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| SECTION I. | |
| Meteorology and Climatology (by Hugh Robert Mill, D.SC., LL.D., F.R.S.E., formerly President Royal Meteorological Society and Director British Rainfall Organization) | 1-50 |
| General Remarks, 1—A Record of Weather, 2—Non-Instrumental Observations, 3—Instrumental Observations, 11—Observations for Forecasting the Weather, 32—Extra-European Weather Services, 42—Table of Relative Humidity, 44—Table showing Pressure of Saturated Aqueous Vapour in Inches of Mercury at Lat. 45° for each degree Fahr. from -30° to 119°, 50—Isothermal, Isobaric, and Rainfall Maps, 50. | |
| SECTION II. | |
| 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 |
| Introduction, 160—General Hints, 168—Diseases and their Prevention and Treatment, 169—Medicines, Medical Appliances, &c., 252—Treatment of Wounds and Injuries, 275. | |
| Canoeing and Boating (by the late J. Coles) | 293-297 |
| Orthography of Geographical Names (by Maj.-General Lord Edward Gleichen, K.C.V.O.) | 298-305 |
| On the Giving of Names to Newly-Discovered Places | 306 |
| INDEX | 307-318 |