ALCHEMY, OR THE BEGINNINGS OF CHEMISTRY. By M.M. PATTISON MUIR, M.A.

THE CHEMICAL ELEMENTS. By M.M. PATTISON MUIR, M.A.

THE WANDERINGS OF ATOMS. By M.M. PATTISON MUIR, M.A.

GERM LIFE: BACTERIA. By H.W. CONN.

LIFE IN THE SEAS. By SIDNEY J. HICKSON F.R.S.

LIFE'S MECHANISM. By H.W. CONN.

REPTILE LIFE. By W.P. PYCRAFT, F.Z.S.

THE GRAIN OF WHEAT. By WILLIAM C. EDGAR.

THE POTTER. By C.F. BINNS.

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PREFACE.


The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry is very
interesting in itself. It is also a pregnant example of the contrast