 5s.

ANIMAL MECHANICS; or, Walking, Swimming, and Flying. By Dr. J. B. Pettigrew, M.D., F.R.S.

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