Natural Science and the Progress of Discovery,
FROM THE TIME OF THE GREEKS TO THE
PRESENT DAY.
FOR SCHOOLS AND YOUNG PERSONS.
By ARABELLA B. BUCKLEY.
With Illustrations. 12mo. Cloth, $2.00.
"During many years the author acted as secretary to Sir Charles Lyell, and was brought in contact with many of the leading scientific men of the day, and felt very forcibly how many important facts and generalizations of science, which are of great value both in the formation of character and in giving a true estimate of life and its conditions, are totally unknown to the majority of otherwise well-educated persons. This work has been written for this purpose, and it is not too much to say that it will effect its purpose."—European Mail.
"The volume is attractive as a book of anecdotes of men of science and their discoveries. Its remarkable features are the sound judgment with which the true landmarks of scientific history are selected, the conciseness of the information conveyed, and the interest with which the whole subject is nevertheless invested. Its style is strictly adapted to its avowed purpose of furnishing a text-book for the use of schools and young persons."—London Daily News.
"Before we had read half-a-dozen pages of this book we laid it down with an expression of admiration of the wonderful powers of the writer. And our opinion has increased in intensity as we have gone on, till we have come to the conclusion that it is a book worthy of being ranked with Whewell's 'History of the Inductive Sciences'; it is one which should be first placed in the hands of every one who proposes to become a student of natural science, and it would be well if it were adopted as a standard volume in all our schools."—Popular Science Review.
"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.
"We have nothing but praise for this interesting book. Miss Buckley has the rare faculty of being able to write for young people."—London Spectator.