PHOTOGRAPHY (by J. Thomson, formerly Instructor in Photography,
R.G.S. Revised by the late J. McIntosh, Secretary Royal
Photographic Society of Great Britain) 51-62
The Camera, 51—Selecting a Camera, 51—The Hand Camera,
52—Camera Stand, 54—Lenses, 54—Exposure Tables, 56—Sensitive
Plates or Films, 57—How to keep Plates and Films Dry,
58—Apparatus and Chemicals for Development, 58—Photography
in Natural Colours, 61.
SECTION III.
GEOLOGY (by the late W. T. Blanford, F.R.S. Revised by Prof.
E. J. Garwood, F.R.S.) 63-78
General Remarks, 63—Outfit, 64—Collections, 65—Mountain Chains,
70—Coasts, 71—Rivers and River-Plains, 72—Lakes and Tarns,
73—Evidence of Glacial Action, 74—Deserts, 75—Early History
of Man in Tropical Climates, 76—Permanence of Ocean Basins,
76—Atolls or Coral-Islands, 77.
MEMORANDUM ON GLACIER OBSERVATIONS. (Revised by Alan G.
Ogilvie) 78-81
SECTION IV.
NATURAL HISTORY (by the late H. W. Bates, F.R.S. Revised by
W. R. Ogilvie-Grant, British Museum, Natural History) 82-105
Outfit, 82—Where and What to Collect, 89—Mammals and Birds,
91—Preserving Mammals, &c., in Alcohol, 92—Preparation of
Skeletons of Animals, 94—Reptiles and Fishes, 96—Land and
Freshwater Mollusca, 97—Insects, 99—Botanical Collecting,
99—Fossils, 104—General Remarks, 104—Observations of Habits,
&c., 104.
SECTION V.
ANTHROPOLOGY (by the late E. B. Tylor, D.C.L., F.R.S.) 106-129
Physical Characters, 106—Language, 110—Arts and Sciences,
113—Society, 118—Religion and Mythology, 124—Customs, 126.
NOTE BY PROFESSOR R. R. MARETT 129
QUERIES OF ANTHROPOLOGY (by the late Sir A. W. Franks,
K.C.B., F.R.S.) 129-132
ANTHROPOLOGICAL NOTES (by W. L. H. Duckworth, M.D., SC.D.,
M.A.) 132-137
SECTION VI.
INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE (by Sir John Scott Keltie, LL.D.,
formerly Secretary R.G.S.) 138-147
General Remarks, 138—Minerals and Metals, 140—Vegetable
Products, 141—Agriculture, 143—Animal Products, 144—Trade,
144—Climate, 145—Facilities and Hindrances to Commercial
Development, 146.
SECTION VII.
ARCHÆOLOGY (by D. G. Hogarth, C.M.G., D.LITT.) 148-159
Recording, 148—Cleaning and Conservation, 156.
SECTION VIII.
MEDICAL HINTS (by the late William Henry Cross, M.D. Revised
by Andrew Balfour, C.B., G.M.G., M.D.) 160-292
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