An Illustrated Magazine of SCIENCE, LITERATURE, AND ART. Edited by R. A. PROCTOR. "KNOWLEDGE" is a Monthly Magazine intended to bring Scientific, Literary, and Artistic matters before the public in terms free from all that is crude and technical. Among the subjects for the year we may mention that arrangements are made or in progress for Papers on— "The Religion of Science," by Mr. RICHARD A. PROCTOR. "Natural History," by Mr. GRANT ALLEN. "Microscopic Researches," by Mr. H. J. SLACK. "Evolution, popularly dealt with," by Mr. E. CLODD. Coal," by Mr. W. MATTIEU WILLIAMS. "Insects," by Mr. E. A. BUTLER. "Astronomy and Mapping," by Mr. RICHARD A. PROCTOR. "Geological Subjects," by Mr. W. JEROME HARRISON. "Optics, Natural Magic, and other Subjects," by A FELLOW OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY. "Social and Kindred Matters," by various writers. "Experimental and Practical Electricity," by Mr. W. SLINGO. "Household Carpentery," by A WORKMAN. A Series of Twelve Star Maps, representing the Skies of the Southern Hemisphere, by Mr. Proctor, will appear during the course of the year. "Chess "will be continued by "Mephisto," and "Mogul" has kindly promised a series of papers on "Whist." Other subjects will be dealt with by specially competent writers. The following Volumes of the weekly issue are still to be had- The first monthly number (November, 1885) contains A LETTER BY SIR JOHN HERSCHEL, HITHERTO UNPUBLISHED, ON THE "UNIVERSE OF STARS," AND A LUXOTYPE PORTRAIT OF THE EDITOR. London: WYMAN & SONS, 74 to 76, Great Queen Street, W.C. AND ALL BOOKSELLERS. |