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SCIENCE
FOR THE
SCHOOL AND FAMILY.
PART I.
NATURAL PHILOSOPHY.
BY
WORTHINGTON HOOKER, M.D.,
PROFESSOR OF THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF MEDICINE IN YALE COLLEGE,
AUTHOR OF "HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY," "CHILD'S BOOK OF NATURE,"
"NATURAL HISTORY," &C.
Illustrated by nearly 300 Engravings.