"The volume contains thirty maps showing stars of the sixth magnitude—the usual naked-eye limit—and each is accompanied by a brief commentary, adapted to facilitate recognition and bring to notice objects of special interest. For the purpose of a preliminary survey of the midnight pomp of the heavens, nothing could be better than a set of delineations averaging scarcely twenty square inches in area, and including nothing that cannot at once be identified."—Saturday Review.
"A very compact and handy guide to the constellations."—Athenæum.
Astronomical Terms.
AN ASTRONOMICAL GLOSSARY; or, Dictionary of Terms used in Astronomy. With Tables of Data and Lists of Remarkable and Interesting Celestial Objects. By J. Ellard Gore, F.R.A.S., Author of "The Visible Universe," &c. Small crown 8vo, 2s. 6d. cloth.
"A very useful little work for beginners in astronomy, and not to be despised by more advanced students."—The Times.
"A very handy book ... the utility of which is much increased by its valuable tables of astronomical data."—The Athenæum.
"Astronomers of all kinds will be glad to have it for reference."—Guardian.
The Microscope.
THE MICROSCOPE: Its Construction and Management, including Technique, Photo-micrography, and the Past and Future of the Microscope. By Dr. Henri van Heurck, Director of the Antwerp Botannical Gardens. English Edition, Re-Edited and Augmented by the Author from the Fourth French Edition, and Translated by Wynne E. Baxter, F.R.M.S., F.G.S., &c. About 400 pages, with Three Plates and upwards of 250 Woodcuts. Imp. 8vo, 18s. cloth gilt.
"A translation of a well-known work, at once popular and comprehensive."—Times.