Chapter M: GUILLEMIN'S well-known work upon The Heavens has secured him a wide

reputation as one of the first of living astronomical writers and observers. In this compact treatise he discourses familiarly but most accurately and entertainingly of the Sun as the source of light, of heat, and of chemical action; of its influence upon living beings; of its place in the Planetary World; of its place in the Sidereal World; of its physical and chemical constitution; of the maintenance of Solar Radiation, and, in conclusion, the question whether the Sun is inhabited, is examined. The work embraces the results of the most recent investigations, and is valuable for its fulness and accuracy as well as for the very popular way in which the subject is presented.

CRITICAL NOTICES.

"The matter of the volume is highly interesting, as well as scientifically complete; the style is clear and simple, and the illustrations excellent."--_N.Y. Daily Tribune_.

"For the first time, the fullest and latest information about the Sun has been comprised in a single volume."--_Philadelphia Press_.

"The work is intensely interesting. It is written in a style which must commend itself to the general reader, and imparts a vast fund of information in language free from astronomical or other scientific technicalities."--_Albany Evening Journal_.

"The latest discoveries of science are set forth in a popular and attractive style."--_Portland Transcript_.

"Conveys, in a graphic form, the present amount of knowledge in regard to the luminous centre of out solar system."--_Boston Congregationalist_.

=Glass-Making.=

WONDERS OF GLASS-MAKING; ITS DESCRIPTION AND HISTORY FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE PRESENT. By A. SAUZAY. With 63 illustrations on wood. One volume 12mo $1 50

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The title of this work very accurately indicates its character. It is written in an exceedingly lively and graphic style, and the useful and ornamental applications of glass are fully described. The illustrations represent, among other things, the mirror of Marie de Medici and various articles manufactured from glass which have, from their unique character, or the associations connected with them, acquired historical interest.

CRITICAL NOTICES.

"All the information which the general reader needs on the subject will be found here in a very intelligible and attractive form."--_N.Y. Evening Post_.

"Tells about every branch of this curious manufacture, tracing its progress from the remotest ages, and omitting not one point upon which information can be desired."--_Boston Post_.

"A very useful and interesting book."--_N.Y. Citizen_.

"An extremely pleasant and useful little book."--_N.Y. Sunday Times_.

"The book will well repay perusal."--_N.Y. Globe_.

"A most interesting volume."--_Portland Argus_.

"Graphically told."--_N.Y. Albion_.

"Young people and old will derive equal benefit and pleasure from its perusal."--_N.Y. Ch. Intelligencer_.

=Italian Art.=

WONDERS OF ITALIAN ART. By LOUIS VIARDOT. With 28 illustrations. One volume 12mo $1 50

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As a compact, readable, and instructive manual upon a subject the exposition of which has heretofore been confined to ambitious and expensive treatises, this volume has no equal. In style it is clear and attractive; its critical estimates are based upon thorough and extensive knowledge and sound judgment, and the illustrations reproduce, as accurately as wood engravings can do, the leading works of the famous Italian masters, while anecdotes of these great artists and curious facts regarding their works give popular interest to the volume.

=The Human Body.=

WONDERS OF THE HUMAN BODY. From the French of A. LE PILEUR, Doctor of Medicine. Illustrated by 45 Engravings by LEVEILLÉ. One volume 12mo. $1 50

_For specimen illustration see page 24._

While sufficiently minute in anatomical and physiological details to satisfy those who desire to go deeper into such studies than many may deem necessary, this work is nevertheless written so that it may form part of the domestic library. Mothers and daughters may read it without being repelled or shocked; and the young will find their interest sustained by incidental digressions to more attractive matters. Such are the pages referring to phrenology and to music, which accompany the anatomical description of the skull and of the organs of voice; and the chapter on artistic expression which closes the book. Numerous simple but attractive engravings elucidate the work.

=Architecture.=

WONDERS OF ARCHITECTURE. Translated from the French of M. LEFÉVRE; to which is added a chapter on English Architecture by R. DONALD. With 50 illustrations. One volume 12mo $1 50

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The object of the _Wonders of Architecture_ is to supply, in as accessible and popular a form as the nature of the subject admits, a connected and comprehensive sketch of the chief architectural achievements of ancient and modern times. Commencing with the rudest dawnings of architectural science as exemplified in the Celtic monuments, a carefully compiled and authentic record is given of the most remarkable temples, palaces, columns, towers, cathedrals, bridges, viaducts, churches, and buildings of every description which the genius of man has constructed; and as these are all described in chronological order, according to the eras to which they belong, they form a connected narrative of the development of architecture, in which the history and progress of the art can be authentically traced. Care has been taken to popularize the theme as much as possible, to make the descriptions plain and vivid, to render the text free from mere technicalities, and to convey a correct and truthful impression of the various objects that are enumerated.

