Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-24
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Z,fHr Imos pnnRn. Translated nom tina
French of Camille ILLUMINATION. Edited by
James Glaisher, r. II. s., with ten OhroIao-
Autographs and eighty-siK woodcuts. New
York: Harper s. Brothers.
The atmosphere presents for considera-
ton many points of great interest, and has
only recently been thoroughly studied, so
that this treatiss meets aspublic wants The
air we breathe day and night, forms directly
or indirectly, sorns 81. or 81 per cent Of our
bodies, we except the earthly matter in
our. bones. Instead Of being maze of in
combustible ssdust," cay or ssnd, man is
consoli lated and organized air, of which In
visible vapor is a part. If we burn 100
grains of human flesh, or OF the bread or
NEST that we eat, nearly all viii return to
vspor and invisible gases from which they
were derived. Being indispensable to all
vegetable and animal existence, the atmos-.
phere possesses much more than q specu-
Iative interest, as it effects our health, vigor
and longevity; and It should be studied as
the naedium through which solar light and
heat exert their wonderful powers over all
organic life. The work before Us enters
fully into the physical, chemical, meteoro-
logical and vital properties Of that aerial
ocesn which everywhere surrounds the
globe from thirty to seventy miles in depth.
Near the equator the vertical rays of the
sun greatly rarity and elevate the atmos-
phere, and cause 1t to low over toward the
poles. Greater velocity at the equator by
the earth's rotation, tends by centrifugal
force, TO raise the air il, that quarter, and
givaexistence togarisbls3 and trade; winds.
So much tropical heat passes over the heaV-
Ter and cGider air below the north pole, IS
to make an open sea north of apparently
interminable ice islands and mountains.
Ocean currents not less, perhaps, than those
in the atmosphere, serve To lessen extremes
OF heat and cold over large part of all
continents and seas. In q few cases, no "
ever, extremes are intensified, like bringing
solar rays to a-focus through d converse
lens. The illustrations are numerous, well
executed, and valuable aids to tbs clear uu-
derstanding of the text. Commendable
pains have been taKen to avoid PURELY tech
nical terms, ald write descriptions in Ian
iguage inteiiigible. the average English
reader. II isavery useful work, and should
have wide circulation. 80. =.
For sale by w. T. Berry & Co. ...,l
ARTICLE ~. A Romance. From the French
.
phia: j. B. Lippincott & Co.
The plot, aside from all accidental con
siderations; Is excellent. But the fact that
the scene is laid partly in France and partly
in America, and the life and character par
takes of both countries, gives it a peculiar
interest for an American. But what makes
1t extremely curious, is the race to which
the heroine belongs by descent. She is not
. Creole, but she looks like one. And the
manner in which the author has so boldly
endowed this being, surprisingly elevated to
the dignity of heroine in romance, with
all the qualities ofa bsWitching and at The
same time tyrsnnical lady, is particularly
striking. These considerations, doubtless,
mainly induced Mr.. Fnrbish to put the
book in our language. This he has done
In very creditsble manner.
For sale by w. 7. Berry & Co.
ROGERS THEsAURUs. Thesaurus of English
words, by Peter Mark Roget, Revised and
Edited by pr. Barnes Sears. Boston: Gould
& Lincoln. New York: Sheldon s. Co.
The edition of 1873 is carefully revised
and enlarged and will no doubt completely
supply the wants of speakers and writers.
The mechanical execution Of the volume is
very neat.
For sale at Wheeler, Marshall & Bruce.
THE UNITY OF NATURAL PHENOMENA. Pop
ular Science For the People, from the French
= OF NJ. Emile Saijey, by Thomas r. Moses
Boston: Estes & Lsuriat. -
This handsome volume Is No. 1. of Sc
ries on the subject of Physics, The "UDity
of Natural Phenomena treats of the inn
portant and interesting topics, sound, light,
heat, electricity and living beings, set
ting them forth in a very clear, at
tractige manner. Therecent developments
of science in regard to those subjects
prove them to be far the most curious and
interesting of all natural philosophy; and it
is fortunate that Mr.. Saijey has undertaken
to prepare what IL known concerning them
for the general reader2. The French know
eminently well how to do this, and We
think we can promise any one rare enter
tairment who vii! read this work.
For sale by Wheeler, Marshal & Bruce.
SrKLLING-BooK. An Introductory SpeIler by
e. G. PomerOy. Buffalo: Martin & Taylor.
While the words of this spelIer are we'll
arranged, the most peculiar feature is the
mechanical execution. The type is large
and distinct, very large in the beginning
and gradually lesseni6g towards the end.
For sale at Wheeler, Marshall 81 Bruce's.