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PROSPECTUS FOR 1875.
The Popular Science Monthly,
(Establi,hed May, 1874
Conducted by Prof E. L. FOUNTAINS.

Conducted by Frot Z. l.. IOumAnS'
THE PoPuLAR SCIENCE MONTHLY started -
promote the diffusion Of valuable scientific knowledge.
In readable and attractive form, among all classes Of
he community and has thus far met want supplied
by no other periodical in the United States.
The great feature Of the magazine Is, thst it's con
tents are not what science pds ten or more years
since but what is to-day fresh from the study the
laboratory, and the experiment: clothed in the Ian
guage Of tue authors inventors and scientists them
selves, which comprise the leading minds Of
England, France, Germany, and the United States.
Among popular articles, covering the whole range OF
NATURAL scIEscE, we have the latest thoughts ana
WORDS Of Herbert Spencer, and Professors Hurley.
Tyndsl, and r. A. Proctor. Since the start II has
proved gratifying success to ovey friend Of ssien
tifc progress sud universal education: those Who
believed that science could not be made airy thing bat
dry study disappointed.
The press ali over the land is warmly commencing
II. We subjoin few oncomiums from those recently
given:
That there is place for TnE POPULAR soIESeK
AosrHLT, no one can doubt who has watched the
steady increase of interest in scientific Investigation
manifested IN tbs country, not only ny select class
bu, by the entire community "-Sep York TIME.
"A Journal which promises to be Of eminent value
to the cause of popular education in this country'-
at ia, beyond Comparison, the best attempt ~
journalism Of the kind eve made in this eountry.T-
Home Journal.
The initial number il admirably constituted
Euenihg Mol.
1--WE think is not much to say that this is the
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at is Just what IS wanted by the curious and pre-
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circulated. Mem York Evening Post.
l IL the FIRST successful attempt in this country "
populariZe science in the pages Of monthly"-N. !.
"Not the less entertaining because it is instructive
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THE MosrHLY has more than fulfilled all the
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at places before American readers what the ablest
81 science throu about the world write about their
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prove the conditions and enhance the worth Of life.
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| published in tle worli."-Ths american MsdieA
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