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Who Was The Mother Of Earth ?

Possible Worlds, and other Essays. By J. B. S. Haldane. (Chatto and Windw3. is. 6d.) FIVE hundred million years ago, Mr. Haldane tells us, our ancestors were fish of a primitive......

Admiral Cornwallis And Unpublished Nelson Letters

The Life and Letters of Admiral Cornwallis. By G. Corn- wallis-West. (Holden. 30s.) TIIE Life of Admiral Cornwallis has been unwritten till now, but a lucky discovery of his......