l'hursfleld'is idea of the plan of attack at Prafa'gar differs somewhat from those com monly accepted ; but after reading what he has to say the impression is deepened that at Trafalgar as in many other fights of that day the plan of battle as outlined before the fight was greatly modified to suit the exigencies of the hour. This work will possess a particular interest for American readers because so large a portion is devoted to an appreciative survey of the achievements of John Paul Jones. Mr. Thursfield is the first English writer of prom writers of his day and -reveal him as the admirable
l'hursfleld'is idea of the plan of attack at Prafa'gar differs somewhat from those com monly accepted ; but after reading what he has to say the impression is deepened that at Trafalgar as in many other fights of that day the plan of battle as outlined before the fight was greatly modified to suit the exigencies of the hour. This work will possess a particular interest for American readers because so large a portion is devoted to an appreciative survey of the achievements of John Paul Jones. Mr. Thursfield is the first English writer of prom writers of his day and -reveal him as the admirable character that he was. One of the most valuable chapters is that in which full justice is done to Admiral Duncan the hero of Camperdown whose exploits and general pro fessional ability seem never to have received adequate recognition until late in his career. SECOND APPENDIX TO THE SIXTH EDITION OF DANA'S SYSTEM OF MINERALOGY. By Edward S. Dana and William E. Ford. New York: John Wiley & Sons 1909. 8vo.; 4 pp. Price $ During the ten years of mineralogical in vestigation which this appendix covers a large amount of material has been published. An evidence of this is to be found in the two hun dred new names which are given in the classi fied list in the introduction. About sixty of these new names on account of the complete ness of their descriptions seem to have a war rant for their acceptance as new species. The other namee:are either of imperfectly described minerals or variety names of well-recognized species The descriptions of the new species included in this book are given concisely but completely. It was found however imprac ticable to follow the plan adopted in the Sys tem and the First Appendix of recalculating all the angles and crystal constants of the new species. This has been done in a few cases but in the majority of the descriptions the figures of the authors have been accepted without verification. In the cases of some of the new species with complex cryst
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