Nature (journal)/Volume 1/Number 8


A WEEKLY ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL OF SCIENCE
“To the solid ground
Of Nature trusts the mind which builds for aye.”—Wordsworth
No. 8]
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1869
Registered for Transmission Abroad]
[All Rights are Reserved
CONTENTS
| PAGE | ||
| Town Sewage. By Dr. Benjamin H. Paul, F.C.S. | 207 | |
| Science for Children. By Charles W. Quin, F.C.S. | 209 | |
| The Gold Fields of Victoria. I. By A. Geikie, F.R.S. | 210 | |
| Our Book Shelf | 212 | |
| Sensation and Perception. I. By Prof. H. C. Bastian, F.R.S. | 213 | |
| Mistletoe | 214 | |
| The Midnight Sky. (With Illustrations.) | 215 | |
| Letters to the Editor | ||
| Variety and Species.—F. | 218 | |
| Cuckow's Eggs.—H. E. Dresser | 218 | |
| Physical Meteorology.—Dr. Hudson | 218 | |
| A Cyclone in England.—F.R.A.S. | 219 | |
| Lectures to Ladies.—M. T. G. | 219 | |
| Notes | 219 | |
| Scientific Serials | 221 | |
| Astronomy | 221 | |
| Societies and Academies | 221 | |
| Diary. Books Received | 226 | |