“It deserves to take a permanent place in the literature of youth.”—London Times.

“So interesting that, having once opened the book, we do not know how to leave off reading.”—Saturday Review.

A Short History of Natural Science and the Progress of Discovery,
FROM THE TIME OF THE GREEKS TO THE PRESENT DAY. For Schools and Young Persons. With Illustrations. 12mo. Cloth, $2.00.

“A most admirable little volume. It is a classified résumé of the chief discoveries in physical science. To the young student it is a book to open up new worlds with every chapter.”—Graphic.

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