A Manual of Experimental Embryology

Under this somewhat ambiguous title appears an excellent presentation of the reception given by European scientists to the Experiments and Observations published at Plattsburg in 1833. The accord given the work offers a striking example, indeed, a rare one, of how meritorious work can compensate for lack of renown on the part of the author. For though notice had been taken of some of Beaumont's early accounts prior to 1833, surely the author's name was not one of authority in scientific circles; possibly St. Martin's problems were better known than those of Beaumont. Then appeared the Leipzig edition of 1834. many others gave thought, and expression, to the significance of Beaumont's observations. The facts may have come from Mackinac; the fame came from Europe. This small item of Beaumontiana adds breadth to the picture of Beau-mont's influence on the course of physiological and medical science. This is a clear, concise, and uncomplicated record of the facts of Vertebrate anatomy. The author's popular earlier Laboratory Outline of Vertebrate Anatomy has served her in good stead in the new text, for she has fully utilized its good points in the production of the present high-standard work. The material presented is complete, clear in outline, uninvolved in treatment. It is well rounded in content and presents a wider viewpoint of Vertebrate anatomy than any of the American works on this subject. Miss Hyman, herself an Invertebrate specialist, can be truly congratulated upon bringing a newer and clearer perspective into this field. Within the past few years there has been a laudable effort to introduce to undergraduate students the value of zoological experimentation. To do this completely in the field of embryology demands more of the undergraduate's allotment of time than is possible. Manuals cannot be used without that degree of maturity necessary for the utilization of the material presented. Hamburger's Manual presents the methodology necessary for attack upon