Chapter VII: PHYSICS.--Quartz Fibers.--A lecture by Mr. C. V. BOYS on his

famous experiments of the production of microscopic fibers,
with enlarged illustrations of the same, and a graphic
account of the entire subject.--7 illustrations. 11452

The Modern Theory of Light.--By Prof. OLIVER LODGE.--An
abstract of a lecture by the eminent investigator and
expositor of Prof. Hertz's experiments, giving a brief review
of the present aspect of this absorbing question. 11459