Nature (journal)/Volume 1/Number 1/Books received

English.—Chemistry: Prof. Attfield (Van Voorst).—Scenery of England and Wales: D. Mackintosh, F.G.S. (Longmans).—Practical Chemistry: Harcourt and Madan (Clarendon Press).—The Three Kingdoms of Nature: R. S. Haughton (CasseU).—Flora of Middlesex: Trimen and Dyer (Hardwicke).—Natural Philosophy in Easy Lessons: John Tyndalt (Cassell).—Vegetable Physiology; Dr. Lankester (Cassell).—Our Bodies: E. A. Davidson (Cassell). — Scientific Chemistry: F. S. Barff (Groombridge).—Science of Heat: T. A. Orme (Groombridge).—Mechanical Philosophy; R. Wurmell (Groombridge),—How Crops Grow (Macmillan).—Travels in Central Africa: Mr. and Mrs. Petherick (Tinsley).—New Tracks in North America: W. A. Bell (Chapman and Hall).—Intelligence of Animals: E. Menault (Cassell).—Picture Natural History (Cassell).—Gold Fields and Mineral Districts of Victoria: R. Brough Smyth (Trübner and Co.).—The World of the Sea: A. Fredol (Cassell).—Prehistoric Times: Sir John Lubbock, Bart. (Williams and Norgate).—De la Rue and Co.'s Red Letter Diaries for 1870.—Natural History of British Moths: E. Newman (Tweedie).

American.—The Mississippi Valley: J. W. Foster.—Production of Precious Metals: W. P. Blake.—Parsons on the Rose.—System of Mineralogy: Dana and Brush.—Guide to the Study of Insects: A. S. Packard. (Through Trübner and Co.)

Foreign.—Echinides: Cotteau et Triger (with atlas).—Ueber Batrachier: Keferstein.—Protozoe Helvetica: W. A. and C. von F. Coster.—Die Elliptischen Functionen: Haitendorff.—Lecons de Chimie: Alfred Riche.—Der Cultur-Ingenieur: vol. ii. part 2.—Die Chinacultur auf Java: van Gorkom.—Handbuch der Edelsteinkunde: Schrauf.—Die internationale Einigung durch das metrische System: C Bopp.—Landwirthschaftliche Zoologie: Giebel.—Bibliothèque des Sciences naturelles (Zoologie): Gervais et Sauvage.—Erratische Bildungen im Aargau: Mühlberg.—Bergbaukunde (2 vols,): Lottner (posthumous).—Zur Kenntniss der Bryozoen: Nitsche.—Vierteljahrsschrift für offentliche Gesundheitopflege: vol. i. part 3.—Dictionnaire technologique: Kumpf et Mothes (vols. i. iii). (Through Williams and Norgate: Asher and Co.).