Excerpt from Miscellaneous Notes and Queries, Vol. 13: A Monthly Magazine of History, Folk-Lore, Mathematics, Mysticism, Art, Science, Etc.; January, 1895 Volume XIII is completed, and we doubt whether there is another serial in the world that contains such a unique variety of scientific, recondite, and miscellaneous subjects as are contained in the thirteen volumes. Some of our patrons complain of much of the matter being a little beyond their depth. We think the major part of the volumes have drifted rather more into heavier matters than formerly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.