The Secret of a Good Memory

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D. Bogue, 1880 - 80 pages

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Page 23 - Drawing of every British Plant. Edited and brought up to the Present Standard of Scientific Knowledge by T. BOSWELL (formerly SYME), LL.DFLS, &c. With Popular Descriptions of the Uses, History, and Traditions of each Plant, by Mrs. LANKESTEB, Author of " Wild Flowers Worth Notice," " The British Ferns,
Page 20 - THE POPULAR SCIENCE REVIEW: A Quarterly Summary of Scientific Progress and Miscellany of Entertaining and Instructive Articles on Scientific Subjects. Edited by WS DALLAS, FLS, Assistant Secretary of the Geological Society. In addition to Articles which are of abiding interest, the POPULAR SCIENCE REVIEW contains a Complete Record of Progress in every Department of Science, including : ASTRONOMY. BOTANY. CHEMISTRY. ETHNOLOGY.
Page 32 - Among the subjects included in its pages will be found : AQUARIA, BEES, BEETLES, BIRDS, BUTTERFLIES, FERNS, FISH, FLIES, FOSSILS, FUNGI, GEOLOGY, LICHENS, MICROSCOPES, MOSSES, MOTHS, REPTILES, SEAWEEDS, SPIDERS, WILD FLOWERS, WORMS, &c., &c. "This is a very pleasant...
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Page 25 - Introduction, explaining the purpose of the present Course, and its use in Schools, or for Home Study.— Part II. Lecture I. The first Elements of Mechanical Physics. Lecture II. Mechanical Physics (continued). — Part III. Lecture III. Mechanical Physics (concluded}. Lecture IV. Chemical Physics.— Part IV. Lecture V.
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Page 27 - Containing an Alphabetical List of the House of Lords, Dates of Creation, Lists of Scotch and Irish Peers, Addresses, &c. 32mo, cloth, Is. Published annually. THE SHILLING BARONETAGE. Containing an Alphabetical List of the Baronets of the United Kingdom, Short Biographical Notices, Dates of Creation, Addresses, &c.
Page 21 - HALF-HOURS WITH THE TELESCOPE: a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a means of Amusement and Instruction.
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Page 27 - BONAPARTE. New and Enlarged Edition, completed by the insertion of above One Hundred Birds omitted in the original Work, and by valuable Notes and Life of the Author by Sir WILLIAM JARDINE.

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