The Geographical Journal (Journal of the Royal Geographical Society): Volume XVI, No. 6 [‎389v] (131/232)

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GEOGRAPHICAL LITERATURE OF THE MONTH.
These volumes contain a statement of the methods of practical and theoretical
navigation arranged for the use of students for the Board of Trade certificates, and
with special reference to the needs of the yachtsman who is desirous of proving himself
capable of commanding his own vessel. A special note is given, ante, p. 690.
Surveying. Bertrand.
Methods of Survey employed by the Chilean Boundary Commissions in the
Cordillera of the Andes. By Prof. A. Bertrand. (From the Geographical Journal
for September, 1900.) Size 10J X 6£, pp. 16.
PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL GEOGRAPHY.
Coast Forms. J. Geology 8 (1900): 481-484. Branner.
The Origin of Beach Cusps. By j. C. Branner. With diagrams. Also a separate
copy. Presented by the Author.
The author comes to the conclusion that beach cusps are produced by the inter
ference of two sets of waves of translation on the beach.
Geomorphology. , Benest.
Fleuves sous-marins. Epanchements d’eaux douces au-dessous du niveau de la mer.
Par Henry Benest. Extrait du It. Geographical Journal, du mois d’octobre 1899.
(Universite Nouvelle, Institut Geographique de Bruxelles. Publication No. 3.)
Bruxelles, 1900. Size 10 x 6£, pp. 32. Charts.
Geomorphology. Penck.
Eduard Bruckner, Die feste Erdrinde und ihre Formen. Eiu Abriss der allge-
meinen Geologie und der Morphologic der Erdoberfl'ache. Yon Albrecht Penck.
(Separatabdruck aus der “ Zeitschr. f. d. osterr. Gyran.” 1899.) Heft 3. Size
9x6, pp. 6. Presented by Dr. A. Penck.
A review of Prof. Bruckner’s book.
Oceanography—Arctic Ocean. Andreeff.
M&m. S. Imp. Russe G. (G. Ge'n.) 34 (1900): 1-136.
Oce'an Arctique. Materiaux oce'anographiques rassemble's pendant les anne'es
1889-1893. Par M. N. Andre'eff. [In Russian.] With Map.
Oceanography—Atlantic. P.R.8. Edinburgh 22 (1897-99) : 403-429. Peake.
On the Survey by the s.s. Britannia of the Cable Route between Bermuda, Turk’s
Islands, and Jamaica. By R. E. Peake. With Descriptions by Sir John Murray,
k.c.b., f.r.s., of the Marine Deposits brought Home. With Map.
The map shows the marine deposits between the parallels of Bermuda and Barbuda,
and is bounded by the meridians of 60° and 85° W.
Oceanography—Mediterranean. B.S.G. HaZiana 1 (1900): 699-717,757-776. Bertacchi.
LTtalia e il suo Mare. Come e quanto ITtalia possa aver contribuito alia
conoscenza Scientifica del Mediterraneo. Memoria del Cosimo Bertacchi.
On the work done by Italians in the study of the Mediterranean sea.
Oceanography—North Sea. P.R.S. Edinburgh 22 (1897-99): 478-481. Buchan.
Tidal Currents of the North Sea. By Alexander Buchan, ll.d., f.r.s.
Phaenology. Ihne.
Phanologische Mitteilungen (Jahrgang, 1899). Yon E. Ihne. (Sonderabdruck
aus dem xxxiii. Bericht der Oberhess. Ges. f. Natur- u. Heilkunde zu Giessen.)
Size 9x6, pp. 30. Presented by the Author.
Instructions for observing the annual recurrence of seasonal changes in plants, with
a special notation for recording the phenomena, a summary of recent literature on the
subject, and a note on the influence of latitude on the date of the beginning of spring,
which states that in Germany the commencement of spring is four days later for each
degree of latitude towards the north. See note, ante, p. 680.
Phyto-Geography. La G., B.S.G. Paris (1900): 35-40. Masclef.
La Ge'ographie botanique et son e'volution au XIX'' siecle. Par M. A. Masclef.
Sand-dunes. Baschin
Die Entstehung der Diinen. Von Otto Baschin. (Centralblatt der Bauverwaltung.
XX. Jahig. Nr. 38, 16 Mai 1900, pp. 231-232.) Size 134 x 10. Presented by the
Author. *
Seismology. P.R.S. Edinburgh 22 (1897-Q9): 573-585. Knott.
The Propagation of Earthquake Vibrations through the Earth. By Prof. C. G.
Knott, d.sc. (Abstract.)