15 MARCH 1879, page 12

Mr. Galton On A Wild-goose Chase.

M R. GALTON has made some very useful contributions to modern science. He has done great things to- wards showing that the higher mental abilities are really in- herited, though......

A Promised Transit Of Vulcan.

A CCORDING to the well-known astronomer and mathe- matician, M. Oppolzer, the Sun will probably rise on the morning of March 18th with the planet Vulcan in transit across his......