, 1875-04-10
LITERATURE.


Though not originally wrltton for tho American
nut1ic. tb[e work gratefully supplies ThHt lint
hpa long tcou fa1& o1, tlis sLlo Of tho Atlantic.
II, Tim jlorsturo of Rcscnce, which Ia 1aiiy i'll
crcasip9 tn dnonH!ona and importance, there aro
constant RlIuaons to TIM lloynt :4oclely, tie
Royul Institution tho loyal Astronomical 80
cioly, tho Geographical Society, and to tho
various other organizations that nso doing
proat and good work III England In advancing
aul protecting tho insordstH Of Science; p"t
tl,cso alnHIoua convoy 10 most Of oar country
men tcas!ugly Vague ideas, for tho rcsson ts'as
80 l.tto Is definitely known Of tho inatltnsionst 10
whtcl, they refer. Whore to find remedy 'oe
this ignorhnco has heretofore been al annoying
rnzzIo. Now. tharss to Tie beue''cen' t9o"s"'
OF ,fr. Dcckor. tho desired Information ID pro-
videl with all tin fulncaH and far u'ofe astsaet-
Iyencss than could reasonably to e1peesos'
Dir. Becker 10 admirably 4nahloo =" WHO
the history Of "ScfentIfc London. 40 aoeuns
to haro been simply an obsoT'or' not loao"er
Of Sc,onco ssii. lis comprehension OF its alInf'
purauta. and achievements ia mort 'nlch'fent'
uo writeH rathor as an export thas Oh moro
amateur, and lila understanding or lilo fnashf-
tudo Of his subject Ia broad and commanding.
IT, onvcrst INSTANCES, potably in tho account Of
a. 1.,o,;,,,,;,n ~ Civil Enr,necra. hr has an
tno l1h.'s".". '''. ~ ..e,. ..,,,, 49,, ,.a,,,,o,-
ivo rsviow of lilo branch Of Science that Tho
gncio,v .ncrtoltv fos.ors. In 40 doing l,o bas
eo,e! ts...' 49, W., zo.1 .,,,t ,,;i' rroa,I,,
enhance itR value to asudionR rca1cra Mt.
Drcker's maunur Of conveying information
also ,unrils psatso. It is 30 GENIAL. animated,
=. ,,;,;.. tt,.t nm cs,,,,ot tni ,ri,,, cr,;,},
lv ron nv IT, II In All nereoaao n,,y,,riao TO find
pleasura and profit thua closely iusetEoTnn In q
bout that promises go much less Of tho former
thau Of tho Inter in its title,
,,,,, ,I.a. ~ ,,,o .a,a,,;na ,.t,,,,,,n, ~ IN.
lus oN1on'o u .uo es'e''au '"e,'s"s''''n ~ ~
Bla1sd 10 tic NoyAl Society," which fofers II"
urign bnek to 1GC0. Fifteen years boforo tllii
date, a fow n1ulr,ng spisi!s werc III tl,o habit Of
c,oot,,,o for II, r,r,,oa, ~ t,acuasnr Tho ,,ror
soh' 80 ~ t .,,,.,....,'.. =, ~ f:o1.
1o'n1 " eAF''A1''a' ~. p"'oo"Pt''' "s 49, ~.
ard's lodgings III Hooh street, OF ut tho bu'lh
uead Tavern in CheapaIdo; bnt tho times were
too troubled at that period to encourage tho or
sanitation a. ] ~ a ,earpoJ bodr. md tbo event was
sH'aAA''o. " ,e"tu'o oo'y, NDa ~. e's"s "".
postponed nntil ohaflos Il. haa poen Aon'o
months eeateu on Liz throno. anu teonH III
es the ann,a ,ttlo company OF aayun,a
.ss.,,la", ,a aro.,tt ~ ,,,o,oo1 -, ,,o
na' "7asuoiou ono o''u"s, .,',,s " w
Nov. ~, 1sla''-at ttoaham GoLeSe. To
ns,e ser wpon thev ronaeu afloE to nneaker
Tna done, anu grew up III ot me names ol
ihoao WHO ao.tstod !. nerihorhhlp ~ society
nayE sE LUZ IN uole:s tno u l.nnn'odso
hifty-hso nnmGs weuc pas ao"n !, on Il, rug ea.a.
1G$ne and IN silo no. i1lloTins al.rci,, bis Nopcrt
Nlotay va e1ecten rees'aehs na tno lhiaAt Or
Eah1zation. IN y istt1e moro tllan ycAe from
lts 1oondanoa the f'oeiety was ,ortnetl INTO
eofpoIntad1n ,i?, ~ hoysi shIsts.' ,ra' WHICH "as
smeoaea ~ !coJ ana aga'i ~ ~ ul; LIZ. l..
Of t5s % sser aee PIGGY rey s an
RolEling & l;'o naacea avolss',po.s ll1.s maco u
sesteu "'tn nosht ao.toi.ts' ~. nau "asHo1t ,tb
prcsonc9 n9 ai meeting o. sho society can be lc-
Eay nea rho heao s r,,i1 Su,ssts .3.d at a'e
the ttihtlc. terminated at tho upper end By III
n'h,alaped aat, srot,ntea ,ca p e,o.n oali:
aaa cross: w e,, inG ncau aFo nnanosaoa Cnfes Q:
e rome, harp, thistle, st!it henr,ao-lys, IN each
ssde Of wh'ch "a are e,i:aat tho letters 9. IL"
One a. "t sna bssghteG,t ,i,,n iunli"as!es TINT hayo
poured lltatre npoa tue brilliant career OF the
Eoyal Society Tas Sig tBaao Newso1t, w!lo wan
elected re . Feii9F jan. u. lGIa (at tlio ago
of S0), aud within n,otth communicated to tho
ius:itutton hts reBb1rcles into tho nature Of
light Uotl the expeEl'ne.i'a aila coue!'1sionH Of
~ Ereat philosopher s1clted bitter oppos.tIon
ut home aud ABROAD knl ihyOlYCiS lin IN .h1~