A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine

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THE INTERNATIONAL
SCIENTIFIC SERIES.
VOLUME XXIV.
THE
INTERNATIONAL
SCIENTIFIC SERIES.
Each book complete in One
Volume, 12mo, and bound in
Cloth.
1.
FORMS
OF
WATER:
A
Familiar Exposition of the
Origin
and
Phenomena
of
Glaciers. By J. Tyndall,
LL. D., F. R. S. With 25

Illustrations. $1.50.
2. PHYSICS AND POLITICS;
Or,
Thoughts
on
the
Application
of
the
Principles
of
“Natural
Selection”
and
“Inheritance” to Political
Society. By Walter Bagehot.
$1.50.
3. FOODS. By Edward Smith,
M. D., LL. B., F. R. S.
With
numerous
Illustrations. $1.75.
4.
MIND
AND
BODY:
The
Theories of their Relation.
By Alexander Bain, LL. D.
With
4
Illustrations.
$1.50.
5. THE STUDY OF SOCIOLOGY.
By Herbert Spencer. $1.50.
6. THE NEW CHEMISTRY. By
Professor J. P. Cooke, of
Harvard University. With 31
Illustrations. $2.00.
7. ON THE CONSERVATION OF
ENERGY. By Balfour Stewart,
M. A., LL. D., F. R. S.
With
14
Illustrations.
$1.50.
8. ANIMAL LOCOMOTION; or,
Walking,
Swimming,
and
Flying. By J. B. Pettigrew,
M. D., F. R. S., etc. With
130 Illustrations. $1.75.
9. RESPONSIBILITY IN MENTAL
DISEASE. By Henry Maudsley,
M. D. $1.50.
10. THE SCIENCE OF LAW. By
Professor
Sheldon
Amos.

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