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Some Scientific Books.

A History of Astronomy. By W. W. Bryant. (Methuen and Co. 7s. 6d.)—Mr. Bryant, who is superintendent of the magnetic and meteorological department at Greenwich, has written a......

Current Literature.

ENGLISH LAW. Principles of English Law : Founded on Blackstone's Commentaries, by Robert Campbell (Stevens and Sons, 20s.), is a work of merit that should without doubt find a......

A System Of Metaphysics.

A System of Metaphysics. By George Stuart Fullerton. (Mac- millan and Co. 17s. net.)—Mr. Fullerton, the Professor of Philosophy in Columbia University, is among the most eminent......

Scotland Of To-day.

Scotland of To-day. By T. F. Henderson and Francis Watt. (Methuen and Co. 6s.)—This pleasantly, and in parts piquantly, written book is "a picture distinct and coherent, if only......