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MYTHOLOGY.-(Continued.)

CREUZER, (F.) Symbolik und Mythologie der alten Völker, besonders der Griechen u.
Römer. 4 vols. 8vo.

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Paris, 1825-39

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the Same. Translated by J. D. Guigniant. 4 vols. 300 pl.
HITZIG, (F.) Zur ältesten Völker und Mythengeschichte. Vol. 1-, 8vo. Leipzig, 184–
HEFFTER, (W. M.) Mythologie der Griechen und Römer. 8vo.
BURCHARDT, (G. E.ì Handbuch der Classischen Mythologie, nach Grundsätzen.
Vol. 1-, 8vo.
Dresden, 1843

1845

SCHWENCK, (K.) Die mythologie der Asiastischen Völker, der Griechen, Römer, Ægyp
ter, Germanen u. Slawen. Vol. 1-2, 8vo.
Frankf., 1843-45
JACOBI, (E.) Dictionnaire Mythologique universel, ou Biographie mythique des dieux et
des personnages fabuleux de la Grèce, de l'Italie, de l'Egypte, de l'Inde, de la Chine, du
Japon, de la Scandinavie de la Gaule, de l'Amérique; de la Polynésie. Traduit de l'alle-
mand, refondu et complété par Th. Bernard. 12mo, f.4.
Paris, 1846

NAPLES.

Italia, 1821

Cap., 1834

GIANNONE, (P.) Opere: civé Istoria del Regno di Napoli: Opere Pos-
tume, con Vita sua. 11 vol. 8vo.
COLLETTA, (GEN. P.) Storia di Napoli. 1734-1825. 2 vols. 8vo.
TENORE, (M.) Essai sur la geographie physique et botanique du royaume de Naples.
8vo.
Naples, 1827
Flora napolitana, ossia descrizione delle piante indigene di Napoli, etc. 5 vols. folio,
pl. col.
Napoli, 1810-38

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See MURRAY's Hand-Book for South Italy, Naples, and Sicily. SERRISTORI'S Statistica d'Italia. MACGREGOR'S Commercial Statistics. McCULLOCH'S Geographical Dictionary, &c.

NATURAL HISTORY.

BIBLIOGRAPHY.

ENGELMANN, (W.) The Literature of Natural History: or, a Systematic Catalogue of those Works on Natural History which have been printed from the commencement of the last century to the end of 1845, in England, France, Germany, Italy, Holland, and other Foreign Countries. Vol. 1, 8vo. 12s. Leipzig, 1846

Part I.-Zoology and Miscellaneous Works, with Two Indexes of Authors and of Subjects. AGASSIZ, (L.) Nomenclator Zoologicus, continens nomina systematica generum animalium tam viventium quam fossilium, secundum ordinem alphabeticum disposita, adjectis auctoribus, libris in quibus reperiuntur. 4to.

Part 1. Mammalia. 1 vol.

2. Aves. 1 vol..

3 and 4. Crustacea, Vermes, Entozoa, Infusoria, etc. 2 vols.

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A translation, edited by Hugh E. Strickland, is announced for publication by the Ray
Society.

CUVIER, (G.) Histoire des Sciences Naturelles, depuis leur origine jusqu'à nos jours, chez
tous les peuples connus, comprenant la philosophie de l'histoire naturelle et un examen ap-
profondí de la philosophie de la nature en Allemagne et en France..... rédigée et com-
plétée par M. T. M. de Saint-Agy. 4 vols. 8vo, f.28.
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f.22 50..
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Smith, Edward Pigeon, J. E. Gray, E. Gray, and others. 16 vols. 8vo. London, 1827-35

Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its Organization: forming the Basis for a Natural History of Animals, and an Introduction to Comparative Anatomy. The Mammalia, Birds, and Reptiles, by Edward Blyth. The Fishes and Radiata, by R. Mudie. The Molluscous Animals, by G. Johnston, M. D. And the Articulated Animals, by J. O, Westwood, F.L.S. Royal 8vo, with 300 wood engravings, 188.; with plates after Land seer, 24s. London, 1840 JENYNS, (L.) Observations in Natural History: with an Introduction on Habits of Observing, as connected with that Science; also, a Calendar of Periodic Phenomena in Natural History, with Remarks on the Importance of such Registers. sm. 8vo, 10s. 6d.

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NATURAL HISTORY.-(Continued.)

SWAINSON, (W.) A Preliminary Discourse on the study of Natural
History. sm. 8vò, 68.
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CONTENTS-Part 1. Rise and Progress of Zoology.-Part 2. On the General Nature and Advantages of the Study of Natural History.-Part 3. On the Principles on which Natural History relies for its successful persecution, and the Considerations by which the Natural System may be developed.-Part 4. On the Present State of Zoological Science in Great Britain, and on the Means best calculated for its Encouragement and Extension.