=Ocean Depths.=

BOTTOM OF THE SEA. By L. SONREL. Translated and edited by ELIHU RICH, translator of "Cazin's Heat," &c., with 68 woodcuts. (_Printed on Tinted Paper_) One vol 12mo $1 50

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Written in a popular and attractive style, this volume affords much useful information about the sea, its depth, color, and temperature; its action in deep water and on the shores; the exuberance of life in the depths of the ocean, and the numberless phenomena, anecdotes, adventures, and perils connected therewith. The illustrations are very numerous, and specially graphic and attractive.

CRITICAL NOTICE.

This book is well illustrated throughout, and is admirably adapted to those who require light scientific reading.--_Nature_.

=Lighthouses and Lightships.=

LIGHTHOUSES AND LIGHTSHIPS. By W.H.D. ADAMS. With sixty illustrations. One volume 12mo. _Printed on tinted paper_ $1 50

The aim of this volume is to furnish in a popular and intelligible form a description of the Lighthouse _as it is_ and _as it was_, of the rude Roman pharos, or old sea-tower, with its flickering fire of wood or coal, and the modern Lighthouse, shapely and yet substantial, with its powerful illuminating apparatus of lamps and lenses, shining ten, or twelve, or twenty miles across the waters. The author gives a descriptive and historical account of their mode of construction and organization, based on the best authorities, and revised by competent critics. Sketches are furnished of the most remarkable Lighthouses in the Old World, and a graphic narration is presented of the mode of life of their keepers.

CRITICAL NOTICES.

"The book is full of interest."--_N.Y. Commercial Advertiser_.

"The whole subject is treated in a manner at once interesting and instructive."--_Rochester Democrat_.

"The illustrations are full, and excellently engraved."--_Phil. Morning Post_.

=Acoustics.=

THE WONDERS OF ACOUSTICS; or, THE PHENOMENA OF SOUND. By R. RADAU. With 110 illustrations. One volume 12mo. _Printed on tinted paper_ $1 50

_For specimen illustration see page 27._

No overweight of technicalities encumber the author's ample and exceedingly instructive disquisition; but by presenting the results of curious investigation, by anecdote, by all manner of striking illustration, and by the aid of numerous pictures, he throws a popular interest about one of the most suggestive and beautiful of the sciences. The book opens with an attractive chapter on "Sound in Nature," in which the language of animals, nocturnal life in the forests, and kindred subjects are discussed. Among the topics treated of later in the work are such as "Effects of Sound, on Living Beings," "Velocity of Sound," "The Notes," "The Voice, Music, and Science." This volume forms a valuable addition to the series.

=Bodily Strength and Skill.=

WONDERS OF BODILY STRENGTH AND SKILL. Translated and enlarged from the French of GUILLAUME DEPPING, by CHARLES RUSSELL. Illustrated with seventy engravings on wood, many of them full page. One vol. 12mo. _Printed on tinted paper_ $1 50

_For specimen illustration see page 28._

This is decidedly one of the most interesting volumes of the Library of Wonders. In it the author has collected, from every available source, anecdotes descriptive of the most remarkable exhibitions of Physical Strength and Skill, whether in the form of individual feats, or of national games, from the earliest ages down to the present time. The author has simply endeavored to make a collection of "Wonders of Bodily Strength and Skill," from the Literature of all countries, and if any of them may be assigned to the region of the improbable, he most respectfully refers doubting inquirers to the original sources. The grace and skill displayed in the illustrations, which are numerous and striking, make the volume singularly attractive.

=Balloons.=

WONDERFUL BALLOON ASCENTS. From the French of F. MARION. With thirty illustrations on wood, many of them full page One volume 12mo. _Printed on tinted paper_ $1 50

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This volume gives an interesting history of balloons and balloon voyages, written in an exceedingly readable and graphic style, which will commend itself to the reader.

The history of the balloon is fully narrated, from its first stages up to the present time, and the most memorable balloon voyages are herein described in a most thrilling manner. The illustrations are exceedingly taken in character.

CRITICAL NOTICE.

"Written in a popular style and with illustrations that give completeness to the text,... beautifully illustrated, and will be a fascinating reading book, especially for the young,"--_London Bookseller_.

=Wonderful Escapes.=

WONDERFUL ESCAPES. Revised from the French of F. BERNARD, and original chapters added by RICHARD WHITEING. With twenty-six full-page plates. One volume 12mo. _Printed on tinted paper_ $1 50

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This volume of the "Library of Wonders" is an exceedingly interesting addition to the series, narrating as it does in the most thrilling manner the wonderful escapes of noted prisoners, political as well as criminal. The escapes of over forty well known personages are described in this book, and their history may be relied upon as entirely accurate, obtained from official sources. Among the characters treated of we may mention Marius, Benvenuto Cellini, Grotius, Cardinal de Retz, Baron Trenck, and Marie de Medicis. A number of full-page plates picturing the prisoners in the most fearful moments of their escapes accompany the volume.

=The Heavens.=

WONDERS OF THE HEAVENS. By CAMILLE FLAMMARION. From the French by Mrs. NORMAN LOCKYER. With forty-eight illustrations. One volume, 12mo $1 50

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