Arcana of Science, and Annual Register of the Useful Arts

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Abridged from the Transactions of Public Societies, and from the Scientific Journals, British and Foreign, of the Past Year. Arcana, meaning "secrets" or "mysteries," is an appropr iate term for such topics as "a real mermaid" (p. 148), singing psalms to bees (p. 157), and the superior nature of English opium (p. 165). Attractive frontispiece of the University of London, founded just a few years earlier in 1826. Contents: Mechanical Inventions and Improvements; Chemical Science; Natural History; Astronomical and Meteorological Phenomena; Agriculture, gardening, and Rural Economy; Useful Arts; Domestic Economy; Fine Arts; Public Improvements; Notices of Scientific Expeditions; Miscellaneous Register. Show more