JONES, (T. R.) A General Outline of the Animal Kingdom, and Manual of Comparative Anatomy. 8vo, 350 illustr., 388.; royal 8vo, £3. 168.; imp. 8vo, £5. 148. London, 1841

This work comprises a general view of the Animal Creation, exhibiting the structure and internal economy of every class of living beings, and their adaptation to the circumstances in which they are severally destined to exist.

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BRODERIP, (W. J.)

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(Reprinted, New-York, W. & P.)

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The Year-Book of Natural History for Young Persons. 40 cuts. 16mo, 4s.
Glimpses of Nature, and objects of interest described, during a Visit to the Isle of
Wight. Designed to assist and encourage Young Persons in forming Habits of Observa-
tion. Illust. square 16mo, 38. 6d.

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MARTIN SAINT-ANGE ET GUERIN, (E.) Traité élémentaire d'histoire naturelle, comprenant l'organisation, les caractères et le classification des vegeteaux et des animaux, les mœurs de ces derniers, et le éléments de la minéralogie, et de la géologie. 8vo, f.60; fig. col. f.120. Paris. CHENU, (M. J. C.) Leçons Élémentaires d'Histoire Naturelle, comprenant une Aperçu sur toute la Zoologie et un Traité de Conchyliologie. 8vo, planches, f.15.. Paris, 1846 See ANIMALS. ANIMAL KINGDOM. ENTOMOLOGY. HERPETOLOGY. ICHTHYOLOGY. MAMMALIA. MOLLUSCOUS ANIMALS, ORNITHOLOGY, ZOOLOGY, &c. JESSE'S Gleanings in Nat. Hist. Journal of a Naturalist. FORBES' Rambles of a Naturalist. LOUDON'S Magazine of Nat. History. The Zoologist, monthly, 138. per ann. Magazine of Natural History. Annals of Natural History, 308. per ann. Transactions of Linnean Society. Transactions of Zoological Society, &c

NATURALIST'S LIBRARY.

Conducted by Sir W. Jardine. 12mo, coloured plates, 4s. 6d. per vol.
Edinburgh, v. y.

List of Volumes composing this Series.
ORNITHOLOGY.

1 and 2. HUMMING BIRDS. 68 coloured Plates, with Portraits and Memoirs of Linnæus and Pennant.

3. PEACOCKS, PHEASANTS, TURKEYS, &c. 32 coloured Plates, with Portrait and Memoir of Aristotle.

4. BIRDS of the GAME KIND. 32 coloured Plates, with Portrait and Memoir of Sir T. S. Raffles.

5. PIGEONS. 32 coloured Plates, with Portrait and Memoir of Pliny.

6. PARROTS. 32 coloured Plates, with Portrait and Memoir of Bewick.

7 and 8. BIRDS of WESTERN AFRICA. 68 coloured Plates, with Portraits and Memoirs of Bruce and Le Vaillant.

.9 and 11. BIRDS of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND. 68 coloured Plates, with Portraits and Memoirs of Sir Robert Sibbald and Smellie.

10. FLY-CATCHERS. their Natural Arrangement and Relations. 33 coloured Plates, with Portraits and Memoir of Baron Haller.

NATURALIST'S LIBRARY.-(Continued.)

ENTOMOLOGY.

1. INTRODUCTION, by James Duncan.

2. BEETLES-Coleopterous Insects. 32 coloured Plates, with Portrait and Memoir of

Ray.

3. BRITISH BUTTERFLIES. 36 coloured Plates, with Portrait and Memoir of Werner.

4. BRITISH MOTHS, SPHINXES, &c. 32 coloured Plates, with Portrait and Memoir of Madame Merian.

5. FOREIGN BUTTERFLIES. 33 coloured Plates, with Portrait and Memoir of Lamarck.

6. HONEY BEE. 32 coloured Plates, with Portrait and Memoir of Huber.

MAMMALIA.

1. MONKEYS. 32 coloured Plates, with Portrait and Memoir of Buffon.

2. LIONS, TIGERS, &c. 38 coloured Plates, with Portrait and Memoir of Cuvier.

3. RUMINATING ANIMALS; containing Deer, Antelopes, Camels, &c. 35 coloured Plates, with Portrait and Memoir of Camper.

4. RUMINATING ANIMALS; containing Goats, Sheep, Wild and Domestic Cattle, &c. 33 coloured Plates, with Portrait and Memoir of John Hunter.

5. THICK-SKINNED QUADRUPEDS (Pachydermata); consisting of Elephants, Rhinoceroses, Tapirs, &c., &c. 31 coloured Plates, with Portrait and Memoir of Sir Hans Sloane.

