Transactions/Proceedings--ROYAL SOC. OF VICTORIA (Vol. IX, Parts I / II)

by Rawlings, Thomas H.; ed

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Melbourne, Australia:: Stillwell & Knight-Printers, 1868/69. Pt. I--attached wrappers; good condition throughout. Pt. II--chipped front/rear wrappers detached; both vols. have Hamilton College (NY) bookplate & shelf label (`Gift of Rev. B. W. Dwight'). I--lacks 2x4-inch piece from blank front endpaper; II--errata slip + occasional ink emendation.. Each vol. has a b&w drawing. Pt. I: Geologic trip--New South Wales coal basin; Gold nugget formation; Extracting gold; Patent ear-trumpet/stethoscope; Australian Coleoptera; 3 new Victoria birds; Paper from native plants; wombat species; water purification; Electrometer; etc. ||| Pt. II: Measure solar radiation temperature; Rendering casks air-tight; Theories on Origin of Species; (Taken) from arcana of Science; The supposed earthquake wave; New genera & species of Australian polyzoa; Method of keeping accurate time in cities, suburbs, railways; On moral responsibility; etc. ||| Together 2 vols.