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Bird Gods.

man's groping toward religious belief, one factor has been much neglected : the influence of birds and beasts on what may be called prehistoric religion." He has, therefore,......

The People Of China.

The People of China. By J. W. Robertson - Scott. (Methuen and Co. 3s. 6d.)—In a small volume of 180 pages Mr. Robertson- Stott has collected a great quantity of information......

Sir John Fowler

The Life of Sir John Fowler. By Thomas Mackay. With Illustrations. (John Murray. 16s.)—Sir John Fowler must be reckoned one of the grand old men of the Victorian era, for his......

The Science Of Civilisation.

The Science of Civilisation. By Cecil Balfour Phipson. (Swan Sonnenschein and Co. 10s. 6d. net.)—The title is a little too ambitious for this work, although in some ways it is......

Greenwich Observatory.

The Royal Observatory at Greenwich. By E. Walter Maunder. Illustrated. (R.T.S. 5s.)—Mr. Maunder, who is already known as a pleasant popular exponent of the fas- cinating science......