6. WHALES. 32 coloured Plates, with Portrait and Memoir of Lacepede.

7. BRITISH QUADRUPEDS. 36 coloured Plates, with Portrait and Memoir of Ulysses Aldrovandi.

8. AMPHIBIOUS CARNIVORA; including the Walrus and Seals, and the Herbivorous Cetacea, Mermaids, &c. 33 coloured Plates, with Portrait and Memoir of François Peron.

9 and 10. DOGS. 70 coloured Plates, with Portraits and Memoirs of Don Felix D'Azara and Pallas.

ICHTHYOLOGY.

1. FISHES of the PERCH GENUS, &c. 32 coloured Plates, with Portrait and Memoir of Sir Joseph Banks.

2. FISHES, Vol. 2, particularly their Structure and Economical Uses, &c. 33 coloured Plates, with Portrait and Memoir of Salviani.

NATURAL PHILOSOPHY.-(PHYSICS.)

HISTORY.

WHEWELL, (W.) A History of the Inductive Sciences, from the Earliest
Times to the Present. 2d edn. 3 vols. 8vo, 428.

The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences. 2 vols. 8vo, 30s.

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CUVIER, (G.) Histoire des Sciences Naturelles, depuis leur origine jusqu'à nos jours, chez tous les peuples connus, ... complétée par M. de Saintagy. 3 vols. 8vo.

TREATISES.

Paris.

HERSCHEL, (J. F. W.) A Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy. 12mo, 68. London, 1830

On the general nature and advantage of the study of the physical sciences-On the means on which physical science relies for its successful prosecution, and the rules by which a systematic examination of nature should be conducted; with illustrations of their influence, as exemplified in the history of its progress.-Of the subdivisions of physics into distinct branches, and their mutual relations.

HERAPATH, (J.) Mathematical Physics; or, the Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy: with a Development of the Causes of Heat, Gaseous Elasticity, Gravitation, and other great Phenomena of Nature. 2 vols. 8vo, with Tables and Diagrams, 308. London, 1847

ARNOTT, (N.) Elements of Physics. 2 vols. 8vo.

(Reprinted Philad., L. & B.)

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TREATISES.-(Continued.)

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BIRD, (G.) Elements of Natural Philosophy; being an Experimental Introduction to the
Study of the Physical Sciences. 2d edn., revised and enlarged. 12mo, woodcuts, 12s. 6d.
London, 1843
NATURAL PHILOSOPHY FOR BEGINNERS; being Familiar Illustrations of the
Laws of Motion and Mechanics: intended as a Text-Book for Schools and Self-Instruc-
tion, as a Companion to the Lecture Room, or for Model Schools. 2d edn., revised and
improved. 12mo, engravings, 3s. 6d.
London, 1845
YOUNG, (T.) A Course of Lectures on Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts.
New edn., with references and notes by the Rev. P. Kelland. 2 vols. 8vo, 43 engravings
on copper, 248.
LESLIE, (J.) Treatises on the Various Subjects of Natural and Chemical Philosophy.
8vo, 6s.
Edinburgh, 1838
(Encyclo. Britannica.)

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PESCHEL, (C. F.) Elements of Physics. Translated from the German,
with Notes, by E. West. Illustrated with Diagrams and Woodcuts. 3
vols. 12mo, 218.
London, 1845-6

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Part. 1. The Physics of Ponderable Bodies. fcp. 8vo, 78. 68.
Part. 2. Imponderable Bodies (Light, Heat, Magnetism, Electricity, and Electro-Dy-
namics). 2 vols. fep. 8vo, 138. 6d.

MÜLLER, (J.) Principles of Physics and Meteorology. Transl. from the
German. 8vo, 540 woodcuts.

VLEDGE.

LIBRARY OF useful knOWLE

London, 1847

4 vols. 8vo, 24s.
London, 1829-1838

Vol. 1-containing the Preliminary Treatise; Hydrostatics; Hydraulics; Pneumatics;
Heat; Mechanics; Optics; Polarisation of Light; Index and Glossary. 68.
Vol. 2-containing Popular Introductions to Natural Philosophy; Newton's Optics;
Optical Instruments; Thermometer and Pyrometer; Electricity; Galvanism;
Magnetism; Electro-Magnetism; Glossary and Index. 8s. 6d.

Vol. 3-containing Astronomy; History of Astronomy; Mathematical Geography;
Physical Geography; Navigation; with Glossary and Index. 7s. 6d.

Vol. 4-containing Chemistry; Botany; Animal Physiology, and Animal Mechanics;
with Index. 78. 6d.

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION REPORTS.

1st and 2d Meeting at York and Oxford, 1831-32. 8vo, 13s. 6d.

3d Meeting at Cambridge, 1833. 8vo, 12s.

4th Meeting at Edinburgh, 1834. 8vo, 158.
5th Meeting at Dublin, 1835.

8vo, 13s. 6d.
8vo, 12s.

6th Meeting at Bristol, 1836.
7th Meeting at Liverpool, 1837.
8th Meeting at Newcastle, 1838.
9th Meeting at Birmingham, 1839.

8vo, 16s. 6d.
8vo, 15s.

8vo, 13s. 6d.

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PARIS, (DR.) Philosophy in Sport made Science in Earnest; being an attempt to illustrate the First Principles of Natural Philosophy by the aid of Popular Toys and Sports. 6th ed., with 100 woodcuts. 12mo, 8s. London, 1846

(Reprinted, Philad., L. &. B.) '

HAMILTON, (W.) A Handbook; or, Short, Convenient, and Intelligible Dictionary of
Terms used in the Arts and Sciences. 12mo, 98. 6d.
London, 1825
SOMERVILLE, (MARY.) On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences. 7th ed., plates,
12mo, 10s. 6d.
London, 1846

Paris.

LIBES. Histoire philosophique des progrès de la physique. 4 vols. 8vo, f.20. Paris.
Traité complet et élémentaire de physique, presentée dans un ordre nouveau, d'après
les découvertes modernes. 2e édn. 3 vols. 8vo, fig., f.18.
PÉCLET. Traité élémentaire de physique. 3e édn. 2 vols. 8vo, avec Atlas de 39 pl.,
4to, f.45.
Paris, 1838

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TREATISES.-(Continued.)

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POUILLET, (M.) Elémens de physique expérimentale et de météorologie. 4e édn. 2 vols.
8vo, f.16.
Paris, 1844
BECQUEREL, (M.) Traité de physique considerée dans ses rapports avec la chimie et les
sciences naturelles. 2 vols. 8vo, f.15.

Paris, 1844

BOUCHARDAT, (A.) Cours des Sciences physiques, à l'usage des élèves de philosophie.
Histoire naturelle, 1st and 2d Parts. f.7.

EISENLOHR, (W.) Lehrbuch der Physik. 8vo.

Paris, 1844 Mannheim, 1844

NAUTICAL SURVEYING.-(See HYDROGRAPHY.)

BELCHER, (E.) A Treatise on Nautical Surveying: containing an Outline of the Duties of the Naval Surveyor, &c. 8vo.

NAVAL GUNNERY.-(See GUNNERY.)

London, 1835

DOUGLAS, (SIR H.) Treatise on Naval Gunnery; for the Instruction
and Examination of Officers, and for the Training of Seamen Gunners.
2d ed. 8vo, 158.
London, 1829

NAVAL ARCHITECTURE.-(See SHIP BUILDING.)
NAVAL HISTORY.

SOUTHEY, (R.) Lives of the British Admirals. 5 vols. 12mo, 30s.
London, 1833-40
JAMES, (W.) Naval History. 1793 to 1836. Ed. by Chamier. 6 vols.
8vo, 548.
London, 1837
BRENTON. (E. P.) The Naval History of Great Britain, brought down to the present
time. 2 vols. 8vo, 31s. 6d.
London, 1837

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ALLEN, (J.) Battles of the British Navy, from A. D. 1000 to 1840. 2 vols. 12mo, 21s.

London, 1842

NICOLAS, (HARRIS.) History of the Royal Navy, from the Earliest Period to the Wars
of the French Revolution. vol. 1, 8vo, engravings, 14s.
London, 1847
NICHOLAS, (P. H.) Historical Record of the Royal Marine Forces. 2 vols. 8vo, 24s.

London, 1846

See MUNDY's Life of Lord Rodney. KEPPEL's Life of Admiral Keppel. Collingwood's Life. OSLER'S Life of Lord Exmouth.

NAVAL TACTICS.

CLERK, (J.) Essay on Naval Tactics. 3d edition, 8vo, plates.

Edinb., 1827

TOTTEN. Naval Text Book. Letters to the Midshipmen of the U. S. Navy on Masting,
Rigging, and Managing Vessels of War, etc. 8vo.

Boston.

FORDYCE. Outlines of Naval Routine. roy. 8vo.
HOSTE, (PAUL.) Treatise on Naval Tactics. Transl. by Capt. Boswall. 4to, 52 pls., 24s.
London, 1834

London.

EKIN, (C.) Naval Battles from 1744 to the Peace in 1814. Critically reviewed and Illustrated. 4to. London, 1824

NAVIGATION.

BOWDITCH, (N.) New American Practical Navigator.

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5th edn. 8vo. New-York, 1821

RAPER, (H.) The Practice of Navigation and Nautical Astronomy. 2d edn. 8vo, 188. London, 1843 DANA, (R. H.) The Seaman's Manual, containing a Treatise on Practical Seamanship, Dictionary of Sea Terms, &c. 12mo, plates.

Boston, 1841

RIDDLE, (E.) Treatise on Navigation and Nautical Astronomy. 4th edn. 8vo, 12s.

London, 1842

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